Sacred Symbols, Episode 371 | Count Money All Day, Count Money All Night

If Sony's recent fiscal report shows anything, it's that PlayStation is turning into a bona fide money printer. Yes, PS5 has surpassed 80 million units sold, and that in and of itself is a substantial figure. But the more interesting numbers reside in the financials, where the brand netted more in profit in a single three month period than it did for much of entire previous generations. That's completely insane. So let's discuss PlayStation's meteoric growth, what it means, and how Sony may be doing all of this with one arm tied behind its back. Plus: Media Molecule loses its final founding member, the new BioShock game is in trouble, Lost Soul Aside goes gold, Starfield is rumored to be PS5-bound in 2026, Darksiders 4 gets announced, Silent Hill F brings the franchise into an action-oriented direction, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Is PlayStation Plus fundamentally underrated? Could Battlefield 6 outsell Call of Duty: Black Ops 7? Are we on the verge of having to verify our identity on PSN? Will Colin travel to a nearby town to try and find life-sized box art of the old game X-Blades?

Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro

0:27:20 - Derek <3

0:30:16 - Keep on, keeping on Luke

0:37:24 - Grace’s first platinum

0:41:28 - This is Tarman

0:43:45 - SouthPeak Games

0:45:52 - Is the opening of the show too out of hand?

0:48:55 - Ghost of Yotei film festival

1:01:40 - Sony financials

1:37:35 - Media Molecule's last co-founder leaves

1:50:39 - New Bioshock is in trouble

2:08:32 - Lost Souls Aside has gone gold

2:12:36 - Will Exiledge be a hit?

2:17:30 - Starfield on PS5 rumors continue

2:23:53 - Darksiders 4 announced

2:28:01 - Silent Hill F is action focused

2:35:47 - Red Octane is making a new rhythm game

2:43:58 - Genshin Impact removes PS4 support

2:51:23 - New Pragmata gameplay

2:52:49 - Marvel Tokon beta

2:56:36 - What We Are Playing? (Death Stranding 2, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Deus Ex: The Conspiracy, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Luto, Delta Rune)

3:34:07 - What is going on with the Steam payment processor story?

3:40:38 - PlayStation Plus is also a great deal

3:47:08 - Is it Battlefield's time?

3:53:02 - Why are reviews so long?

4:04:15 - Why don't game support couch co-op?

4:11:40 - ID verification in games