CONSOLE WARS II: THE NEW CHALLENGERS: Things got shaken up in the world of video games––maybe––as Google announced its streaming-forward gaming platform––maybe––called Stadia while Apple announced its gaming-focused subscription platform––maybe––called Apple Arcade. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the merits of these announcements and how they either apply, predict, or completely misread the gaming landscape.
RELEVANT EPISODES:
Episode 16 - Of Underwear Models & Wayward Sons: When D. Bethel and Andrew first talked about the hit CW show, Supernatural. Episode 27 - Super Sleep Mode: D. Bethel talks about starting to read Blake J. Harris' Console Wars––a book he's still reading in 2019. Plants Having Sex (05 April 2019): When Andrew and D. had a kind-of-fight about news coverage of games.
RELEVANT LINKS:
McWhertor, Michael. "Google Stadia is the New Streaming Gaming Platform from Google." Polygon. Vox Media, 19 Mar. 2019. Marks, Tom. "Valve Admits Artifact Has 'Deep-Rooted Issues,' Commits to Fixing It." IGN. Ziff Davis, 29 Mar. 2019. Walton, Mark. "The Fabled SNES-Playstation Prototype Has Been Turned On and Disassembled." Ars Technica. Condé Nast, 09 Nov. 2015. Warren, Tom. "Apple Arcade is a New Game Subscription Service for iOS, Mac, and Apple TV." The Verge. Vox Media, 25 Mar. 2019. Webster, Andrew. "Apple Arcade has Game Developers Excited, But Quetsions Remain." The Verge. Vox Media, 26 Mar. 2019.
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