Sacred Symbols, Episode 335 | Time To Go Mobile
🕑 Added 2024-11-29 17:01:01 +0000 UTCOver 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?
Timestamps:
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
Comments
Marco Maluf
Shuhei is a legend! All the best to him always!
Jack
If Elon is a top D4 player, he is either lying about that or how hard/long he works
WashedAF
Assmad shitlibs are leaving Twitter/X because they no longer can suppress stories like the Hunter Biden laptop. I’m sure left-wing hate speech is very much allowed on Bluesky.
Cornelius
Twitter isn't really big outside the US, and it's definitely not the main social media platform. Twitter is closer to Pinterest than it is to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok in terms of monthly users
Germanos
I couldn't disagree more on the packaging. This pretentious crap that Apple is doing, pretending that overspending, on their technology makes you a better human being, is sickening. I'm buying a console. It needs to be packaged, so that is it safely transferred to me. Nothing else, and anything else more than that, is just pretentious.
Bartevious
People who genuinely care either way and go to bat for social media companies are the same. On either side of the aisle.
Bartevious
In MW2 or MW3 with a .2 sec ADS time I get it. I haven’t seen any guns scope in like slight of hand or QuickDraw in over a decade tho
Bartevious
Haven’t played cod in years but I disagree about the quick scoping point of sweats. Quick scoping has always been high risk high reward. 99 percent of “quick scopers” would perform better with the meta AR or SMG.
Dennis
Bluesky probably won't survive. I just think it is hilarious the usual suspects are mad some are choosing to use a differently moderated platform. Call it an echo chamber all you want. Some people will seek alternatives when the other platform allows all kinds of hate speech, but saying cisgender will get you suspended.
Bailey Callis
He just posted on there about crying watching Wicked 🤣💀
Gooch Gobbler
Fennoscandeeznuts
Gooch Gobbler
yeah I can't believe they care about the packaging at all tbh lol
Gooch Gobbler
yeah no idea what Colin was talking about there lol it better be next year!
Kevin Cooper
RE: Colin's Look-Alike... there is a 2018 documentary called "Three Identical Strangers", and one of these three individuals (the thinnest) looks so much like Colin I had to look up the cast to make double-sure. Google image the doc title, and then look for the image where the three of them have their arms around each other. The dude on the right is a pretty close doppelganger -- complete with the throwback white-afro.
mattyboy316
Shuhei yoshida on a future sacred plus episode? 🤔
Alec Davis
It’s a challenging game
Glen Yelenovic
I have play COD multiplayer and campaign on the portal and it has been nearly perfect. Granted I’m not a FPS pro, but I can easily hold my own with a 1+ K/D. The same I have when playing on the PS5 directly
[ Enrique ]
32:23 lmao chris saying no like spiderman.
Stevie Q
Colin is exceptionally strange about hating any and everything Chinese. The end of his podcast: “Proudly recorded in the USA.” Like what does that even mean..?
Deemac
Lol yeah in the other thread I linked the definition from Cambridge dictionary. I say this meaning no offence, but Colin is such a classic American. He was so confident in saying "hash out" is the correct terminology, whereas that's an American phrase - and "thrash out" (as was in the article) makes more sense to the rest of the world. As this was a Japanese article, about two Japanese companies negotiating, which was then translated - their phrasing was correct
The Rose Experience
What company has a portable device as their focal point or is trying to make it one?
Baden Ronie
Inn regard to Judas' release date, Take-Two did say in 2023 that they expect Judas to be released by March 2025, so thr interviewer may just be referencing that.
kunsam
Dustin talking about his pro experience sums up the state of the gaming landscape. Patches, updates, new tech actually being worse, needing an fps counter on your TV to discern the difference etc etc. It's a mess.
kunsam
Ackshully.... The write in using "thrash out" was correct. It means to 'discuss a problem in detail until you reach an agreement or find a solution'.
Joseph Gedgaudas
Everyone keeps saying how terrifying Silent Hill 2 Remake is, but I found it more humorous than scary.
Connor Staley
Exactly he said every reason except the main one lol
Jimmy G
“Completely decentralized” isn’t true at all. Bluesky’s ecosystem is currently closed off and centrally managed. It leans on the AT Protocol for decentralization, but key systems, like identity and content registries, are totally under Bluesky’s control. It’s not federated in the way ActivityPub is. The “decentralized” language coming from Bluesky advocates is theoretical at this point.
Ice Slice
I don't know how you can say this when there is and has always been a handheald that sells around 100 million units on the market. There is clearly a very large crowd that always goes for the handheld option even if they also have a console. Usually it's the one nintendo makes.
Deathspank
They are working on both games concurrently
Guatles
CDPR actually announced they’ll do sequel to cyberpunk 2077 months ago already but that they’re working on Witcher 4 first.
Robbie Agnew
Japan is playing portable, Americans are playing docked. IMO
Michael McCoy
But the main reason why the Switch is massively successful is the fact that it’s portable. Japanese players love portable machines, I guarantee you most people are not playing it docked.
Casey Anthony’s Hide and Seek Tips
It does seem like a first world problem but I would like a cool box.
Zack E
It’s silly and no big deal but Colin + Chris sleeping habits are the biggest “out of touch” part of the show lmao. Each their own obviously but it’s pretty funny.
Zack E
That’s a lovely, lovely voice
Robbie Agnew
That’s a hybrid machine. I mean a solely portable device. Not gunna cut it these days
NeO JD
Need a 1 on 1 with Shu someday. See if he’d actually do it after he leaves Sony.
NecrumOddBoy
Switch?
Robbie Agnew
Portable devices aren’t popular enough to be the focal point of a company anymore.
ajwhite
Yep, you have to use the pulse headset with it, which totally blows
Deemac
Seems like I'm definitely in the minority here, but I don't really care about this unboxing experience that so many people care so much about. Like I understand that it's very lackluster in comparison to the Series X for example, but the amount of time the guys spend talking about this seems excessive lol. I completely understand presentation etc, but I'm buying the product at the end of the day, the packaging either goes in storage or is recycled. Again I realise I'm on my own here, but it really doesn't bother me personally Also surprised to hear Colin complain about the 30th anniversary product unboxing, I thought that was kind of cool, as they did something different with the OG style packaging, then all the images of the various playstation accessories on the inside. Granted I got the anniversary edge, which was in a sturdier box inside and also comes in a nicer package again with its own case etc. I can't speak for whats inside the normal Dualsense box
Pasqual Ribot
The chinese hate is getting a bit out of control imo. I get you dont like tencent but you make it sound like its working for nazi germany. Its hard to take your opinion seriously on the matter as the last time you went in depth about this you invited a literal CIA asset ( rand corp). I dont know, I dont care much about this one way or the other, it just come across as very cold war mentality
JT
Maybe your best one yet.
Martian Manfucker
Yuh, I think it’s the second best in the series
Gavin Kelly
Can't be the only one who read the title in Colin's Bane voice.
Cameron
Considering how many flashbacks were in TloU 2, it wouldn't be surprising if Joel was in 3 by any means.
Greta Thu’umberg HOW-DARE-YOUing Big Oil execs off a skyscraper
Colin-isms Slop Voice
Matt
Portal ‘nothing wrong with it’… it doesn’t have Bluetooth!!
Dylbun
The Chris Chan baby has already been debunked it was just a misinterpretation of his autismo rant. The anti-christ is not here just yet
Michael
Is Castlevania: Rondo of Blood pretty good?
Scott
It’s where all the cuck anti trumpers are circle jerking eachother right now too
Moistescarjoe
Imagine 25 years from now Chrischan jr releases a touching documentary about their Father/Mother
Ryan Hayman
also just had to fire up the video for this haha
Michael Mashpotato
Sony has me right where they want me. I’ve bought 9 different Dualsense controllers so far. They need to release the clear blue Dualsense now. Im definitely a little peeved though. They dropped the price of the chroma controllers two weeks after I bought the white one.
Rufián
Shuhei Yoshida is a 9/11 truther - he understands perfectly what transpired that day. The same group that is behind the takeover of Sony HQ ~5 years ago. The men with tiny hats. He fought them bravely, but he is only one man. Stellar Blade was his Trojan Horse, his final play to combat the rats running PlayStation. Buy Stellar Blade, fight the good fight, stand by Yoshida. Make gaming great again. Thank you Shuhei!
Jay
About to set up my xmas lights to this. Very well done
Carlos
I can’t believe these douchebags made me look at the video version to see their reactions to Chris Chans girlfriend.
Katana Silver
Imagine your opinions being so unpopular you have to turn to heavy moderation and censorship to get them across without scrutiny
David D
Oof, hard luck Colin. Finland isn't in Scandinavia, it's part of Fennoscandia.
Katana Silver
He looks like a more masculine Andrea Rhodea too. It’s really just the haircut and facial hair though
The Rose Experience
It’s also a pedophile haven, add that to it as well.
Bogey
If we’re talking about people you look like, Colin I’ve always thought you looked just like Desmond Miles from Assassins Creed
Tristan Kimball
Colin’s been waiting a long time to use this title
Sam Dale
The Fire Rises!
Andre Ordonez
The fantasy slop voice kills me every time 😂😂
slick
Hey Gents, loved the bluesky conversation but one difference between Bluesky and most other social media platforms is that it is completely decentrazlied. It works a lot like an e-mail service and in the future other decentralized platforms can talk to each other. E.g. Gmail users can send e-mails to Hotmail etc. A Decentralized internet is a beautiful thing.
Mike Held
Here's a life hack for you guys: If you go to bed at a reasonable time, getting up early is not a big deal. In fact, it's actually enjoyable.
Cole Wallace
Chris is scarred for life now. 🤣
CUMSoftware
Heh chris isnt fooling anyone why he’s on Bluesky
Jayce Tamulevich
My order was placed and I’m all about an Outer Heaven militia, but I need to know everyone’s call signs. Perhaps Anxious Boston, Handsome Otaku, and Chris Rayboss?
ajwhite
It's not a sacred episode if it doesn't begin with Chris complaining about waking up at the time normal humans do
Thomas Connolly
Perfect title for the episode, had to say it in the Bane voice or I’d be betraying myself lmao
Brandon Tyler
Happy thanksgiving!
Michael Mashpotato
Thank you to Dustin for reminding me to call the oil company so they can come do the yearly maintenance on our furnace.
Red Head Redemption
YES BROTHER!!