Sacred Symbols, Episode 205: State of Play Wins the Day (Patreon)

It's good to keep your expectations low. That way, surprises could be around every corner. With the PlayStation ecosystem so vacant in recent months, it's clear that Sony and its many partners have a lot to say. It's just that we didn't think a State of Play presentation that Sony seemed to actively and repeatedly lower expectations for would be the venue. Well, consider us surprised, indeed! During a tight 30 minute showcase, we got to see 15 different games (including three from first party), spanning PS4, PS5, and PSVR2. Horizon: Call of the Mountain looks great, and -- believe it or not -- 2018's Spider-Man is PC-bound, where it looks to add to its and Miles Morales' stunning 33 million copies sold. Resident Evil 4 Remake is real (and it's glorious), Stray finally has a release date (and will be a 'free' title for PS+ Premium and Deluxe), Callisto Protocol wears its Dead Space inspiration on its sleeve (and preempts Dead Space Remake on the calendar), and Final Fantasy XVI -- due out in Summer 2023! -- looks incredible. We have a lot to gush about. There's other news this week, too, which makes this episode officially jam-packed. Dragon Age's return draws near, Killzone may be en route to PSVR2, Sonic Frontiers looks questionable, and more. Plus: Listener inquiries! Are we being too hard on Forspoken? Why, exactly, does Colin hate multiplayer gaming? Can print strategy guides ever experience a resurgence? Has Dustin underestimated the selling power of the Slitterhead Shuffle?

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:07:27 - Super Perils of Baking is out now for all platforms!

0:09:19 - Is Dustin a sex symbol?

0:13:23 - Happy Birthday, Victoria! (and Dave)

0:15:51 - The Slitterhead Shuffle.

0:17:34 - The people want Colin to leave (sometimes).

0:19:20 - Does Jim Ryan look like Tommy Pickles?

0:21:36 - Is The Big Bang Theory better than The Last of Us 2?

0:24:16 - PS+ may be bringing NTSC versions of old games, after all.

0:31:30 - Dragon Age: Deadwolf.

0:37:48 - Will Arnett will voice Sweet Tooth.

0:43:15 - Could Killzone be coming to PSVR?

0:52:16 - What’s going on with Sonic Frontiers?

1:01:14 - Final Fantasy XI turns 20.

1:03:25 - The Witcher 4 has entered pre-production.

1:03:45 - Super Bomberman R online has shut down.

1:04:00 - More eFootball updates are coming.

1:05:16 - What have we been playing?

1:23:21 - State of Play

1:27:04 - State of Play - Resident Evil 4 Remake

1:33:14 - State of Play - Resident Evil VILLage

1:40:25 - State of Play - The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners Chapter 2

1:43:35 - State of Play - No Man’s Sky

1:48:16 - State of Play - Horizon: Call of the Mountain

1:57:09 - State of Play - Horizon: Forbidden West

1:57:39 - State of Play - Spider-Man PC

2:03:21 - State of Play - Stray

2:06:17 - State of Play - The Callisto Protocol

2:12:42 - State of Play - Rollerdrome

2:16:31 - State of Play - Eternights

2:21:00 - State of Play - Street Fighter 6

2:27:39 - State of Play - Tunic

2:31:04 - State of Play - Season: A Letter to the Future

2:35:43 - State of Play - Final Fantasy XVI

2:46:01 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is on the way.

3:03:30 - Sony has revealed June’s PS+ games.

3:09:19 - Destroy All Humans 2: Reprobed will release on August 30th.

3:18:32 - Madden NFL 23 will release August 19th.

3:20:33 - Shinji Hashimoto has officially retired.

3:23:55 - Dontnod is now Don’t Nod.

3:27:26 - The next Romancing Saga game is coming to the PS4 and PS5 in the west.

3:33:24 - News Wrap-Up

3:34:20 - Does Microsoft care about Xbox the same way Sony cares about PlayStation?

3:48:16 - Do we need the most recent edition of a physical game?

3:55:12 - What does Colin not like about multiplayer games?

4:08:44 - Will Diablo Immortal arrive on PS5 anytime soon?

4:14:39 - Forspoken doesn’t have as much cringey dialogue as we think… or does it?

4:19:23 - Do we use strategy guides?