Sacred Symbols, Episode 265 | Total Mindshare (Patreon)

At 40 million units sold after 32 months, PlayStation 5 is only half-a-quarter behind PS4's prodigious sales pace. This is a big deal for a console that was launched into a pandemic economy that made it extremely difficult for people to find a machine for nearly two straight years, not to mention afford one, what with eroding purchasing power due to inflation. Now, the question becomes -- with Project Q and a PS5 Pro around the corner -- can PlayStation 5 continue its meteoric sales trend? Plus: Sony's investment into China continues to pay off, with a trio of new China Hero Games revealed for PlayStation 5, while it appears that Insomniac is making a third AAA game concurrent to Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine, which is mighty intriguing. We wrap up our recording, as we always do, with listener inquiries. What does the word "retro" mean in today's gaming environment? With recent happenings, is it high time we get a UFO abduction game? Will Sekiro go down as one of FromSoft's most-revered titles? Is Arizona about to disintegrate off the face of the Earth?

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:08 - Aliens


0:37:28 - Words of encouragement for the overheated

0:45:21 - Where does all the hair go?

0:50:46 - Drink more Old Fashioneds

0:51:37 - The PS5 is immune to wasps

0:55:01 - Did we hear back about LRG?

0:58:44 - New Spider-Man 2 PS5 items have been revealed


1:08:59 - Insomniac may be working on a new game

1:17:44 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has launched on PC

1:27:15 - New Armored Core footage has been released

1:34:59 - Tencent has purchased a majority stake in Techland

1:35:29 - CD Projekt has announced layoffs

1:36:11 - DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing and Nickelodeon All-Star Battle 2 have been revealed

1:44:06 - Ubisoft has canceled a sequel for Immortals: Fenyx Rising

1:48:29 - Is the FTC pushing facial recognition software?

1:55:12 - Castlevania: Nocturne is coming soon

1:58:55 - Capcom teases a massive game

2:05:10 - Somerville will come to PlayStation

2:09:21 - What have we been playing?

2:30:58 - PlayStation hardware is booming

3:17:25 - Sony is bringing more Chinese games to the world market

3:25:46 - New PlayStation Plus games have been announced

3:31:04 - Are fanboys hurting us?

3:48:28 - How do we define retro?

3:56:22 - When will we get a AAA survival horror UFO game?

4:03:03 - What are our thoughts on Sekiro?

4:11:21 - Do we remember The Tester?

4:14:43 - Will we get more mini consoles?