107. XBOX Game Pass v PS5, MGS Remake, Journalism | Colin Moriarty, Sacred Symbols

Jun 29, 2021

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Colin Moriarty of Sacred Symbols joins Tom of Moore's Law Is Dead to discuss the state of XBOX, PlayStation 5, and gaming Journalism. We also talk about upcoming exclusives...

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0:00 Sacred Symbols, Can Ratchet & Clank run on PS4? (Intro Banter)
6:29 Dealing with Fanboys, and choosing to be an outsider with these companies.
15:27 Who is Colin Moriarty? What brought him into gaming journalism?
22:40 How has Gaming Journalism changed over the last 16 years?
29:24 Do Games Journalist Suck at Games? Are techtubers becoming influencers?
40:34 Do Publishers try to pay for reviews?
49:10 Should everyone stop pre-ordering games? Is "dev crunch" a problem?
53:26 Cyberpunk 2077 & No Man's Sky – Was it the Media’s Fault for the hype?
1:06:50 How do Console gamers see PC Gamers? Are the next gen consoles underutilized?
1:23:58 Differences in developing for PlayStation, XBOX, Nintendo Switch, PC/Steam
1:32:20 Does Sony hate Crossplay? Why don’t PS5 games support Keyboard & Mouse?
1:39:10 Is Gaming Hardware getting too expensive? Will consoles become modular?
1:44:00 Is Cloud Streaming the future of console gaming? Will it kill enthusiast gaming?
1:51:55 Explaining the current Silicon Shortage - Miscalculations & Substrate Suppliers
1:57:30 PlayStation 5 vs XBOX Series X|S – The state of the current “Console War”
2:13:10 XBOX Game Pass vs PlayStation Exclusives, Upcoming Studio Purchases
2:19:10 PlayStation 5 Backwards Compatibility, and Sony's Software Laziness.
2:25:56 The Blue Box Game Studios Silent Hills Conspiracy, Metal Gear Solid Remake

Follow Colin: https://twitter.com/notaxation
https://www.colinslaststand.com/
https://twitter.com/LillymoGames
https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/08/the-deanbeat-our-cuphead-runneth-over/
The infamous “The Verge PC Building” Video: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6tvby8
Hardware Unboxed Going Public about Nvidia banning them: https://youtu.be/wdAMcQgR92k
Hardware Unboxed Going Public about LG banning them: https://youtu.be/J5DuXeqnA-w
MLID Leaking Metal Gear Solid Remake: https://youtu.be/LH8imxKeSPo

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