Sacred Symbols, Episode 322 | Conquered (Patreon)
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It seems all any of you want to talk about is Concord, Sony-owned studio Firewalk's dead-on-arrival service shooter, and easily one of the biggest commercial bombs in PlayStation first party history. We have a lot to say about it, and you can find that chatter in the What We're Playing section. But there's a ton of other news this week, too, including more PS5 Pro leaks that show us what the console actually looks like, further trials and tribulations at Bungie, the announcement of Sony's MENA Hero Project incubation effort, Blue Protocol's cancellation, Foamstars going free-to-play, a looming strike at French studio Spiders, and more. Then: Listener inquiries. What can Sony do to ensure Fairgames doesn't fall into the same traps Concord did? Should PlayStation Studios be pursuing single player-friendly games-as-a-service, a la MiHoYo titles? Do we criticize or commend Konami for seemingly changing very little in MGS3 remake Metal Gear Solid Delta? What did Colin think of a particularly eldritch video Chris recommended, ranking Sonic's most attractive characters?Timestamps:0:00:00 - Introduction
0:36:20 - Jaffe's political stance
0:44:52 - Northeastern
1:01:16 - 10 hottest Sonic characters
1:07:41 - PlayStation researchers
1:12:10 - DualSense Edge PC
1:13:02 - PS5 Pro leak
1:21:38 - Let’s talk about the PS5 price increase in Japan
1:26:54 - LEGO Horizon Adventures release date seemingly leaks
1:30:46 - Ubisoft deletes everyone’s Star Wars Outlaws’ save data
1:43:09 - Suikoden I&II HD Remaster finally gets a release date
1:44:28 - Foamstars is going free-to-play on PS5 and PS4
1:47:57 - Bandai Namco and Amazon cancel Blue Protocol MMO
1:52:54 - Tales of Graces F gets a PS4 and PS5 port
1:54:37 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks awesome
1:58:03 - Digital Eclipse reveals Tetris Forever
2:00:21 - Argonaut Games is revived after 20 years
2:03:28 - Vampire Survivors launches on PS5 with an insane 221 Trophies
2:04:45 - What are we playing?
2:43:27 - Bungie's personnel issues
3:19:10 - MENA Hero Project
3:24:14 - Spiders on strike
3:34:45 - The Castlevania Dominus Collection
3:44:52 - Capcom Fighting Collection 2
3:55:11 - Upcoming PlayStation Plus games
4:00:51 - Can Fairgames avoid Concord's fate?
4:12:07 - Photo realism VS pixel art
4:20:54 - Sony copying Genshin
4:28:11 - Metal Gear Solid Delta
4:33:13 - What will we do with our old PS5?