#431 | Tastes Like Luck, But Feels Clear
Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast
October 5, 2026
There's simply no denying that Naughty Dog's absence this generation is deeply felt. Apart from a couple of ports and a defunct, half-made multiplayer project, Sony's crown jewel studio hasn't contributed much of anything to PS5.
Speakers Dustin Furman, Colin Moriarty, Chris Ray Gun
TopicsVideo GamesLeisureGames
SPEAKER_1 (0:01)
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SPEAKER_2 (0:26)
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SPEAKER_3 (0:39)
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SPEAKER_4 (0:43)
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Dustin Furman (0:45)
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SPEAKER_6 (0:46)
We're going to fall.
SPEAKER_2 (0:49)
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Colin Moriarty (1:06)
Copyright 2026, Compelli America, New York, New York. Drink responsibly.
Greetings and salutations. Welcome back to Sacred Symbols, A PlayStation Podcast. This is episode number 431 My name is Colin Moriarty. I'm joined as always by my son, Chris Ray Gun. Chris, good to see you today, my friend.
SPEAKER_8 (1:38)
Yankee hat on again.
Colin Moriarty (1:40)
They swept the Red Sox in the first round of the playoffs and on they go.
Chris Ray Gun (1:43)
Oh, okay. I wouldn't know it.
Colin Moriarty (1:44)
Congratulations. Yeah.
the Red Sox. I hate the fucking Red Sox. Even though I don't watch baseball anymore, I have such a guttural hatred of Boston sports that like, it's just like, oh, I actually tuned into the game a little bit yesterday because I was like, I got to watch this ass beating. Yeah. That the Yankees are putting onto the Red Sox. So the Red Sox are out. Fuck the Red Sox. Good to see you today, my friend. How are you?
Chris Ray Gun (2:09)
That really is that really is the authentic answer is like, this is telling me more, though.
No, no, I just like, I don't know, man, it's just been I'm I'm just tired is what I am. You know, just a lot of stuff, a lot of I'm a vessel for a lot of people. You know what I mean? We're like, you know, like I don't know. I think some people have people in their lives where they're like, I'm going to.
I'm going to put it all on him. Yeah, kind of like it's it's I'm a therapist kind of. And I've been playing therapist the last couple of days, so I'm like, I'm shot, honestly.
Colin Moriarty (2:56)
I have a specific friend like that, that I feel like our entire relationship is is predicated on this person telling me about all their problems and then me dealing with it.
Chris Ray Gun (3:06)
Like, yeah, yeah.
Colin Moriarty (3:07)
And how and how am I? I'm fine. All right.
SPEAKER_6 (3:11)
Yeah, good.
Colin Moriarty (3:12)
I'm OK.
SPEAKER_6 (3:12)
Thank you.
Colin Moriarty (3:12)
I'm here to do some clinical work for you, I guess. Yeah.
Chris Ray Gun (3:18)
So I'm just, yeah, I don't know, man. I'm I am emotionally exhausted, but I'm excited to sit down and just detach.
For a little bit and talk about video games or whatever the fuck it is, though.
Colin Moriarty (3:30)
Whatever. We'll get there eventually.
Chris Ray Gun (3:32)
Eventually.
Colin Moriarty (3:34)
It's good to see you today, Chris. Thank you for being here. Of course.
Dustin Furman, executive producer. Good to see you today, my friend. How are you?
Dustin Furman (3:41)
I'm doing pretty good.
Woke up at about 730 Hung out with Leon for a little bit. Almost got poop on me.
Colin Moriarty (3:53)
It's always like, what is going on with this? Is this like, is this a common thing that like young children just. Infants, I guess, is that what is that? What the term would be now? Yeah, newborn anymore right now. It's infant infant.
They're just I just feel like I'm hearing a lot about shitting.
Dustin Furman (4:11)
Yes.
Colin Moriarty (4:12)
On you.
Dustin Furman (4:13)
Yes. Yeah, I went and picked him up today and he was on me. And then I was like, oh, some some about this stinks.
Just a little bit that crept up the back.
Colin Moriarty (4:22)
That's an unfreeze McGee line. Something about this stinks. Oh, no, it's something about me stinks. Something about me smells.
Dustin Furman (4:28)
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