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Why does the Professor's sign off always cut out? Why does DJ always repeat himself? Why does Sony hate retro gamers? All these questions may never be answered. Sony plan to kill the digital storefront for older PlayStation consoles. Combined with C-Bomb, that means these consoles might become completely useless within six months. Gamers and Developers are very upset.Sci-Fi often predicts future tech. This time Professor is sure he's heard this one a lot, but can't remember where. Researchers have discovered plants that create a high concentration of metals in their sap. Agromining might just be a way to mine in more ecologically friendly ways, but it isn't without downsides.Now DC has given in to the hashtags, new hashtags have joined the battle. Now people want to #MaketheBatfleckMovie. Ben Affleck has been Batman for years now, but hasn't had his own solo movie. Meanwhile, the Star Wars character nobody wanted to see has had his own Solo movie ;). Now, how can we convince Warner Brothers to make a movie entirely based on popular hash tags?This week DJ checked out the rebooted Children of the Atom and Professor dug into the criminal underbelly in the CyberNoir Anon.The Great Sony Shutdown- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-26-sony-has-a-responsibility-to-preserve-its-gaming-history-opinion- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh8UhKMikA4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNTOLRLUqWwAgromining : The Future of Mining - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-09/trees-that-bleed-metal-could-help-power-the-future/100051066#MaketheBatfleckMovie - https://comicbook.com/dc/news/batman-ben-affleck-makethebatfleckmovie/#1Nerdful thingsDJ- Children of the Atom - https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/78663/children_of_the_atom_2021_1Rating: 2/5 Professor- Anon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anon_(film)Rating: 4/5Other topics discussedBackwards Compatibility (a property of a system, product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system, especially in telecommunications and computing.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_compatibilityDOSBox (a free and open-source emulator of an Intel x86 personal computer designed for the purpose of running software created for disk operating systems on IBM PC compatibles, primarily DOS video games.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBoxPS5 supply shortage: Disruptions affect gamers and developers alike- https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ps5-shortage-supply-chain-disruptions-affect-gamers-and-developers-alike/The Last 10 Games To Come Out On The PS2- https://www.thegamer.com/last-10-ps2-games/Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 ((officially abbreviated as PES 2014, also known in Asia as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2014 and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2014 - Aoki Samurai no Chousen in Japan only) is an association football video game developed and published by Konami for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360 in 2013.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer_2014Video game piracy (a form of copyright infringement, is the unauthorized copying and distributing of video game software.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_piracyMeet The Developers Who Are About To Lose Their PS Vita Games Forever- https://www.thegamer.com/meet-the-developers-who-are-about-to-lose-their-ps-vita-games-forever/World of Warcraft In-Game Store (The In-Game Store, aka Shop, is an extension of the Battle.net Shop and is used to purchase items and services.- https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/In-Game_StorePlayStation Home (a virtual 3D social gaming platform developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's London Studio for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) on the PlayStation Network (PSN).)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_HomeThe Hungry Earth (the eighth episode of the fifth series of the British science f...