Sacred Symbols, Episode 98: An Apparition No More (Patreon)

When it comes to Ghost of Tsushima, Sony-owned Sucker Punch has the distinct honor of delivering PlayStation 4's very last first party AAA exclusive. Yet, there's no doubt that both the publisher and developer of the 13th century samurai adventure have been pretty quiet about it, which raised some doubts about whether it'd be any good. The silence has been broken, though, with an 18 minute-long presentation shining some much needed light on the open world action game. Were we impressed? Well... Plus: There's a lot of other news to get through, too! PlayStation 4 has surpassed 110 million units sold, Sony is rebranding its family of exclusive devs, Epic has unveiled Unreal Engine 5 running on PS5, and both Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Mafia are making big-time comebacks. To round things out, we go to the audience, with inquiries concerning the future of Crysis, Naughty Dog's misbehavior on YouTube, Ken Levine's inexplicable silence, and -- yes indeed -- nachos. Because for some reason, we can't stop talking about wonderful, glorious nachos.

Timestamps:

0:00:17 - Intro.
0:05:48 - Next week's SS+ is a little different.
0:06:57 - Poop talk.
0:11:08 - A few more games from the recent Xbox event are coming to PS5.
0:11:48 - Does Sony have any IP that could achieve Animal Crossing's success?
0:18:31 - Colin clarifies his stance on spoilers.
0:23:04 - The nacho saga continues... with a question about salads.
0:27:46 - What have we been playing?
0:35:05 - Sucker Punch finally shows Ghost of Tsushima off in detail.
0:57:38 - PlayStation is rebranding its first and second party studio family.
1:06:43 - Epic Games has revealed Unreal Engine 5.
1:26:33 - Sony's new financial results show PS4 selling big (with a catch).
1:32:54 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 are PS4-bound.
1:47:20 - 2002's Mafia is getting remade for PS4; Mafia II and III getting "Definitive" editions.
1:51:28 - There's a new release date for Iron Man VR.
1:53:53 - Don't expect to hear more about The Elder Scrolls VI for literally years.
2:06:27 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has a release date.
2:08:58 - A new studio from ex-Respawn devs called Gravity Well has been formed.
2:11:16 - Capcom is scaling back its release schedule this fiscal year.
2:12:38 - Ubisoft is replacing its E3 presser with an online one; TGS is cancelled.
2:15:30 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
2:16:46 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
2:22:55 - What games would we like to see a reboot of?
2:27:32 - Is it acceptable that Assassin's Creed: Valhalla runs at 30 FPS?
2:32:42 - Our thoughts on Naughty Dog's copyright striking drama.
2:39:17 - Should Sony buy Ready at Dawn?
2:45:27 - What is going on with Ghost Story Games?
2:50:42 - How was the post release content for CTR?