{"podcast":{"title":"Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast","slug":"sacred-symbols-a-playstation-podcast-234431","podcast_index_feed_id":234431,"rss_url":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/SacredSymbolsAPlaystationPodcast","website_url":"http://www.patreon.com/laststandmedia","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/84811800-e1fc-11e8-bb0b-d3c4f5d8c928/image/96cdb558ef73449381183244b4169010.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Last Stand Media & Studio71","episode_count":410,"summary":"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 of your fellow listeners by supporting the show on Patreon at patreon.com/laststandmedia We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sacred-symbols-a-playstation-podcast-234431"},"episode":{"title":"#401 | Minimum Waste and Maximum Joy","slug":"401-minimum-waste-and-maximum-joy","published_at":"2026-03-09T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sacred-symbols-a-playstation-podcast-234431/401-minimum-waste-and-maximum-joy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sacred-symbols-a-playstation-podcast-234431","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/135/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/swap.fm/track/i7NUCPwi3tJP053nG6mP/traffic.megaphone.fm/STU3217688818.mp3?updated=1772963453","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/135/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/swap.fm/track/i7NUCPwi3tJP053nG6mP/traffic.megaphone.fm/STU3217688818.mp3?updated=1772963453","summary":"Reporting from this past week indicates Sony is abandoning its push to publish more games on PC, a reversal from a six-ish year old initiative that frankly bore little fruit outside of Helldivers 2. And let's be real: Though we were vocal advocates of this approach on the show, a vast majority of the PlayStation fanbase was decidedly not on board. Sony has apparently determined that it's a waste of time to further pursue this path, and that doing so could ultimately eat into their console ecosystem in unacceptable ways. Thus, it's time for many of you to celebrate, as we consider the reasons behind this dramatic course-correction. Plus: Rumors are circulating that Cory Barlog's next game is a God of War spin-off, Bluepoint was apparently eager to work on a Bloodborne remake before behing unceremoniously shut down, Starfield is finally coming to PlayStation 5 this April, Marathon has been mysteriously rated by the ESRB for launch on PlayStation 4, embattled free-to-play shooter Highguard is officially shutting down, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Is Sony investing enough into games for kids? In such a hostile environment, could troubled products like No Man's Sky and Cyberpunk 2077 have launched and turned things around today? Why are some games' Trophies published, even if they go unreleased? Will Dustin continue to compile a collection of pictures of complete strangers on his refrigerator? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro0:14:34 - Preorder Allegheny Hogs shirt!0:25:54 - Shout out Brady0:36:51 - RIP in Peace Bozo0:39:21 - Coming back home0:41:35 - Dustin's polaroids0:44:46 - Sony is done with PC ports1:17:49 - Cory Barlog's game stars Faye1:52:13 - Bluepoint wanted…","meta_description":"Reporting from this past week indicates Sony is abandoning its push to publish more games on PC, a reversal from a six-ish year old initiative that frankl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":16742,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sacred-symbols-a-playstation-podcast-234431/episodes/401-minimum-waste-and-maximum-joy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sacred-symbols-a-playstation-podcast-234431/401-minimum-waste-and-maximum-joy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}