#433 | Wanna Resolve Things In A Bloodier Way?

Recent data analysis indicates what was already fairly obvious: The online pushback to Sony's discless announcement this past summer was at least partially astroturfed. It's not to say that no one had authentic grievances, or that real people didn't try their hardest to make their voices heard. Rather, it's that a tangible amount of the seemingly-earnest feedback that was plastered underneath everything PlayStation posted for months is demonstrably fake. This revelation brings us back to the original point, which is consumers' unwillingness to hit Sony where it really hurts -- in its wallet -- meaning that PlayStation can continue to merely wait this thing out, sans consequences. Why won't angry consumers do the hard work of removing themselves from the ecosystem entirely? The ramifications of such a move would speak in a language no company can ignore. Other news this week includes the reveal of a 30th anniversary Gran Turismo DualSense, a God of War: Laufey collector's edition that doesn't come with the actual game, trouble percolating over the extreme cost of licenses associated with EA's College Football, and more. Then: Listener inquiries. Was PlayStation 3's brief foray into 3D gaming a waste of time, or a promising technology that was too early to market? Should Sony prepare to lose access to Xbox's catalog of games in the PlayStation 6 era? Why don't animators and artists change the aesthetic of actors during motion capture? Did you know we're now further away from BioShock's release date than BioShock's release date was from the decade of the 1980s?

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:41:43 - Christmas wedding update
0:42:55 - Bioshock is getting old
0:47:34 - Treble update
0:48:43 - Shoutout James Turner
0:55:39 - PlayStation disc backlash was partially bots
1:22:18 - PS5 hacking
1:41:59 - Midnight Black PS5 only in Japan
1:45:41 - God of War Laufey Collector Box
1:58:11 - Gran Turismo 7 controller
2:00:31 - New PS+ Game Catalog entries
2:04:31 - EA College Football issues
2:11:05 - Peak rated for PS5
2:11:27 - Control Resonant sold 1 million copies
2:16:04 - What We’re Playing (Control, The Adventures of Elliot, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Silent Hill: Townfall, Hellraiser: Revival, Valor Mortis, Gears)
2:44:11 - 3D games on PS3
2:58:11 - Where are the female game commentators?
3:17:11 - Xbox's poll on exclusivity
3:38:01 - Real life likeness in games

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