Retro Game Fix Video Game Podcasts

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This week I discuss my impressions of the PS4 Back Button Controller Attachment, Sony games heading to PC, quantity of consoles sold being an outdated metric, and Microsoft's backward and forward compatibility stance.

This episode I discuss how absolutely ridiculous the "console wars" really are. From click bait headlines, to arguing over logos, to not understanding the "specs", to not researching what hardware is actually in the plastic box you are buying.  The big box gaming media sites are not doing anyone any favors as they seem just as uninformed and are trying to capitalize on click bait. 

This week an analyst got people hopes up for a 4k “Switch Pro.” Let’s talk realistically about what would be needed to make that happen.

On today’s episode I am going to explore reviewing games as a Fan vs. Critic, why I think game reviews are broken, and I provide some examples by converting Metacritic score to Rotten tomato’s. 

Talking the Xbox Series X announcement and gamer's ridiculous reactions to everything. sdfsdf

Start - My computer woes - 2080 TI RMA
06:30 - Luigi's Mansion 3
09:00 - Star Wars Fallen Order and gamer hypocrisy
13:30 - Microsoft Game Pass
22:00 - Google Stadia
37:40 - Game Awards a Disservice to Gamers

Stadia is insane, how haven't they solved the internet infrastructure problems in the world. I'm bringing back reviews and have already written most of my Luigi's Mansion 3 review. Bethesda is taking advantage of me with a Fallout 76 subscription model. Blizzard needs to be reprimanded even after we cancelled them after they layoffs they had earlier this year.

Microsoft, Gears 5, gamer's arguing about Gears 5 review scores, Astral Chain, Control, Ray Tracing

Level setting on the podcast, what I discuss, where I discuss it, and why I discuss "it."

Gamer's continue to reap what they sow while jackass journalists pours gas on the fire.

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Rumors are floating around about a an Xbox streaming console code named Scarlett, what does it mean for you.  This episode Mike discusses the current state of gaming expectations, why hardware sales don't matter, what the future looks like, Micorsoft Azure Cloud, how streaming can eliminate latency, and how it provide more people with ways to play while meeting their expectations for quality.

On this episode Mike discusses the continued saga between Epic and Valve, Epic purchases Rocket League developer Psyonix, Nether Realm is under fire for stress and burnout while the games media continues to paint an entire industry based on the word of disgruntled former employees, and it wouldn't be a podcast without discussing the cluster F that was Days Gone coverage.

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This week we are back discussing Mitch's latest Pinball collecting and restoration stories, we also jump into some Nintendo Switch and touch on their VR offering, and we talk VR gaming on PC, hardware options, and the VR games Mike's been playing.

On this weeks episode Mike discusses the leaked e-mail from BioWare GM, Casey Hudson, and why it further proves the point that anonymous complaining to outlets is also a culture problem. Also introduced is a new segment called Jack@$$ journalism. This week the topics include narratives perpetuated by the games industry, writing off Epic game store concerns because we should be worried about false narrative, and our low standards for Nintendo.

Is the Epic store and epic games growth strategy smart business, laziness, or BS? Might be all three. Gamers demand an easy mode in Sekiro Shadows Die Twice. What happened to Nintendo, they now specialize in forgettable and uninspired platformers and boring adventures.

It's another week and we have more drama surrounding the games industry, work environments, and unionization. This time the media takes aim at BioWare. Let's talk about it.

This week Mike discusses Sony's State of Play presentation, two new Nintendo Switch hardware iterations, VR, and the gaming communities reaction to everything.

This episode Mike shares his thoughts on Google Stadia, game streaming, and cloud services.

This episode it was my pleasure to have GameTradeGregg on to discuss Activision, the business side of games, gaming culture, the state of games media, game store ownership, and much more. Please join us for a great discussion.

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