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Astronomical | Sacred Symbols, Episode 324

It's been an exciting week in the world of PlayStation. On the software front, Team Asobi's Astro Bot has arrived on PS5, and everyone loves it, us included. We gush about it in the What We're Playing section of the show, and encourage all of you to give it a try if you haven't already. Meanwhile, over in hardware territory, the long-lingering PlayStation 5 Pro has been officially revealed for a November release. Some people are excited about the machine (the three of us will each be buying our own for launch), but many others aren't pleased at the high price, the lack of a disc drive, and even what the machine can do. Who's right? It turns out everyone is! Capitalism will sort this whole thing, one way or another... but something tells us PS5 Pro will be just fine. Other news this week includes John Garvin's most recent Days Gone-related Twitter episode, a slight increase in the cost of a new DualSense, a fresh approach for future Destiny 2 content, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Why would a band ever turn down an opportunity to have their music in Grand Theft Auto VI? Could Ubisoft 'go private' and repair its deepening financial woes? How can we justify buying a game at launch when the product is always cheaper and in better shape later on? Are everyone's cats and dogs safe and sound? Follow the hosts! Colin: https://x.com/longislandviper Chris: https://x.com/ChrisRGun Dustin: https://x.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: https://www.patreon.com/LastStandMedia 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:29:58 - Hart-Lee-Pool 0:34:00 - Wolfenstein 2 Collector's Box? 0:35:13 - Linkin Park's Return 0:52:08 - Concord's Secret Level Episode 0:55:48 - Refurb PS5s 1:04:25 - DualSense Price Increase 1:05:48 - New PS5 Firmware 1:07:10 - John Garvin is Upset 1:19:10 - PalWorld for PS5 1:20:40 - Chris Deering's Comments on Layoffs 1:24:29 - Street Fighter 6 Surpasses Four Million Sold 1:24:43 - Space Marine 2 Sells Two Million Copies 1:25:05 - What Are We Playing? 2:20:00 - PS5 Pro 3:57:37 - Destiny 2 is Changing 4:08:54 - Most Downloaded Games 4:11:51 - New PlayStation Plus Games (again) 4:17:00 - Ubisoft Going Private 4:26:07 - When Will Colin Play Skyrim? 4:27:40 - GTA Music Drama 4:34:33 - Vampire Survivors Console vs Mobile 4:40:19 - Is It Better to Wait to Play a Game for a Better Experience? 4:44:35 - Change in Vernacular in Gaming

Comments

JoshM

Dustiiiiin! Welcome back, sir!

Eric Smith

The return of the king!!! Glad to have you back, Dusty. (Loving the hair dye, btw)

Diddy’s Dong Quest

LETS FUCKING GOOOO. WELCOME BACK DUSTIN. WITH LOVE ❤️🙏🏼

Kenny C

DUSTYYYYYYYY. We missed you dude , so good to see your face. This is the true big 3

Cameron

I had a feeling in my bones that Dustin would be on today's episode. Let's gooooo

four24twenty

#ADayWithoutADustin is over. We love and missed ya buddy.

Joe B

OUR BOY IS BACK

Hammy

WOO HE'S BACK

Jordan

Welcome back big D!! For what it’s worth, I think you look quite dashing without the beard 😘

Walker Simmons

PSSR is gonna be the biggest upgrade for the pro. If it's anything like DLSS games will have sharper image quality than what PS5 is doing now and at close to double the framerate. Having fidelity mode graphics with the 60fps of the performance modes sounds great to me they should've used better examples though and the stand not being included is silly

drumlord

Welcome back Dustin!

Zackery Parkerson

If my job were playing video games, no shit I’d get a Pro. Also, great to have Dustin back!!

P Wolly

Dustin :-)

Resu_Rd

Is anyone else having issues playing the video??

Alex O

Welcome back Dustin!! <3

Pyo

Welcome back Dustin!!!

Zack Apuzzo

I love Emily Armstrong in Linkin park! I think she’s an incredible singer and does a great job at the old songs. I found her band Dead Sara through the Infamous second son trailer!

Jeece

Glad to have you back Dustin!

MiikeD

We're prounouncing things wrong? Arkansas, Maryland, are you kidding me? Also, you have a place called New Hampshire, but I frequently hear Americans refer to our Hampshire as Hamp-shire!

DoubleDave

Fantastic answer to my write in guys. Lots of great discussion here. I really appreciated the points on comparing it to PC, and trying to foster more healthy online discussions.

Jerison Reidell

Welcome back, Dustin! Good to have you back!

Evan

Welcome back, Dustin! It was a pleasant surprise when Colin introduced you as I was listening to the audio show. You were missed.

nobody

Welcome back, Dustin! WOOOOOOO

Addison

Great to see you back, Dustin.

Born-Blind

Glad to see you back Dustin! I know sometimes work can be cathartic when dealing with any sort of life changing event. Do what feels right my guy

Misko 1023

Let’s go dusty boy!!!! Fuckin Love you guys man ❤️

Born-Blind

The battery life on the new dual sense controllers is great. I've got the Astro bt controller and a grey one and it's a welcome change for sure

Misko 1023

These guys really made me wanna get astrobot now…. God damnit!!!

Born-Blind

Astro Bot reminds me constantly of the experience of "renting" a PS1 and not having a memory card (mainly because I didn't understand wtf was going on with computers). In many ways that early crusty ecosystem spurred me into a career in IT. The game is delivers in many many ways and I'm pretty sure it solidifies my own young son's love of PlayStation for life. This is a slam dunk for Sony and I hope we get another one... In say 5 years?

NorthOfAmerica

A CLS Album and then a 3 week tour tour would be cool for 2026. Too many of you have musical talent!

Born-Blind

I've had to completely take apart my PS5 multiple times to clean it due to faulty thermal paste it seems. Usually it lasts a year before it starts to randomly shut off repeatedly. I take really good care of my electronics and just got unlucky it seems. I'll def be buying a pro model when it drops

nicholas

Hey Dustin. I appreciate you man. Show's better with you.

Cass Whelan

Dude we had the same problem. It was solved for us by taking it apart, and spreading the thermal paste back to cover the whole area. You can find a vid on youtube. Now we also put it on its side rather than standing upright. Never had the issue again.

Born-Blind

I was a bit worried about doing that since they used some sort of liquid metal instead of paste (again from what I've read online) but if it happens again before my Pro comes in I'll try that for sure. Thanks

Ellis

So good to have you back Dustyboy. Missed you man, show isn’t the same without you!

Tony Rivera

For me.. I use the disc drive primarily for 4K blurays. I know I'm a niche customer because you can always stream those, but I'm a sound and fidelity nerd when it comes to my movies and TV shows. As for games? Yeah, I only have like 5 games on disc since PS5 launched. So, I get it.. but still - there are people out there that still use the disc drive for the media. Just like PS2s were bought for the DVD-ROMs, 4k Blu-ray players are still pretty expensive, and consoles like the PS5 are the reason why they continue to be expensive. No one wants to buy a player when they can buy a console that has one - well.. at least until now. Meh, that's my two cents.

Taylor Martin

Awesome to have Dustin back! Looking sharp with the haircut too I might add

Lawson72

The hunter outfit is not exclusive to the digital deluxe for those like Dustin, everything is available in game. Got it about half way through, what a game no DLC exclusives.