Sacred Symbols, Episode 198: The Kingdom Stirs (Patreon)

The recent 20th anniversary celebration for Kingdom Hearts came with a major surprise: The announcement of Kingdom Hearts IV. While leaked in unintentional (and obviously completely accurate) GeForce documents last year, the new Square Enix-Disney collaboration is the talk of the industry, and obviously, we dedicate plenty of time to it. We also touch on the week's other news, including Ghost of Tsushima's film project procuring its writer, CD Projekt taking the Witcher III PS5 port from Saber Interactive due to their Russian ties, PlayStation's fresh investment into Epic, Bungie's dedication to work-from-home, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! What's the most-aesthetically pleasing PlayStation console? Why hasn't Star Trek made the jump to AAA games? Are we reaching a breaking point when comparing physical and digital game prices? How young can we indoctrinate children to ensure they become Sacred Symbols superfans?

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:06:52 - Sacred Symbols 200 LIVE (http://www.tinyurl.com/sacred200)

0:10:05 - Super Perils of Baking!

0:10:51 - Follow-ups, nice words, and a correction.

0:28:08 - New PS firmware is out.

0:28:17 - A California lawyer alleges Newsom interfered with the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.

0:33:36 - Sean Murray can’t shut up.

0:39:09 - PS+ will no longer auto-renew.

0:40:24 - Lorne Lanning says PS+ hurt Oddworld Soulstorm.

0:46:05 - Activision will make their QA team full-time employees.

0:49:14 - Sonic 2 is doing well.

0:49:38 - Bungie is embracing the work from home model.

1:04:08 - Ms. Pac-Man has been replaced by Pac-Mom.

1:08:34 - Some new gaming trademarks have been filed.

1:10:50 - What’s happening to cause some PlayStation classics to expire?

1:12:44 - Pedro Pascal hasn’t played The Last of Us.

1:20:32 - What have we been playing?

1:45:30 - Square Enix has given even more validity to the Nvidia leaks with Kingdom Hearts IV.

2:08:11 - The Ghost of Tsushima film has a writer.

2:15:43 - The Witcher III current generation port has been delayed indefinitely.

2:21:10 - A Shadowrun Trilogy compilation may be on the way.

2:24:19 - Sony has invested more money into Epic.

2:33:46 - Bugsnax is getting free DLC.

2:38:36 - GrimGrimoire is headed to Japanese PS4s.

2:40:15 - Sony has revealed the top-downloaded games on PSN for March.

2:44:33 - News Wrap-Up

2:46:13 - What is our favorite PlayStation console aesthetic?

2:52:15 - Why is the market strong for workers right now?

3:04:10 - Star Wars needs a Hogwart’s Legacy moment.

3:13:14 - Is it okay for physical games to be cheaper than digital?

3:24:50 - Can you prefer open-world games without seeing everything?

3:32:21 - Do we have a desire to own an arcade cabinet?