#35 Road to PlayStation Acquisitions

<p>Back with another week of talking about changes in gaming. First AAA studio changing to a 4 day work week. Yakuza series creator leaves studio. Topic for this week is summarizing PlayStation acquisitions and partnerships so far this year. They have certainly been amassing some fire power.</p> <p>Follow me @gamebizpod on twitter</p> <p>News</p> <p>(0:39) - Edios Montreal and Eidos-Sherbrooke Studios will be the first AAA studio to shift to a 4-day work week</p> <p>(3:09) - Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi departs from studio with leadership changes</p> <p>News quickies</p> <p>(5:22) - Bunch of acquisitions announced</p> <p>(7:15) - Sony's Play At Home program did well</p> <p>(7:54) - MEG3 remake in the works?</p> <p>(8:26) - GTA trilogy is real</p> <p>(9:12) - Topic of the Week</p> <p>Show notes</p> <p>Edios - <a href="https://www.eidosmontreal.com/news/eidos-montreal-and-eidos-sherbrooke-shifting-to-the-4-day-work-week/">https://www.eidosmontreal.com/news/eidos-montreal-and-eidos-sherbrooke-shifting-to-the-4-day-work-week/</a></p> <p>Yakuza - <a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-08-new-leadership-at-yakuza-studio-as-series-creator-toshihiro-nagoshi-departs">https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-08-new-leadership-at-yakuza-studio-as-series-creator-toshihiro-nagoshi-departs</a></p> <p>Acquisitions - <a href="https://nightschoolstudio.com/joining-netflix/">https://nightschoolstudio.com/joining-netflix/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-09-29-firesprite-acquires-fabrik-games">https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-09-29-firesprite-acquires-fabrik-games</a></p> <p><a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2021/09/30/welcoming-bluepoint-games-to-the-playstation-studios-family/">https://blog.playstation.com/2021/09/30/welcoming-bluepoint-games-to-the-playstation-studios-family/</a></p> <p>Play-At-Home - <a href="https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/10/play-at-home-pushes-over-60-million-downloads-on-ps5-ps4">https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/10/play