Episode 557: The Console War Is Ending

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:23 am
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This week probably has the most shocking and industry moving news of the week, as Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo start to play nice — and their players get to play together.

This week’s news includes:

  • MLB The Show going multi-platform “as early as 2021”
  • Minecraft Bedrock Edition on PS4
  • Resident Evil 3 Remake announced, out in April
  • 2K launches new studio focused on the next BioShock

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