Sacred Symbols, Episode 369 | Selling Years of Their Smoke and Mirrors and Open Minds (Video) (Patreon)

Selling Years of Their Smoke and Mirrors and Open Minds | Sacred Symbols, Episode 369

With leaks galore coming out of its closed testing period, it should come as no surprise that Battlefield 6 is real, and it's en route very soon. Electronic Arts and its quartet of fully-owned teams under the Battlefield Studios moniker promise a full multiplayer reveal in late July, and rumors indicate the full title is primed to launch in October. Can EA finally turn the ship around and fully deliver on the potential of its ailing franchise? Or has its lunch been permanently eaten? Plus: Sony invests $450 million into Bandai Namco in return for 2.5% of the publisher, FromSoft is reportedly working on a mystery game due out in 2026, the reasons for Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles' long development cycle suddenly become clearer, Microsoft backtracks on The Outer Worlds 2's aggressive pricing, Death Stranding 2 sells big, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Did our parents ever play games with us while we were growing up? Is Colin an unadulterated and unhinged Nintendo hater? Will shorter and more reasonable development cycles ever return to the AAA space? Could one listener's ex now be dating another listener? Follow the hosts! Colin: https://x.com/longislandviper Chris: https://x.com/ChrisRGun Dustin: https://x.com/DustinCanFly A new episode of Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast launches each Friday morning. To receive instant access, as well as other perks, please support the show on: https://www.patreon.com/LastStandMedia 0:00:00 - Intro 0:23:29 - Sacred Symbols lifts you up 0:24:40 - Good news for a change 0:25:34 - Loud yawning 0:34:00 - Perfect Colin 0:36:01 - Colin's allowance 0:43:50 - Sony buys 2.5% of Bandai Namco 0:55:13 - Battlefield 6 announced 1:12:36 - What is FromSoft's Project FMC 1:21:13 - New PS5 beta firmware 1:31:33 - Why FF Tactics took so long 1:38:37 - Outer Worlds 2 lowers its price 1:50:15 - Splitgate 2 goes back to beta 2:08:49 - June 2025 Circana 2:18:16 - Playing video games with your parents 2:39:51 - Is Colin jealous of his ex (Nintendo)? 2:52:47 - Why does game development take so long? 3:08:57 - The homogeneity of AAA gaming 3:15:02 - New TV settings 3:21:04 - Why do we care so much about news?