Let’s Talk About Blue Box Game Studios

Following a week of gamers and Redditors putting tin-foil hats on to explain why Blue Box Game Studios is Hideo Kojima in secret, we explain why it probably isn’t.

Also on the show this week Dylan discuss his thoughts on Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin and he discusses with Ashley what they’d love to see in the PSVR 2 launch library.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Preview
https://explosionnetwork.com/articles/stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin-preview-a-messy-splatter-of-ideas-with-little-representing-a-game-youd-want-to-buy

Hosts:
Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil
Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Episode Timecodes
INTRO
00:00:00 - Hello
00:00:46 - Trophy Cabinet
PS GAMING
00:01:17 - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins Impressions
PS NEWS
00:13:08 - Gamers Believer Blue Box Game Game Studios Is Making A Silent Hill Game
00:30:40 - Cyberpunk 2077 Is Back On PlayStation
00:32:31 - Sony Loves Cross-Play
00:35:07 - PS5 Software Beta Program Revealed
00:36:57 - Sony Prefers To Work With New IP Rather New Buy Studios
OUR VR WORLDS
00:42:21 - Report States PSVR 2 To Release Holiday 2022
OUTRO
00:52:58 - Goodbye

Resources:
Bloomberg
What Is Blue Box? A Vast Conspiracy Grips the Video Game World
PlayStation LifeStyle
PS5 Owners Can Sign Up For the PS5 System Software Beta Program Now, Next Major System Update Coming Later This Year, ‘Packed With Features’
Sony Prefers Securing Deals for New IPs Rather Than Studio Acquisitions to Keep Things Fresh, Says Hermen Hulst
VG24/7
PSVR 2 Coming Holiday 2022, Will Use OLDE Panels - Report
Sony ‘Supports And Encourages Cross-Play’, Says It’ll Be More Common In Future
Strange of Paradise Uses Final Fantasy 1 As A Motif Rather Than Being “Directly Connected” To The Game

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Music by: Dylan Blight
Art by: Cherie Henriques

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