While the wider world continues to embrace ubiquitous access for their digital products, compelling rumors indicate Sony might opt to go in the other direction. This is particularly surprising considering their pursuit of success on PC, openness in publishing on Nintendo Switch, and the shocking move to bring Helldivers II to Xbox. Then again, the numbers speak for themselves. It appears PlayStation has grossed somewhere between one and two billion dollars in total from their PC releases dating back to 2020, a comically small sum compared to their greater gross over that time, and an amount of money that may simply not justify further jeopardizing their closed ecosystem. Are we about to snap back to the old way of doing things? Many PlayStation fans will be pleased, if so. Plus: Wolverine gets a September release date on PS5, Horizon: Hunters Gathering and Marathon revel in concurrent playtests, Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC very soon, French publisher Nacon declares its insolvency, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Can Sony's first party teams truly be blamed for pitching games-as-a-service when it was clear that's what leadership wanted? Could it be possible that the secret Santa Monica Studio, Cory Barlog-directed game is Uncharted? Is Resident Evil 9's 10-12 hour runtime a selling point or a detriment? Will Sacred Symbols go another 400 episodes, or perhaps even 4,000?

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:34:10 - New merch drop!
0:46:42 - Reflecting on 400 episodes
1:00:10 - Favorite part of doing the show
1:13:26 - 420 special?
1:14:25 - capspiracy
1:15:39 - USA GOLD
1:26:16 - triple space
1:27:49 - 100 chicken nuggets
1:39:16 - Chris on Bluepoint
1:56:17 - Saint Slayer release date
2:01:35 - Wolverine release date
2:09:17 - Sony walking away from PC gaming?
2:33:09 - Horizon Hunters Gathering beta this weekend
2:36:52 - Marathon cheaters will be banned permanently
2:45:08 - Death Stranding 2 PC specs revealed
2:48:01 - Nacon is insolvent
2:50:29 - Marvel Maximum Collection revealed
3:02:46 - New NieR game?
3:06:12 - Yves Guillemot interview
3:11:17 - Koei Tecmo reorganizes
3:13:08 - March PS+ Games
3:17:50 - January sales data
3:23:27 - What We’ve Been Playing
3:39:34 - Did PS Studios really choose live service games?
3:55:00 - Could Cory Barlog’s next game be Uncharted?
4:05:40 - Softball interviews
4:19:45 - 10–12 hour games
4:24:30 - How to use guides
4:28:11 - RNG in games

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