Sacred Symbols, Episode 144: At Death's Door (Patreon)

The words are hard to type, but they must be typed nonetheless: Sony is pulling the plug on PlayStation Vita. Beginning in late August, you won't be able to buy any games anymore (though you'll still be able to download what you own). The same goes for PlayStation 3, though its ignominious date comes even sooner, in early July. Thus, we are left with more questions than answers, and a lot of emotion, too. And so we spend a lot of time talking about the PlayStation Store shutdowns for these platforms (and PSP) this week, and work through all of the philosophical, commercial, and other relevant ramifications that this major move presents. Other news this episode involves fresh PlayStation Plus games, an unfortunate AAA delay, more nonsense from CD Projekt, and much more, and we round it all out -- as we always do -- with questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas from the audience. What's the best time to play during any given title's day/night cycle? Which games would be best for someone new to the shooter genre? Is there any hope for relationship co-op, or will the likes of Overcooked forever ruin love? If you were offered $1,000, would you eat a random person's boogers?

Timestamps:

0:00:16 - Intro

0:11:27 - How is everyone dealing with the pandemic?

0:19:33 - Is Colin going to get buff?

0:20:37 - A few smaller news items.
0:26:08 - Here’s $1,000. Eat this booger.

0:31:40 -  What have we been playing?

0:42:29 - Sony has announced they will be shutting down the PSP, PS3, and PS Vita storefronts.

1:39:44 - April’s PS+ games have been revealed.

1:44:26 - Back 4 Blood has been delayed.

1:48:56 - Some CD Projekt Red news we really don’t want to talk about.

1:51:34 - Call of Duty is headed back to World War II.

1:55:53 - More publisher and developer acquisitions are happening.

1:58:12 - EA will be creating an EA Sports branded PGA Tour game.

2:00:07 - News Wrap-Up

2:03:29 - What Call of Duty game should be my first?

2:08:30 - Do you have a day/night cycle preference?

2:12:32 - Why aren’t in-game cloud save transfers between consoles easy on PlayStation?

2:18:17 - Are better framerates a good enough reason to get a PS5?

2:24:21 - What is a good coop game to play with my girlfriend who isn’t very familiar with games?

2:32:34 - What determines whether a video game is a “hit” or not?