Showcase Showdown | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast, Episode 255

Unbelievably, the moment has finally come: A PlayStation showcase draws near. By the time the hour-plus event concludes, it’ll have been more than 600 days since the last showcase in ’21. In other words, Sony simply has to bring the heat, and we suspect they will. This week, let’s take the time to dissect PlayStation’s potential first, second, and third party plans for its mid-gen coming-out, and get into some other news in the ecosystem, too, including the reveal of a Mortal Kombat reboot and strong indications that Grand Theft Auto VI is nearing its end-phase of development. Listener inquiries help us explore other interesting topics as well, including nudity in games, Sony’s potential to sell Zelda-like numbers, and how we “earn“ our gaming time. Colin also nails himself in the nuts mid-show, much to everyone’s delight. Watch An Evening with Last Stand II now: MERCH: Follow the hosts on Twitter! Colin: Chris: Dustin: 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 Patreon at Get 20% off at and use code Sacred This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at and get on your way to being your best self Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:16:05 - Are Trophy hunters pedophiles? 0:22:42 - Punching Up!0:33:27 - Will our Patreon price ever go up? 0:39:13 - Correction 0:39:38 - PlayStation Showcase - May 24th 0:56:52 - Project Leonardo is now The Access Controller 1:04:22 - Sega is considering raising prices 1:19:32 - CD Projekt has suffered layoffs in Boston 1:24:22 - GTAVI is likely coming in fiscal year 2025 1:32:36 - Telltale’s The Expanse has been dated and detailed 1:37:17 - Crash Bandicoot’s original voice actor has died 1:39:16 - The Saudi government owns 9% of Electronic Arts 1:39:30 - Assassin’s Creed’s workforce is getting more developers 1:45:08 - EA’s new college football game will include real players 1:48:22 - What’s going on with Overwatch 2? 1:56:33 - What have we been playing? 2:42:19 - Deviation Games has suffered layoffs 2:53:09 - Mortal Kombat 1 has been confirmed 2:59:06 - New sales data has been revealed for April 3:01:12 - Will PlayStation ever see numbers like Nintendo? 3:08:13 - Do people actually hate IGN? 3:22:24 - Earning your playtime 3:32:42 - When will we see more DELUXE EDITION EARLY ACCESS games? 3:37:24 - Is it worse for a game to be boring at the beginning, the middle, or the end? 3:42:41 - Do we mind nudity in games?