Episode 337: Glamour

The podcast is back, with a healthier Jonah joining Jordan. No Dan or Paul however.

The news:

  • Hitman Project reportedly canceled, Square Enix responds
  • Alienware Steam Machine priced ‘very competitive’ with PS4, Xbox One
  • Nintendo must pay royalties for every 3DS following court ruling
  • Sony announces PlayStation Now for streaming older games
  • Gabe Newell reacts to Xbox One and Steambox comparison

Question of the Week: “What are you most looking forward to in 2014?”

0 thoughts on “Episode 337: Glamour”

  1. Hi guys, great show again. 🙂

    I like the idea of turning in a CD or just even having the old DRM code to get a digital version of the game. This is what Blizzard does with their library. I was able to get digital versions of Warcraft III and StarCraft because of my old DRM codes I had been holding on to. I think more companies should do that since we did buy the game, why should we have to pay again for a digital version?

    @Steambox: I thought there was only going to be one but apparently there are going to be 13 of them priced from cheap to VERY expensive. This may be a good and easy way for people to find the steambox that will be suited to their needs.

    @Sony streaming old games: I agree that I want this and that they should make their entire library available. The fact that Jordan still has a functioning backwards compatible Ps3 didn’t go unnoticed. I’d love to get one myself but the issue is they stop making these consoles so it isn’t easy to get an old console to play an old game. Much easier to just get an emulator (at least for PS1 and PS2).

    @QOTW: I am most looking forward to Pillars of Eternity, it promises to be a great RPG game. Among other Kickstarter games like Wasteland 2 and Shadowgate.

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