Checkpoint

9 Mar 2021

Up to Date: Sony patents a banana as a controller and rumors of a Nintendo Switch Pro!

Video Games

It’s time for your weekly update from the Checkpoint team with all the latest info you need to survive another week in the video games industry! This week Sony patents objects such as bananas to be used as a controller, plus rumors that a Nintendo Switch Pro will be revealed very soon!

Join Edie, Luke and Lisa as they talk through our regular weekly segments, including Playing With Yourself, where we take you through the games we’ve been playing this week. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including Hogwart’s Legacy will let players create trans characters, the next installment in the The Sinking City publisher vs. dev battle and much more!

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

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