Pray They Don't Alter It Any Further | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast Episode 217
799For the first time in the history of the gaming industry, a major piece of hardware is getting a price increase across virtually the entire world. PlayStation 5, launched in 2020 at $500 or your local equivalent, will still cost that much (with a disc drive) here in the States. But virtually everywhere else in the world -- from the UK and Europe to Australia, Japan, and beyond -- PS5's price is about to go up modestly, but noticeably. Sony no doubt isn't taking this PR catastrophe lightly -- you have to imagine there's a need here -- and, indeed, this highly-controversial will help them make an additional half-a-billion bucks this year alone. But with market conditions as they are, inflation running rampant, and production as trying as ever, the only question is whether any of their competitors follow-suit, and whether Sony itself is done upping the ante. Other news includes the reveal of PlayStation's long-awaited Elite-style controller called DualSense Edge, confirmation that PSVR2 will launch in early 2023, release dates for Dead Island 2, Sonic Frontiers, and more. and so on. Then, we wrap things up (as we always do) with listener inquiries. What's with some outlets slamming Saints Row, then accepting money to promote it anyway? Is it becoming increasingly difficult to avoid the industry's inherent negativity? Will Sony ever begin caring about their PlayStation Mobile initiative? Should one listener's public bathroom encounter have left him as scared as it has?
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:02 - A small correction
0:08:59 - Chad Dustin
0:12:24 - How do New Yorkers claim every food?
0:21:09 - Do we like cheesecake?
0:23:54 - Is it okay to comment on someone’s urination?
0:30:44 - What do we think of our first look at HBO’s The Last of Us?
0:36:38 - The Game Awards return December 8th
0:39:19 - Forspoken gets a 10 minute gameplay trailer
0:53:42 - What is Studio Onoma?
0:55:24 - ONL - Atlas Fallen
1:01:37 - ONL - Lords of the Fallen
1:04:31 - ONL - Lies of P
1:11:31 - Atomic Heart gets a new trailer
1:15:27 - ONL - Everywhere
1:19:58 - ONL - Under the Waves
1:23:24 - ONL - Gotham Knights gets an earlier release date
1:23:55 - ONL - Kojima is doing a podcast with Spotify
1:29:43 - Toshihiro Nagoshi’s next game will be like a Quentin Tarantino film
1:32:35 - Jack Move is coming to PS4
1:35:24 - PlayStation is being sued in the UK
1:36:33 - What have we been playing?
1:54:09 - PlayStation 5 is getting a price hike in certain regions
2:09:44 - Sony has unveiled the DualSense Edge
2:25:00 - A release window for PSVR 2 has been announced
2:35:48 - Dead Island 2 has been re-revealed
2:43:02 - Destiny 2’s next expansion, Lightfall, has been announced
2:55:04 - Sonic Frontiers is set to launch November 8th
3:02:36 - A Plague Tale: Requiem has gone gold
3:08:02 - The Devil In Me will release November 18th
3:10:00 - More video game movies are in the works
3:20:23 - The NPD Group has released data for July
3:23:55 - Where do conflicts of interest begin and end?
3:34:00 - How do we cope with the sea of negativity surrounding releases?
3:46:15 - Will the criticisms of Saints Row affect GTA?
3:51:55 - What is Sony’s plan for PlayStation Mobile?
3:53:41 - Are all characters looking similar in games?
3:57:40 - Is Sony still the thought leader in the industry?