Plug N Play, Episode 6 - The Embracer Podcast

The Plug N Play crew continue to discuss the seemingly never ending stumbles of Embracer Group once again along with all sorts of riveting video game industry news and opinions on the latest games. Sony has stopped production of PSVR2, Epic and Valve seem to be at odds, Dragon's Dogma 2 is hit with review bombs for micro transactions, Kotaku's Editor in Chief resigns, continuing impressions on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro and much more in this jam packed episode full of controversy and intrigue! Keep tracking of our ongoing Fantasy Critic League here: https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/04e81707-8041-4550-b18b-8e7f10768f02/2024 Feel free to send us a question at [email protected] for a chance to have it read out on the show! 00:00 Intro 00:35 Embracer sells Saber Interactive 15:15 Starbreeze CEO let go after Payday 3’s poor performance 24:43 Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection launch day woes 35:05 Apex Legends Global Series Tournament pros hacked mid-match 46:03 PSVR2 production paused 56:30 How low would PSVR2 price have to be for you to buy it? 1:00:53 – Tim Sweeney and Epic calling out Valve 1:13:26 – Dragon’s Dogma 2 adding microtransactions post-release 1:27:50 – Jen Glennson resigned from Kotaku/Kotaku general talk 1:39:50 – Balatro has sold one-million copies 1:42:06 – Persona 6 leaks – do we want another high school Persona? 1:54:38 – What have we been playing? 1:54:38 – Games Alexis is Playing  2:07:55 – Games Henry is Playing (FFVII Rebirth) 2:21:55 – Games Cameron is Playing 2:35:00 – Games Cameron is Playing - Final Fantasy XIV 2:40:42 - Final Fantasy XIV/MMO discussion