#410 | The PR Transmissions Will Resume
5/11/20264 hr 14 min
If the release calendar holds as currently constructed, Grand Theft Auto VI will launch into the waiting arms of millions upon millions of day-one players. And since it's likely to be the highest-grossing entertainment event in the history of mankind, it's fair to assume that the marketing push will be substantial. As we get ever-closer to the fall, Take Two's CEO has been giving revealing interviews about the insane money, expectations, and consequences behind Rockstar's much-anticipated project (and word on these digital streets is that Sony has secured the marketing rights to the game, which is absolutely massive for PlayStation 5). Are you ready to withstand a hype machine the likes of which you've never seen before? Plus: Strauss Zelnick expresses disappointment over Civilization VII and laments the lack of a new BioShock, a majority of consumers polled report never buying games at full price, Call of Duty is finally skipping PlayStation 4 moving forward, Yacht Club's Mina the Hollower gets a release date, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Should Sony reform its existing refund system on PSN? Is there an alternate reality where Sony kept the 007 film license in the '90s, thus opening up PlayStation to a series of James Bond games? Should PlayStation explore surprise reveals a la the new Star Fox? Does Colin have a potential business opportunity in the works naming other people's children? This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off at https://www.betterhelp.com/sacred Timestamps:Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.0:00:00 - Intro0:21:22 - Sacred missed connection UPDATE0:27:12 - Naming ceremony0:43:18 - Magnanimous Colin0:46:21 - DRM thoughts0:56:27 - New PSN settlement1:18:17 - Sony seemingly has the marketing rights to GTA VI1:45:27 - Zelnick on Bioshock and Civ VII2:09:08 - 62% of gamers don't buy full price2:25:56 - Call of Duty is done with PS42:28:36 - Sega reveals Stranger Than Heaven2:30:55 - Mina the Hollower has a release date2:48:45 - PSN April 2026 Sales2:52:24 - What We’re Playing (Saros, Vampire Crawlers, Saint Slayer)3:21:28 - Better ways for DRM3:26:17 - Fix the refund system3:30:51 - Alternate 007 timeline3:37:40 - Easy modes3:44:10 - Surprise announcements3:50:49 - Marketing for Marathon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsColin Moriarty· Host0:00
[rock music] Greetings and salutations. Welcome back to Sacred Symbols, a PlayStation podcast. This is episode number 410. My name is Colin Moriarty. I'm joined as always by my son, Chris Ray Gun. Chris, good to see you today, my friend. How are you today?
Chris Ray Gun· Host0:28
I'm well. I'm well. I just made myself... I just had, uh... I made myself an unusually large breakfast today 'cause I had time. I was like, "You know, I'm gonna make my... I'm gonna make eggs, uh, bacon, pancakes."
Colin Moriarty· Host0:40
Wow.
Chris Ray Gun· Host0:41
You know? The whole, the whole nine yards.
Colin Moriarty· Host0:44
It's like the- I was gonna say ... it's like a sitcom breakfast.
Chris Ray Gun· Host0:46
Yeah. [laughs] I don't normally put that much effort, 'cause, like, it's just me, you know? Why the fuck would I care? It's just like, as long as they're... as long as I'm getting, like, proteins or whatever, like I don't... You know, it's fine. I usually just go to, like, make an egg, and that's fine.
Colin Moriarty· Host1:00
Pa- But, uh- Pancake, uh... Pancakes are annoying to make, but they're, uh, they're so good.
Chris Ray Gun· Host1:05
Yeah, they're good. When you get like, I... When you can, when you can make them with, like, that golden, the crust. You know what I'm talking about? Like, the c- the, the crust- Yeah, yeah ... on the end.
Colin Moriarty· Host1:14
Like, yeah.
Chris Ray Gun· Host1:14
It's like, mm. That's the best shit.
Colin Moriarty· Host1:16
It's kind of the way Waffle... Or not Waffle House. Um, uh, why can't I think of it? Uh, Cracker Barrel does their pancakes like that, like kind of thin, crispy-ish.
Chris Ray Gun· Host1:24
Yeah, yeah.
Colin Moriarty· Host1:25
Flap. A flapjack.
Chris Ray Gun· Host1:27
I'm not, I'm not big on the standard