Sacred Symbols, Episode 39: Shadows Die Constantly (Patreon)
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We're barely through the first quarter of the year, but the new releases keep piling up. This week, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice joins the fray (and many others' backlogs), and we have a word or two to say about it. But after catching up on what we've been playing, we take a sharp turn into the news. Sony's new Nintendo Direct-like State of Play initiative debuted, with a few announcements and release dates worth noting, particularly when it comes to PSVR. Persona 5 is also back in the news with a mysterious announcement of an announcement, Konami piles on the classic compilations (Castlevania!), and a new Lord of the Rings game appears to be PlayStation 5-bound (yes, 5). Then, with your encouragement via listener mail, we leave the Sony ecosystem for a bit, diving deep into Google's Stadia announcement, the controversies surrounding Epic's new digital game store, the nature of game pricing, and much more. After all, we may be a PlayStation podcast... but it's good to venture outside every now and again.
Timestamps:
0:00:17 - Intro.
0:02:52 - Colin's Last Stand just turned two. Thank you for your support! <3
0:03:55 - What games are we playing?
0:13:51 - State of Play news roundup and opinions.
0:20:29 - Persona 5: The Royal revealed for PlayStation 4.
0:21:25 - Konami reveals classic game compilations for PS4, including Castlevania and Contra.
0:24:20 - A Stranger Things video game is coming to PS4.
0:25:31 - Yakuza's Judgement spinoff is still on track for western release.
0:26:46 - February, 2019's best-selling games in America were...
0:28:40 - Remedy's Control gets a PS4 release date; first PlayStation release in 16 years.
0:29:41 - The Lord of the Rings: Gollum announced, and it sounds like it's PS5-bound (yes, 5).
0:30:47 - Bandai Namco is publishing Double Fine's RAD, an upcoming action roguelike.
0:32:31 - 2005's Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines is getting a sequel, and it's coming to PS4.
0:33:32 - Life is Strange 2's final three episodes all dated for release in 2019.
0:34:49 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
0:36:04 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
0:46:04 - Sony is no longer allowing the third party sale of digital game vouchers. What gives?
0:51:49 - What's the deal with Quantic Dream's PlayStation exclusives coming to PC?
0:55:45 - What do we make of Google Stadia?
1:08:14 - What are our opinions on the Epic Game Store exclusives controversy?
1:17:28 - Could increased game prices reduce the number of overall games consumers
1:23:50 - Outro.