90: Aloy's Playroom

Brad's spent a bunch of time in a PlayStation VR2 and it's time to talk hardware, launch games, and topsy-turvy tummy feelings, plus Like a Dragon: Ishin!, more Dead Space and Deliver Us Mars, Microsoft's full-court press on the Activision acquisition, Ubisoft's E3 skepticism, and more.

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CHAPTERS

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(00:00:09) Intro

(00:01:19) Show rundown

(00:01:51) San Francisco, the Windy City?

(00:06:12) PlayStation VR2

(00:18:05) Horizon Call of the Mountain [PlayStation VR2] on Feb 22, 2023

(00:26:39) No Man's Sky: Fractal [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, Oculus Rift, SteamVR, PlayStation VR] on Feb 22, 2023

(00:31:14) Tetris Effect [PlayStation VR2] on Feb 22, 2023

(00:31:31) Rez Infinite [PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2] on Feb 22, 2023

(00:36:07) The Light Brigade [SteamVR, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2, Windows Mixed Reality] on Feb 22, 2023

(00:45:18) Kayak VR: Mirage [PlayStation VR2] on Feb 22, 2023

(00:46:00) Gran Turismo 7 [PlayStation VR2] on Feb 22, 2023

(00:54:31) First Break

(00:54:44) Like a Dragon: Ishin! [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Feb 22, 2023

(01:06:30) Deliver Us Mars [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Feb 02, 2023

(01:09:11) Blanc [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Feb 14, 2023

(01:12:11) Dead Space [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] on Jan 27, 2023

(01:24:03) HITMAN 3 [Google Stadia, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jan 20, 2021

(01:29:21) Second Break

(01:30:16) Microsoft making deals to make deals?

(01:49:36) Jake Solomon leaves job at Firaxis as Studio Head

(01:56:20) Ubi will be at E3 if E3 will be in 2023

(02:02:19) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:03:54) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts

(02:05:28) Nextlander Content Updates

(02:08:03) See Ya!

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