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Sacred Symbols, Episode 304 | Too Big to Succeed
🕑 Added 2024-04-26 16:00:17 +0000 UTCEmbracer Group's downfall will be long-studied as an example of capitalistic hubris you rarely see, even in our ruthlessly capitalist society. Following mass layoffs, spin-offs, and studio closures, Embracer will ultimately split into three smaller, more manageable entities, instead of acting as a lone unit with more employees than the entire PlayStation brand, including all of its studios combined (seriously). It's just another example of people in positions of power somehow knowing less about their industry, the economy, and business than completely random people that do a video game podcast. Other news: Stellar Blade's "Hard R" controversy, the permanent closure of LittleBigPlanet's UGC servers, the cultural revival of the Fallout franchise on the back of a successful Amazon show, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! How do we feel about Ubisoft's apparent abandonment of the Watch Dogs franchise? Are gaming cookbooks the new rage? Can you be a fan of video games without actually playing them? Will British people ever acknowledge Americans' acumen with a map?
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:21:44 - Where is Sacred 300?
0:25:25 - Sacred through college
0:32:10 - Quintin's surgery
0:39:52 - British people
0:46:20 - PS Stars points correction
0:52:35 - LBP goes offline
1:09:36 - Hard R Shop
1:32:07 - Fallout show is getting another season
1:44:57 - Metaphor ReFantazio releases October11
1:48:53 - What we’re playing
2:36:34 - Embracer's downfall
2:53:42 - Watch Dogs is dead
3:01:11 - Dustin raising a gamer
3:09:56 - Is capitalism the problem?
3:13:29 - Gaming cookbooks
3:21:51 - Colin’s trophy inconsistencies
3:25:03 - Am I broken?
Comments
Draven E.
Eiyuden is great so far btw about 10 hours in!
Alec Davis
The pendulum metaphor doesn’t work because I still see many people calling everything racist and phobic
Jacob Lesperance
And yes, capitalism is the best system we have ever had, but it's being ruined by greed.
Jacob Lesperance
The leading cause of inflation is price gauging. Over 30% of today's inflationary costs are cause of companies price gouging... So yes, capitalism is a big cause of inflation
Dylan
Clash royal- clash of clans developers are releasing a new game, first new one from them in years
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