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Sacred Symbols, Episode 136: Absolute Scarcity (Video) (Patreon)

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2021-02-05 17:01:02
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Absolute Scarcity | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast Episode 136

Sony is thriving. The Japanese mega-company released its quarterly financial results showing a healthy, growing, and forward-thinking organization that's doing a lot right. Especially when it comes to PlayStation. Yet, buried in their financials and accompanying phone calls and interviews is some bad news: PS5 is being sold at a loss, for starters, and worse yet, it doesn't appear Sony is confident that they'll be able to fix the console's supply constraints any time soon. In other words, they're in a frustrating period of what economists call Absolute Scarcity, and it spells bad news for those still on the hunt. We discuss. Plus: The Embracer Group buys Gearbox, San Diego Studio finally shows off this year's MLB: The Show (which is also coming to Xbox for the first time), EA's NCAA Football is about to make a comeback, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Are we finally about to hit our next-gen stride in May? Is there a fundamental ergonomic problem with DualSense that needs to be fixed? Are PlayStation Store sales getting the best of us? How much Snapple can Chris possibly drink at one time? A new episode of Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast launches each Friday morning. To receive instant, ad-free access, as well as other perks, please support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/LastStandMedia You can also subscribe to the audio version of the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and other podcast providers, or use this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GKTOA7ZhIfrxIxSR0rg25 Listen to Colin's retro and nostalgia podcast, KnockBack (also available on podcast services): http://bit.ly/KnockBackPod Opening music by Ramon Narvaez 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:19 - Stadia gets a shake-up. 0:23:09 - RIP Dustin Diamond 0:26:39 - Lady Dimitrescu is 9ft 6in tall. 0:31:25 - Is it normal to eat your food this way? Part II 0:36:46 - Does Chris drink Snapple the wrong way? 0:40:05 - What have we been playing? 0:49:35 - Sony has updated their PlayStation sales numbers. 0:54:23 - The PlayStation 5 is being sold at a loss. 1:01:41 - The Embracer Group is merging with Gearbox Software. 1:16:44 - MLB The Show is definitely coming to Xbox at the same time as PlayStation. 1:30:08 - EA is reviving NCAA Football. 1:42:35 - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has a release date. 1:58:21 - God of War has received a PS5 update. 2:07:17 - Quantic Dream has launched a second team. What are they working on? 2:14:26 - Destruction AllStars began as a Destruction Derby game. 2:18:32 - News Wrap-Up 2:20:25 - Are the quality of life upgrades worth the price of a PS5? 2:26:54 - How is the PS5 UI treating us? 2:30:24 - Should we expect more big games to be announced for 2021? 2:33:54 - What about gaming related tattoos? 2:38:39 - How often do we buy games and how many is too many? 2:44:22 - Is the DualSense too heavy and why is it hurting people’s hands? #SacredSymbols #PlayStation5 #LastStandMedia

Comments

DeucesBruh

I get scarcity during a launch. But it’s pretty unbelievable. Yesterday I had the Walmart page up before their scheduled stock release. F5,F5,F5..... then immediate out of stock. Couldn’t even get it in my cart. Insane it’s till like this 3 months after launch. Harder to get than concert tickets.

SteelChevron

I got the PS5 by winning a draw created by the biggest electronic chain in my country. There were a hundred consoles avaible for the whole country and I got lucky and won the draw, got to buy it for msrp.

Anonymous

Ngl, really loving Dustin being on creating the 3 musketeers. Really great balance between everyone’s gaming tastes and perspectives.

Michael J Sutherland

Thanks Dustin! I will never look at ketchup the same way again.

Michael J Sutherland

I truly believe that Sony is throttling the supply of consoles on purpose. It was covered by outlets this week that they are taking a loss on the consoles right now. To make up for that loss, they need to sell millions of software titles to offset it. However, there was only one first party major title. I got a PS5 day one and have only bought Miles so far.

Kyle Larson

Hey boys, I've been following Colin since Beyond! ep1, though kinda funny and now Sacred Symbols. last weeks episode was the best I've heard, you've truly reached "next Level". Loving Chris and Dustin making the triumvirate of playstation nerd knowledge. Always surprised that Colin hasn't hanged up the towel years ago and retired just from the amount of content he's created alone! But I also feel like this is the very beginning of something great, in reference to this years changes to Last Stand Media. Can't wait to press start on Hybroxia 2 on vita and this week's podcast, truly comfort food for the new year!

Anonymous

Wonder how many nuts circled some drains when they revealed that RE8 lady to be 9’6” 🤣😂 Who knew there was such a thing as a gigantism fetish🤷🏽‍♂️

Anonymous

Hey you keep bringing up you hate the trophy cards on PS5. Just making sure you know you can see the trophy menu by going to the main menu hover over your game press down, right twice and you'll see the trophy progress highlighted and then hit X.

Simon Payne

Dustin looks a little bit more menacing then i thought he would btw. just thought id let you guys know.

Anonymous

Hey just checking in case I missed something, I know there are timestamps to skip the ads but are there any plans to have the video podcasts without the advertisings in the future ? Loving the video format but I really hate hearing that "Better Help" scam ad lol

Dave Carsley
>>53016644

Couldn't agree more. It's really been bothering me. We pay for "ad free access" then we get videos with ads in them and are basically told "whatever, just fast forward through them." Yeah, it's very much a first world problem, but it's one that patrons shouldn't be dealing with. I know it's easier to only make one version, but, ya know, I can't always just do whatever is easiest at my job either. And remember, this whole video-podcast thing was a stretch goal for a long time. The videos were created FOR patrons.

Liam Mcnulty

Regarding Mass Effect remaster, it's actually a shame that EA felt the need to change the camera angles that focus on Mirandas (pretty fine) ass. She was a character that was meant to be sexualised, she was created to be genetically perfect, she tries to seduce the player for her own ends.

Jennifer Luviano

I tried three times to get the PS5 and no luck! Walmart let me down lol.

Robert F Friemering

I watched both Saved By The Bell & Futurama. I gotta say I believe Colin Was Right. Saved By The Bell was better. Also on the topic of Lady Dimitrescu, I am with the freaks fawning over her. Vampires were always my favorite monster & I'm 6'3" so it's rare I see a woman taller than me. I find it intriguing. I will gladly be her feeding pet as I fall directly into her bosom.

Anonymous

Perhaps MLB The Show is the Jackie Robinson of first party exclusives. Breaking the console barrier. ;)

Tony Rivera

I am holding in my hand a Kiwi Strawberry Snapple and it's in a glass bottle. I pulled it from my fridge. Is this a collector's item?

Josh Daniel

Loved the Days Gone chat. Just got the platinum and totally agree that it's under rated. The patch Dustin talked about was a game changer. Can't wait for the sequel on Unreal 5.

Not Sure

Sorry about your thumb Dustin. I have to take it easy on my weak joints working out, but maybe do more computer gaming to let your thumb rest, and then jump in once in a while on ps5/xbox. Or just do like Chris and be an Eldritch. Get some lessons from him. lol

Chris

2160p is 4k (3840x2160). dustin was correct that tv marketing switched to the horizontal axis, presumably because it sounds like a bigger improvement and helps convey that is it 4 times the resolution of 1080p (1920x1080, aka 2K). In the case of how God of War runs, I believe the confusion stems from the fact that it retains both the fidelity and performance modes of the ps4 pro version, just that the fidelity option is now 4k/60, rendering the performance mode obsolete. This is also the case for Ghost of Tsushima and Days Gone.

Tony Rivera

Horizon Zero Dawn is STILL not patched for PS5. With the sequel coming later this year, this game really needs a patch to run at 60fps. Anyone else agree?

Cannonball_Jones

4000p got a good hearty IRL lol outta me Btw shout out to Skuld in Habroxia 2

LastStandMedia
>>53036483

Yeah. I don't really remember the ins-and-outs of her character, and if the camera angle was supposed to be meta.

Lou & Rei Loper

I stopped drinking Snapple when they betrayed the great glass bottle. Snapple apple was true greatness, and it is lost to me now. The plastic bottle just isn't the same. Better to have loved and lost than to...no fuck that, gimme my glass bottle back haha

Sean Ellsworth

This episode never showed up in the podcast feed for Apple. 🤷‍♂️?

Jonathon H

To the fellow Patron with the fry guy story. I do this for Chick-fil-A fries. You can’t slam those waffles in that little container.

Hodge

More Rush cameos please 🐶

Jewelbox

The Embracer situation is interesting. What's more interesting is that their situation is not unique. There are a lot of listed Swedish companies buying up loads of game companies with absolute fuck you money right now. MTG and Stillfront, are the other big ones. As to why this is happening, it's probably because Sweden is incredibly hands off when it comes to interfering with the markets. These companies basically have free reign to issue as many shares as they want, take in as much debt as they want and buy up whoever they want to expand at a ridiculous rate. I'm sure there's a limit at some point but it's not in sight yet. Quick dirty expansion just seems to be the name of the game. It seems like a bubble but whether it's good or bad is way above my pay grade.

NeO JD

The Donald frame rate bit was way funnier than it should’ve been. 😄 Glad I’m not the only one who gets annoyed whenever people being up Jade Raymond. Sure, give her credit for her work on AC 1 but she hasn’t done much since. “Saved by the bell is way more important than futurama.” I’d probably agree with you there Colin. 😅 Chris mentions the BioShock tattoo and it’s interesting because my friend has that one too. Seems to be a popular one. I don’t know if Booker actually has it but Jack from the original does.