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Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast · July 27 · 3 hr 59 min

#421 | As They Gas, All I See Are Hieroglyphic Patterns

PlayStation's self-inflicted physical games fiasco is nearing a month deep, and it seems fairly obvious at this point that nothing's going to change. The good news is that -- amongst all the chatter, arguing, and prognostication -- comes more info from the American market that indicates that Sony is pissing people off, yes, but also making a seemingly rational commercial decision from their perspective. Thus, we find ourselves in a continued bind: Through all of the screaming and insulting is salient data, should one be willing to look with sober eyes. We discuss. Plus: Marathon loses its game director, Bethesda vows to deliver a lot more Fallout, Rebel Wolves promises Mass Effect-like save migration for its nascent Blood of Dawnwalker series, NBA 2K27 skips PlayStation 4, Kratos gets recast in Amazon's God of War series, and more. We then wrap things up, as we always do, with listener inquiries from our audience. What are our expectations for Until Dawn 2? Did the elimination of crunch culture in some corners of the industry have unexpected downstream effects? Should Grand Theft Auto be held to account for the real-world violence it potentially inspires? Has Colin created a new mosquito bite-obliterating trend? Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00 - Intro 17:43 - Del Walker has great insight 21:03 - Marathon's PVE mode 31:45 - Feel better, Brent 32:32 - Moriarty X Jaffe summer camp 44:43 - More sports talk please 48:52 - Dexter can't dance 53:24 - Mosquito's suck 57:22 - Physical game sales on PS5 are struggling + June US sales data 1:59:31 - Marathon's director quits 2:17:10 - Bethesda confirms Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters 2:33:22 - Blood of the Dawnwalker will carry its saves over into future games 2:38:06 - NBA 2K27’s cover athletes revealed, skips PS4 2:42:34 - Jonathan Blow’s new game confirmed for launch on PS5 2:45:37 - God of War’s Amazon show is recasting Kratos after on-set injury 2:49:45 - The first Call of Duty film is less than a year out 2:52:18 - What We're Playing (Onimusha, Onimusha 2, Powerwash Simulator 2 Star Wars DLC, Marathon, Halo Campaign Evolved) 3:08:38 - Can Until Dawn 2 live up to its predecessor? 3:13:29 - Is the elimination of crunch the cause of ballooning budgets? 3:19:34 - The phasing out of trilogies 3:24:42 - Will retro hardware prices skyrocket? 3:30:38 - Does GTA cause violence? 3:40:51 - Should Sony fund smaller single player games? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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PlayStation's self-inflicted physical games fiasco is nearing a month deep, and it seems fairly obvious at this point that nothing's going to change. The good news is that -- amongst all the chatter, arguing, and prognostication -- comes more info from the American market that indicates that Sony is pissing people off, yes, but also making a seemingly rational commercial decision from their perspective. Thus, we find ourselves in a continued bind: Through all of the screaming and insulting is salient data, should one be willing to look with sober eyes. We discuss. Plus: Marathon loses its game director, Bethesda vows to deliver a lot more Fallout, Rebel Wolves promises Mass Effect-like save migration for its nascent Blood of Dawnwalker series, NBA 2K27 skips PlayStation 4, Kratos gets recast in Amazon's God of War series, and more. We then wrap things up, as we always do, with listener inquiries from our audience. What are our expectations for Until Dawn 2? Did the elimination of crunch culture in some corners of the industry have unexpected downstream effects? Should Grand Theft Auto be held to account for the real-world violence it potentially inspires? Has Colin created a new mosquito bite-obliterating trend?


Timestamps:


Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.


0:00 - Intro
17:43 - Del Walker has great insight
21:03 - Marathon's PVE mode
31:45 - Feel better, Brent
32:32 - Moriarty X Jaffe summer camp
44:43 - More sports talk please
48:52 - Dexter can't dance
53:24 - Mosquito's suck
57:22 - Physical game sales on PS5 are struggling + June US sales data
1:59:31 - Marathon's director quits
2:17:10 - Bethesda confirms Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters
2:33:22 - Blood of the Dawnwalker will carry its saves over into future games
2:38:06 - NBA 2K27’s cover athletes revealed, skips PS4
2:42:34 - Jonathan Blow’s new game confirmed for launch on PS5
2:45:37 - God of War’s Amazon show is recasting Kratos after on-set injury
2:49:45 - The first Call of Duty film is less than a year out
2:52:18 - What We're Playing (Onimusha, Onimusha 2, Powerwash Simulator 2 Star Wars DLC, Marathon, Halo Campaign Evolved)
3:08:38 - Can Until Dawn 2 live up to its predecessor?
3:13:29 - Is the elimination of crunch the cause of ballooning budgets?
3:19:34 - The phasing out of trilogies
3:24:42 - Will retro hardware prices skyrocket?
3:30:38 - Does GTA cause violence?
3:40:51 - Should Sony fund smaller single player games?

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