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Podcast: The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast
Episode: PlayStation 5 vs disc-less Xbox - The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast
Description: Matt, Brendan and James discuss the latest industry headlines, this week focusing on major announcements from the console space. After Sony unveiled the first details of PlayStation 5, we debate whether 8K support and PS4 backwards compatibility are enough to excite players and encourage them to upgrade. While Sony will inevitably make a larger, more detailed announcement at (or before) E3, this seems to be a surprisingly low-key way of kicking off the next generation. This is no doubt partly due to Sony's decision to conveniently time the news around the announcement of Microsoft's digital-only Xbox...