Sorry For Helldiving | Sacred Symbols, Episode 294

It's been an unusual week in the PlayStation ecosystem, especially in recent years, where the exclusives and heavy-hitters from Sony primarily resided in the single-player sphere. But then a game like Helldivers 2 drops out of orbit, and suddenly we're brought back to the days of SOCOM, Killzone, and others, when PlayStation had an actual online identity, albeit a fledgling one. Could this be the beginning of a great new trend? Or does pessimism reign supreme? Other news this week includes the most vague, circular PR from Xbox that confirms -- yes, indeed -- Xbox games are en route to PlayStation beginning with four titles, while Sony releases a financial report that shows promising revenue and meteoric PS5 sales, but with serious financial warnings on the horizon. Plus: What the hell is Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet? Is there a rift between Konami and Bloober Team? Are people overreacting to the Tomb Raider Remaster's content warning label? Then: Listener inquiries! Where do we fall in the raging 'yellow paint' debate? What's our favorite JRPG battle system? Which order should the Castlevania games be played in? Was Colin's and Micah's recent visit to Cracker Barrel everything they hoped it'd be?

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:10:14 - RIP Hannibal
0:12:07 - Origins of quack
0:19:30 - Corrections
0:21:54 - Did Colin waste a meal at Cracker Barrel?
0:37:51 - Bean Counters
0:43:27 - New PlayStation game trademarked
0:48:30 - Stellar Balde’s adults only rating in Korea
0:50:48 - Rise of the Ronin won't be released in South Korea
0:54:21 - PSN's top downloads for January
0:55:29 - Content warning on Tomb Raider Remastered Trilogy
1:06:44 - Embracer cancels 29 unannounced games
1:08:05 - Silent Hill 2 remake troubles
1:18:29 - Suikoden creator passes away
1:21:41 - What are we playing?
2:23:39 - Four Xbox Games are coming to PlayStation
3:06:59 - Sony's financial report
4:08:08 - New PS Plus Games
4:18:39 - The yellow paint phenomenon
4:28:57 - What's our preferred JRPG combat?
4:32:56 - Where to start with Castlevania?
4:39:18 - Games so bad, they're good
4:44:19 - Games that auto-pop trophies
4:45:55 - Is trophy completion a valid statistic to read into?