Sacred Symbols, Episode 199: Turning Agnostic (Video) (Patreon)

Turning Agnostic | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast Episode 199

Where is Kratos? Belief that we'd see God of War: Ragnarok by now has left us dismayed, particularly in light of a rather odd video from Santa Monica Studio that gives us little information about a game originally slated to launch in 2021. But without a release date (outside of year) and no confirmation it's even incoming by year's end (except for from a random Tweet from a dev), PlayStation fans are left wondering if their faith in getting something timely from Santa Monica Studio was ill-founded. Other news this week includes the return of Amy Hennig to the Star Wars universe, endless rumors about a new Uncharted game and The Last of Us' remake, the arrival of the NFL on PSVR, the increasing perils of in-game advertising, and more. We wrap up with listener questions galore, as usual, including inquiries on what Netflix's fall in fortune means for gaming subscription services, circumventing old-school punishment with save states, the bad design around level caps, and so much more. Would we do it with an alien? We talk about that, too. Enjoy! Tickets to SACRED SYMBOLS 200 LIVE: Tinyurl.com/Sacred200 Follow the hosts on Twitter! Colin: https://twitter.com/notaxation Chris: https://twitter.com/ChrisRGun Dustin: https://twitter.com/DustinCanFly A new episode of Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast launches each Friday morning. To receive instant access, as well as other perks, please support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/LastStandMedia #SacredSymbols #LastStandMedia #GodofWar Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:40 - Sacred Symbols 200 LIVE (http://www.tinyurl.com/sacred200) 0:21:16 - Super Perils of Baking! And Habroxia 2 on PS5! 0:23:21 - Follow-ups and corrections. 0:24:29 - Sacred Symbols powers the British Royal Navy and the Pentagon. 0:29:37 - Would we lay pipe in an alien? 0:34:52 - Could a Destiny 2 easter egg be teasing Bungie’s next game? 0:50:58 - LEGO Star Wars has sold 3.2 million copies in two weeks. 0:52:06 - Is a TLoU remake coming this fall? 0:58:27 - Ghost of Tsushima will indeed no longer receive support. 0:59:09 - It’s not a bomb, it’s a PlayStation. 1:00:20 - Sony is not acquiring Kojima Productions. 1:00:40 - eFootball is looking better. 1:01:58 - Square Enix may try to develop for the west. 1:09:17 - Patrick Plourde has left Ubisoft. 1:10:25 - Jack Tretton has an interesting new interview in Game Informer. 1:11:03 - What have we been playing? 1:39:51 - God of War: Ragnarok - where is it? 1:55:03 - Amy Hennig is working on a Star Wars game again. 2:10:52 - Uncharted appears to be returning. 2:26:10 - NFL Pro Era is coming to PSVR this fall. 2:28:48 - Sony is pursuing putting ads in games. 2:41:51 - SEGA may be pursuing some big remakes such as Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi. 2:50:04 - Sonic Origins has a release date. 3:00:11 - Streets of Rage and It Takes Two may be getting film adaptations. 3:06:02 - News Wrap-Up 3:07:55 - Will Netflix’s loss of subscribers affect the gaming space? 3:25:49 - Is there a “right” way to play and beat games? 3:34:23 - Are we interested in the Steam Deck? 3:40:24 - Back to that conversation about open world games… 3:48:34 - How do we manage having a significant other that also likes to game? 3:52:40 - Do we want to see ourselves in games?