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Weekend Confirmed 90 - Miyamoto, Live update, Rayman Origins
by Garnett Lee, Dec 09, 2011 11:00am PSTThe Weekend Confirmed crew starts getting into the holiday spirit as Jeff, "Indie" Jeff, and Christian sit down with Garnett for this show. The buzz around misinterpretations of Miyamoto's plans for the future and the new Xbox Live dashboard and its mobile apps kicks things off. We know Jeff loves loving things, and it's obvious he's found a new object of his affection in Rayman Origins. No less fun, but definitely fun of a different sort, Saints Row the Third has Christian enjoying the freedom to fool around without feeling like he's missing out on anything. And of course there's your comments and stories, more news, and Finishing Moves to complete the package.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 90: 12/09/2011
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Round 1 00:00:00 to 00:25:00
Whatcha Been Playing Part 1 00:25:33 to 00:49:09
Whatcha Been Playing Part 2 00:50:15 to 01:12:40
Listener Feedback/Front Page News 01:13:42 to 01:53:24
NFL Tailgate 01:54:07 to 02:04:42
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Comments
Right now people are saying dedicated gaming machines are in danger because people can now play good enough games on the devices they already carry with them that do everything else. Right now I think that only really applies to dedicated handhelds, but what's gonna happen when the Apple TV becomes that "do everything" device in people's living rooms? That includes playing games.
That's actually a whole interesting avenue in itself. When (if) iOS hits the living room, what kinds of games would be made for it? The same things people are playing on their iPads now but at higher resolution? Or more unique family-oriented games that might encroach on console territory?
We're already seeing the tip of the iceburg with apps on consoles but I think it's kinda dumb that Microsoft and Sony took so long to allow YouTube and Netflix and ESPN to make apps for their machine. Business and development-wise I imagine it's not that much different than any game developer releasing a game on PSN or XBLA, the only real difference is that what they're releasing isn't a game but a tool. In that case, just open the consoles up to any developer who wants to make a useful app.
I'm not saying open it up at the same level as Apple - having a bajillion apps mostly made up of shovelware. The console manufacturers would most likely put prospective apps under the same licensing process under which they already put games.
Ever since the PS2 came out 10 years ago console manufacturers have been trying to get closer and closer to creating an all-in-one media living room device. I think that goal is now within our grasp.
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