Sacred Symbols, Episode 397 | Nothing Seems To Fill This Place

In the wake the reveal of the PC-only MMORPG Steel Frontiers late last year, the other long-rumored Horizon multiplayer game has finally been announced. It's called Hunters Gathering, it's in development internally at Guerrilla, and it's set to launch on both PS5 and PC at some point in the future. Excited? Well, some of you (and us!) are. But the response at this early hour has been mixed. Is Horizon being overexposed? Where's the third core game? What's with this obsession with multiplayer? From our perspective, it seems like nothing pleases anyone these days. We discuss. Plus: Sony's FY Q3 '25 financials show profit growth and strong console sales, Grand Theft Auto VI's promised November release date seems to be solidifying, The Last of Us on HBO may not go past a third season, rumors say Starfield launches on PlayStation 5 in April, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! What are our favorite gaming-related revelations from the Epstein Files? Is Resident Evil: Requiem being overexposed? Should the industry worry about Google's Genie 3 environmental AI module? Will Colin continue to take unpredictable call-ins on Sacred Streaming?

Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro

0:22:28 - Colin's superbowl plans

0:32:09 - Patreon names

0:36:54 - Colin-slop movies

0:56:45 - Horizon: Hunters Gathering announced

1:40:30 - Sony financials

1:52:24 - What is "Wallet Credit"?

1:56:54 - New Sony patents

2:07:56 - Confidence is growing that GTA VI will launch this year

2:26:31 - Rumor: Starfield coming to PS5 in April

2:28:38 - No TLOU Season 4

2:31:48 - Netflix on PS3 is shutting down

2:36:42 - January top PSN downloads

2:39:18 - What We’re Playing (Castlevania Requiem, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Jak and Daxter, Nioh 3, Neon Inferno)

3:06:38 - Gaming characters in the Epstein files

3:18:07 - Content creators playing it safe

3:27:43 - Marketing going too far

3:37:20 - First Dragon Quest game

3:42:16 - Spooked by AI

3:58:07 - Will Xbox beat PlayStation 6 to market?