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NOTE: We've decided to delay Sacred Symbols until tomorrow to include a pickup. Sorry for the change in schedule.

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Come 2027, Will We Really Need (or Want) PlayStation 6? | Sacred Symbols+, Episode 483

It's me, Colin! Please welcome Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics back to Sacred Symbols+. Back in early July, Rhys joined me for his first foray into the world of Sacred+, and at that time, we delved deep into sales data, consumer trends, and general industry analysis. Today, we do much the same, but with a different slate of topics and considerations. We begin with a foray into Helldivers 2's performance on Xbox and the future of off-platform PlayStation publishing, but then segue into a bunch of other stuff, too: The failure for Sony to fully support PlayStation 5 with first and second party product, the need (or lack thereof) for PS6, which strategies Sony and Microsoft will pursue in terms of next-gen pricing and access, the steady decline of the Xbox brand, Grand Theft Auto VI's potential sales and critical reception, the pricing controversy surrounding Silksong, the pending Saudi acquisition of storied American publisher Electronic Arts, and much more. Do enjoy!

Comments

Bryan Lonsdale

What could the Sacred Symbols pickup possibly be about?

RoughSlpr

My disappointment is immeasurable

Bryan Lonsdale

Actually thinking about it, good chance it's about Colin being on that Smash guy's channel last night

four24twenty

Dear Colin, I had an idea for Sacred Streaming. Maybe you and Micah could play a game of Madden, Jets vs. Patriots?

VanguardDuelist

This answers my question then. Really looking forward to tomorrow’s episode!

KItty Crew

Chris looks different wtf is this

Deyton Dykes

You know that pickup is about to go crazy from that stream last night 💀

SlyCooper007

First off, how dare you.

Your Boi Nicky V

Definitely Halo, Colin wouldn't delay SS for some idiot on Twitter.

MiikeD

Absolutely devastated

Forrest Hunter

I like this guy. He gels well with Colin and isn’t awkward.

StewDog

Delaying the main show so you can elaborate on how you dunked on a retard on the Internet is crazy work

SeenMachine

I thought it was Saturday for a second.

Matthew Kincaid

Colin had to go in for questioning after an apparent murder took place

MiikeD

Glad I haven't listened Summon sign yet this week. Can't deal with that accent on a friday.

Chris Yont

This is Colin getting back at us for all the 2:02 and San Andreas slander. Magnanimous Colin is truly dead.

Emil M

Also, just saw the Xbox Unlocked IGN podcast delayed by 3 hours. Gotta be Halo

J Reid

I think we'll all appreciate Colin's thoughts on the murder he committed 😆

Deemac

Hey man the Long Island accent might be a bit rough but that's kinda uncalled for imo

LastStandMedia

Yes, that’s the reason we’ve delayed it. It definitely has nothing to do with the high possibility Halo will be announced for PlayStation today. -Colin

Jeff

God I hope the pickup is to discuss the 'interview' with SmashJT. That was one of the most uncomfortably awesome things Colin has ever done.

Mark Davis

The pick up is either the potential Halo announcement today, or Colin confessing to the murder of Smash JT.

Mark Davis

If only Smash would disappear like Saltiest Gaming did after his Colin interview.

Caleb Greer

Love Rhys hell yeah

Adam King

Damn. Halo coming to PS5. That's crazy. And here I thought I had seen everything

Raul Hernandez

I watch Sacred Symbols for Dustin and Chris

Eliot Hillis

Is the regular show delayed?

Gr8S

I barely play my PS5, so no.

Smegaladon

Love hearing Colin go all in on Herman Hulst, that man clearly has no taste. Would love to hear Colin interview him or Jim Ryan….probably never going to happen though and not because of Colin

Guybrush Threepwood

will be neat to see new games launching on THREE generations of hardware at once.

Brent Mahaffey

Rhys saying the Demon's Souls Remake sucked is CRAAAAZY. I couldn't disagree with that take more, but his appearances on the show are still great! Keep it comin'.

Deemac

I mean he was leader of the studio that created the Killzone and Horizon series, which have been big successes for PS, so I think that's a bit strong tbh to say he has no taste I dunno, I get Colin's point here but it really feels like he's beating a dead horse at this point - you think Hulst should be fired, we get it lol. Almost seems like he has a personal dislike of Hulst in how passionately he wants him gone (and yeah I know he said he doesn't, this is just how it's coming off imo). He's made a lot of mistakes sure (from what we can gather, but we're still speculating to some extent), but Colin seems to be focusing on just the failures - "everything he's greenlit is bad"... He talks about the early PS5 games being Shuhei games which is fine, but AstroBot won GOTY last year, and that was presumably greenlit by Hulst. Probably Yotei too, and that's been an early success according to reports. If the likes of Saros, Intergalactic etc. are big successes - or partnerships like with Kojima on Physint also - will Colin give credit there? I'm not so sure. He's been demoted internally - as Colin always reminds us - so can we not just move on with things at this stage lol. It was certainly valid criticism to begin with, but it just really feels repetitive to keep saying the same stuff about Hulst at this stage.

The Great Santini

Idk who this Rhys guy is but I instantly hate him for that take. JK, kinda. The Demon's Souls remake was superb. Anyone who thinks it's worse than the original is very much blinded by nostalgia. It's a beautiful remake.

The Great Santini

Same. Ever since I got my PC i only play PS5 for the odd free game that catches my eye and for the exclusives (last one being DS2). Haven't even played GoY yet. Will when it's either heavily discounted or free.

kyle disanjh

Hey Colin! Writing in with a small note to hopefully be informative. As someone who's been animating in the games industry at many different places, Lead Animators do not make anywhere near 400k a year. Even Animation Directors don't make that kind of money. And if they do, let me know where, cause I'll go there instead, but I do believe those would be exceptions not the rules. I generally don't write in for corrections, but wanted to provide some push back in case there are listeners trying to get into the games industry, and making sure their expectations are in the right place as to what they may find. Cheers!