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Window Sitting in the Banishment Room | Sacred Symbols, Episode 329

Dustin is still roaming aimlessly around Japan (he'll be back next week), and the news has been slow in our beloved industry, leaving me (Colin) and Chris up to our own devices. And yet, there are still a few interesting tidbits to discuss. For starters, PS5's Astro Bot is getting weekly -- and totally free -- content over the next month-plus, while the Until Dawn film has been given an April '25 release date for its arrival in theaters as rumors surrounding a sequel to the 2015 game continue to percolate. Plus: Helldivers 2 received another major update, Sony revealed an in-person PlayStation concert series, Dino Crisis is locked to PS+ Premium for some reason, and Bandai Namco is reportedly exploring headcount reductions leveraging a shady Japanese corporate tradition: Oidashibeya, an evolution of another tactic called madogiwazoku. Listener inquiries tie things up on the back end, per usual. If Donald Trump wins the presidency, will gaming consoles in America be strapped with a tariff? Are we amped about the revival of the long-dormant and once-popular Backyard Sports series? Could Metaphor: ReFantazio appeal to JRPG fans that don't like Persona? Will Colin ever wake up after being put to sleep by a Dragon Age: The Veilguard-related question? 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 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:39:16 - New Astro Bot stages 00:44:22- Until Dawn film dated 00:47:40 - Until Dawn 2 teased? 00:52:20 - Is Helldivers 2 fixed now? 01:04:32 - PlayStation: The Concert 01:11:37 - Dino Crisis is not available a la carte 01:14:37 - Splinter Cell remake details 01:18:35 - Oidashi Beya (Bandia is laying off staff) 01:25:23 - Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered announced 01:09:07 - What We Are Playing 01:59:21 - August sales data has been revealed 02:03:39 - Is Metaphor: ReFantazio actually THAT good? 02:10:21 - What would make a good gaming documentary? 02:13:20 - Do we notice accent varieties in games? 02:18:26 - Will tariffs impact console prices? 02:25:40 - Do we have a hard time playing older games? 02:33:28 - Will we check out the Backyard Baseball re-release?

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four24twenty

Dear Colin, latest Joe Rogan episode has a Call of Duty 6 ad. Also, I hope you are feeling better yo.

leaf lettuce

Colin if you are a fan of Apex Theory you need to check out the band Mt. Helium, it’s all the band members from Apex Theory minus the singer, the guitar player takes over vocal duties. It’s as good if not better than topsy turvy in my humble opinion.

Michael Miller

Colin my man…have you tried playing silent hill 2 on your 2nd ps5 to see if your graphical problems persist?

MiikeD

Under 3 hours! Will have to listen at 75% speed.

Nick Gagas

Is Chris not aware of Colin's childhood nightmare? 2:12:55

Electric Soup

What's up butternuts? I was really happy to hear you two talking about the issues surrounding UE5. I've been dubious of it for a while now. A small YT channel Threat Interactive does a good job of breaking down why it has issues and how it teaches bad/lazy techniques to game devs. From missing tools used in the past for efficiency to the engine basically requiring temporal AA (a technique that uses past frames to fix jagged lines in the current frame, also likely the cause of your shimmering issue) for every game using it due to the way it works. This is a major issue that has a chance to be a plague on the industry few are talking about or even see coming. I hope you investigate it further, maybe a + ep? You can help bring these issues to the forefront of conversation in the industry.

Yazeed

Anyone else thought the lock was their sub running out?

Walker Simmons

Silent Hill 2 quality mode fixes all those lighting and flickering issued so PS5 Pro should be able to have the visuals of quality mode at 60fps hopefully

warren chue

i think we need to have just Colin making fun of generic fantasy for an entire episode. My sides where spiitting when listing to this so good.

RU46N2 (REY)

What if the the game is a part 2 but, Maybe the movies starts where the games ends. Or maybe the same house new victims for the new game.based on the movie?

Iroquois Pliskin

Colin, YouTube Premium membership can be shared between multiple people in your household. SAVE MICAH

Brent

Cockney is Michael Caine

Born-Blind

Buzzhorn is dope. Forgot about that song completely

Tundra Boy

Colin, Order of Eclasia is not the first of the DS trilogy nor did it release in 2005, that would be Dawn of Sorrow. You may have went out of order in the collection due to Order of Eclasia being listed as the first title on the main menu.

Guybrush Threepwood

Users - Upon learning of the news of the "official" Castlevania-themed DLC for Vampire Survivors - will Colin 1) Say, Ok, That's cool, or 2) Still find 10 things to complain about? : )