Sacred Symbols, Episode 9: Cyberpunk 2077 and the Gamescom Afterglow (Patreon)

Gamescom came and went with a whimper this year, but thankfully, we don't need to rely on the show for news to discuss. After all, CD Projekt finally publicly released its Cyberpunk 2077 demo, giving us much to chat about. But our show doesn't nearly stop there. Supermassive Games announced an Until Dawn-like anthology of horror games, NPD numbers for last month illustrate how PS4 games are selling in the US, Assassin's Creed is taking another much-needed break, and Shenmue III finally has a release date. We cover all of that, plus much more, wrapped up with plenty of your questions, and information about our coverage plans for Insomniac's Spider-Man, which is just around the corner.

Timestamps:

0:00:17 - Intro.
0:03:04 - Our coverage plans for Spider-Man.
0:05:56 - Chris is going to PAX!
0:07:40 - A follow-up to last week's PSVR discussion.
0:08:51 - A word on the Florida Madden tournament shooting.
0:11:33 - Who would you rather fight: Grimace or the Michelin Man?
0:13:10 - Predicting the release dates of upcoming PS4 exclusives.
0:15:53 - What will come out first: The Next Xbox or PS5?
0:17:34 - What's Chris playing?
0:21:55 - What's Colin playing?
0:26:04 - Discussing the Cyberpunk 2077 demo.
0:31:54 - July, 2018's NPD numbers.
0:37:45 - Supermassive announced The Dark Pictures Anthology.
0:41:13 - Assassin's Creed is taking another break in 2019.
0:50:38 - Devil May Cry 5 gets a release date.
0:52:42 - Shenmue III gets a release date.
0:54:02 - Streets of Rage 4 announced.
0:55:10 - Dark Souls Trilogy announced.
0:59:17 - Housemarque announces Stormdivers.
1:03:46 - The Division 2 gets five SKUs.
1:06:51 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
1:07:50 - A rant about there being way too many games on PSN.
1:14:21 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
1:23:20 - Will we ever get Mega Man X9?
1:24:10 - What do we think about the recent Battlefield V controversy
1:27:11 - Can niche genres like toys-to-life and rhythm survive?
1:29:22 - Will Xbox's recent moves force Sony to react?
1:37:22 - Why doesn't Colin like multiplayer games?
1:41:09 - What do we think of the Nintendo Switch?
1:46:58 - Why won't Square Enix release more old games on PS4?
1:48:22 - When will game prices go up?
1:52:22 - Will PlayStation 5 be modular?
1:56:06 - Where are the religious protagonists?
1:59:45 - Outro.