The Weekly Stuff #325 – Next-Gen Console Production, Yakuza, Vanquish, and a game about Quibi

Author: Jonathan R. Lack & Sean Chapman
Published: Mon 20 Apr 2020
Episode Link: https://weeklystuffpodcast.com/episodes/weeklystuff325-Fj9j8shs

It was a light week in video game news, though a report about improved working conditions at Rockstar Games and some insight into Sony’s production strategy for the PS5 gives us a chance to talk about how games are made and what the future is looking like with next-gen consoles. We also talk about the games we’ve been playing during the shut-in, with Sean returning to Kamurocho for Yakuza 5 and Jonathan discovering the awfulness that is Resident Evil 5 and the awesomeness that is Platinum Games’ recently re-released Vanquish. And finally, just for laughs, we make fun of the very stupid, very not-successful streaming service Quibi with a game pitting the real, incredibly silly shows on the service versus fake, equally silly shows that aren’t.

Time Chart:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:12:07

Stuff: 0:12:07 – 0:54:48

News: 0:54:48 – 1:35:39

Quibi Game: 1:35:39 – 2:00:03

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