About this episode
Name any random PlayStation IP from the days of yore, and people will claim to want it back. One such franchise is Sucker Punch's long-dormant Sly Cooper trilogy, the third game of which is now 20 years old. (And yes, we got a fourth Sly game from Sanzaru in 2013, but it's not like many of you played it.) A recent interview indicates there are very few people at Sony's Washington-based studio interested in returning to the Thievius Raccoonus, and perhaps for good reason. After all, they want to sell actual units. We discuss! Plus: New PlayStation 6 rumors percolate in the wild, Bend is apparently hiring for a multiplayer title, precious details about Naughty Dog's Intergalactic emerge, and deep sales information has been released about PlayStation's historic software sales here in the US over the last 30 years. Then: Listener inquiries! Will the Hollow Knight: Silksong pricing drama ever end? Should Media Molecule invest in the 'cozy game' revolution? Is Marathon even worth being excited over at all? Can we help ingratiate the younger generation into the psychosis of Sacred Symbols? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:10:39 - Addressing recent events 1:10:54 - End of political conversation 1:25:01 - Happy Birthday Lily 1:28:12 - Shout out Jessica 1:29:49 - Dustin and Chris contributing to the show notes 1:37:22 - PlayStation Family App 1:41:00 - PS6 will still have a disk drive 1:50:59 - Sucker Punch doesn't want to make a new Sly Cooper game 2:06:43 - Bend is hiring a creative director and looking for multiplayer experience 2:13:01 - New Intergalactic info 2:19:54 - Wolfenstein third game teased? 2:26:05 - Best selling PlayStation games since 1995 2:39:45 - PSN downloads for August 2025 2:41:43 - New PS+ Extra games 2:45:33 - What Are We Playing? (RoboCop: Rogue City Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots Hell is Us, MGS Delta, Silksong, The Finals) 3:21:04 - Portal charging dock 3:26:50 - Is Marathon worth being excited for? 3:30:40 - How can Media Molecule turn things around? 3:34:20 - SIlksong's $20 price point 3:46:23 - Dan Houser's future 3:52:02 - PlayStation embracing timed exclusivity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices