#408 | The Thin Line Between Entertainment and War

About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in the PlayStation ecosystem, including insights from Shuhei Yoshida and behind-the-scenes drama from Naughty Dog.

A duo of interesting stories quietly circulated around the PlayStation ecosystem over the last few days, with potential clarity shone on some lingering, years-long issues. For starters, beloved ex-Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida recently spoke at a gaming event in Australia, where he revealed more precious information on his departure from first party, noting that ex-CEO Jim Ryan ultimately fired him from his role for not acceding to his demands. Meanwhile, an ex-Naughty Dog lighting artist seemed to spill the beans on some of the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding Uncharted 4, which -- as you may recall -- was a tortured project. But no one knew things were as bad as they seemingly were, until now. Plus: Age verification is coming to PlayStation hardware near you in the UK and elsewhere, Assassin's Creed IV's remake has finally officially emerged, SEGA's classic Ecco the Dolphin franchise is being revived, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! With Kotaku making aggressive new hires while touting increasing traffic, can the once-storied media brand be saved? Do any of us mess with motion aiming on DualSense? Is there a feeling of melancholy when deleting an old online friend from your…

People in this episode

Host: Colin

Topics covered

• PlayStation news
• gaming industry
• game development
• listener inquiries
• age verification
• Naughty Dog drama

Keywords

• Shuhei Yoshida
• Jim Ryan
• Naughty Dog
• Uncharted 4
• Assassin's Creed IV
• Ecco the Dolphin
• age verification
• DualSense
• Kotaku

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Naughty Dog, Kotaku

Products: DualSense, Assassin's Creed IV, Ecco the Dolphin

Books & works: Uncharted 4

Places: UK

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