Sacred Symbols, Episode 189: Safehaven (Patreon)

Microsoft's pending purchase of Activision has turned the industry upside down for weeks, but now we're not so sure it deserves too much worry, at least not for the PlayStation fanbase. In anticipation of regulatory concerns, Microsoft has explicitly and repeatedly ensured that PlayStation (and Nintendo?!) will receive plenty of Activision-Blizzard games well after already-inked deals have lapsed. In other words: Call of Duty, Diablo, Overwatch, and the like will be on PlayStation forevermore, with new IP likely to forego Sony's platforms. We discuss. Then: Rockstar finally acknowledges Grand Theft Auto VI (or whatever it'll be called), we're grateful to learn more about Haven and their mysterious PlayStation 5 project (though not very much), Chrono Cross is coming to PlayStation 4 in a brand-new edition, Platinum Games' new direction may spell trouble, and more. Plus: Listener inquiries! What do we think of FromSoftware's pre-Demon's Souls output? Should Sony make a move for the Lord of the Rings games license? What should Bungie make when it's done with Destiny 2? Is Colin secretly illiterate?

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:04:38 - Sacred Symbols 200 LIVE

0:08:07 - How do we deal with tension within LSM?

0:15:15 - Does Colin talk too much?

0:17:43 - Actually, Sony does care about nickels and dimes.

0:18:42 - Authentification isn’t a word.

0:22:47 - Misrepresenting us hurts our show.

0:27:33 - A Guitar Hero streamer is a fake.

0:35:17 - Jump Force has been delisted.

0:36:48 - Namco Bandai has fixed its logo.

0:38:18 - The Pentagon’s video game, America’s Army, has shut down.

0:43:01 - Xbox probably couldn’t buy a Japanese entity.

0:46:01 - A Jak and Daxter film adaptation may be in the works.

0:53:29 - PS4 and PS5 system software is available.

0:53:55 - Gay centric content in The Sims 4 is being barred from Russia.

1:00:10 - What have we been playing?

1:18:49 - Activision-Blizzard games will continue to appear on PlayStation.

1:34:21 - Rockstar has confirmed the next Grand Theft Auto game is in development.

1:49:16 - More information has come to light about Haven’s work in Canada.

2:05:35 - The NVIDIA leak keeps giving - this time with Chronos Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition.

2:21:29 - Platinum Games may be changing its focus.

2:30:36 - Capcom has accepted an investment for 5% of the company from the Saudi Arabian Wealth Fund.

2:43:04 - The Wolf Among Us sequel is due in 2023.

2:49:04 - Assassin’s Creed will return with a standalone game codenamed Rift.

2:50:18 - Sony has announced a new breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence.

2:53:01 - News Wrap-Up

2:55:17 - Has Dustin played any From Software games released before Demon’s Souls?

3:00:24 - Why is there no review feature on the PlayStation store?

3:08:44 - Should Sony make a play for the Lord of the Rings rights?

3:17:11 - Why is no one talking about Sony selling the PS5 at a loss?

3:20:51 - What should Bungie’s first non-Destiny related project be?

3:26:21 - Is GamePass becoming a cult?