Things Have Changed Like A Decade | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast, Episode 259
942In another legendary Colin Was Right moment, Embracer Group has officially broadcast an SOS. The mega-publisher is in significant debt and severely overleveraged, with 17,000 mouths to feed over 131 studios making something like 250 games. But few of its products matter, it can't release enough quality fare to draw the requisite income to sustain its Ubisoft-sized headcount, and its products inevitably compete with each other, too. Embracer was always an absurd proposition, one that almost no one made a peep about while its teetering tower was built ever-higher. Let's discuss their future, one markedly different from the one they planned just a few years ago. We also take the time to get deep into this week's other news, as there are a lot of announcements emerging from various showcases. Star Wars: Outlaws, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Persona 3 Reload, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth are just some of the upcoming titles we touch on, as well sharing lots of thoughts about Final Fantasy XVI's well-received demo, and listener inquiries on topics like the arcade ticket economy, the perfect game length, and Last Stand licensing its content to a big media company. Plus: Can we get Boar's Head to sponsor this show? Probably not, as it turns out.
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:17:53 - Con-cord
0:23:55 - Sacred Symbols solves the Friendship Epidemic
0:30:19 - Why would you use a guide for an anticipated game?
0:33:27 - How should I approach a co-worker about Sacred?
0:36:13 - Boar’s Head - SPONSOR US
0:38:41 - Is the Xbox showcase overhyped?
0:54:55 - What do we think of Starfield being 30FPS?
1:12:30 - PlayStation won’t be at Gamescom
1:14:51 - The Last of Us: Part 1 is Steam Deck Verified
1:18:58 - Why do gamers create and feed on negativity?
1:30:04 - Platinum games worked on Final Fantasy XVI
1:34:23 - Capcom’s showcase gives us more info on upcoming games
1:39:55 - Rogue Legacy 2 is coming to PlayStation
1:40:43 - Dead Island 2 reveals two new story expansions
1:42:02 - Soul Calibur V is being delisted
1:49:36 - Lego 2K Goal! has been leaked
1:50:08 - PayDay 3 releases on September 24th
1:51:10 - Cities Skylines II releases on October 24th
1:53:27 - Parcel Corps looks cool
1:54:09 - TimTheTatman and Nickmercs skins have been removed from COD
2:17:44 - What have we been playing?
2:48:27 - Embracer Group has announced they will reorganize
3:06:58 - Star Wars: Outlaws has been revealed
3:29:29 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora launches December 7th
3:37:18 - Was Mark Cerny wrong when he said game development would speed up?
3:43:02 - New Persona games are coming to PlayStation
3:56:21 - Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion releases September 26th
4:03:49 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth releases November 9th
4:08:34 - Titanfall 3 was in development - but not anymore
4:15:59 - New PlayStation Plus games have been revealed
4:21:38 - Sony has revealed new information about their efforts
4:29:51 - Prizes or Fun?
4:34:02 - Does length matter?
4:40:45 - Would we entertain a licensing deal?