Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast is the internet's premiere weekly PlayStation show dedicated to coverage of PS5, PS4, PSVR2, and Sony's deep gaming legacy stretching back to the mid-'90s. Join 20+ year gaming industry veteran and PlayStation brand expert Colin Moriarty -- along with his co-hosts comedian Chris Ray Gun and producer Dustin Furman -- as they go through the news of the week, highlight the best recent games, and interact with their incredibly loyal audience, all without taking anything too seriously. New episodes post each and every Monday. To get early access to each episode, join thousands and thousands...
Latest episodes
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#434 | Prove Yourself, You Are the Move You Make
The first bomb has dropped following the Saudi Wealth Fund's purchase of American publisher Electronic Arts, and it's a Canadian studio that suffers the consequences. As predicted,…
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4 h 01
#433 | Wanna Resolve Things In A Bloodier Way?
Recent data analysis indicates what was already fairly obvious: The online pushback to Sony's discless announcement this past summer was at least partially astroturfed. It's not to…
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4 h 10
#432 | The Future Is But A Question Mark
A common complaint during the PlayStation 5 generation has been that the core fanbase has is being ignored. There's obvious truth to this statement, as Sony pivots more and more to…
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4 h 33
#431 | Tastes Like Luck, But Feels Clear
There's simply no denying that Naughty Dog's absence this generation is deeply felt. Apart from a couple of ports and a defunct, half-made multiplayer project, Sony's crown jewel s…
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4 h 34
#430 | Inside My Shell, I Wait and Bleed
When it comes to Bungie, Sony's long been at a crossroads. Either PlayStation needs to invest heavily into keeping the studio afloat so it can support existing products and spin-up…
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4 h 00
#429 | Your Crystal Ball Ain't So Crystal Clear
A player-organized "PlayStation Blackout" recently asked Sony's hardcore customers to stay off of PSN for a mere week. It was a no doubt modest ask -- one that wasn't going to brea…
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4 h 34
#428 | Fetch the Anesthetist
So much bad mojo currently surrounds the PlayStation brand, that the negativity is starting to feel more like a trend than a temporary happenstance. The most recent news -- that So…
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3 h 30
#427 | You Remain Selfless, Cold, and Composed
PlayStation's dueling State of Play presentations -- one for western audiences and the other for its native Japanese territory -- hasn't quelled the ever-increasing animus for the…
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4 h 33
#426 | It's Interesting When People Die
It's finally time! Rockstar has revealed an in-depth look at Grand Theft Auto VI for the first time, with tons of gameplay, details, and more that so many tens of millions of fans…
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4 h 57
#425 | Am I More Than You Bargained For Yet?
Sony's mishandling of its games-as-a-service initiative is well-worn territory here on Sacred Symbols, but that doesn't mean the fallout doesn't persist. This time around, Guerrill…
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4 h 04
#424 | Think Someone's About To Be Carved
On PlayStation 5 in the near future, you're going to be hacking, slashing, stabbing, and serrating your enemies with reckless abandon. For starters, the dangerously-clawed Wolverin…
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4 h 03
#423 | I Swear To God, All I Do Is Cash Out
After roughly half-a-dozen episodes of unfortunate absence, we're pleased to welcome Dustin back to the fold, and just in the nick of time at that. A trio of interesting stories ha…
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4 h 01
#422 | You're Asking Me, Will My Love Grow?
Sure, there's a lot of anger in our ecosystem right now, but what about all that's upcoming, all that could potentially change our moods? For instance, God of War: Laufey has recei…
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3 h 59
#421 | As They Gas, All I See Are Hieroglyphic Patterns
PlayStation's self-inflicted physical games fiasco is nearing a month deep, and it seems fairly obvious at this point that nothing's going to change. The good news is that -- among…
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4 h 06
#420 | Taste the Thinnest of Oxygen
A new report from a trusted gaming industry analyst projects PlayStation 6 to launch in 2028 and sell only four million units in its first calendar year on the market. When you con…
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4 h 35
#419 | Don't Break the Silence, Don't Let Me Win
We're more than a week removed from the controversial decision to scrap new physical releases for PlayStation hardware beginning in early 2028, and even with a robust outpouring of…
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4 h 46
#418 | Nevermind, These Are Horrid Times
It seems that no matter where one looks in the gaming industry, there's bad news on the horizon. Such is certainly the case with Sony, as the Japanese company announced two pieces…
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4 h 12
#417 | It's Not Far Down to Paradise
With Grand Theft Auto VI finally launching this November, we've been left without a key piece of information: Its price. Conjecture and prognostication has run rampant, but now we…
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4 h 15
#416 | Stare Straight Ahead, Ignore the Responsibility
PlayStation Network has once again been targeted by nefarious actors, this time exposing flaws in Sony's online infrastructure that we never even considered. If you've noticed weir…
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4 h 44
#415 | What's Real and What's For Sale?
We're coming off of our Summer Game Fest-related high, toting a bunch of news from publisher-driven events that occurred after we published our last episode. For starters, the Xbox…