Absolute Scarcity | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast Episode 136
875Sony 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?
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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?
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