BOTH Hours: It’s our Gamer Tuesday Show with Computer America Correspondent Grayson Hamilton! Now that the amazing Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are here, we’ll discuss options, new games and so much more! We also recap Blizzcon 2013 and detail some of their bigger announcements, including details on a live-action Warcraft movie due out in 2015. Don’t miss this show!
Radio Show Topics (12.10.2013)
1. Where Were You When the PS4 Launched?
- Midnight launches across the country àHow much can you stand the cold?
- Minneapolis–28 degrees, NYC—34 degrees, Austin—65 degrees, Seattle—23 degrees
- People in line for several hours, first arrivers were in line for over 2 days!
- NYC launch party “like its own national convention” with entire restaurants, live bands, demo kiosks, cosplayers, booth babes, free contest giveaways, video game tournaments
- “Naked Ned” makes appearance at a Best Buy/Gamestop midnight launch!
- Armed escorts for every purchase from shop to car, several arrests across the city
- On the national scale armed robberies spike: http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/PS4-midnight-release-attracts-armed-robbers-232087631.html
- All in all, TOTALLY WORTH IT!
2. And They’re Off: What Do the Numbers Tell Us?
- So far, Financial Review and Individual analysts suggest PS4 has sold more than Xbox One
- http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Xbox-One-Breaks-Sales-Record-PS4-Pulls-Ahead-By-500-000-Says-Analysts-60960.html Xbox One holds new Australia record, but PS4 still ahead by wide margin
- Sony announced a total sales margin of 2.1 million units globally since launch, Microsoft remains quiet on numbers, though reports suggest they are well past 1 million
- Xbox One declared the Black Friday victor over PS4, but on a fluke: PS4s were SOLD OUT during BF!
- Michael Ephraim, Managing Director at SCE, “we haven’t even fulfilled all of the pre-orders yet…”
- Wedbush Morgan Securities, “we expect 1.25 million PS4 units and 750,000 Xbox One units in their debut month
- Wii U sold over 150,000 units in November following a sales spike in October; is Wii U gaining TRACTION?
- Can Sony and Microsoft hit target of 6 million units by end of March? Will major Nintendo game releases help keep the momentum vs. PS4 and Xbox?
3. The Verdict: What is the Industry Saying?
a. IGN review of PS4: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/13/playstation-4-review?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook
b. IGN Review of Xbox One: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/20/xbox-one-review
c. Polygon review of PS4: http://www.polygon.com/a/ps4-review/console
d. Polygon review of Xbox One: http://www.polygon.com/a/xbox-one-review
News of the Month:
- Leaked documents suggest NSA and other survelliance companies have been monitoring online games — http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/world/spies-dragnet-reaches-a-playing-field-of-elves-and-trolls.html?_r=2
- Amazon unveils their “Amazon Air” program with UNMANNED DRONES!! — http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=98BIu9dpwHU
- Long time rental service company Blockbuster is finally closing — http://www.gamespot.com/articles/blockbuster-closing-all-u-s-retail-stores/1100-6416005/
- EA says the Used Gamed market isn’t going anywhere for a long time — http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-used-games-are-important-to-the-industry/1100-6416264/
- Latest investigative research indicates that violent games did not give Sandy Hook shooter a “motive” — http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sandy-hook-report-mentions-games-but-finds-no-motive-for-massacre/1100-6416389/
- Reggie says the most powerful isn’t always the one who wins — http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2013/11/30/reggie-fils-aime-why-to-choose-wii-u-this-holiday-season/
- Apple looking to buy the company behind the Kinect technology — http://allthingsd.com/20131117/apple-aiming-at-primesense-acquisition-but-deal-is-not-yet-done/
- Following “lewd behavior”, Twitch removed PS4 Playroom — http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/26/twitch-removes-playstation-4-playroom-content-from-directory.aspx