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Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast

Last Stand Media & Studio71

Leisure, Video Games, Hobbies, Games

4.8 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 255 minutes

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Summary

Over the past year or so, rumors have percolated surrounding a future PlayStation handheld, but in reality, no one knew what the exact nature of this hypothetical device would be. Could it be a successor to PSP and Vita? Or perhaps a portable PS4 or PS4 Pro? Well, it's neither of those things, if recent reporting is accurate. Instead, Sony is apparently building a fully portable PlayStation 5, which -- if accurate -- could completely upend not only the core gaming market, but the traditional cadence of console generations, full-stop. But perhaps the biggest question about a PS5 Portable is this: What does it mean for PlayStation 6? Other news this week includes an update to Sony's pursuit of Kadokawa Corporation, the retirement of legendary PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida after 31 years with the brand (and 38 years at Sony itself), a surprise upward revision of PlayStation 2's once-static sales number, and much more. We round things out with listener inquiries, as we always do. Do we have any preliminary "gaming plans" for 2025? Will the west's catastrophic demographic collapse have equally catastrophic ramifications for the gaming space? What does it mean when a game (or gamer) is called "sweaty"? Have we officially reached peak "Fantasy Slop Nerd" voice? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:27:35 - Chris Chan's spawn 0:35:10 - Bluesky 0:55:19 - Sacred celebrity look-alikes 0:56:44 - Fantasy nerd slop voice 0:59:47 - PS5 selling faster than PS1 1:02:26 - Alan Wake corrections 1:04:35 - Updated PS2 sales numbers 1:10:17 - Troy Baker is in Naughty Dog's next game 1:20:43 - My First Gran Turismo 1:24:03 - Helldivers 2 Controller incoming 1:32:18 - Dino Crisis and RE: Directors Cut can be bought a la carte 1:34:49 - Cyberpunk 2077 surpasses 30 million, Witcher 4 is in production 1:37:34 - What Are We Playing? 2:19:39 - PlayStation is working on a new handheld 2:40:32 - Kadokawa updates 2:54:45 - Shuhei Yoshida is leaving PlayStation 3:17:48 - New PS Plus games coming 3:26:10 - Gaming mission statements for 2025 3:35:29 - Gaming needs new markets to grow 3:42:04 - What does being "sweaty" mean? 3:47:41 - AI gaming companies This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/symbols and get on your way to being your best self Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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