Sacred Symbols, Episode 33: Old, Irrelevant E3 (Patreon)

Late last year, we learned that Sony would skip E3 in 2019, an unprecedented exit from the world famous trade show that began way back in the mid-'90s. But with the recent words of a top PlayStation executive, we now know for sure what we earlier suspected: The company feels June's annual gathering has grown increasingly irrelevant. Is their stance forward-thinking? We discuss. Plus: We open up to you about our relationship with gaming PR, wish the very best towards those likely facing layoffs at Activision Blizzard, recount January's best-selling PSN games, commiserate over Disney's relationship with EA, and more. Your questions, comments, and concerns round things out, as always, on topics ranging from subtitles in games and the ethics of using walkthroughs to Japanese voice acting and the old 3D fad we all hated.

Timestamps:

0:00:17 - Intro.
0:01:24 - Our first Sacred Symbols Let's Play is up; go to Patreon to vote for what's next!
0:02:48 - Don't forget: Episode 35 (two episodes from now) will go up one day late.
0:03:16 - "Colin? Why? And how much?"
0:03:47 - Why do people from New York sound so weird?
0:06:44 - A word on gaming PR, gatekeeping, and our relationship with early access moving forward.
0:20:51 - What are we playing?
0:34:57 - Activision Blizzard is reportedly bracing for significant layoffs.
0:39:55 - Apex Legends is doing great, and people love it.
0:45:51 - Disney seems resigned to stay with EA when it comes to Star Wars games.
0:50:27 - The top-downloaded PS4, Vita, and PSVR games for the month of January, 2019 were...
0:51:31 - A high ranking Sony executive has publicly questioned the continued relevance of E3.
0:53:06 - Five old-school PC RPGs are en route to PlayStation 4.
0:53:54 - Kingdom Hearts III is putting up big numbers for Square Enix.
0:55:29 - EA expects big numbers for Anthem; loose plans for new games revealed.
0:56:55 - A LEGO Marvel Collection is incoming for PS4.
0:57:25 - New Sony patents may show us a glimpse at PlayStation 5's motion controller.
0:58:15 - Devs are starting to get antsy about Sony not allowing cross-platform play for all.
0:59:16 - Capcom talks Resident Evil franchise sales numbers.
0:59:55 - A sequel to 2012's Dragon's Dogma may soon enter production.
1:00:52 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
1:02:15 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
1:07:55 - Should games be better about giving players more to do and more reasons to play again (like RE2R)?
1:10:10 - Will the VR "fad" ultimately die like the 3D fad did?
1:11:44 - Subtitles in games: Yes or no?
1:13:22 - Is it "wrong" to use guides/walkthroughs in pursuit of Platinum Trophies?
1:17:04 - One listener missed out on all of 2018's games. Where should he begin?
1:19:07 - Do Japanese games (particularly JRPGs) get away with having bad dialogue and voice acting?
1:23:56 - Outro.