The Joy of Gaming Podcast, Episode 34:
A Fond Farewell to a Console Generation
Well fellow gamers, it’s been eight long years since the
last significant new console launch, but Sony’s Playstation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox
One have finally arrived. We will go into depth about these new consoles in the
coming weeks, but first we spend an episode looking back on the generation that
was, and bid a fond farew...
The Joy of Gaming Podcast, Episode 34:
A Fond Farewell to a Console Generation
Well fellow gamers, it’s been eight long years since the
last significant new console launch, but Sony’s Playstation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox
One have finally arrived. We will go into depth about these new consoles in the
coming weeks, but first we spend an episode looking back on the generation that
was, and bid a fond farewell to PS3
and Xbox 360.
First though, we have some amazing new fall game releases to discuss,
including deeper impressions of games we’ve previously discussed a bit - like Batman Arkham Origins, Beyond Two Souls and
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag - and some new games we’ve just started to
dig into, including XCOM: Enemy Within,
Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus, LEGO
Marvel Super Heroes, Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate, and Rayman: Fiesta Run for iOS.
We also discuss a bit of gaming news, including the launch of
the PS4 (initial sales numbers, rumors of console failures, and the first crop
of games), new story DLC for The Last of
Us called “Left Behind", The announcement of Naughty Dog’s next Nathan Drake-tacular
extravaganza - aka Uncharted 4, Xbox
One Resolution-Gate, the ridiculously high review scores A Link Between Worlds and Super
Mario 3D World are receiving, and more.
And then…we turn our attention to “The Greatest (Console) Generation”
– Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 – which will always be known as “Next-Gen” in our
gamer hearts. These are the consoles
that changed the face of gaming and brought video games to the masses, and we
discuss their storied run with more than a hint of favoritism and nostalgia. Our
conversation includes: the rise of downloadable games on Xbox Live Arcade and
PSN, DLC add-ons, the biggest 360 and PS3 franchises, innovations of the
generation (Kinect, PS Eye), flops of the generation (Kinect, PS Eye - hehe),
the concept of gaming console as media and entertainment hub, apps like Netflix, Hulu and YouTube, and much more. And we
finish with our fondest memories of each console, and reveal our picks of the
games that defined the generation.
The Next, Next Gen is here, and it's only a matter of time before we have to move on for good. But as we move forth, boldly, into the wild, blue, 1080p yonder, may we never forget that which came before. This... is the Joy of Gaming!
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