Episode 48

044 Zuckerberg confirms new Quest Pro headset, Amazon DOES NOT buy EA, PS5 global pricing goes up, and plenty more!

Published on: 29th August, 2022

//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"29th August, 2022"// Today's transfer includes a debunked rumour about Amazon purchasing EA, Zuckerberg confirms new Quest headset release on JRE, PS5 pricing increase everywhere but U.S, a new Bioshock movie in the works, and plenty more! Welcome to The Dead Drop, your secret cache of game news delivered safely and securely to your podcast player.

Sources for the stories in this episode:

Story 1: Rumours of Amazon buying EA proven false.

https://www.eurogamer.net/amazon-planning-to-buy-ea-report

Story 2: Playstation 5 global price-rise, Xbox and Nintendo confirm no price change.

https://lordsofgaming.net/2022/08/breaking-playstation-5-set-for-global-price-hike/

https://128bit.news/nintendo-reaffirms-that-it-also-wont-increase-switch-price/

https://128bit.news/xbox-confirms-it-wont-increase-price-after-playstation-hike/

Story 3: Embracer’s purchase of Square Enix western studios now complete.

https://www.pcgamer.com/embracer-group-now-owns-crystal-dynamics-eidos-montreal-and-square-enix-montreal/

Story 4: Zuckerberg confirms new Quest device to release in October this year.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/meta-quest-pro-release-date-confirmed-by-zuckerberg/

Story 5: Denuvo’s new Switch piracy protection details unveiled.

https://gonintendo.com/contents/8476-denuvo-says-nintendo-not-involved-with-their-switch-piracy-protection-online

Story 6: Bioshock movie in the works with Netflix

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/bioshock-movie-director-francis-lawrence

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