Sacred Symbols, Episode 354 | You Have No Idea What Loss Is

If something never goes away, you're never able to miss it. That's why there's an incredible amount of cynicism surrounding The Last of Us Complete, yet another re-release of the 2013 original and its 2020 sequel, a package that combines both games into something more accessible and affordable for PlayStation 5 owners. Naturally, this is heavily tied into the return of The Last of Us on HBO, and clearly this sort of thing isn't really aimed at us at all. In fact, it's likely very smart business. But that doesn't mean we're longing for something else. Anything else, really. For once. Plus: PS+ price increases slam headlong into Latin America, Portal gets some key UI and UX updates catered toward streaming users, PlayStation's concert series seemingly suffers poor ticket sales, and more. Then: Listener inquries! Should console manufacturers limit hardware sales to their most hardcore audience first? Considering the length of both Uncharted 4 and TLoU2, should be expect Intergalactic to be a very long game? Is the "games are too expensive" argument ultimately a dead end? Can Colin mystify his sons with the '90s tech magic of WYSIWYG?

0:00:00 - Intro

0:37:06 - Larger shirts selling out

0:42:17 - Dealing with grief

0:44:51 - Kids listening to Sacred

0:46:02 - Espresso tips

0:52:04 - Lawn boys rise up

0:56:21 -  Timestamps on what we're playing (no)

1:00:21 - Dustin's art of the deal

1:03:19 - PS+ price increase in Latin America

1:12:52 - Marathon reveal incoming

1:30:30 - HBO renews Last of Us for Season 3

1:38:28 - PS Portal update

1:41:06 - Animated background on PS5

1:43:58 - Vampire Survivors cross-save wont come to PlayStation

1:51:23 - PlayStation Concerts being canceled

1:56:08 - Death Stranding film details

2:03:06 -  What We’ve Been Playing (The Last of Us: Part II, Breakout Beyond, Ready or Not, Blue Prince, Marathon 2: Durandal, Assassin’s Creed Shadows)

2:35:58 - The Last of Us Complete

2:44:21 - New PlayStation+ games

2:52:47 - PSN Top Downloads

3:02:15 - Post-apocalyptic media

3:11:34 -  Preorders looking at accounts

3:18:27 - Intergalactic's runtime

3:23:20 - Best weather in videos games

3:29:25 - Games industry and economics

3:40:48 - Lilymo and Kickstarter