Episode 54: Pandemics Are Terrible… Unless You’re a Video Game Investor (Earnings Show)

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It’s a new season of earnings reports, and we’ve got what you need to know about Microsoft ($MSFT), Sony ($SNE), Capcom, Ubisoft, and Activision ($ATVI). We’re looking at trends as we head into the next generation of console hardware. Capcom Q2 FY2021 Earnings (Capcom): http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e201029b.html  Sony Q2 FY2020 Consolidated Financial Results (Sony): https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/20q2_sonypre.pdf  Destruction AllStars coming to PlayStation Plus in February (PlayStation Blog): https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/26/destruction-allstars-coming-to-playstation-plus-in-february/  PlayStation 5 Accessibility features (Sony): https://www.sie.com/en/blog/empowering-all-abilities-of-gamers/  Microsoft Q1 FY21 Earnings (Microsoft): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/earnings/FY-2021-Q1/press-release-webcast  Ubisoft Q2 FY21 Earnings (Ubisoft): https://ubistatic19-a.akamaihd.net/comsite_common/en-US/images/28ubisoft%20fy21%20h1%20earnings%20pr%20english%20final_tcm99-363513_tcm99-196733-32.pdf  Activision Blizzard Q3 FY 20 Earnings (Activision Blizzard): https://investor.activision.com/static-files/2d66791b-ca74-439a-87e8-7cd443b44c9a