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Sacred Symbols, Episode 140: The Cost of Immersion (Video) (Patreon)

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The Cost of Immersion | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast Episode 140

There's little doubt Sony is near (or perhaps even at) the front of the race for mass-consumer virtual reality, and it's done a pretty nice job of putting its money where its mouth is. But with PSVR2 tacitly acknowledged and PSVR itself more than four years old, things are starting to slow down a little bit. Or are they? Out of left field, Sony has announced six new PlayStation VR games -- not PSVR2, PSVR -- all of which are due out by the end of 2021. These half-dozen titles create a tantalizing picture of VR's near-future, but at what cost? Why did Sony reveal these titles all at once, how does their strategy line-up with the future of their VR initiative... and are we not paying enough attention to VR on this very show? We discuss. Plus: News galore! Neil Druckmann and Cory Barlog both tell their fans to be patient for their next games, Japan Studio is indeed being taken over by Team ASOBI, Final Fantasy VII Remake's PS5 port is causing some confusion, live-action Nathan Drake actor Tom Holland sounds like he doesn't even know who Nathan Drake is, and much more. Then: Listener inquiries! What's the deal with fanboys? How do we approach cable management? Do PlayStation games go on sale too often and too quickly? Why doesn't Chris tell his mom he loves her when he hangs up the phone? All of that -- and more! -- on the other side of the play button. Get some Sacred Symbols merch! https://LastStandMedia.shop 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 #SacredSymbols #PlayStationVR #LastStandMedia 0:00:00 - Intro 0:11:19 - Dream swingers. 0:17:36 - An Elden Ring trailer has leaked. 0:22:07 - Are we getting more Death Stranding? 0:27:33 - PS5’s storage could be opened up soon. 0:28:33 - Hogwarts Legacy will allow for transgender characters. 0:37:52 - The sinking city has been taken down by request of the developer. 0:38:50 - Beta invites for new PS4 firmware are going out. 0:39:00 - If we could make one thing illegal, what would it be? 0:44:10 - What have we been playing? 0:54:59 - Sony has some new PSVR game announcements. 1:11:04 - Keep your expectations in check for the timing of big first party game release dates. 1:19:14 - Japan Studio is essentially being turned over to Team Asobi. 1:35:15 - March’s 2021 PS+ games have been revealed. 1:39:57 - Aliens: Fireteam is coming to PlayStation 5. 1:47:22 - Scourgebringer is coming to PS Vita (and PS4). 1:48:34 - Zynga is entering the core gaming space and Epic purchases Mediatonic. 1:55:27 - The PS+ version of Final Fantasy VII will not be able to be upgraded. 2:03:13 - Square Enix has secured a deal with Forever Entertainment. What are they making? 2:07:14 - Sony will stop selling movies and television shows through the PlayStation store soon. 2:11:33 - The traditional In-person events for E3 and SDCC have been cancelled. 2:12:43 - Tom Holland isn’t confident in his Nathan Drake performance. 2:27:24 - News Wrap-Up 2:31:04 - What’s so wrong with fanboys? 2:37:25 - Is Sony leaving Returnal to die? 2:34:57 - Do we trust Metacritic scores? 2:43:02 - Is it time to cancel my PS5 pre-order? 2:49:38 - How should I optimize my HDMI cables? 2:56:21 - Why does PSN run so many sales?

Comments

TJ Levey

Yessir love me some early access

Carlos Fregoso

Alright boys, replying to homeboy's dream about sleeping with his friends girl. DO NOT tell the girls. I've been there dead ass same scenario and I haven't spoken to my old friend or his now ex in 5 years now. It got horny, pictures were shared but eventually jealousy will ruin everything. Unless all 4 of you are built for it. But also, if you're young and your girlfriends aren't THAT serious... Yolo go for it. The benefits may out weigh the negatives if you stay horny on the reg.

PackOSmokez

Anybody else "air guitar" the Sacred Symbols theme when it comes on?

Justin O'Reilly

Man, the audio listeners are really missing out on that shelf.

Evan Bederman

I'm loving all this D we're getting lately

Jordan Falduto

Funny thing, I'm actually playing Generation Zero on one monitor and have the Sacred Symbols video on the other! Got it "free" in my Humble Bundle monthly a while back and finally getting around to it. I thought of suggesting it to you in one of your polls to the audience on Twitter because you enjoy when games are set outside of the US and it feels like a more desolate Far Cry in a lot of ways. You're right though, it's fine, but I could never REALLY recommend it to anyone.

Liam Mcnulty

Just got to the end of the episode, I'm loving how lengthy they are (that's what she said). But this comment is for the guy with the HDMI ports question. Don't use switchers! Doesn't matter how good they claim to be it'll downgrade your image, it's not worth it. If he has a HDMI being used up for a sound bar the soundbar usually has another HDMI port on it for you to plug a device into it. My 4K player plugs into my sound bar and the sound bar plugs into the TVs HDMI 2 slot, which is usually the ARC slot (best slot for sound bars). Hope this helps, and Colin I know all this is probably Klingon to you so I apologise 😂you don't have to respond to this comment, you already replied to one of comments here earlier. It must take you hours replying to everyone!

Lee Bull

Colin, your TVs being 2019 or even 2020 LG OLEDs, they will have 4 HDMI not 3 🤔.

Trevor Bolstad

Why does Chris have The Hotline from Control on his shelf? Are we to assume this is some Phil Spencer-esque hint that Remedy is consulting him for their next game? Jokes aside I love both of your shelves. These video episodes are a real treat!

Anonymous

Tell Dustin there is 3 Chrono trigger games, Radical dreamers was a visual novel that never came out in the states I'll tolerate alot But misinformation about my favorite series oh no, keep up the great work guys loved the video as always

ToastIX

I just wanted to fill you in on your inquiry on games like FF7 Remake on PS+ that still charge for the PS5 Upgrade. Hitman 2016 did the same thing. I downloaded it many months ago on PS+ and when I tried to access it on PS5 I was prompted to by the game at full price of $60 (which is absurd for a game that is nearly 5 years old!). So yeah, I imagine this is going to be common with a lot more games going forward. Also, the HDMI 2.1 cables are only necessary if you are using 8K/60fps or 4K/120fps. You may not need to worry about upgrading those yet.

Erk-Prime

Hostess donuts- god bless em #complete

Nathanael Haller

I love seeing Dustin on the show more. Should just be the third seat from here on out solely so we can call you guys CDC.

BryanK75

All this consolidation all over the industry..... and PlayStation losing Zenimax support and Quantic Dream, Supermassive etc exclusives along with losing a lot of ground to Nintendo in Japan and possibly in Europe...... It's time for Sony to stop being so tight, they have 46 billion cash and nearly no debt. They could take 4 billion debt and 4 billion cash and buy 51% of Square and 51% of Capcom and just control their content and benefit from their share of profits. It also seems to me that Jim Ryan has no idea what he is doing, he just seems to emulate the Xbox strategy, which is not a winning strategy..... they need to be looking to Nintendo or to someone with some actual ideas.

LastStandMedia
>>55126845

They could do a lot of things; it's a matter of what's for sale. I think Sony likes their position right now. Their passive moves have actually worked out fairly well; it's if and when Microsoft gets organized that they should be worried, but even then, they have several years until that can even happen.

NeO JD

Leave it to Micah to get things done. 😄 It’s all about the $10 tier for Q&A. 😎 Dream Swingers is the new Shit My Pants On a Date saga. C’mon guys, that Marvel slander should be illegal. How dare you sirs. How dare yous

BryanK75
>>55126845

Thanks for answering Colin, Appreciate it. You are right about studio prices being too high at the moment, Bethesda in particular was very high. So maybe they are biding their time till their hard earned cash can go further. I do get super anxious when I see how things are in Japan though and the amount MSFT are investing.

DB Cooper

Some actors, like those of Leto's stature, have enough pull to make those dumb things happen sadly. They're not totally absolved and stuck with what they're given, depending on who they are.

Dylan Neves

Always appreciating the chemistry you three got going on here. It's a delight to listen to weekly, especially right now with many of our social lives still axed. I agree with Chris on FF7R. It's not fair to get a AAA game of this caliber and that's less than a year old for $10 (PS+ for a month) and then have the audacity to assume you can get the PS5 version for free (or $10). I'm of the mind that FF7R shouldn't even really be a free ps+ game right now, it's too high of a value for that and it isn't that old. Granted, it is only for a month.