Recharted | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast Episode 146
889We know it seems like everything is on fire recently, but does that feeling match reality? On the back of explosive reporting concerning Naughty Dog, Bend Studio, and an unacknowledged (by Sony) second team in San Diego, PlayStation fans are left questioning just what's going on with a company that seems more interested in smash hits, remakes, and extracting blood from a stone than trying something new. An Uncharted remake? A remake of The Last of Us?! Eh. Let's talk about if recharting old territory is the wisest use of time for some of the industry's most talented teams. Then: News! PlayStation 5 has received its first firmware update, Sony has dumped even more money into Epic, PlayStation is hiring a new Head of Mobile for its first party family, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Will Horizon: Forbidden West actually make it out in 2021? Why are some Trophies hidden? How can Sony not figure out how to emulate PS3 when hackers have already done so? Just what's for dinner, anyway?
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:00 - Remembering the PSN outage (from a decade ago)
0:10:41 - A few quick news items.
0:11:50 - What have we been playing?
0:22:27 - There seems to be some trouble at Sony…
1:19:30 - Days Gone now has a release date for its PC port.
1:21:39 - A PS5 firmware update has been released.
1:27:26 - Some functionalities for the soon-to-be shuttered storefronts are already disappearing.
1:28:52 - Sony has bought another $200 million of Epic stock.
1:32:15 - PlayStation appears to be hiring for a mobile platform.
1:39:53 - More details have been revealed about Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s expansion pack.
1:43:23 - Sonic Colors may be coming to PS4.
1:45:54- Mass Effect Legendary Edition has gone gold.
1:50:13 - Sony is going green.
1:51:33 - New job postings may reveal what several studios are working on. Will the next Bishock game be open world?
2:05:44 - The sequel to The World Ends With You has a release date.
2:07:57 - News Wrap-Up
2:12:04 - Why won’t Sony invest in backwards compatibility when it is definitely possible?
2:19:09 - Do we keep lists of games we want to buy or a backlog list?
2:22:25 - What’s the deal with hidden trophies?
2:23:44 - Does Sony need to reconsider their current pricing structure?
2:32:56 - What would Naughty Dog look like if they had pursued Jak over The Last of Us?
2:40:15 - Is it too early to panic about Horizon Forbidden West’s release date?