The PlayStation Classic: Who's It For & What PS1 Games Should Be Included? - CI Gamecast Ep. 112

The panel tackles Sony's announcement of the PlayStation Classic this week, with the two points of discussion revolving around the collection of games as well as questions surrounding the price, production, and delivery of a piece of hardware similar to Nintendo's recent releases. Capcom confirmed this week that their main Western studio, Capcom Vancouver, is shutting down. According to Capcom the move was made so they could focus on development of major titles in Japan. The move will reportedly set Capcom back $40 mil., but more importantly 158 people lost their jobs in the move. Reports are stating a majority of the ex-Capcom Vancouver members have been hired by EA Vancouver (FIFA, NHL). Key highlights of August’s include Madden having it’s best launch sales-wise since 2013, Monster Hunter having a great launch on PC, and Modern Warfare 2 gives backwards compatibility some evidence as to how useful it is. Lastly, hardware sales were up 22% year over year and the big 3 effectively tied in terms of dollar sales. In just 3 days Spider-Man managed to sell 3.3 million copies and surpassed 2018’s God of War as the fastest selling exclusive on PlayStation 4, ever. It was also reported that Spider-Man broke the PS4 record for most copies pre-ordered coming in at 1 million. As of September 20th, PS Now will allow subscribers to download almost all of the PS4 games, and all of the PS2 games available on PS Now. No reduction in price was announced, though they did mention the Summer sale that offers the service at a price comparable to Xbox’s Game Pass.