Sacred Symbols, Episode 154: All's Not Quiet (Patreon)

It's E3! While PlayStation has gone largely incognito -- frustrating our ability to pore over new first and second party announcements -- there's still a whole lot to talk about when it comes to its third party partners. Heck, our run-time proves it! Let's chat about a new Final Fantasy game, the official reveal of Guardians of the Galaxy, the reemergence of Elden Ring, the confirmation of a new Battlefield, and more. Let's also digest a very strange Death Stranding PS5 trailer that seems to say a whole lot more than people are giving it credit for, a new PlayStation second party relationship that makes no sense, Platinum Games' play for games-as-a-service with Babylon's Fall, new statements from PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan, an indication from Naughty Dog that its new multiplayer project is a whole lot bigger than we thought, Yuji Naka's surprise retirement, and so much more. Like we said: Jam-packed!

Note: Video is coming.

Timestamps:

0:00:16 - Intro

0:10:25 - Would we rather fight 1 horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses?

0:15:26 - What have we been playing?

1:07:52 - Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin has been revealed and is coming in 2022.

1:23:03 - Square Enix has revealed their Guardians of the Galaxy title.

1:31:20 - Elden Ring has been re-revealed and will be released January 21st, 2022.

1:46:25 - Battlefield 2042 has been revealed and will be multiplayer only.

1:57:52 - Sony has partnered with newly formed Deviation Games for a new IP.

2:07:06 - Death Stranding is getting a PS5 port under the title of Death Stranding Director’s Cut.

2:18:37 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has been revealed and is slated for release in 2022.

2:26:42 - Ubisoft has re-revealed Rainbow Six: Extraction.

2:33:43 - Some Xbox conference announcements that are relevant to the PlayStation ecosystem.

2:39:37 - Babylon’s Fall has re-emerged and will come to PS4 as well as PS5.

2:50:01 - Ubisoft is reviving Rocksmith with Rocksmith+

2:53:22 - Riders Republic will release on September 2nd, 2021.

2:54:24 - Jim Ryan is defending his previous comments about old games.

2:57:49 - Sony is working to build their mobile gaming platform.

3:03:32 - Naughty Dog is hiring for a multiplayer project.

3:14:43 - Koch Media has revealed Prime Matter.

3:20:51 - A leaked ESRB rating suggests The Medium is coming to PlayStation.

3:22:00 - Yugi Naka is no longer at Square Enix.

3:29:43 - The third title in The Dark Pictures Anthology, House of Ashes, will launch on October 22nd.

3:35:20 - Back 4 Blood is a Day One Game Pass game and will be available on other platforms.

3:39:15 - Axiom Verge 2 will be released on PS4 & PS5.

3:42:25 - EA and CD Projekt Red have been hacked.

3:47:06 - Sony has revealed the top downloaded games for May.

3:48:56 - Netflix is working on more video game adaptations.

3:56:30 - News Wrap-Up

4:02:38 - Are you using walkthroughs wrong?

4:07:43 - Is there a lack of motivation to do “clean-up” after we finish the story of an open-world game?

4:10:10 - What does it mean for a game to be political?

4:16:32 - Is Sony overcorrecting by putting PS5 games on PS4?
4:23:26 - Why doesn’t Sony allow rentals of digital games?

4:27:15 - Is there a desire for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale 2?