#171: A Strategy For A New Era

Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast

Last Stand Media & Studio71

Leisure, Video Games, Hobbies, Games

4.8 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2021

⏱️ 214 minutes

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Summary

It's not 1995 anymore, or 2000, or 2006, or even 2013. During those years -- when PSone through PS4 launched in the west -- PlayStation's success revolved around what it itself can do. Its own system, its own studios, its own architecture. But in 2021? Things are changing. Sony's recent acquisition of Nixxes was all of the evidence you needed of the shifting sands, but recent interviews from ex-PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden and current PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan are incredibly illuminating when it comes to intent. After all, when Ryan is asking how a PlayStation hit selling 10 million can instead sell 100 million, he understands that can only happen by opening things up. The question is, does the audience understand too? Or is everyone about to get angry? We discuss. Plus: PS5 supply issues may ease in 2022, Konami is going both big and small, Final Fantasy's bizarre prequel has a release date, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Can third parties protect each other from consolidation? Should Sony cuddle up to Valve? Does PlayStation require more kid-friendly fare? And whatever happened to that man that pooped his pants on that date, anyway? The answer will surprise and please you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sacred Symbols is brought to you by Nissan.
0:02.7	Let's be real.
0:03.7	Most of the time, driving can be a bit of a mundane experience.
0:08.3	But it doesn't have to be.
0:10.3	And Nissan EVs are the change you need.
0:12.7	More and more, it seems like electric cars are the future.
0:16.4	For a lot of people, it's not only more convenient,
0:18.7	but it's also better for the environment.
0:20.5	Nissan makes EVs, but not just any electric vehicles.
0:24.4	They make EVs that truly electrify.
0:27.2	Driving an EV can really spark your imagination.
0:29.7	Pins you to your seat.
0:30.8	Takes your breath away.
0:31.9	Nissan has been making EVs since 1947.
0:34.7	So it kind of sounds like they know what they're doing.
0:37.1	Since 2010, Nissan Leafs have traveled over 8 billion miles
0:41.1	globally.
0:41.9	That's the equivalent of driving to Pluto in back.
0:44.8	One of their EVs even trekked all the way up to the North Pole.
0:48.2	And they literally test EV technology on the Formula E race track.
0:52.2	And I don't know about you, but to me, all that just
0:54.6	sounds really cool.
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