About this episode
All anyone wants to talk about right now is Electronic Arts, and reasonably so. The American publishing titan is on the verge of being purchased by external interests for $55 billion, and when we say external, we mean it. The major player in reverting EA to a private corporation is Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, muddying this already complex deal that also happens to be the largest leveraged buyout in human history. Perhaps not surprisingly, this gives us much to pontificate on. Other news this week includes rumblings of a DualSense revision with a removable battery, the very real potential that a Prototype remaster is imminent, the wisdom (or perhaps lack thereof) in Forza Horizon 6 skipping PlayStation 5 at launch, and more. We then get into listener inquiries to wrap up the show, as we always do. What are our thoughts on Xbox's staggering Game Pass price hike? How do we feel about Magic: The Gathering's stylish new collaboration with PlayStation? Is Destiny officially on death's door? Will Dustin have a coffee named after him at a cafe in Texas? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:27:35 - Sacred Sweaters! Preorder starts Monday! 0:30:44 - Sacred Coffee specials 0:38:06 - Salary for a henchman 0:44:03 - EA sells to a consortium for $55 billion 1:31:33 - Is Sony a "terrible company"? 1:46:24 - New DualSense revision 1:53:25 - Revisions to the PS5 Slim 1:54:51 - Prototype remaster incoming? 2:05:22 - Forza Horizon 6 is coming to PS5, but delayed 2:14:03 - Ubisoft and Tecent's collaboration is called Vantage Studios 2:17:13 - What We’re Playing (Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition, BioShock 2, Baby Steps, Silent Hill f, Megabonk) 2:46:17 - Xbox's price hike 3:23:32 - What's next for Halo? 3:40:36 - Direct sequels or spiritual successors 3:47:29 - Sony/Magic the Gathering 3:57:56 - Is Destiny 2 dead? 4:04:54 - Series prime for AA sequels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices