PlayStation Making Some Big Moves for 2025 and Beyond # 425

PlayStation Making Some Big Moves for 2025 and Beyond # 425

Author: Sean Garmer December 3, 2024 Duration: 1:33:03
Although we didn't intentionally mean to take a week off, things fell in a way that forced us to, but at least it was only one week. At this time, Sony has made a few announcements and moves that may make for an interesting 2025 and probably beyond. Sean and Marc have quite a bit to talk about from the last few weeks.

Sony has sent a letter of intent to Kadokawa Corporation for possible acquisition. If the acquisition actually happens, Sony would become the majority owner of the company and, by extension, a majority owner of From Software, Spike Chunsoft, Acquire on the video game side, several anime, manga, and light novel production houses, and a whole bunch of other stuff as well. Will this actually happen? Will From Software become the next PlayStation Studio? Or is this more of a Bungie situation?

There are also reports via Bloomberg about Sony developing their own native handheld that could potentially play PS5 games. Effectively countering Microsoft's Phil Spencer announcement from the week before, but also equaling the context that its "years away." Will we actually see this handheld? What makes it different than having a separate lower res SKU like Xbox Series S? And will it play PS6 games?

Plus, the duo also look back at PlayStation's 2024, the PlayStation 30th anniversary edition to the PS5, Shuhei Yoshida Leaving PlayStation, Could a Final Fantasy VI HD-2D Remake happen? Control 2 is going to be an action RPG, and more!

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