Illusion Never Changed Into Something Real | Sacred Symbols, Episode 344

[@denimmdan]

The hard cut from Colin talking about walking in on his parents LOL

[@chipsandip]

The hard in and out, am I right+

[@MakenshiCritiques]

Colin pretending like he doesn't know why people are migrating to bluesky lol

[@michaelkelley7144]

My guy talked about cheating a game and using the pause screen on a game to help get a trophy and couple hours later dumped on the write in from guy who talked about using sliders in Doom to get trophies. Weirdo energy lmao

[@Thtambitiousguy]

Colin looking at one of the wonders of the world and saying it was “alright” feels absurdly on brand

[@Zawhomafu]

For the difficulty and trophies segment, GOD I wanted chris or dustin to bring up the metaphor refantazio step by step guide again just to twist the knife. Woulda been hilarious.

[@rainyboi6383]

Idk, i feel like the whole “the golden age is right now due to the access of the past” angle really is such a cop out for every form of media. It’s similar to what some people say whenever the topic of the golden age of certain music genres comes up. “The golden age is now, you can listen to everything you want, whenever you want!” As cool as that is…No, we are not in the golden age of rock music just because you can go on Spotify and listen to Aerosmith’s discography.

[@quaternio]

Indeed. The more legitimate invocation of “golden age” in an art form happens when the art is being CREATED at a golden rate or period of marked excellence. That’s my take. Or else, is it the golden era of renaissance painting, given that we now have access to 100% of those era paintings that will ever be appreciated again?

[@TyranBatten]

I agree, but I don’t think Chris said the phrase “golden age”. I think it’s true to say it’s the best time to be playing games from an accessibility and systems standpoint

[@amex02]

I think golden age is when the art has high relevance to culture/society. Currently very few people can relate to the art of most AAA video games.

[@kash538]

Totally agree. You judge the current era and software to the past. IMO PS3/360 gen was Golden. You had full online functionality, updates and patches, high quality DLC, no micro transactions. It was the perfect blend of the old and new. Compared to today most games are half baked, need massive patches, don’t come fully on the desk, micro transaction riddled, 8 year dev cycle.

[@guip1408]

Does Colin know that there are other humans living in other countries, outside of the USA? People with different costs and salaries than him, in another currency? "Toxic positivity is the only argument for game pass". Sure man, great knowledge and open mind.

[@TyranusRex721]

I get Colin hates Xbox and Microsoft, but this is such a braindead take from him. Just completely blinded by hatred that he cannot even create a coherent argument.

[@EvernhamNo9]

Chris said it too on the crossover episode

[@JstBringIt90]

Games in Australia cost $120 brand new. I’m guessing games are gonna go from $70USD to $80USD in the next 4-5 years so games here will prob go to $140. Game Pass Ultimate for a year costs me $270 So basically 2 games is a year of Game Pass and I get to play Avowed South of Midnight Exbedition 33 Doom The Outer Worlds 2 Fable Call of Duty Plus way more Just those games alone would cost me $785 to buy on my PS5 and I’d have to spend another $95 for PS+ for online play. Australia is a first world country and I make quite a bit more than the average income, but if I can save $1000 a year on a hobbie why wouldn’t I choose to do that?

[@guip1408]

@JstBringIt90 in Brazil, AAA games cost between 250-350, and Game Pass costs 430 a year (if you do the monthly fee). It's less than two games

[@23Amadeus92]

Well I live in a developing country and it is actually better to buy games when discounted instead of using gamepass because if you ever face financial difficulties the first thing to go are subscriptions. but games you bought you get to keep.

[@BrokeGuysEntertainmentTV]

Gee Chris when you play longer than 30 minutes you notice a game is surprisingly interesting who would’ve thought? 😂 It’s nice you’re giving more games an actual chance to start this year.

[@Joseph_Soda]

PSN is currently down for more than 24 hours with no updates or communication from Sony. 2011-2025 nothing changes

[@yookalaylee2289]

I’m very surprised they didn’t touch on why themes aren’t an option. It’s because the background is now advertising space exclusively. Both for games and streaming services. They followed the Smart TV business model more closely. Subsidize the cost of the box with advertisements. That’s all.

[@LogicalError007]

"What reason is there to buy an Xbox??" Game Pass "I don't like that reason. You're stupid." This is soo hilarious. Not everyone has money to spend on their gaming profession from which they earn money. Paying $18 couple times a year to play AAA games along with many AA and indies day 1 is better than paying $70 to play a single game day 1.

[@radekseky4571]

The 2000s are clearly the Golden Age of videogames and it's not even close. The titles that released were revolutionary, both in tech and game design. Just look: Deus Ex, Diablo 2, Perfect Dark, Metal Gear Solid 2, GTA 3, Halo CE, Silent Hill 2, Metroid prime, Battlefield 1942, Call of Duty, Max Payne, Half-Life 2, Halo 2, World of Warcraft, Metal Gear Solid 3, Resident Evil 4, Shadow of the Colossus, God of War, Battlefield 2, Oblivion, Gears of War, BioShock, Portal, Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare, Crysis, Uncharted 1, Mass Effect, Team Fortress 2, Assassin's Creed, The Witcher, GTA 4, Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, Dead Space, Uncharted 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, Demon's Souls, COD MW2, Minecraft, Borderlands, League of Legends, Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, Fallout New Vegas. Pulled up just from Google's quick summary of each year, all of these are STILL considered the staple, get mentioned in all the "best games ever" rankings, and they get remade/remastered ad infinitum. The most of the biggest games today are usually sequels/spiritual successors to the games mentioned that started it all, and these are just the most prominent as I excluded franchises like Splinter Cell, Far Cry, Ratchet and Clank, Gothic, Infamous, Jak and Daxter and many more which are still iconic till this day, just not the legendary status as the ones above. I bet many people would end up agreeing implicitly just by making them talk about games for a bit. So many of game design tropes, plot lines, mechanics and so much of the structure template today still copy/take from these genuinely *revolutionary* games that started it all. Spanning two console generations of PS2/PS3 and Xbox/Xbox 360, it reflects both of the worlds that split gaming's history with online etc., as well as the transition itself. In later gens we get excellent games, but if you're honest with yourself, nothing even touches this slew of industry-setters.

[@EvernhamNo9]

Completely agree with you, but you undermine your point with the Uncharted 4 profile pic

[@Marcus_K]

Every decade has a long list of iconic classics and there have been only four full gaming decades so far: 80's, 90's, 00's and the 2010's. I just think many games on that list were considerably improved on in the 2010's. Bloodborne > Demon's Souls, Witcher 3 > Witcher, Skyrim > Oblivion, GoW 2018 > GoW 1, AC Odyssey > AC1, Far Cry 3 > Crysis, Portal 2 > Portal, RDR2 > RDR1, Borderlands 2 > BL1, GTA V > GTA IV, Overwatch > Team Fortress 2, TLoU > Uncharted 1 & 2, RE7 VR > RE4, Battlefield 3 > BF 2, Death Stranding > MGS 2, Dishonored > og Deus Ex. Fallout New Vegas was released in 2010, so that's a 2010's game. Some games on your list weren't surpassed in the following decade, but overall I'd take the 2010's over the 2000's. My favorite gaming decade is either the 90's or the 2010's.

[@radekseky4571]

@@EvernhamNo9 You would have to specify in what way, because I don't think it does at all.

[@radekseky4571]

@ I completely agree, and this was a part of my point. Many of these revolutionary titles were improved on (sometimes massively), yet that's exactly what I think caused the enormous stagnation in a truly new and creative game design. People constantly try to improve on the Souls formula, they all want to create the "new Skyrim", to go bigger and better than what's come *before* and that I think is the problem. The 2000s were a spark of creativity and pushing of limits. Very few titles from 2010s or 2020s so far have come close to what Half Life 2 or Bioshock achieved as *the pioneers* of their little respective sub-genres they created. And of course to clarify, we are talking about the AAA scene here, really. Plenty of awesome unique stuff happening in the indie scene.

[@Marcus_K]

​@@radekseky4571 The '00s probably were a more creative decade than the 2010's. Most of the creativity in the 2010's came from VR and the proliferation of indies. Quality matters also though. I think the improved quality of games and their storytelling in the 2010's led to many successful movie and TV adaptations and to games being taken more seriously as an artistic medium. The '90s were also a tremendously creative decade. Many of these genres like the FPS, the cinematic or military FPS, the 3D action-adventure, survival horror, stealth, the immersive sim, the open-world game, the MMO, the hack'n slash dungeon crawler, the Metroidvania and the post-apocalyptic adventure have their roots in the '90s.

[@STANDIEMCSTILLE]

Ah- Aurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen!?

[@SMSBJM1981]

May I see it? Also, how are those steamed hams coming?

[@TyranBatten]

@@STANDIEMCSTILLE Yes

[@GRADERBLADE1]

Weight lifting - Form>weight

[@luciddre4m]

Colin doubling down on the trophy gatekeeping is ridiculously hypocritical, but not surprising. Manipulating cloud saves, taking advantage of pre-patch glitches, cheesing certain in-game activities to earn trophies? Sure, who cares? But adjusting a slider for parry timing? No, fuck off. You didn't earn that. Lol 🙄

[@FreshWitcher]

Having Chris get him trophies

[@HeySeeri]

You forgot to add his reliance on game guides.

[@redbargems355]

Colin is insecure about trophies because it's the only way he justifies to himself he's more knowledgeable on video games than the average internet 'criticizer' of games...or that he's he's even good at them (he's not). He has revealed this before.

[@DLan720]

Anyone else find it insane that Colin argues you shouldn’t get the same trophy when you make the game easier because it’s about accomplishment, while he literally uses a guide that walks him through every trophy making it …EASIER.

[@AnEyeRacky]

No, because those things aren't remotely the same lol

[@DLan720]

@@AnEyeRackyare you dumb? A guide holds your hand and walks you through every trophy step by step so that you don’t have to figure it out on your own. You don’t think that makes it easier to earn trophies?? I’m serious about asking if ur dumb. Not trying to be mean.

[@MojaveKnight17]

He got lazy

[@jcomstock89]

Just don't care about Trophies, and then it doesn't matter

[@rpg_haven]

I can't fathom caring about trophies. They're the ultimate goybait

[@stephendow8607]

Just my opinion but i think the show can do with changing up the talking points a bit Feels like fucking Groundhog Day listening to some of these talking points week upon week upon week Playstation 5 is selling well - we fucking know, jesus christ Halo would be huge on Playstation, I agree but do we have to say it every fucking week

[@TheRealKG912]

High on Life has a section of the game where you can watch the entirety of a schlocky horror movie in a movie theater with Red Letter Media doing commentary there with you 10/10

[@TonyTynebridge]

Very cool

[@MirrorReaper1]

All those Sony games that were taken off of Steam and Epic, have NOT been re-listed in the 120+ countries, by the way.

[@MojaveKnight17]

Takes time

[@chriskos7868]

The amount Chris lies every episode is so fun. “ Oh yeah I played ninja gaiden and was around it but don’t remember how or when and I didn’t own it” lmao

[@matthewsargent8087]

You never played games at your friends house?

[@chriskos7868]

@ Of course I have and you know what I say? “I played it with friends”.

[@EvernhamNo9]

@@matthewsargent8087Chris has the weirdest simps

[@MisterK-YT]

I’m wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn. I’m all out of faith. This is how I feel.

[@balaam_7087]

The General Surgeon’s write in about difficulty related trophies is absolutely brilliant and 1 million percent the correct approach. This should be mandated platform wide for every single appplicable game released on any console.

[@skygoing82]

How is it fine to defend using walkthroughs on games that helped you get trophies, but then talk down to people if they wanted to use difficulty sliders to get trophies?

[@redbargems355]

Because trophies are the only way Colin can justify his smug sense of self superiority when it comes to how well he knows video games. How else would he be able to criticize those who criticize games 'on the internet' without saying "show me your trophies then" like he always does.

[@neophenom]

46:36 I try, I really try to understand the points Chirs tries to bring, but after the third "I don't know" I checkout...😅 I'll try harder next time.

[@redbargems355]

I finally (pirated) Spider-Man 2 to see what all the hype was about and it is *eyeroll* the video game. Between the endless preaching, Peter deconstructing in favor of Miles Morales (not Spider-Man btw) and ghastly looking characters I can't believe you people liked this slop.

[@spenny2cents]

Nobody cares about a freeloaders opinion, isn’t there a reddit forum you should be delegated to with similarly worthless opinions?

[@EvernhamNo9]

@@spenny2cents Games that push communist ideology win communist prizes

[@spenny2cents]

It’s no coincidence that the ONLY super successful PS game on PC was multiplayer and released day & date with console.. I’m not alone in buying Helldivers 2 on my personal computer due to cheaper cost day 1 (greenmangaming discount), no online fees, and choice of keyboard & mouse. Not to mention mod support and free cloud saves. Playstation gamers get the worst deal in almost every way unless you’re goofy like Colin and prioritize trophies over tangible benefits!

[@tseliu]

Disagree with Colin on the day and day on PC. Xbox is the perfect example on why Ps should not be doing this.

[@Spr1ggan87]

That's not because of PC, that's because of gamepass, according to insiders gamepass is responsible for an 80% reduction in copies sold. MGS 1&2, RE 1-3, etc, etc, etc, also being on PC back in the day did nothing to hinder PSX sales.

[@spenny2cents]

When/if PS goes day & date my PlayStation will turn into a gift for a relative and never look back. This will probably be the case by time 6,000 series graphics cards come out!

[@Spr1ggan87]

@@spenny2cents 60 series GPUs will be even more expensive than 50 series. PC growth is going to be killed by it's own hardware manufacturers. And i'm saying that as a PC gamer.

[@LogicalError007]

Helldivers 2 is their fastest selling game ever. So??

[@ImarBenIsrael]

For those who understand the concept,Nas made an album called a king's disease. That's the era Sony fonds themselves in . What happens after you win and conquer all? Do you continue to grow, make terrible decisions that lead to your fall, or become stagnant trying to maintain things ? King's disease is the perfect way to sum up sony this generation

[@anthonydevetis7221]

I have a Karen that I work with at the membership desk at Costco and she had to change her name tag once the Karen shit started to take hold. It was kinda sad

[@TheHOOfan1]

Yeah, I've seen a few people, including prominent youtubers who cover Playstation, say "this wasn't a demotion." You can say that Hulst has the same title, and the same job, but when you put another layer of management over him, that demotes the decision making abilities of the position. People are using a lot of corporate mumbo jumbo to claim he wasn't demoted, but that takes a lot of spinning and denial.

[@creese16]

@@TheHOOfan1 the fact people are trying to defend it in any way is also incredibly weird. I’ve had an amazing time on PS5 this generation, but since Hulst took over there has been blunder after blunder. I think I would’ve straight up let him go back to Guerilla or be fired and find someone else either from within or outside the company to take over the position. Or just put Nashino fully in charge of everything considering his side of the business is doing great. Either way I’m kind of done with the Hulst era. Again, there’s been many awesome PS5 related things this generation, but some absolutely avoidable missteps as well.

[@marcushankins8171]

@@creese16one blunder. Concord. He’s been doing a lot to fix Jim Ryan’s exit blunder of greenlighting 12 live service games.

[@creese16]

@@marcushankins8171 fair point. But like Colin said, we don’t know whether Jim or Hulst was the one pushing for these decisions (like Bluepoint making a live service…) so it’s hard to know where the blame lies. Hopefully, a lot of this was Jim’s idea and Hulst is now trying to rectify the situation. We just don’t have all the information. Either way, I’m happy for them to experiment with live service as long as it’s mostly relegated to 2nd party partnerships and not first party resources that should be focused on what brought PlayStation all the success over the last decade: high quality single player games.

[@marcushankins8171]

@ sad thing is sony is quite good at live service when they don’t try. Gran turismo, mlb the show and Helldivers 2 are all fantastic

[@rd_2113]

There is one thing I can't believe they still haven't gotten around with the interface. If you start a game from the home menu while another game is running there is no question popping asking you if you really want to close the running game.

[@bornblindgames]

Does anyone else hear the audience yelling "SHUUUUUUUUU!" every time his name is brought up? I didn't buy a PS3 at launch but bought back in during the PS3 days. What a ride it has been! From the infamous PSN hack to the great comeback launch of the PS4.

[@jimcarrey2866]

I got Infamous because of that PSN hack and a lot of people won't even know what that means.

[@popcornchicken3300]

A correction about the Steam Spiderman 2 banner: Valve doesn't charge money for those banners. It's more of a marketing partnership Valve does with select titles they deem relevant enough.

[@twinblades-thewilltokeeplo6084]

The thumbnail is freaking brilliant! Lol

[@DerUserX]

35:00 This sounds like a Lockmort edit. 😂

[@RumPenguin]

Mafia 1 is soooooooo good. Nice to hear the boys enjoying it!

[@bitterlatethannever4451]

Honestly wont feel like my money is being well spent until i can see the sun rise and set in chris’s room over the course of the recording. Show is way too short right now

[@TheArtbookCollector]

I felt that question regarding getting into writing! I've been working on my KZbin channel for artbooks for over a year while looking for a job, but as it's been a struggle, I decided to try a website too while I have time. It's not easy and now I'm witing small posts, reviews and adding book info, all with no writing experience! But screw it, why not try! It may fail, but as Chris said, be stubborn and I that's something I can be. That conversation was depressing, but equally motivating. Great episode as always :D

[@DeytonClark]

Very much motivating and realistic! Good luck with your project and feel free to reach out to me if you ever need help! I would love to collaborate with someone in the community!

[@baam6258]

These guys always make it seem that gamepass isn’t making money, so the 30+ million players that play on Xbox suddenly Microsoft is going to be like naw we are good on those.

[@darrenmn]

I think the argument is that they lose money on those if they continue with day and date releases for gamepass.

[@tylerisse5120]

I think the argument is colin is a little biased...Microsoft is going to make so much money it will go to better games and they will own the market even if they are just publisher​@darrenmn

[@spenny2cents]

Wait so if Xbox stops making NEW consoles than the millions who already own an Xbox and subscribe to Gamepass will suddenly not be able to anymore..?

[@TaeInfinite]

@@spenny2centsBaiscally unless those players want to transition to PC or some random ass device. Game Pass is growing extremely slow even after acquiring ABK.

[@viceroy2672]

​@TaeInfinite Gamepass is growing slow because Microsoft aren't even trying to sell their Xbox consoles. The people most likely to subscribe to GP are those on console. And because MS are telling you not to buy an Xbox they are shooting GP growth in the foot. If they sell more consoles they'll get more subscribers

[@Doomsdays97]

I need alot more length to be satisfied

[@_kumatz]

😳

[@perez5893]

hol' up

[@SixBladesKojiro]

Thats what she said

[@_kumatz]

I've always liked Halo since combat evolved but never enough to buy an Xbox. I'm buying MCC day one.

[@MarkusAxunIllianus]

The "torn"-reference in the title is just too good.

[@RobotOdell]

They're shocking the dogs... They're shocking the cats...

[@balaam_7087]

Whoever makes the thumbnail images is a genius 😅

[@andrewroberts4852]

The employees getting harassed is the funny part.

[@tasx11]

On the topic of AIM I can attest to last using it in 2010 as a 13 year old. The iPod touch kept AIM on life support for a bit.

[@Eternal-CMO]

2:34:00 LA Noir has a linear story set in an open world with very few side objectives aside from DLC. The drawback is that its open world feels a bit empty. It's a solid game otherwise.

[@quezcatol]

The golden era of gaming was clearly the 90s, it was the golden era and ending of 2D and the start of something insane "the 3D" and ended with internet gaming in terms of quake and starcraft. You will never see a big jump from 2D to 3D like that ever again, unless VR becomes insanely strong and create a real simulation.

[@Spr1ggan87]

Imho the golden age was 1994 - 2008

[@EvernhamNo9]

Valid argument. For me it was the sixth generation and first couple years of Xbox 360. There was so much genre diversity. Remember stealth games? And arcade racers?

[@ronmexico7256]

The golden era for most people will coincidentally be whatever era they grew up in 🤔

[@greenspartan1213]

I work 5 min from Herman Miller. Zeeland is very Dutch

[@cloudgittens7777]

i saw the eclipse in ohio 2024. and it was not "exactly what i thought it would be" weirdly enough it blew my tempered expectations outta the water. perfect dark for a few minutes at 3PM. birds freaking out. the slow light gradient looked like some FFXV wallpapers.

[@BabyGotMatt]

52:08 As well as Sony is doing right now, I can't help but think they'd be performing even better if they were half as dynamic as they were in the PS3 generation

[@Lord_Fried]

I can’t stand the extra logins for games. PSN not so much but other publisher logins really get on my nerves

[@thelemetric]

this is a baked af video title.

[@BLonsdale912]

I guess the Naruto headbands haven't arrived yet 😔

[@lzandman]

Did Chris play LA Noire? It’s very Mafia-like and made by Rockstar. The production process of the game was notoriously rough and that somewhat shows in the game. But still I think it’s a jewel.

[@thegamegeezer5424]

If Microsoft was allowed to put Game Pass on other consoles they would stop making hardware

[@MoosebreathMan65]

How is it even possible that the team on ME5 at Bioware couldn’t get a project ready for production in the four years between its announcement and Veilguard shipping? They’ve had an entire AAA development cycle to figure out a production plan, set a proper scope, and build enough of a foundation to roll the team onto as they wrapped Veilguard. It would take such a crazy level of mismanagement for that not to happen. Was nobody in leadership holding the ME5 team accountable for their lack of progress?

[@creese16]

In terms of the argument for why get an Xbox over a PS5 at this point (or even a PC), I will say that 2025 is legitimately the first year where being a Game Pass (Ultimate) subscriber is actually worth your money if you are someone who plays a lot of new release games. Microsoft is poised to have a great 2025 if all these games hit and are good. I will certainly try some of the “exclusives” like Avowed and Fable on my Series X, but I will buy them when they come to PS5 and that’s where I’ll play and beat them.

[@alexlyster3459]

I would say their have been other times as well, as the Indie and 3rd party content offered day one on Gamepass have long been excellent and consistent for the most part. What I'd say that the later half of 2024, and now all of 2025 is the first time where Xbox's first party offerings are effectively enough to make GP worth the price alone.

[@marcushankins8171]

Collin idea for a middle name Collin itquits Moriarty

[@BDreGaming]

I've been playing a ton of Ninja Gaiden 2 black, ever since it released. It's a reminder of how fun video games can truly be. A totally visceral and action-packed experience. Having all the gore and dismemberment restored is awesome. This will absolutely be one of my favorite games of 2025. For the camera settings, turn off all the camera assists, except the one that points the camera at enemies during combat. And turn up the camera camera sensitivity to 10

[@BDreGaming]

Consoles are thriving more than ever. The success of the PS5 you discussed is more evidence of this. Plus people are crapping themselves to get the Switch 2. Meanwhile the Xbox is dead, and has been for years. All the Xbox titles going to PS5 and Switch will make them thrive even more.

[@micdoses1]

Dustin's high-end PC was free to him i bet Sucky sucky

[@ThisIsMrBenShow]

Idk we have movies that take two weeks to film, and then games that take 9 years to make. I get the analogy though. It’s probably close to being like tv. GTA 6 has been in development longer than Friends was running on tv

[@downsidewave]

I’m not even old enough to have had a PlayStation 1 or 2 but the theme still makes me feel nostalgic. I hope they keep it.

[@rd_2113]

I did the same as Colin with my NHL games. Would open the newspaper where the whole roster was shown and would update all my teams one by one for hours.

[@Shrewdy1]

Not even 5 hours smh

[@denimmdan]

Not quite long enough for me

[@alexporto5669]

Gotta say that I agree

[@JoshHinderscheid]

I’ll allow it

[@_Meatball_]

Wish that wasn't the first time someone told me that 🥺

[@c-los512]

That's what she said

[@vidsofyermom]

Girth > width every time my lad!

[@ezioauditore4061]

Talking about Ninja Gaiden 2, I remember playing the original in 2008, playing that game was the first time I ever got an RROD on my Xbox 360. I remember playing GTA4 before Ninja Gaiden 2 and the game randomly froze on me and my screen turned green and I thought it was just the game crashing and thought nothing of it. Beat the game with no further issues. Then when Ninja Gaiden 2 came out, I wasn't very far in and the game froze and a checker pattern appeared on my screen. I tried to reboot my Xbox and had the RROD. To that point I had only read about the RROD and never actually got it. I thought each Ninja Gaiden reboot title got worse. I thought the Ninja Gaiden 2004>Ninja Gaiden 2>Ninja Gaiden 3. Ninja Gaiden had very light exploration and ability to roam and each Ninja Gaiden after that stripped that away bit by bit and made them more screen to screen action games.

[@keithnmoore2]

I’m own both PS5 and an Xbox, and I use my Xbox for gamepass. I don’t need to buy COD and Indiana Jones. I look at the Xbox as a secondary console for gamepass if you own other consoles.

[@MojaveKnight17]

Replace your xbox for a PC

[@alexlyster3459]

​@MojaveKnight17 No. An equivalent PC would be more expensive and less convenient. Pretty sure the next Xbox will be a PC console hybrid anyway.

[@EvernhamNo9]

@@MojaveKnight17I love my PC; it’s not for everyone

[@MojaveKnight17]

@@EvernhamNo9 true 👍 consoles are simple

[@170AndBeyond]

Not sure if anyone will see this, but in regard to the person asking the question about entertainment journalism: I feel like the individual creator/youtube thing won’t be around forever. The main reason I’m still on KZbin is because of the work that I do. I find as time goes on I am starting to not care as much about KZbin/twitch. I wonder when that will start to fall too.

[@xbabisp]

How was Hulst demotet when his position was unchanged? He had Totoki above him, now he reports to Nishino who became the SIE CEO. Saying there was nobody above him is false. But this doesent change the fact that there are some serious issues with the direction of SIE and Hulst has more to do with it than Nishino.

[@HeySeeri]

His title changed but his job remains the same. Demotion in name only.

[@benevolent_eikon]

@@HeySeeriwhat was his title before and what is it now according to Sony?

[@kash538]

It’s definitely a demotion based on poor performance. He’s got the message and is probably looking for a new gig in the next 3 to 6 months.

[@xbabisp]

@ What poor performance? This is much more complicated than that. At this point nobody knows who is responsible for the GAAS initiative and forcing these project upon SP developers, not to mention the elephant in the room Bungie.

[@BDreGaming]

Dustin leveled up with the sweet beard

[@hododod246]

Ps5 outselling Ps4 in USA doesn’t prove that console market growing. Yes usa is biggest market but just 15%. China is behind usa’s ass. And in china, korea and japan people don’t give shit about consoles. It is all pc and mobile. Nintendo has some presence.

[@MrDiomedes1977]

Sony has doubled its presence in China by the way, 3 million sold already and on the way to 7 million, double last generation.

[@hododod246]

@MrDiomedes1977 7 million is fart in hurricane compared to pc and mobile market in a place like China

[@spenny2cents]

As much as I too enjoy proving Colin wrong he specifically said the console market isn’t growing, however it’s not shrinking either as many people suggest due to Xbox’s failures

[@singh60]

trying to work out what to play lately, so hearing about mafia is music to my ears. and going from anime action rpgs to 1930 gangsters is pretty contrasting

[@dutchpotato3557]

Colin didn't you lower the difficulty to beat the valkyrie queen to get the god of war plat?

[@Synathidy]

Games are not a "service." They are independent artistic creations and must be recognized and compensated as such. They aren't some utility you pay a monthly fee for to have a constantly refreshing, revolving door of content puke out of your TV screen and speakers like water out of a faucet. Neither are films or music, by the way. If you expect your games to come to you like a service you pay a monthly fee for, then expect the games you get to be tasteless and homogenous... just like water out of a faucet. There is no grey area here: you either recognize that games are art, or have confused them with a monthly utility. They can't be both.

[@mk-qm3qk]

I don't understand your obsession with why I shouldn't buy an Xbox when there are so many amazing reasons And believe it or not, I'm not that toxic. First of all, you put way too much emphasis on owning games. It's not something I personally care about; the same is true for most modern gamers. Secondly, Game Pass is incredible, and using it on the Xbox is without a doubt the best experience. I play Game Pass on TV, PC, and cloud, and it simply isn't as good as the console experience. The sheer amount of incredible games that have come to Game Pass, and are yet to come, is mind-blowing and something Sony could consider, as they have completely lost their way. Lastly, there's the family aspect, which is again linked to Game Pass. Myself and my kids have access to a plethora of amazing games at our fingertips for a tiny fee. Again, I don't care that I don't own them... but guess what? I can buy whatever I want on Xbox because, believe it or not, they still sell games... ask Sony fans.

[@tylerisse5120]

Because the console war was huge when he worked at IGN and playstation is his identity

[@JohnDoe-ze2tl]

Yeah these episodes are beginning to blend together at this point. Same speaking points different episode.

[@victory7763]

"The same is true for most modern gamers" 😂 that's the part where I say speak for yourself. I do care about owning my games and clearly moves to take away ownership has been largely rejected. If you don't care good for you and anyone else who doesn't, but there's a reason why that Ubisoft exec's comments was met with Backlash about getting "used to not owning games" crap. You'd be a shoe-in for a modern corporate gaming exec... not sure if you can speak for modern gamers though

[@tylerisse5120]

@victory7763 I prefer to save thousands of dollars

[@victory7763]

@@tylerisse5120 Good for you, and I'd never speak on your behalf

[@The_Cold_Slither]

Sony is also an insurance company. At the end of the day, they’re going to be conservative and course correct. Except for Crunchyroll they don’t even have a dedicated streaming service. They sold Crackle and they license out their content. With this leadership change I do think there was a conversation with shareholders that they’re making changes. I’m also not totally sure about Herman’s future. One thing I know about Japanese business is they politely fire you. The company will just take more and more responsibility away in hopes the person just leaves. This all goes into effect late spring/early summer right?

[@RighteousBronco]

As a fan of trophies I have believed the trophy system has been broken since the beginning but destroyed by the bargain bin platinums. Even mainstream games dont usually put thought into their trophies. Unfortunately, without curation its an unimportant system. Any meaning comes from the indivudual's applied parameters. Playstation Stars has the potential to be a superior replacement giving attention to new releases and older games alike along with tangible rewards.

[@chrisdell2072]

Collin you gotta try topical THC for the tendonitis, mine went away after about a week using a balm using a 150mg pot. I had symptoms for about a year before that.

[@jb0st]

It shoulda been Shu!

[@RuTube981]

3:32:35: Also you forgot to mention if Gamepass was such a system seller, why isn't the system selling? Not only did they shoot themselves in the foot by saying "You don't need our console" they then proceed to push their only saving grace that is gamepass on it. So the console doesn't sell, then gamepass subscriptions decline, and then revenue falls. Rinse and repeat.

[@acBOLTZ619]

Once the nfl draft and free agency happens people make new rosters that you can download and play new franchises.

[@hoaaaaaaaaable]

Are they waiting for the naruto head bands to arrive or did i miss an episode?

[@griffinhansen3091]

Arrowhead should make a new resistance game.

[@boots8562]

2:31 Dustin is the most electrifying man at LSM

[@chancletamangu]

Colin saying there's no reason to buy an Xbox is pretty disingenuous. He names Gamepass, which is a reason, immediately trumping his own point. Even says he subscribes to movies and can't blame someone for doing that with games. Despite the "traditional" way of buying games, it used to be tradition to buy movies. Most people don't do that anymore. Traditions change. A few other reaosns are double entitlements on purchases, the expansion of their ecosystem across multiple devices, the console experience of the Series vs PS5 being a bit better if we're being honest. There just isn't value there for Colin, which is 100% fine. Everyone perceives value differently. Nor am I saying he doesn't make valid points about Xbox going 3rd party and how that strengthens PS's pitch. But to say there's no reason to buy an Xbox in a year where they're releasing the lineup of games they have slated, all dropping on a service that costs $250 a year, is accessibile from multiple devices, and would cost 3x that in comparable purchases on PS5 (accessible form no where else), is incredibly disingenous. It almost comes off like Colin is afraid this is all going to work out for Xbox in some sick fashion. That said, I'm very interested if we see any bump in console sales and Gamepass subs with this 2025 lineup cause if not then Colin's got nothing to be afraid of lol.

[@Smiley_1026]

I dont agree with hulst being demoted. Hulst was ceo before with first party and still is ceo of first party. Only difference now is hulst reports to nishino instead of hiroki titoki.

[@bornblindgames]

Glad to have roughyl 80 shares of Sony bought during their last dip!

[@Marcus_K]

I bought some Sony shares too last year, when Xbox held the "strategy update" live stream.

[@Mmachine88]

Am I missing something here?? This is coming from a genuine place. I get that the PS5 console is selling well, but it doesnt seem like software is selling the same way as last gen on the platform and sequels to big titles aren't hitting the same way (not that they're selling bad terrible), 3rd party exclusive games on the platform dont seem to be selling tremendously well (not terrible), and Sony doesn't sell their consoles with high margins. I'm in agreement that their first party output lacking is not the end of the world at the moment. But as we do eventually move into a more "platform/ecosystem/app" world - wouldn't their output begin to matter more and more?? Hardware based devices in a lotnof categories have been seeing lower and lower numbers of sales. People used to buy new Smartphones every other year if not yearly, we used replace laptops regularly, my TVs have been chugging along for years. At some point, console hardware sales will slow even if it's only due to more and more people needing to upgrade to the next console especially if what you get on the next console, and the next console, progressively decline. Am I missing something?? This is coming from a genuine place.

[@drakeheinhorst3312]

As of May 2024 the Ps5 had generated 106 billion in revenue over a 4 year life cycle. For comparison the ps4 generated 107 billion over 7 years. So not only are console sales up but they matched the revenue of the previous generation in almost half the time. Outside of nintendo releases, the sony ecosystem basically makes up the remaining majority of console software sales. 30% of every dollar spent on their store adds up, and new Microsoft games coming to the console will help both companies in that respect. I can see how it feels like games don't sell as much anymore, but the money is still being spent. It's just concentrated in fewer games than it used to.

[@marcushankins8171]

Yes games are selling extremely well. You’re only hearing about some games not meeting expectations because that’s what gets clicks now a days and also companies largely over budgeted their games during covid because of the covid boom and set their expectations way too high.

[@Mmachine88]

@marcushankins8171 ummm, i think you're severely missing what I'm even talking about and jumped to overall money and revenue. I never once said Playstation was in bad shape currently. I can literally name dozens of games that have not been selling tremendously well on the platform. But it's all good, homie.

[@EvernhamNo9]

@@marcushankins8171Many western AAA games have flopped recently, unless they’re a sports game or Call of Duty

[@marcushankins8171]

@ many have also succeeded

[@saxafish]

"Plumbing pays a shit ton" :D

[@tjk_9000]

Helmut Mannheimer is the german chair company

[@tylerisse5120]

So colin says its over over over over does anyone know what the first over could have been? Seems like he add one every couple weeks now lol 😆

[@jacoballen4591]

My ps icon is Solaire from DS1 , and i don’t remember how i got it

[@Nick-cy2tn]

Weird how they went hard with faceplates and customisation of the console but are backtracking on the UI

[@Dave_McKee]

I'm still hoping one day Sony gives the thumbs up to MLB the show releasing on PC, not like Steam does not support Dual sence controllers.

[@Dhbdhjdbd]

Damn...LoTR thumbnail is a nice touch 😅

[@drewtrent9231]

Yo my middle name is Ray to! Ray gang stand up!

[@quezcatol]

skies of arcadia first came out to dreamcast, then later ported for gamecube.

[@mattmanver1]

The Playstation leadership change is a big nothing burger if Hulst is still in charge of software. If they want to improve things they would throw him out into the street.