About this episode
Sony-owned Santa Monica Studio is one of PlayStation's first party powerhouses. Responsible for the God of War franchise -- and, other than Kinetica early in the PS2 era, only the God of War franchise -- there was some excitement building about what was next. But what if it's just more God of War... at least kinda? New rumors indicate that Santa Monica is working on something more familiar than we might have hoped, and from our perspective, that can only mean one thing. We discuss. Plus: Sucker Punch expresses interest in returning to Infamous, Ghost of Yotei gets special edition PS5 hardware and a DualSense, HBO's second season of The Last of Us earns a ton of Emmy nominations, concept art for Deviation's cancelled PlayStation exclusive emerges, Dragon Quest VII is apparently being remade at Square Enix, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! With the demise of Xbox's Turn 10 Studio, is it time for PlayStation to port Gran Turismo to its rival's machine? Is Colin totally off-base with his desire for Arc System Works to create a PlayStation fighter instead of a Marvel one? What's the worst example in our personal gaming lives of losing a save file? Should Dustin enter into an illicit relationship with an eager listener? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:44:52 - Dustin's cry for help 0:52:56 - Sacred Streaming 1:07:46 - Stand down Chrissy 1:11:43 - What is Santa Monica working on? 1:33:34 - Ghost of Yotei PS5 special edition 1:38:23 - Restock of 30th Anniversary gear 1:41:11 - 16 Emmys for TLOU season 2 + Season 3 2:00:46- Art from Deviation's canceled game 2:08:21 - Dragon Quest VII remake rumors 2:15:09 - Ubisoft announces new co-CEOs 2:35:35 - Iron Galaxy's guitar hero joke 2:52:39 - What We’re Playing 3:30:11 - Favorite video game merch 3:37:11 - Custom Powerwash simulator levels 3:40:53 - GT7 on Xbox 3:45:52 - Demands to Spider-Man on Xbox 3:52:55 - PlayStation fighter vs Marvel Tokon 4:01:18 - Accidentally deleting your save Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices