Sony has reversed their decision to shut down the Playstation stores on the PS3 and PS Vita, saying they're glad they can keep their history alive for gamers to enjoy. But are they really? We break down this decision and speculate about Playstation's intentions. We also talk about non-Playstation stuff like:           - Square-Enix squashing rumours that they're for sale. - The best selling games in March - Xbox is beta testing xcloud on iOS devices... - Doug Bowser is suing Gary Bowser over Bowser

- And more! The theme music for the show was generously provided by U.K. band 'Vertical Noise'. You can find 'A Certain Host of a Certain Talk Show' and all their music wherever you get your tunes!

From backwards compatibility, to dissension among their studios, to allowing players to download broken games, things aren't all sunshine and lollipops in Playstation land. Are they feeling the heat? Is this turning into a replay of the Playstation 3 launch, where they stumbled out of the gate? Or are they too powerful for any of this to matter? Let's talk about it. We also talk about non-Playstation stuff like:           - Epic sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into the Epic Games Store in an attempt to compete with Steam - Is Outriders on a road to redemption? - Why did the Halo Instagram account post a drawing of Mario?? - Nintendo held an Indie Showcase this week!

- And more! The theme music for the show was generously provided by U.K. band 'Vertical Noise'. You can find 'A Certain Host of a Certain Talk Show' and all their music wherever you get your tunes!

E3 2021 will be an all-digital event, and this week, the powers that be released a list of "early confirmations" for attendees. Nintendo and Xbox will be there, but Playstation is seemingly sitting out. Is it a bad decision? Do companies need E3 anymore? We discuss why companies would, or would not, be a part of E3 2021. We also talk about stuff like:           - Developers working on PS Vita games found out that the Vita PSN is closing at the same time we did. - Gamestop is cashing in on their own mis-management, literally. - MLB: The Show is going to Gamepass day one, and it's got people talking! - Pac-Man 99 released this week, completely out of nowhere, and it's pretty awesome!

- And more The theme music for the show was generously provided by U.K. band 'Vertical Noise'. You can find 'A Certain Host of a Certain Talk Show' and all their music wherever you get your tunes!             Your time stamps are as follows: General Gaming News - 5:15 PlayStation News - 34:45 Xbox News - 49:40 Nintendo News - 1:06:00