#376 | We Are the Same, Whatever We Do

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 - Intro0:10:39 - Addressing recent events1:10:54 - End of political conversation1:25:01 - Happy Birthday Lily1:28:12 - Shout out Jessica1:29:49 - Dustin and Chris contributing to the show notes1:37:22 - PlayStation Family App1:41:00 - PS6 will still have a disk drive1:50:59 - Sucker Punch doesn't want to make a new Sly Cooper game2:06:43 - Bend is hiring a creative director and looking for multiplayer experience2:13:01 - New Intergalactic info2:19:54 - Wolfenstein third game teased?2:26:05 - Best selling PlayStation games since 19952:39:45 - PSN downloads for August 20252:41:43 - New PS+ Extra games2:45:33 - 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 dock3:26:50 - Is Marathon worth being excited for?3:30:40 - How can Media Molecule turn things around?3:34:20 - SIlksong's $20 price point3:46:23 - Dan Houser's future3:52:02 - PlayStation embracing timed exclusivity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices