The Dream Is Finally Dead | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast, Episode 250
812After witnessing its death in slow motion, Media Molecule is mercifully pulling the plug on its beleaguered project Dreams. And it's sad, no doubt. But here's the reality: Dreams was a bad idea and a waste of time. Sony voluntarily hamstrung its most creative team for the better part of two generations on a dead end, and you can't really blame artists-types for taking all the corporate rope you'll give them. After all, Media Molecule hasn't released a AAA game in more than 12 years, an unfathomable gap. How that's even possible is anyone's guess. Who's responsible for Dreams' abject failure? Why was this idea allowed to go along so staggeringly beyond its expiration date? And what's next for the House of Sackboy? Other news this week includes tacit confirmation of a Persona 3 remake, Sony's aggressive push into cloud gaming, an official delay for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and more. The conversation's rounded out with listener inquiries sent from Patreon, touching on topics like the Redfall 30-frames controversy, the cost of putting Call of Duty on PlayStation Plus, the best order to play the original Final Fantasy games, and a continued ode to a deli that's become a central icon of show lore.
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:59 - Good luck, Chris!
0:12:25 - Sacred has more stamina than The Simpsons
0:17:32 - The Sacred Sandwich Pilgrimage
0:28:31 - What kind of games would Hitler like?
0:35:43 - Have we seen the recent video game movie adaptations?
0:39:51 - Will we consider a Nintendo podcast?
0:42:57 - Nintendo has announced their own event, similar to PSX
0:55:23 - Fantavision 202X is coming to PC
0:56:35 - Kill the Justice League still hasn’t officially been delayed (update later in show)
1:03:07 - Suikoden rereleases may be drawing near
1:05:36 - What have we been playing?
1:27:39 - Dreams will no longer be supported
1:54:25 - Atlus is working on a remake of Persona 3
2:03:29 - Sony is dissing other consoles in their patent filings
2:09:45 - PlayStation may be giving more attention to cloud gaming
2:28:42 - April’s PS+ games have been revealed
2:38:07 - UPDATE: Kill the Justice League has officially been delayed
2:41:17 - Will PS titles start launching without performance modes?
3:06:38 - What is the most relaxing game we’ve played?
3:12:23 - Is there an upside to AI assisted game development?
3:24:51 - How much is Sony really making from Call of Duty?
3:27:29 - Should I start at the beginning of Final Fantasy?
3:30:17 - Could NFTs be used in a good way?