Episode 45 – Gears 5 will have free DLC, Cyberpunk2077 demo at E3

recorded on June 21, 2019

Headliners

 Nothing really, everyone blew their loads and fell asleep after E3 last week

Little Bits

Gears 5 will have free DLC, no season pass, no lootboxes, keeps players together (GameSpot)

Destiny 2 players on Stadia won’t be able to cross-play or save with other platforms (PC Gamer)

• This only affects Stadia players, Destiny 2: New Light on Steam will have cross saves

Rapid Fire News

Stadia players may change name once for free but no word on cost for another change (IGN)

Cyberpunk2077 demo seen behind closed doors at E3 will be shown at PAX West (Twinfinte)

• PAX West is in Seattle from August 30 to September 2

GameStop reveals the top 10 most pre-ordered games after E3 (DualShockers)

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Pokémon Sword and Shield
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Borderlands 3
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• Gears 5
• Super Mario Maker 2
• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Upcoming Releases and Deals

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night launches today on PS4, Xbox One, PC and the 25th for Switch

Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled launches today on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch

Monster Hunter: World Iceborne PS Plus exclusive beta runs from June 21-June 24 (resetera)

Games added to Xbox Game Pass are Resident Evil: Revelations and Rare Replay (Polygon)

Steam Summer Sale begins this Monday June 23 so get ready (Valve)

Friday the 13th Ultimate Slasher Edition comes to Switch August 13 which is a Tuesday lol

There is a flash sale on the Playstation store from today to the 24th, mostly smaller games

Bunch of video game deals around the interwebs right now and some are listed below (IGN):

• Pre order Doom Eternal for all systems at Amazon or Wal-Mart and get it for $10 off
• Get the Switch pro controller from Amazon or Wal-mart for $50 instead of $70
• Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8, Mario Tennis Aces, Pokemon Lets Go Eevee are $20 off
• Playstation 4 Pro is $50 off
• Playstation 4 and Xbox One Controllers are $40 instead of the usual $60
• Xbox One S Fortnite edition bundle is $250 instead of $300
• Xbox One X PUBG or NBA2k19 bundle for $340 instead of $500
• 1 month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (XGPU) for $1, 3 months for $20, upgrade existing XGP or Live Gold subscription to XGPU for $1

Rumor Mill

The Last of Us Part II may have been revealed to launch in February 2020 by Ashley Johnson

Ghost of Tsushima rumored to release in 2019 via an internal Sony meeting (PSUniverse)

Xbox shifts focus to only one next gen console removing Lockhart from road map (Brad Sams)

• Rumor has it that devs were making games geared for the lowered end system then upscaling for the high end system which is never as good as native design for high end
• xCloud progress has gone surprisingly well so a lower end system seemed pointless

List of PS5 launch titles rumored below:…….probably not true but maybe

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla….multi-platform
• Battlefield Bad Company 3…..multi-platform
• CoD Black Ops 5…..multi-platform
• Ghost of Tsushima (remastered)
• Gran Turismo 7
• Harry Potter……could be multi-platform
• Horizon 2
• The Last of Us 2 (remastered)
• PUBG Remaster…..multi-platform

Let’s Argue

Was Sony skipping E3 a good or bad choice?  Did Xbox hold back because Sony was not there?