Sacred Symbols, Episode 412 | They Disguise It, Hypnotize It (Patreon)

What a week! On the back of Colin's PSN account being temporarily hijacked by nefarious forces, we have an enormous amount to get through for our ever-eager audience. We dissect what happened, why it happened, how we've been communicating with Sony to try and convince them to fix the major issues plaguing their online service, and what we feel you should do to protect yourself. But understand this, and understand it well: PSN's security is a complete joke. All an outsider needs to get access to your account is an email address and mundane information like the date you made a random purchase, and they'll give your account to basically anyone. Your password doesn't matter, your 2FA doesn't matter, and your passkey doesn't matter. To repeat: Your password doesn't matter, your 2FA doesn't matter, and your passkey doesn't matter. And if you want more proof, someone in our audience reset two of his own accounts back-to-back with PlayStation's hilariously-deficient (and potentially-compromised) third world customer service call centers, just to make the point. Sony must make serious changes and reunite people with their stolen PSN accounts, and we intend on pressing until they do. We are your loyal and dedicated customers. Remember? Other news this week includes the announcement of a fresh State of Play in early June, confirmation that PlayStation will no longer release its single-player games on PC, the official end of Destiny 2, the renaming of Fairgames, rumors of a return of Infamous, an increase in PS+ pricing, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Could Shuhei Yoshida ever return to PlayStation? Why have mergers and acquisitions dramatically slowed down in the games industry? Will Sony pull PS5s from shelves shortly after PS6 launches due to pricing tensions? Which members of Cobra would Chris and Dustin be?Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:22:05 - To Grace and Leo

0:26:05 - Reverse Jesus

0:28:25 - Children of wealth

0:38:55 - Chris and Dustin in Cobra

0:42:18 - Candle compromise

0:43:09 - The Great Hack

2:30:04 - State of Play incoming

2:41:09 - Sony single player games are no longer coming to PC

2:55:10 - Destiny 2 is ending

3:15:58 - Fairgames renamed?

3:27:38 - PS Plus price increase

3:34:26 - Is Infamous coming back?

3:43:00 - Warhorse Studios is working on two games

3:52:07 - Embracer reorganizes

4:00:14 - Circana data for April

4:05:33 - What We're Playing (Mouse: PI For Hire, Pragmata, Saros, Marathon)

4:14:40 - Shuhei spotted

4:16:47 - PSN keys

4:29:46 - What happened to consolidation?

4:33:45 - Player analytics

4:39:01 - PS5 after PS6

4:46:48 - Difficulty tuning