#414 | This Is the Revelation of the Year
6/8/20266 hr 30 min
What a week! Our jam-packed episode of Sacred Symbols covers all of the announcements from both Sony's State of Play presentation, as well as Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest showcase. And let's just say, there's a ton to get through. State of Play's 25 game roster included a fresh, expanded look at Wolverine, the reveal of Firesprite's long-rumored Until Dawn 2, and the confirmation of a brand new God of War game in the form of Laufey (plus a ton of third-party stuff, including Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Silent Hill: Townfall, Control Resonant, Phantom Blade 0, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, and more). Geoff's show went even harder, with a full 53 games displayed, including the culmination of the Final Fantasy VII Remake saga in the form of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, the always-assumed Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake en route in 2027, two new Cuphead titles, the Stellar Blade sequel Blood Rain, and so on. We have other news this week, too -- MMORPG Horizon: Steel Frontiers has been delayed, California's legislature is going after developers and publishers who delist games, Fable has been delayed until next year, and so on -- but really, the meat of the show is all about these E3-like pressers. Even the questions at the end! So buckle up for one long episode of Sacred Symbols. Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro0:08:09 - Another Sacred statistic0:19:59 - dishonored brokers0:26:24 - "the podcast I listen to"0:34:27 - State of Play rundown3:12:55 - Was State of Play underwhelming?3:25:13 - Economic realities of originality3:37:27 - Stagnant first party3:44:25 - Studios stuck on IPs3:50:39 - Less attractive female characters?4:00:40 - September is looking rough4:08:39 - Summer Game Fest rundown5:26:13 - Sony removes more shovelware5:31:48 - Horizon: Steel Frontiers delayed5:33:14 - Amazon and 007 First Light5:40:50 - Toy Story Retro Roundup5:50:18 - New CA bill for game preservation6:02:53 - Fallout 76 coming to PS56:03:43 - Fable delayed6:04:11 - Gravity Circuit 2 announced6:04:57 - May 2026 PSN top downloads6:06:59 - What We're Playing (Pragmata, Saros, Mina the Hollower, 007: First Light) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Colin Moriarty· Host0:28
[upbeat music] [upbeat music] Greetings and salutations. Welcome back to Sacred Symbols, a PlayStation podcast. This is episode number 414. It's a number you probably don't... Have you ever even said the number 414 in your life? Probably not. My name is Colin Moriarty. I'm joined, as always, by my son, Chris Raygun. Chris, good to see you today. How are you?
Chris Ray Gun· Host1:02
I'm good. I'm good. Got up early and, uh, spent some time playing some games. A little bit of d- a little bit of 007. A little bit of, uh, a little bit of Marathon. I don't normally play games that early, but I was like, "Eh, why not?"
Colin Moriarty· Host1:18
Yeah.
Chris Ray Gun· Host1:18
Get an early start to the day, you know?
Colin Moriarty· Host1:21
Sure, sure, sure, sure. Uh, I, uh, can't relate- Yeah ... but I'm sure a lot of people can. Again, I love looking at my trophies,