Sacred Symbols, Episode 88: Maintaining Its Luster (Patreon)

Back in 2007, Platinum Games was founded by some of (at the time) Capcom's heaviest hitters, including Shinji Mikami and Hideki Kamiya. Some 13 years later, the team is one of the most respected independent development studios in the world, and it's finally ready to shed its shackles from publishers like SEGA, Activision, and Nintendo, and strike out on its own. So let's chat about it! Plus: The creator of the famous Konami Code has passed away, GDC gets postponed in fear of the Coronavirus, Supermassive's Dark Pictures Anthology is on track to continue this summer, you'll be able to try Predator: Hunting Grounds for free very soon, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Could there be an XFL video game? Is Xbox Series  X's "Smart Delivery" really that big of a deal? What's with WB Montreal's weird, drawn-out Batman teases? Is the Kool-Aid Man the jar or the liquid inside the jar?

Timestamps:

0:00:17 - Intro.
0:02:32 - Merch news and Sacred Symbols+ ramblings.
0:03:55 - Finally: Twin Breaker physical release pre-order info!
0:09:21 - PSA: The Final Fantasy VII Remake demo is on PSN.
0:11:33 - A kinda-sorta Nintendo-related correction.
0:13:19 - Is the Kool-Aid Man the jar or the liquid?
0:17:57 - The audience loves Chris.
0:18:34 - What have we been playing?
0:32:19 - Platinum Games has revealed self-published Project GG; opens new studio.
0:39:53 - Sony has revealed March 2020’s PlayStation Plus games.
0:43:33 - The Game Developers Conference has been postponed.
0:52:36 - Konami's Kazuhisa Hashimoto has passed away.
0:55:06 - DualShock 5 may charge wirelessly, says a new patent.
1:02:54 - Supermassive's Dark Pictures Anthology will continue this summer.
1:04:23 - Square Enix doesn't plan on going all-in on next-gen quite yet.
1:06:21 - PlayStation 4 is getting a new firmware update.
1:09:33 - Predator: Hunting Grounds is getting a free trial weekend.
1:10:52 - Antonio Banderas and others have joined the cast of the Uncharted movie.
1:13:36 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
1:17:12 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
1:22:00 - Can play testing both cripple and benefit working titles?
1:24:57 - What is going on with the new Batman game’s marketing?
1:26:14 - Will developers benefit from Xbox’s "Smart Delivery" feature?
1:32:40 - Could there be an XFL game?
1:33:52 - What is going on with Rockstar’s strange teases?
1:38:03 - Why replay old games instead of something from our backlog?