#28 Story Time - IO reclaiming Hitman

<p>Here's another chill story time. This time, I wanna tell you about IO interactive and how they made their comeback from Absolution with Hitman 2016 but also navigating through being sold off by their ex-parent company, Square Enix.&nbsp;</p> <p>Follow me @gamebizpod on twitter</p> <p>News</p> <p>(1:02) - Xbox FY 2021 financial report</p> <p>(2:52) - PlayStation 5 sold 10m units</p> <p>(3:46) - Horizon Forbidden west delayed</p> <p>(5:32) - PS5 Beta update adds SSD support and more</p> <p>(7:36) - IO Interactive story</p> <p>show notes</p> <p>Microsoft - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/27/22596578/microsoft-q4-2021-earnings-revenue-xbox-cloud-services-surface-gaming">https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/27/22596578/microsoft-q4-2021-earnings-revenue-xbox-cloud-services-surface-gaming</a></p> <p>PlayStation - <a href="https://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2021/210728.html">https://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2021/210728.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-system-update-beta-3d-audio-tv-speakers-trophy-tracking">https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-system-update-beta-3d-audio-tv-speakers-trophy-tracking</a></p> <p>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/playstation-video-game-horizon-forbidden-west-delayed-to-2022</p> <p>IO interactive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_stW6JvB4SI&amp;t=1s</p> <p>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-07-podcast-ios-independence-with-hakan-abrak-gi-live-online</p>