Sacred Symbols, Episode 63: Ghosted (Patreon)

A rather interesting piece of industry news went largely unreported last week. It seems the Creative Director of Bethesda-owned Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo has randomly left the studio mere months after introducing and showcasing her game at E3. This was clearly unplanned and obviously spur-of-the-moment, so what gives? We speculate. Also: Thriving publisher Capcom has revealed an all-new Resident Evil spin-off with serious L4D vibes, a couple of Xbox and PC-centric Star Wars games are coming to PlayStation for the very first time, a leak suggests Remedy's strange action game Control is getting story DLC, and a Fairy Tail game is coming to PS4 next year, which is no doubt exciting news for all you weebs out there. Then, listener questions! Is PlayStation 2 Classic a non-starter? Are we being robbed of our gaming abilities by Father Time? Is Sony losing the Indie Battle to Nintendo? All of that and more in another stunning episode of Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast!

Timestamps:

0:00:17 - Intro.
0:01:44 - Business is booming! Thank you.
0:05:36 - Naughty Dog is set to reveal more about The Last of Us: Part II.
0:07:10 - Chris gets an unwanted (and frankly unneeded) lesson in G.I. Joe collecting.
0:09:07 - A few corrections from the audience pertaining Ice Age, NBA 2K20 and Monster Hunter.
0:15:26 - How do we feel about Macaulay Culkin’s ads airing during Sacred Symbols?
0:16:14 - What happened to Sony’s State of Play initiative?
0:18:24 - Have we ever been locked out of an online-only Trophy we wanted?
0:19:42 - Could PSX still happen this year?
0:21:16 - What have we been playing?
0:24:24 - Capcom has revealed Project REsistance, a new Resident Evil spin-off.
0:26:55 - Ghostwire: Tokyo randomly loses its Creative Director.
0:31:54 - Colin forgot to talk about what he's playing. Also: A surprise...
0:34:03 - Some early-aughts Star Wars games are coming to PlayStation for the first time.
0:35:08 - 10 acclaimed PS4 exclusives are getting new covers in the UK.
0:36:52 - Concrete Genie has gone gold.
0:37:33 - Rogue Company has been revealed from Hi-Rez Studios.
0:38:18 - PSN’s top-selling games for August, 2019 have been announced.
0:39:11 - Cyberpunk 2077 is getting multiplayer.
0:41:11 - It looks like Control is getting DLC.
0:42:01 - Tecmo Koei and gust are creating a weeb game based on Fairy Tail.
0:43:35 - Trials of Mana has a PS4 release date.
0:44:49 - Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville has been released (sorta).
0:46:10 - EA has made the Guinness Book of World Records.
0:46:49 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
0:48:36 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
1:03:54 - Is Nintendo doing something special to attract indies to Switch?
1:06:00 - With mini retro consoles on the rise, is it time to ditch our physical collections?
1:09:25 - Death Stranding will have a Very Easy mode. What do we think of casual modes for games?
1:12:08 - Has age stolen our ability to play video games?
1:14:06 - Has PlayStation Classic killed any chance of a PlayStation 2 Classic?
1:16:11 - Has finishing a game ever been a depressing experience?