Is Battlefield 2042 Going Free To Play? And Microsoft Is Going With A Pay To Win Strategy! - The Home of Play Podcast ep.98
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Happy Sour Monday!
So as you've probably already heard the news, Microsoft has decided to pay their way to success and purchased Activision-Blizzard for the large sum of 68.7 Billion dollars. Due to the news of this magnitude, our recording is well over the norm, but we hope you will enjoy this weeks episode non the less. In other news we discovered some release schedule updates to some pretty highly anticipated games, such as Ghost Wire Tokyo and the Jedi Fallen Order sequel. Also EA is possibly considering making Battlefield 2042 a free to play game. As usual we have a packed show for you, so lets just get into it!
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This week on Episode 98 of The Home of Play podcast we Discuss The Following:
00:01:33 - Weekly Update with Steve and Chris.
00:03:24 - New Report Details Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Rocky Development And Studio Crunch- Game Informer
00:08:58 - PS5 will outsell Xbox Series consoles 2-to-1 this year, Ampere Analysis forecasts - VGC
00:13:57 - New State Of The Industry Report Reveals Nearly 75% Of Devs Surveyed Aren’t Interested In NFTs - Game Informer
00:17:38 - Horizon Forbidden West Is a Whopping 86GB on PS5 - Push Square
00:22:37 - Criterion’s Need for Speed game will reportedly be released this year - VGC
00:25:48 - PlayStation Creator Ken Kutaragi Criticizes The Metaverse And VR Headsets - Game Informer
00:28:36 - Battlefield 2042 Could Potentially Go Free-to-Play After Poor Performance on PS5, PS4 - Push Square
00:32:31 - It looks like Bethesda’s Ghostwire: Tokyo could release as soon as March - VGC
00:34:54 - The PlayStation Wrap-Up Report Is Available To View Your 2021 Gaming Stats - Game Informer
00:39:28 - GTA Trilogy Has Done 'Just Great', Exec Says 'Glitch Was Resolved' - Push Square
00:41:14 - Microsoft Goes Pay To Win! - Home Of Play Team
01:26:09 - Review Round Up
01:27:00 - Your Homework for the Week:
Ubisoft Pulls the Plug on Watch Dogs Legion PS5, PS4 Updates - Push Square
Don't Worry, Harry Potter Fans! Wizarding World Website Says Hogwarts Legacy Is Coming in 2022 - Push Square
WWE 2K22 gets a March release date, with prices ranging from $70 to $120 - VGC
Judgment actor will reportedly star in a live-action TV series - VGC
Call of Duty Vanguard sales were down 36% in the UK during 2021 - VGC
God of War was Steam’s best-seller last week, ahead of Monster Hunter Rise - VGC
The Cuphead Show Hits Netflix Next Month, New Trailer Released - Game Informer
Final Fantasy 16 Missing from Square Enix 2022 Lineup Article - Push Square
PS5 Stock Registrations Open in Europe Now - Push Square
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