Sony Enables Crossplay and Apex Season 3 - PvA Radio Episode 60

PvA Radio: A Video Game Podcast

The boys are back in town, restored to full-strength, stopped by the ammo crate to top off to talk about the biggest gaming news stories of the week, and boy oh boy, we have a packed episode (complete with a bonus topic)! On today's episode of PvA Radio, Cody, Larry, and Luke discuss Sony cross play, Troy Baker's Borderlands 3 absence, Apex Legends Season 3, and the future of Bungie.

Bonus Topic: As an aside in a Wired interview, Sony announced that cross play was now open to all developers who wish to implement the feature. They guys give their brief thoughts on the when, why and how of Sony's announcement and whether or not this is going to change people's perceptions of the console maker.

Articles in this segment include:

- https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/02/sony-ps4-cross-play-open-developers/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFpx5caV6enkIfq5WsV7kUqoJXzDLSJru3yUPFgPkQBet_ExDx687c_WvzNm51RASwgWhlRZv6DAoPmaEHmHGZT_M5Lfwv1w7tuTNls4tpns7eb69oQUthOfwl0Q7Ua8gJw4D2X2wBiNEzLNaDwmOGfSj2PLTyTVvtqPrflCs4fl

Luke's Topic: This week, Bungie launched Destiny 2 Shadowkeep and the free-to-play version of Destiny, Destiny 2 New Light. The guys discuss what the future of Bungie will look like now that they are free from Activision, including speculation on the new IP they hope to launch before 2025.

Articles in this segment include:

- https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/02/destiny-2-taken-offline-for-emergency-maintenance-after-hitting-all-time-concurrent-player-record

- https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/02/destiny-2-taken-offline-for-emergency-maintenance-after-hitting-all-time-concurrent-player-record

Cody's Topic: It's been a bizarre week steeped in controversy for Borderlands 3 as voice actor Troy Baker claimed the company didn't allow him to reprise his role as Rhys because they didn't want to use union talent. The accusation resulted in an exchange of statements from SAF-AFTRA and Gearbox. The guy's discuss the state of talent unionization in video games and how we should view Gear Box after this news.

Articles used in this segment include:

- https://www.vg247.com/2019/10/01/borderlands-3-troy-baker-rhys-union/

- https://www.vg247.com/2019/10/02/gearbox-sag-aftra-union/

Larry’s Topic: Apex Legends Season 3 launched this week with a new map, new champion, and new weapons. The guys discuss the content made available this week and what it means for the future of Apex Legends.

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