Sacred Symbols, Episode 317 | Cater to the Hollow (Patreon)

Anything can happen, but it seems likely that Firewalk's upcoming hero shooter Concord is essentially dead-on-arrival upon launch in late August. But with less than a month to go until release, what more can really be done? Making it free-to-play in the pre-release environment is an admittance of defeat and a sacrifice of what paying customers you managed to garner at all, while delaying it just... well... delays the inevitable (just ask Kill the Justice League). Does this game have a chance? Did Sony make a mistake by buying Firewalk at all? Why don't publishers pursue projects that fill a specific need, as opposed to copying what already exists? Other news this week includes details about Helldivers 2's Escalation of Freedom update, more tantalizing rumors concerning PS5 Pro, College Football 25's meteoric success, Ubisoft's fumbling Assassin's Creed Shadows statement, three fresh China Hero Project announcements, and more. Listener inquiries wrap things up, per usual, on topics like the best time of day to game, catching up on series you may have missed, forgetting games you've already played but don't remember, and the preposterousness of defrosting bread and there somehow being no water left behind.

Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro

0:09:50 - Frozen bread again for some reason

0:13:39 - I vs. Me

0:31:24 - Political secrets

0:40:00 - deadass

0:46:51 - Colin goes to Vegas

0:48:31 - Summer Olympics

0:57:25 - Entertainment during delivery

1:08:27 - PSVR2 PC app

1:12:47 - PS5 Pro settings appear

1:20:47 - New PS5 beta firmware

1:23:37 - NCAA is huge

1:32:07 - Ubisoft's statement on AC Shadows

1:48:53 - WB buys Player First Games

1:52:13 - Humble Games closing?

1:59:57 - More Mega Man coming?

2:07:08 - SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos

2:08:08 - Capcom physical games

2:10:12 - Tales of Xillia Remastered?

2:11:36 - What are we playing?

2:41:32 - Helldivers 2 update

2:54:32 - Concord info and woes

3:09:27 - New games from China Hero Project

3:17:07 - Space Marine 2 gutcheck

3:23:20 - Favorite time to game

3:29:35 - Games we forgot

3:34:52 - Loot lexicography

3:40:51 - Series to get into from scratch

3:45:46 - Staggered release dates