Weekend Confirmed 100 - PlayStation Vita, DICE, Reckoning
by Garnett Lee, Feb 17, 2012 11:00am PSTWeekend Confirmed serves up its epic 100th episode with Jeff and Garnett joined by Jeff Mattas, Ariel Angelotti, and Andrea Rene. The celebration includes your listener greetings, a look back at some of the origins and good times from the first century of Weekend Confirmed, and, of course cake and beer. There's a whole lot more to get to as well. The PlayStation Vita started arriving outside Japan and we take a good look at the retail hardware, the user experience, and a couple of the launch games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Lumines Electronic Symphony. Jeff and Garnett both talk about the fun they're having in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, but square off when it comes down to how good the game is. There's even a philosophical discussion on the convergence of physical and virtual economies as relates to intellectual property. All that and more before it all wraps up in Finishing Moves.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 100: 02/17/2012
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Show Breakdown:
Round 1 00:00:00 – 00:31:56
Whatcha Been Playing Part 1 00:33:12 – 01:02:18
Whatcha Been Playing Part 2 01:04:29 – 01:32:59
Listener Feedback/Front Page News 01:35:32 – 02:12:02
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For example: The Playstation Controller.
The controller has not changed at all since the PS 1 days, EXCEPT in the ways that software demanded. Developers wanted an analog stick, so Sony added one, then a 2nd. Developers were programming force-feedback into their games, so Sony added it to the controller. The Wii proved that motion controls could be successful, so Sony added the tilt functions to the controller.
But the core design and form-factor of the controller is exactly as flawed today as it was whe the PS 1 was released. Sony has made no attempt to itterate or improve in terms of comfort or button placement.
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