Will PlayStation's Exec Departure Affect PS5? - Beyond Episode 609

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Tom Marks to discuss the news that Shawn Layden is departing PlayStation. The cast dives into theorizing about how this will affect the PS5, if at all, what this might mean for Sony in the short term, and more. Plus, the cast discusses PlayStation Now's new low price point and library additions, the exciting ability to play God of War on a PC, The Last of Us Part 2's lack of multiplayer, and plenty more on the latest PlayStation news. The cast also reads a couple of great Memory Card stories, and much more. Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro (Jonathon gets the episode number wrong) 00:30 - Memory Card story! 3:43 - Shawn Layden's PlayStation departure - will it affect PS5? 16:25 - PlayStation Now's price drop and library changes 35:20 - Last of Us Part 2's lack of multiplayer 39:38 - Kojima news of the week - Death Stranding update and PT secrets 46:05 - What We're Playing 51:35 - Memory Card