#430 | Inside My Shell, I Wait and Bleed

When it comes to Bungie, Sony's long been at a crossroads. Either PlayStation needs to invest heavily into keeping the studio afloat so it can support existing products and spin-up new ones, or it needs to pull the plug before more good money went after bad. Well, Sony's made a decision, and it's seemingly very much the former choice. With a new wind at its back, can Bungie turn Marathon around, revive Destiny, and survive and even thrive within the first party family? Or is it simply too little, too late? Plus: More information emerges on the Physint-Kojima situation, ex-Naughty Dog director Bruce Straley tells some hard truths about modern AAA gaming, SEGA got oh-so-close to binning Sonic the Hedgehog entirely, Square Enix intends on letting Final Fantasy VII Revelation players controversially auto-level their characters, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! What are our thoughts on Xbox's recent consolidative efforts? Are we sometimes too cavalier when openly spoiling older games? In what fashion should Crash Bandicoot's 30th anniversary be properly celebrated? How many listeners in total has Dustin gotten into Iron Maiden?

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:28:18 - Wearing Sacred merch listening to Sacred
0:31:51 - Hogs update
0:33:32 - Shoutout Samantha
0:35:42 - Aaron and Dimitric
0:40:51 - Iron Maiden fandom
0:52:40 - Jury duty
0:59:55 - Trophy by the clock
1:01:32 - Bungie's future
1:58:59 - Gene's interview with Kojima
2:19:45 - Bruce Straley and God of War
2:38:06 - FF7 Revelation allows auto leveling
2:49:04 - Sega nearly did the right thing
2:51:29 - Lisa Dualsense I guess
2:54:30 - Lufia I + II are coming
3:00:55 - What We’re Playing (Wolverine, Silent Hill: Townfall, Fire Emblem, Big Walk)
3:35:45 - Armed Fantasia canceled
3:38:35 - Xbox's reset part 2
4:01:37 - Were apps on console a mistake?
4:03:53 - Asking executives any question
4:08:06 - Crash's 30th anniversary
4:11:46 - When are spoilers okay?
4:20:30 - Do fans care about gold, silver, and bronze trophies?

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