Sacred Symbols, Episode 224 | Revelations (Patreon)

As we enter the season of spookiness, we're left wondering about the scariest possibility: Continuing PlayStation 5 scarcity. But there's good news emerging, at least if recent reports are to be believed. It appears Sony is readying to gear-up PS5 production in ways so dramatic that they plan on selling more units in one year than consoles like GameCube and the original Xbox did in their entire respective lifetimes, with millions to spare. Soon, the question may not be if you can get a PS5, but if you really want one. (You do.) Plus: New discoveries about first party team Haven suggest Sony wants them more for making making games easier than making a game (follow all that?), Persona 3 and 4 quietly receive a release date on PS4 (speaking of Revelations), new PS+ offerings leave much to be desired (some old games would be nice), and more. Then: Listener inquiries! What are some obscure digital-only PS3 titles worth playing? How come games rarely launched in the summer back in the day? Do we have a hard time playing with an evil karmic slant in choice-based campaigns? Has a recent YouTube suggestion from Dustin ruined actual lives?

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:03:10 - Thoughts about The Sacred League

0:08:45 - Have we ever considered certain collaborations?

0:10:40 - Do only boomers pay for YouTube Premium?

0:17:08 - Jim Cryin’?

0:20:15 - Chris Chan has invaded the souls of Sacred Symbols

0:25:36 - Colin still won’t clean his room

0:29:00 - Shakespeare disrespect

0:33:22 - House Dusting Simulator

0:41:13 - Do we have any Halloween gaming traditions?

0:46:51 - Did PS+ launch with a Game Pass style model?

0:48:08 - The industry is spiraling over the Activision deal

0:54:53 - God of War: Ragnarok has gone gold

1:02:12 - New firmware is out

1:02:30 - Miles Morales is coming to PC November 18th

1:04:08 - Deathloop is a Dishonored game

1:08:47 - Saints Row has sold 1 million copies

1:13:33 - A new blog post shares info on Witchfire

1:15:34 - Square Enix Montreal is now Studio Onoma

1:16:01 - What have we been playing?

1:32:45 - Sony intends to make the PS5 more plentiful

1:46:03 - Haven is working to streamline development

2:06:31 - Persona 3 and 4 are coming to PlayStation

2:14:38 - New games for PlayStation Plus and Premium have been detailed

2:27:55 - Meta has acquired a former Sony partner

2:38:41 - Should actors play games upon which their roles are based?

2:44:06 - Do we miss the excitement that came with limited access?

2:54:15 - What digital only PSN games of old would we recommend?

3:02:21 - What urban video game legends have we been obsessed with?

3:11:38 - How often do we take the evil route in games?

3:21:50 - What was up with game release schedules back in the day?