Sacred Symbols, Episode 331 | I Can See Inside You, the Sickness Is Rising (Patreon)

It's not been a good week for PlayStation's vaunted first party studios. For starters, Insomniac's long-in-development licensed Marvel title Wolverine (first revealed to the public way back in 2021) has lost both its game and creative directors, an ominous sign that something has gone seriously wrong behind-the-scenes. Meanwhile, two Sony-owned teams -- Firewalk and Neon Koi -- have been shuttered outright, ending any glimpse of a return for the troubled service game Concord, and stymying mightily Sony's glacial mobile initiatives. Between blowing billions on Bungie, the disaster of the aforementioned Concord, the cancellation of a slate of fare (including The Last of Us Online), and a trickling first party pipeline, what exactly is going on at Sony? And who's responsible for this mess, anyway? We have an enormous amount to discuss. We wrap things up with listener inquiries, of course. What are some of our favorite defunct gaming websites? Should the Tales JRPG series be played in a certain order? Is Sonic experiencing a sales (and critical) renaissance? Can we stop with all the flagrant tipping, already?Timestamps:0:00:00 - Introduction

0:17:30 - Costco meeting

0:29:29 - How are the Sacred boys?

0:39:12 - Southern man spreads

0:41:41 - Cat poop "situation"

0:51:14 - Tipping on pickup

0:59:42 - Mega64

1:05:05 - Matty situation

1:24:59 - Marathon update

1:33:40 - Life is Strange hateful comments article

1:48:13 - PS5 Pro uses different plates than slim

1:49:26 - What are we playing?

2:08:47 – Wolverine director has left

2:19:13 – Firewalk shut down

2:51:04 – Neon Koi shut down

3:14:21 – New PS Plus games

3:18:35 – "No games on PS5"

3:21:52 – Playstationtrophies.com

3:26:11 – Dragon Age reviews compromised