We're beginning to hear about PlayStation 5 rumours[1] already so that makes us wonder whether it is too early for Sony to launch the console. Avid gamers Rishi Alwani[2] and Mikhail Madnani[3] join host Pranay Parab[4] to talk about that, apart from the future of Xbox One[5] and Nintendo[6] consoles. In the second part of this podcast, we talk about The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as pop culture nerds Akhil Arora[7] and Roydon Cerejo[8] step in with their thoughts on the movie.
We start the discussion by talking about rumours of PlayStation 5. Mikhail and Rishi talk about the lifecycle of the PS4 and how Sony has been good at supporting its consoles for a long time. We then discuss whether rumours of a PS5 have any credibility and whether it is too early to launch a new gaming console. We talk about various factors such as VR that could drive the next generation of gaming consoles. There's also talk about price drops on existing consoles and how it could affect the gaming industry.
We then move on to talking about Xbox[9] head Phil Spencer's comments about single-player games. We talk about games as a service and whether that is the future of gaming. Rishi talks about the state of games on Xbox One and why Microsoft[10] wants to push this revenue model.
Next up, we discuss Overwatch and Hearthstone's recent announcement about their massive player base. Mikhail talks about Blizzard's[11] game design policies and Overwatch's[12] characters and maps. We mention how Blizzard's expertise in the genre and how...