Reporting from this past week indicates Sony is abandoning its push to publish more games on PC, a reversal from a six-ish year old initiative that frankly bore little fruit outside of Helldivers 2. And let's be real: Though we were vocal advocates of this approach on the show, a vast majority of the PlayStation fanbase was decidedly not on board. Sony has apparently determined that it's a waste of time to further pursue this path, and that doing so could ultimately eat into their console ecosystem in unacceptable ways. Thus, it's time for many of you to celebrate, as we consider the reasons behind this dramatic course-correction. Plus: Rumors are circulating that Cory Barlog's next game is a God of War spin-off, Bluepoint was apparently eager to work on a Bloodborne remake before behing unceremoniously shut down, Starfield is finally coming to PlayStation 5 this April, Marathon has been mysteriously rated by the ESRB for launch on PlayStation 4, embattled free-to-play shooter Highguard is officially shutting down, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Is Sony investing enough into games for kids? In such a hostile environment, could troubled products like No Man's Sky and Cyberpunk 2077 have launched and turned things around today? Why are some games' Trophies published, even if they go unreleased? Will Dustin continue to compile a collection of pictures of complete strangers on his refrigerator?

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:14:34 - Preorder Allegheny Hogs shirt!
0:25:54 - Shout out Brady
0:36:51 - RIP in Peace Bozo
0:39:21 - Coming back home
0:41:35 - Dustin's polaroids
0:44:46 - Sony is done with PC ports
1:17:49 - Cory Barlog's game stars Faye
1:52:13 - Bluepoint wanted to remake Bloodborne
2:25:18 - Leaks show Starfield is coming April 7th
2:28:39 - Marathon post release plans
2:35:07 - Amazon's God of War screenshot
2:42:01 - Highguard is shutting down
2:58:30 - Physical game sales at lowest point ever
3:00:32 - PSN top downloads in February
3:01:51 - Resident Evil Requiem surpasses 5 million copies
3:02:37 - What We’re Playing (Resident Evil Requiem, Marathon)
3:42:57 - What's up with Horizon Hunters Gathering?
3:53:02 - Is PlayStation doing enough for younger audiences?
4:01:00 - The disappearing resistance games
4:08:24 - Seinfeld game
4:14:04 - Can game comebacks still happen?
4:23:09 - Unreleased games and trophies

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