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Why some people may not like Starfield the game?
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We go over whether Starfield will have the same demise as Redfall the game.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nextgengame/support
We go over Starifeld the game side quest and why they can make or break the game.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nextgengame/support
We give over what Starfield the game can learn from Hogwarts Legacy? It comes down to a graphics feature.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nextgengame/support
We go over what a Starfield quest might be like in the game. We go on a fan-made quest. To find lost Relics. Most likely what a Starfield quest will be like. Sub to Youtube: https://youtube.com/@NextGenVideoGameTheory--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
We go over why vehicle variety matters in Starfield. Then how it can make Starfield a better game. Checkout Youtube https://youtube.com/@NextGenVideoGameTheory--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
Can Starfield the Game Solve World Pace? We go over how Starfield the game can solve world peace in this epidsode. Check out the youtube https://youtube.com/@NextGenVideoGameTheory--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
We go over why Dyson Spheres may be a good thing for Starfield Dyson Spheres could add to the story within Starfield and make it even better to see why in this podcast episode about Starfield. For more go to Youtube: https://youtube.com/@NextGenVideoGameTheory--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
We go over Starfield the game and why it would be great if Starfield had Relics. Checkout the Youtube channel here https://youtube.com/@NextGenVideoGameTheory--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
We go over Redfall and the best thing about it. We also go over the worst thing. Sub to Youtube https://youtube.com/@NextGenVideoGameTheory--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
Let's Talk About the Factions of Starfield. There are a lot of factions in Starfield and we go over all of them. Checkout Youtube for more: https://youtube.com/@NextGenVideoGameTheory--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
We go over why walking on ships in Starfield is so essential.
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We go over whether there will be a Starfield VR and how it could be done.Checkout the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
Zombie Cure Lab Game is About Curing Cancer and Saving Zombies. This Zombie game does the opposite of most zombie games. And it turns out to be for the better. See why.Sub to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1620290/Zombie_Cure_Lab/--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
We take a look at the epic God of War Ragnarok soundtrack and why it is so Epically good.
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The End of the Video Streaming Golden Age is Here...the age of lockdown streaming has started. All the video streaming services have locked down their content making streaming pretty expensive.
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There Needs to Be an Avatar 2 Lego Game. See why a Avatar 2 lego game will be amazing.
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Epic Games is Giving out 15 free games over the holidays!
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Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga is My Game of the Year! See why.
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We go over the $70 price point for Starfield. Is it really worth it? Sub to youtube https://youtube.com/@NextGenVideoGameTheory .--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
We go over why Starfield the game will need to be like a movie in order to compete with the game releases it will be up against. Why it is so important that Starfield is cinematic and movie like cannot be underestimated.
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We go over why Starfield should be delayed again.
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Why You Should Create a Gaming Youtube Channel in 2023. We go into why it may be a good idea to create a gaming channel for you! My YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@NextGenVideoGameTheory--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nextgengame/support
The Greatest Starfield Podcast Episode Ever! Starfield Preview and Theories! Learn everything there is to know about Starfield!
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Why the Unreal Engine 5.1 Update is Insane and Features! We go over the features of the Unreal Engine 5.1 update. They are pretty cool.
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Halo Infinite has been updated but is it enough? Is Halo Infinite actually back after the Winter Update? to the YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/nextgenvideogametheory
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Playstation is Not Getting Starfield We Go Over Whether this is Good or Bad. It can be bad and good to have Starfield on the PS5 only.
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We go over what Skryim can teach the Starfield game.
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We go over what Starfield can learn from Mass Effect.
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We go over whether it would be better for Starfield to use the creation engine 2 or Unreal Engine 5.
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We go over why it would be good for Starfield the game to have a discovery tour that educates people about space.
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We go over Easter Eggs Should Have.
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We go over 100 Reasons Starfield Will be Good? You heard that right 100. 100 reason why Starfield will not be bad. For even more go to the Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory/
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We go over the planets in Starfield.
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We go the Constellation Faction in the Starfield Game.
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We go over the Pirates in Starfield the Game.
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We go over how large or big Starfield may be?
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Fall Guys Game Tips, Tricks, and Motivations to be Better at the Game. These tips will help you in this comprehensive look at getting better at Fall Guys by Epic Games. Please rate this podcast to support. Go to https://nextgenvideogametheory.com/ for more!
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A Brief History of Netflix Gaming Why Did Netflix Get into Gaming? Sub to Youtube for even more https://youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory
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The complete history of the Xbox 360 console. The console influenced an entire generation of gamers. Learn about the history of the Xbox 360 in this episode.
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Is the RTX 4080 and 4090 Worth it?
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The Kotor remake has been put on hold and it is not looking like it will be finished any time soon.
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We go over the history of Jade Empire the game. The game has an interesting history that setup Bioware for success. It almost became the focus of Bioware at one point over Mass Effect and Dragon Age.
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Skull and Bones Gameplay Trailer Reaction is it Enough to Save Ubisoft?
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Live a Live Nintendo Switch Review Final Fantasy Fans Will Like,
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Free Automatic Gaming Highlights and Clips for Any Game using Hypertrigger! Sub to Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory
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We go over Hot Wheels Racing Forza Horizon 5. Is it good and worth it? Sub to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/nextgenvideogametheory
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A review of the game Endling Extinction is Forever about Foxes. Will you like this game? Is the game the saddest fox game ever? Find out in a review of Endling Extinction is Forever. Sub to Youtube https://youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory
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A review of the game As Dusk Falls. Is it worth it? See in this game review.
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A ton of Halo facts that you need to know about Halo the video game series.
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We go over the new Aliens VR game that was just announced. Can it save VR?
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Why NCAA Football Will Save EA? This may be called NCAA Football 23 or NCAA Football 24 depending on when it come out.
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A review of the new tennis game Matchpoint Tennis Championships. Is the game good or bad? Who is this game made for?
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Yurukill: The Calumniation Games Review. Is the game good for you? Let's take a look at the game in this review.
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Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Review is it Good or Bad? This game review goes over the game in full! Set in a unique universe populated by a range of original characters, the game follows the hero, Klonoa, as he sets off on a journey to save the world.
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Madison the video game review. A full review of the game. The game is kind of scary. But, does it live up to the hype? MADiSON is a first-person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings, and most importantly, survive.
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A review of GWENT Rogue Mage and why it is a very good sign for card games. We go over the new card game single player expansion.
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A review of Halo Infinite Season 2 Lone Wolves. Is there enough in this season for Halo fans and newcomers to Halo Infinite. A halo infinite season 2 review. #haloinfinite
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The Quarry Game Review! Is the Quarry a summer blockbuster or a bust? Does it live up to expectations? We go over the game in this full game review and who will like this game and not.
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We go over how to game during a recession and save money while gaming during challenging financial times.
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We go over how to play with PC players on your Xbox Series X or S and rant!!!
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We review time on frog island in this video and go over whether it is a good game or bad. Who is the game for who will like this game? Those are the questions that are asked in this video and this frog game. But does it live up to Frog expectations? Or does it just fade off into memory? We'll have to see in this indie game review this cool frog game that has a neat art style and a whole bunch of other things. But is it enough? #timeonfrogisland
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Garden Story has just come to the X Xbox series x and s. Additionally, Game Pass if you want to play it on PC, this is a really big deal and we're gonna go over the game and this garden story review of the Xbox version of this game. This game has a neat ArtStyle with a whole bunch of other stuff and we're gonna go over whether or not it's a good transfer and to the 120 frames per second for K world of the Xbox series X along with a whole bunch of other stuff such as ex Xbox Game Pass, and if it's really a game that's worth playing in this fun, fulfilled RPG that comes from the Nintendo Switch.
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This is a indie game review that you should like because it's an indie game who doesn't like indie games, gaming reviews are like the cake on the icing or the icing on the cake, whatever that takes, but I hope you guys enjoyed this review of garden story and 2022 #gardenstory
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We go over kayak VR mirage in this game review. It is a cutting-edge VR game and this review seeks to understand and it's everything that Mark Zuckerberg is talking about when it comes to virtual reality technology in games, in general, this game is everything that he has been talking about and the reason why he created meta.
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And wanted to create a cutting-edge VR headset because he knows that this technology is the future and everything that he's trying to do is because of a game like this, let's take a look at the review of Kayak VR Mirage and why it is a true next-gen title that is going to freakin explode everything. When it comes to VR. This game is next-gen level and marks everyone has been talking about this stuff forever. And he might just be right. #virtualreality #meta #vr
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We go over Urbek City Builder a new indie game like Sim City with pixel art like Minecraft. A Review of Urbek City Builder. The game has a Sim City like feel to it. And also, if you're looking for something where you manage a city, this will be a game that you would like. There's also a lot of pixel art that's similar to Minecraft in this game that you'll find really cool if you're into that type of artwork.
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The artwork in this game is very cool and they have a lot of different buildings and a whole bunch of other stuff that you can see. And this video additionally with over the 200 buildings and a whole bunch of different models and five biomes I think the game overall does a good job of creating a city like feel. The gameplay does look like it's addicting. From what we can see I did watch some of the developer play and a few other people on YouTube. I was impressed by this. That's why I did the review because I want to support these indie games. This is an indie game if you are a city builder fan you're going to like this game if you're not a city builder fan. You may not like this game. However it is a game that is strategic and value to so people who like strategy, or like this game, if you like city skylines or Sim City, you'll feel right at home with cool Minecraft like pixel art graphics.
I think you'll like this. In fact, they're a little bit higher than even Pixal graphics to a certain extent. So that's the cool thing about this. So we'll just have to see if you like it, but this is my review of this game. And I hope you guys check it out. Support indie developers, especially since Minecraft was originally an indie developer, right? #urbekcitybuilder #indiegame #indiegames
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Gamify your life to find success in your life. Use this secret power we all have to make life more fun and help you achieve your life goals. Use the power of gaming to make your life amazing! Gamification if your life can really make things a lot easier. What is Gamification? You will be able to make things fun and conquer challenges. gamification examples throughout this video. Along with info about Gamification in education, Gamification in business, and what is gamification? To gamification has been proven to help you be successful in anything really. If you're able to turn anything into a game, it can be highly helpful to keep you going. Let's say you're trying to get through college. When you do that, you're able to do a lot more by making it a game.
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Let's say you have a test coming up uses flashcards, but it's not just about gamification. You can also play a video game and memorize stuff while you play. It's about staying focus. Let's say you're playing a video game and you're playing a level we'll use that time playing a level to try to memorize a portion of your next test or something in your job that you can improve that will make you better. And these small things called gamification will gamify your life and just make you totally awesome. The more able to gamify your life, the more cool it'll be. I think a lot of people are just scared to gamify their life but if you do this, you will have results and life will be more fun, like life can be more fun. If you use gamification, whether it's business, or anything else. gamification can do a lot for you from that regard. It's not always easy to figure out what the game can be. But the rule of thumb is just think of something fun memorization is one way you can do this. But also being faster can also help using ways to time yourself to be faster. For instance, if you do pomodoros, which is a timer thing, see how many pomodoros you can do in a day of something that you need to learn.
This can be really helpful and get you really far when it comes to gamification. Gamification can just be a timer, and focusing for those five minutes and then not focusing for one minute and relaxing. It can be something simple like that, or it can be a memorization technique, and trying to memorize something that's going to help you while you do something else that doesn't normally require a lot of mind work. This can be extremely helpful and the results will compound over time. And he'll eventually get to the point where you're like, oh my gosh, I'm getting so much done.
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A review of Eyes in the Dark the Curious Case of Victoria Bloom an original artistic dark platformer with a story and original artistic design. The game has an interesting black and white theme to it. And I think this theme is cool when you combine the creatures that are found in the game and they come after you and you have to jump away from them. The bosses are really the main thing of this game and make it really good. And I kind of touched on that and the review, but I want to talk about a little bit more how those bosses really are some next level stuff in this game and the way they've designed them the artwork is fantastic. And that black and white filter just brings it all out very well. And it's a very interesting artistic game.
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A review of Escape Academy. A puzzle escape game that creates a cool experience. Who will like this escape game with Borderlands style graphics and pro escape artist making escape academy. A escape academy review that quickly tells you if the game is worth playing. Briefly goes over escape academy gameplay.
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Loopmancer review of the game. The game is similar to a 2D Cyberpunk with Asian Influences. Good or Bad? The game has some major cyberpunk influences in this review I go over those influences in the game. Additionally, we go over the upgrades in the game and how those can affect the game along with the gameplay review of this game. This game is a game that people may like or they may not like and I talk about who will like the game and who will not like this game.
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This is a more laid back review as I was kind of tired honestly when I made this but I'd wanted to show you guys how they made this cyberpunk 2d fighting game that loops very well. And the upgradable weapons and everything in the game really add an extra touch. So overall, the game tends to be really good for most people, but see which people are not good for. We'll also take a look at that. This is a fighter with Asian influences. And I think that's a really cool thing about this fighter and in this review, I go over how the Asian influences make the game really cool with the cyberpunk feel. And overall I think that is a something that makes it really cool. If you're looking for a fighter game that has the influences of cyberpunk, Cyberpunk is just all throughout this game the feeling the character dialogue is not the greatest however, I think it overall is pretty good.
Given the type of game it is. I mean, it doesn't have to be perfect. It's an indie game for God's sake guys, people are so hard on $20 Games and it shouldn't be like this games that are around this price range. 10 not even have any dialogue. So maybe it's better not to have dialogue like Nintendo who doesn't do dialogue at all in their game so I don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing but it's sometimes it does feel like the dialogue system in these games is not the greatest given the facts, that they only have a smaller budget. Maybe the route of Nintendo is the way to go. Overall, this Fighter game review will help you understand if you want to buy this game. The Fighter game review is also a preview of the game if you want to look at it this way. A preview of a game is not a bad thing. But it does give you an idea of whether or not you want to buy this game in the end. And I think that's what it's all about. A Fighter game and 2d 3d is pretty cool with a good visual textures and graphics make this game something that you'd want to check out.
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I go over how you can workout using Loopmancer the game.
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Every Time Force is Said in KOTOR 1 and KOTOR 2 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Games.
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Every Time Treasure is Actually Mentioned in the Uncharted Games. For more go to: https://nextgenvideogametheory.com/
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Every Time No is Said in the entire Uncharted series. You heard that right every time No is said in Uncharted 1, 2, 3, and 4. Don't ask how long this took :). For more go to: https://www.nextgenvideogametheory.com/
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Every Time Sith is Mentioned in KOTOR or Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. For more go to: https://www.nextgenvideogametheory.com/ or sub on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/nextgenvideogametheory
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Every time boy is said in God of War. The Famous words Boy can be relieved in this took me forever to edit boy best clips from God of War.
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We go over how and why Unreal Engine 5 is being used to bring Star Wars back!
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We go over the potential of Sonic Frontiers and what it means for Sonic.
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We quickly go over the New Call of Duty, the Steam Deck Can be updated, along with how to get a free game. This is an intensely fast but cool gaming news segment to keep you updated on what is going on in gaming. Go to https://nextgenvideogametheory.com/
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Is it time for Nintendo Switch Pro? We dig deep into whether it is time for Nintendo to release the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch Pro. You may be surprised.
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Everything You need to know about Halo Infinite Season 2 Multiplayer. An overview of the features and with some commentary about features of the new season 2. Next Gen Video Gaming Theory Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhNyFVDv0pSdd4T6Da4XzpvGV2VIrs9Bk For More go to: https://nextgenvideogametheory.com/ #haloinfinite #xbox #gaming
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We go over Ads in Gaming Coming to Consoles? Netflix has it Failed? How to Make Hot wheels Movie Good, and more!
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We go over whether Halo Infinite can be saved by Battle Royale. The game has had its struggles could there be a way to bring players back.
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Does Xbox Game Pass still hold the crown today in comparison to other services? That's the question we ask in this video. It's a very important question as there are tons of games on Xbox Game Pass. Are they still holding to what they're trying to do? In this video you'll find the answers to these questions and see how far Xbox game pass has come and if it's still worth it at this time. Given all the games we go really deep into Xbox Game Pass in this video. Let's take a look at the state of Xbox Game Pass in this in depth overview of the games and the entire package of Xbox Game Pass in 2022. For more go to https://nextgenvideogametheory.com/
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We go over the book Halo the Flood that set the tone for Halo Combat Evolved and the lore.
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See why everyone should play Sonic Adventure at least once! The game is a classic that came out on the Dreamcast.
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Nintendo needs to get into streaming.
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Talk about why Splitgate Died.
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23 Epic God of War moments! You can't beat some God of War Kratos moments. These moments will help you relive the game in audio form.
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Fortnite has no construction and that means a lot of new gamers.
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We go over the bad reviews of Gran Turismo 7. Is it Justified???
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Why you should not underestimate gamers. And why they are the most prepared for the modern world and even the job market.
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Kirby Forgotten land has a lot of elements of Super Mario 3D see why! Kirby Forgotten land is set to come out soon.
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Gran Turismo 7 puts PlayStation back on the map! See why!
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Will Call of Duty Coming to the Nintendo Switch?
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We go over Elden Ring and if everyone will like it. Attack on Titan coming to Call of Duty, and Capcom Fighting.
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We take a look at why Fortnite is a true next generation game. Yes, Fortnite is one of the first games to use Unreal Engine 5. The next generation engine powering the future of gaming.
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Hundreds of hours of editing as a gamer. Automate highlights with Athena Scope. See how you can capture your gaming highlights easily today. This has been my secret for a while but wanted to share so you can be awesome. See How it Works! https://athenascope.com/nextgenvideogametheory-5904 Checkout the podcast and more here: https://nextgenvideogametheory.com/ #videogames #gamer #gaming
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10 Reasons Why Audiobooks Are Awesome While Gaming? Listening to audiobooks is a great way to level up during the grind of a game or just to get those extra hours of game time in while still learning. 1.) LETS You grind easier 2.) Practice the Game to get better 3.) Put the hours in easily 4.) Get past boring parts 5.) Complete more Quests 6.) Passes the Time 7.) Learn While Gaming 8.) Makes Multiplayer Games Even More Fun 9.) Keeps You Playing 10.) 50 Books in a year is easy So get gaming and listen to audiobooks While doing it!
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What you need to know about Sony Buying Bungie. A huge business deal balances the field in gaming or does it? Well..learn more about the Bungie deal.
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Unreal Engine 5 Graphics are the future. They will change everything. See how the UE5 graphics will lead to major changes in graphical tech and the ability to produce games, movies, cars, and much more. The UE5 engine is the future of graphics for a lot of applications. See why!
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First we go over Microsoft buying Activation Blizzard and what that means for gaming. Then go over God of War PC graphics.
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We go over how Unreal Engine 5 will change gaming by its ease of use. The next gen engine can do a lot! The ability to create high quality content without much technical knowledge is the main thing. Expect really good indie devs to come from it. See why in this podcast episode.
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Tired of burning your money up gaming? Does Xbox Game Pass still hold up this year for saving your hard earned money? Find out if it still lives up to the hype. Is Xbox GamePass the best deal in gaming ever? Like there has never been anything this good if you include the perks, streaming, and low barrier to entry. See if all of this adds up to the best or just fluff.
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We go over the making of Halo Infinite. The game and how it came to be. The struggles the development team went through to create the game. How Halo Infinite was delayed to end up being better. How they learned lessons from other games.
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We go over the Splinter Cell Remake. Will it be open world? Will it run on a new gaming engine? Along with theories regarding the game.
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We talk about the future of Halo Infinite along with theories of what can be done with the Halo Game. Halo Infinite and the Halo Reach connection. Along with theories on what can be added or will be added to the game. Will there be a sequel? Etc.
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We go over how to make a YouTube channel in 2021 to 2022 and beyond I think the main thing with a gaming YouTube channel is you need to make sure that you're following YouTube shorts we discussed that and also the medium content following trends and knowing the algorithm of YouTube. This is all covered in this podcast episode and will assist you in growing your gaming YouTube channel. You will learn the ropes in about 10 minutes and will feel like that you can go out there and achieve your goals. We talked about consistency and how you need to be consistent with your YouTube channel and do the small things that are going to make the difference in helping you grow like posting a video every day. Let's take a look at how to grow a YouTube channel in 2022. And it will make a difference for you.
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We go over the supply shortage of PS5 and Xbox Series X this holiday season. The bots and lack of supply have caused issues with people being able to get them. We take a deep look at the issues and also some options outside of the new systems for the holiday season.
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We talk about HALO Reach and why it is such an iconic franchise. Along with the reasons Halo Reach was added to Halo Infinite. In this summary of the history and the future of the game.
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I'm 10 hours in here are my thoughts about Halo Infinite multiplayer. Is it good? We also talk about why it is good to have a new Halo.
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The dislike button is gone on Youtube. Good for gaming channels bad for trolls.
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See why Netflix may end up dominating mobile gaming. They are setup perfectly to make a run for the mobile game market. See why?
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Is Call of Duty Vanguard Worth It? Or is it the same Call of Duty as normal? We take a look at some keypoints about the graphics and gameplay.
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Teamseas is saving the ocean from plastic. Checkout Mrbeast Youtube channel for more information about the fundraiser. #teamseas is one of the biggest fundraisers ever to save the oceans from a lot of nasty trash!
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We take a look at how NFT's will change gaming? Gaming will definitely be transformed due to the NFT changes coming. How is the question as we have seen major companies such as Electronic Arts start to consider NFT's and seen a ton of Non Fungible Token games flood the gaming market. But, will it become mainstream?
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Go over the Epic Halo Infinite Campaign Trailer and Thoughts on the Halo Infinite Game set to come out in December.
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Take a look at the future of gaming graphics for 2021 and beyond.
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Talk to master chief about halo infinite.
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A Ton of Reasons Why New World the MMO has been so Successful. We take a look at the reason why the MMO has had the highest concurrent steam users. How the game is finding success.
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I have been playing the beta a lot. Lets take a look at the state of call of duty. Here Are My thoughts on the WW2 Call of Duty after a lot of playing.
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What is the state of the next Mass Effect. When could we get a new one and some theories about the game.
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YouTube is Really Hard for Video Game Channels Rant the Algorithm Stinks!!!!!!!! It is almost impossible. Super frustrating. There is a serious misbalance in the algorithm since youtube shorts started.
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Battlefield 2042 Delayed Was it the Right Choice? We take a look.
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Everyone we got some really big news going on right now and that is Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is getting a complete remake. This is very big news for gaming, this is a iconic franchise of the Star Wars series. So, a lot of excitement surrounds this remake the only catches it will only be on PlayStation, as an exclusive so Playstation has bought the rights to Star Wars Knights Old Republic but many people can go back and remember playing this game in the past, and just the great RPG elements that BioWare created to make this game, such a great game. And we see a game like this come out. There is tremendous excitement. Regarding the Star Wars franchise and this is arguably one of the best Star Wars games ever. And we're seeing it being remade from the ground up. We thought we were just going to get an HD remake. That is not the case. This time around, guys, we are getting a complete from the ground up. Star Wars remake, and this is great news for Star Wars fans, this is great news for a new generation of Star Wars fans, and this is great news for RPG fans. The Knights Old Republic is one of the best campaigns in all of gaming. And it came out, way back in the early 2000s, and here we are in the year 2021 And they're going to be remaking this game, and I cannot wait to see the graphics, most likely look a lot like Mass Effect, be on par with those graphics, but it's going to be exciting. There's no doubt about that. It's going to be something that we've waited for for a long time. And that's where it's all about guys. That's what it's all about here is that we are getting this RPG remake that many people will be able to enjoy for this new generation of systems on PS five. It will undoubtedly have next generation graphics, because they are remaking it from the ground up, it's super exciting guys I wanted to get this news out to you guys and let you know that we have a huge, and I repeat, a huge release in the future of Star Wars Knights Old Republic, and I'm assuming this is going to be their main target, because it will take a lot of work to get this game remade, to make it look nice but it's going to look awesome, I can guarantee that. And the lightsabers in the game were done so well. Back in the day. And that's one of the things you're going to find out about this game if you do some more research on it, but a lot of excitement coming out as the original Bioware Star Wars Knights of the Republic is now getting a complete ground up remake, hit that like and subscribe button to the YouTube, and the podcast channel next gen video game theory, And I'll talk to you later.
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So people think that mobile games are not on par with Triple A games that are on systems for instance. I like to preface this question was saying well streaming games are now on handheld devices. So what that means is mobile gaming has changed from just Angry Birds, to now we have full fledged gaming systems that are able to be played on a phone, through the cloud. We now have Xbox Game Pass, then G force now. Along with PlayStation Now, and a few other services out there that are absolutely dominating like stadia and Luna, which will be coming out very soon. So as you can see the mobile market has completely changed when it comes to video games. It was honestly do because what was happening was the mobile market was kind of creating these pay to win games. And I think what's going to happen here is we're going to see less of these games due to the streaming platforms, having a pay package. So if you pay a certain amount per month, like Netflix, you're then gonna be able to play those games on your phone or streamed to your TV. So, The portability is a big thing right now so mobile gaming is not what it was 10 years ago, it has drastically changed to include bigger time titles. And the end, this is awesome because it opens up more gaming to people who maybe cannot afford a gaming system or a high powered PC to run games, so in the long run it's good news for allowing gaming to become even more mainstream among everyone. So expect mobile gaming to definitely be a gamer type thing from now on, this is going to change and the stigma that mobile gamers are not gamers is absolutely not true anymore. What is happening is, everyone is a gamer now, because of all the opportunities to be able to play games, please click that like and subscribe button on the podcast, and the YouTube channel.
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Alright guys, let's talk about are single player games better than multiplayer games and I would have to say that I would say that single player games are better and the reasons for single player games being better is that the story tends to be more immersive and there tends to nowadays be over 100 hours of gameplay. Most of my fond memories in gaming come from single player games outside of Halo, which had great multiplayer during the land days of gaming, but outside of that guys I cannot say that single player games are going anywhere else, but staying multiplayer games do have their places they allow you to connect with your friends and also play against other players when you're feeling lonely but outside of that guys leveling up and multiplayer games can be very high, you really have to put in the time in a multiplayer game to level up and level up your skills, sometimes it's just really nice to just sit down and be able to play a single player game and go relaxingly through a campaign with some dramatic moments and having a good story. It's almost like sitting next to a campfire at times in the old days you just want a good story by the campfire and single player games tend to hit the target exactly on this so I would have to say that single player games are most definitely better than multiplayer games, curious if you guys would agree on this approach, feel free to go to the YouTube channel and comment in the discussion area, because one, and also I think this is different for everyone. Some people are just really good at multiplayer games enjoy the atmosphere of multiplayer games and being with their friends playing with their friends having that social aspect and then also leveling up and collecting new items can be a very addicting thing about multiplayer games, single player games have one goal get you to the end of story with a great story and that's what I like about single player games is games like Mass Effect have very deep stories, and then Dragon Age Skyrim they've all hit this point where their stories are just so deep that you're going to have countless hours to be able to experience in them. If you're someone who is more introverted single player games are probably where you would fall. if you're more extroverted, you're probably going to like those multiplayer games even more. So it does differ upon the person but for me personally, it's definitely going to go with single player for the reasons that I have outlined. But, of course, to each their own.
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Hey guys, so I want to talk to you about creating your video game YouTube channel and I know I have a fairly new YouTube channel but I'm going to show you how I got 500 subscribers and less than three months and what you need to do is you need to get on YouTube shorts, immediately, and what I do I say get onto YouTube shorts immediately well the reason you want to get on YouTube shorts immediately is that it's going to get free advertising basically for your channel, and it's going to give you that practice when it comes to creating your video game channel videos, and if you do that it's just gonna be that much easier from that perspective so if you can create high quality videos, then you're gonna have more success on YouTube but YouTube shorts is a great way to practice, trying different video editing concepts very quickly that will not take a lot of time, so you can figure out how certain editing software works and then post those on to YouTube shorts so that you can get your channel content out there for people. And so that you can get eyeballs on your content which results and views and in the end you want to be able to have views right YouTube shorts is by far the easiest way to have views on your YouTube gaming channel if you can do this, then it's going to set you apart. It's going to allow your content to be found versus just having your content sit there for a while until someone searches for a key word on the YouTube platform or your video gets suggested. So if you can jump into YouTube shorts and create a channel that will be very helpful. We've seen big YouTube channels like Stevie's Minecraft channel that has taken off and gotten over 2 million subscribers in less than two months, so it's definitely possible to use shorter videos to be able to do this, you just need to really try to create content that people are going to watch a long time. A lot of you guys may already know how to do this. So that's the key there with creating YouTube shorts just really think about something creative you can do that will keep people watching the entire video, whether it's 15 seconds long, or up to one minute for a YouTube short, If you can keep them watching for a long time you're going to be able to get more views very quickly. And if you do that over and over the algorithm for YouTube is gonna be like hey we need to check out this video game channel a little bit more and promote their content a little bit more because you're producing good content. So let's say you produce. 10 really good YouTube shorts in a row well YouTube's gonna see that and just launch your content into the stratosphere basically and that's going to be awesome for you. So just focus really early on, on creating that content practicing but if you might just get lucky once you nail a few shorts or rope in a row, and then you're going to really be able to watch your content on YouTube and you may be able to get 500 subs in two months like me, or you can also potentially get 2 million subs like some YouTube channels out there do in a very short amount of time with YouTube shorts. There's also been many YouTube channels that have grown bigger, because of YouTube's shorts and gotten a lot more subscribers so definitely something you need to be on. If you're starting a YouTube channel because it's basically really good advertising for starting a YouTube channel, and getting your content out there, hit that like and subscribe button for more video game theory, and we'll see on the flip side.
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Hey everyone welcome back to next gen video game theory. And what I want to talk to you today on the YouTube channel podcast is about creating your own YouTube channel and how it's very possible. If you set your mind to it, and being able to create your own YouTube channel a lot of people feel like they cannot create their own YouTube channel, and that's one of the biggest mistakes people do make, is they feel like they can do it or they just can't get started on it and the fact of the matter is you can it's one of the best times right now to get started with a YouTube channel you just really have to think about it, and just start upload some videos upload a match of gameplay and Call of Duty for instance upload a mission, so it's searchable upload a YouTube short, those are very hot right now and can really help you out when it comes to creating a video game channel and don't underestimate yourself. I think a lot of people feel like they have to be perfect. Don't do that, you grow over time as you upload more videos and the thing about videos for video games is you're going to upload a lot of content and then you can kind of branch off into different games and different content. It is said that if you niche down more which is like choosing a specific game you might have more success, but I would say do your own thing, do what you like to do when it comes to video games and creating your own content. Don't feel like you have to follow someone else's idea, because it's your idea and that's one of the great things about creating content on YouTube when it comes to video games, and just get creative, just try to be really creative, maybe do some news items for gaming do new games do a playthrough just do something fun, and it can take a few months on YouTube for stuff to build up so don't feel like just because you have no views now you're not going to have more views later. That is not the case on YouTube YouTube things kind of grow over time. So if your video performs poorly. At first, that doesn't mean it's gonna perform poorly later, as people start searching for a specific topic or the algorithm tends to change over time. So just know that it's, it's a it's a long process but it's a fun process and if you're already gaming and why as we'll upload some videos why not guys, I think that's the thing is if, if you have a chance to do your passion and maybe get it out there, build a community around your passion, meet some new people who are like minded like you, YouTube is a great opportunity because it's a huge search engine and it goes to the top of Google search and I think a lot of people feel like they can do it but just get started. Do something big. And when you get started everything kind of changes from that point. So I would highly recommend that you go out there, you start a YouTube channel today, and you may be shocked at how far you can actually go when it comes to YouTube because there is a lot of opportunity out there guys. It's not too crowded. You can choose something that you absolutely like whether it's Madden Football, whether it's Call of Duty, Halo all these different franchises fortnight. All these different franchises have an opportunity so start today, and you can go check out the next gen video game YouTube channel and see what exactly I did to kind of get that I started off with YouTube shorts and that's why it's kind of grown my channel a little bit, so try it out yourself and see what works but have fun, would they be creative and go start your own video game channel guys hit that like and sub button if you can to support, and I'll see you guys on the flipside, if you have any questions feel free to reach out on the YouTube channel on the go to answer them. In the discussion section.
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Call of Duty van guard is a very exciting game that's coming out because it's harkening back to the tradition of Call of Duty. What do I mean by the tradition of Call of Duty we'll talk a Call of Duty got its roots in the war to genre. Call of Duty has always been known for its war to way before any other Call of Duty's came out way before Call of Duty was ever popular. Call of Duty. Finest Hour is one of those games that definitely did do a lot when it came to gaming and really establishing Call of Duty as one of the best games that you can possibly buy. Call of Duty then took off from that point it was on alongside Halo. There are very few franchises that have had this kind of success for the long term, as now there are numerous Call of Duty's that are now out, we can expect many more releases of Call of Duty's in the future but it was very simple, back in the day. Call of Duty was all about World War Two. It really wasn't about anything else for years. So for the younger generation looking back at Call of Duty, go play some of those older Call of Duty games and you'll be surprised at how different Call of Duty is these days. Call of Duty is one of the greatest franchises ever because it got established as a war to franchise, then it branched out from that point, a really good idea for game companies to get really good at one thing then branch out into different ideas. There's a lot of excitement, following Call of Duty Vanguard and we are looking forward to call it a calling back to World War Two.
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One of the questions I think that's worth talking about today is whether or not we're going to get a Sonic game that is like Mario Odyssey and there really hasn't been one since Sonic Adventure, which came out on this Sega Dreamcast, and I think taking it from that point of view is, maybe someday they'll create another Sonic Adventure, and it won't necessarily be like Mario Odyssey in that aspect, but it'll be fun to be able to play a game and go back to Sonic Adventure, so I could definitely see them, creating another Sonic Adventure games like Sonic Adventure three since there are now two Sonic Adventure games, and if they really did this right, I really do think they could do it especially since they just release Sonic Colors on the Nintendo Switch and it was like the game of the year, or Gold Edition with everything in it. So if they do this correctly, this might be a good time where they've revitalized Sonic to release a new Sonic Adventure game such as Sonic Adventure three. So, in that aspect, it is possible that we could get another Sonic Adventure in the future. and most likely it's not a matter of if it is a matter of when we get Sonic Adventure whether it's going to be this generation or the next generation but I don't see how they can't revitalize Sonic Adventure. One of Saygus most popular games of all time. I just don't see how they can't revive it. So I do think down the line, we are most definitely going to get a new Sonic Adventure Game, and whether or not it comes down on the PS five or Xbox series X that's a matter to be seen, but I would guess it would come out on these systems and then also, you would see a downgraded version onto the Nintendo Switch, just to be able to fit those graphics on there, so they probably make it more for the Nintendo Switch potentially but if they really wanted to, they could go all out on the graphics, and really put together a great Sonic Adventure game that has better graphics then say Mario Odyssey because it's on a higher powered system. And if they go that route, they can really knock it out of the park with a Sonic Adventure game for sure. So it may be just a matter of time until this happens guys, but it's definitely something that could, and most likely will happen in the near future we'll be seeing a Sonic Adventure, three. Alright guys hit that like and sub button to the YouTube channel and the podcast.
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We have a little bit of a strange situation going on with horizon forbidden West and it really comes down to this, why would you upgrade to the PS five version for $70 when you can get the ps4 version for $60 and then have a free upgrade. So this is the conundrum that's going on and I think this is why Playstations now reeling back the reins in regards to pricing. And what do I mean about rolling back the reins in regards to pricing well PlayStation said the horizon for Ben West is the last game, that they're going to offer a free upgrade on and I think it has a lot to do with this issue, right here, as people can just buy that ps4 version and then get the free upgrade. So unless you want to support the developer there's really no reason to buy the PS five version at this point in time is definitely a little bit of a change up in comparison to what we normally see with gaming, as we see PlayStation kind of scrambling to correct these price issues, as it could cost some money in regard to horizon for Ben West at the $70 price range. However, one could argue that why is it $70 When all they're doing is maybe doing some minor graphical upgrades in comparison to the ps4, maybe this is an entirely different argument but hey, it is worth having because why would they upgrade charge. If it's just a minor graphical update is the $10 really worth it in the end if the ps4 can still run the game. That's the argument like if the ps4 can still run the game. Then what are you really getting besides higher resolutions and some better HDR lighting. I know the developer needs to get paid, but the $7 price point will continue to be a problem for many developers.
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Some interesting news regarding Microsoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator was going to get a Top Gun expansion and that has been pushed back to next year so just know that Top Gun expansion is coming to flight simulator which is a really cool expansion to be honest with you guys. I wonder if there's going to be dogfights and all that other stuff so I think this is probably the reason why it has been pushed back is the reason is it's technically going to be a completely new game almost if there's dog bites and all that other stuff, and planes exploding and I think that's going to really be the pusher for this is, it's going to really bring Microsoft Flight Simulator, a new audience that they don't necessarily have right now it can bring the Call of Duty audience it can bring audiences that like action games, more than, say, flying a plane for eight hours across the Pacific Ocean. So what they're going to see is they're probably going to see an uptick if they do this right so it's I think it is the right choice for Microsoft to be delaying the new expansion the Top Gun expansion of Microsoft Flight Simulator, because in the long run it's going to give them more edge, and the ability to create a better product and in the end we want a better product after we've seen poor releases from games as of late like cyberpunk and all that other stuff. While this is something that they capitalize upon they can really expand their Microsoft Flight Simulator audience which is the entire goal. So if they pull this off, they're going to be sitting pretty good from that standpoint, if they don't pull it off then it's going to hurt Microsoft, Microsoft Flight Simulator. And the end, that's what it comes down to guys, so be on the lookout for the Top Gun expansion which will be coming out a long time from now but it's super exciting to still have an expansion like this coming out.
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I recently chose Red Dead Redemption, to be a game that I was going to play and this is Red Dead Redemption two. And the reason why I chose this game was because it is a timeless game it is a Western environment and here are some of the reasons why Red Dead Redemption two is a game that's going to be like Skyrim. First off, the scenery of Red Dead Redemption two is in the old west and there's not very many cowboy games out there. And I think with the amount of hours, also that are in this game, it's going to be a story that's going to last for a long time people are going to go back and play, and it takes a little bit of an investment to play Red Dead Redemption too but they do such a good job of creating the environment of the game. Additionally, the graphics are very well done, I do think these graphics will still look good 10 years from now, maybe on a different system but their graphics will continue to be updated over time. And I do think they have done incredible job when it comes to this and just the lighting and the game and how they put together that lighting really sets the bar high for Red Dead Redemption two. Additionally, one of the great things about this game is its attention to detail, there's so much as you can discover and Red Dead Redemption to most of the play times for this game is 160 hours for a completionist, is a very long game, and Skyrim for instance is 230 hours for a completionist, so it's getting pretty close to that amount. So there's a lot of gameplay in Red Dead Redemption too, but on top of that it's very detailed and deep gameplay that is well made, so there's animations for about everything in this game, and it really immerses you in the story. Another thing about Red Dead Redemption two is it's very relaxing to play the campaign, when you're playing the game which is fun to travel the countryside and see what's going on and then all of a sudden something will happen, and that kind of formula brings the game together to be more dramatic, yet relaxing at the same time. Finally there's also an online mode that keeps the game alive for a lot longer. Now this online mode may go away, but this just keeps the game in mind of people for a very long time, and will continue to be updated. So as you can see there's a lot of reasons why people go back to Red Dead Redemption two and why I'm doing a playthrough of Red Dead Redemption two on the next gen Video Game Theory YouTube channel that you should check out, but it's definitely a fun time, and I think the game has so much to it, that it, it's worth going back and playing. Now I have not beaten Red Dead Redemption to which I got about halfway through and could not finish so I've decided to start over, and I don't regret starting over. That's how good of a game it is. And that's one of the signs of a game that is going to last.
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Some great news this week and gaming is that new world the game that made by Amazon will now be coming to a beta on the platform, steam. This is great news because it'll provide an opportunity for many PC gamers to be able to play this game for free and see what is going on. New World has been handled very well in its beta stages or its previous stages as many gamers are able to have a lot of input when it comes to Amazon's new game. This is one of the reasons why there is great hype for new world and the expectations are very clear. As many know how the game plays. Amazon has been able to gather a plethora of feedback regarding their game which is allowing them to make their game, even better. This game has really set the bar for how to get fans on board for a game and then going back and updating the game through multiple betas, Amazon continues on this journey of creating an entirely new game called New World, new world continues to be looking very good from this standpoint. Many people have already pre ordered the game and anticipation of its full release new world continues on as one of the top games of this fall, to look forward to Amazon seems to have really hit this game out of the park. When it comes to gaming. Make sure to check out the new world beta that is coming out this Thursday, and will be an exciting time for many people have not played the game, and I think you guys will really enjoy it. As I have seen people have pretty good feedback from this game and have positive reviews just after playing for a few hours, so I would not doubt that new world drives its preorder sales, even more, this Thursday. And throughout this weekend, as they have a tendency to do really good updates and get this game going. For more please subscribe to the next gen Video Game Theory podcast and YouTube channel.
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Using a Pomodoro Technique is a really great idea for gamers and the reason why it's such a great idea is it forces you to complete certain steps and again very easily through timed techniques that have been proven to make people more productive. The Pomodoro Technique is 25 minutes on and five minutes off for a break so for instance if you're creating YouTube videos, and you go for 25 minutes you can then take a break for five minutes and then start your next part so you can get a 25 minute video of gaming and pretty easily, and just do this once a day and eventually you'll build up a big YouTube library, or you'll get closer to beating that very long game such as Skyrim or Red Dead Redemption two. These are all ways to beat those longer games and a lot of times it's tough to manage your time as a gamer, especially if you're a gamer who has a family, and you can only game later at night, well maybe just breaking it down into pomodoros can really help you get those parts and be more productive as a gamer. A Pomodoro technique is that 25 minutes on and five minutes off as I just said before, and that's all you got to do set the timer for 25 minutes then take a break for five minutes and continue on with your play session. This way you don't get as tired while you game a lot of times we'll try to game for hours and hours on end and this is just simply not healthy, a way to make gaming more healthy is the game for those Pomodoro intervals. And that's going to end up helping you really be able to have more energy as you gain over time and in the end is that not the goal is that not a goal to have more energy and be able to beat those games and really enjoy it because it's not always fun to just game for three hours on end, and then you feel a little bit more tired than normal and maybe you get burnt out with that game. So taking it in those small steps, maybe two pomodoros a day can really help you out when it comes to gaming. So really think about how you can gain more efficiently, so you can have time to do other things, and that's going to help you be a really good gamer I'd say you can easily game 15 minutes a day using the Pomodoro Technique by doing two pomodoros a day, and by using a two Pomodoro gaming technique, you're going to end up beating games a lot faster have a lot more time, and you can even create like a YouTube channel from that if you wanted to order those 25 minute intervals and just record and record yourself talking if you really want to go really far. Just some good ideas there for you guys so you can beat those long games that come out every year, and be able to be one game a month is reasonable, with using this technique, or just use a technique such as playing two matches and then being done and taking a short break playing two matches or three matches and being done and taking a short break if it's like a quick game like Call of Duty. So just some ideas here guys to help you level up your gaming and help you become more of a successful gamer, when it comes to time management, please hit that like and subscribe button to the YouTube channel. And the podcast and I'll see you guys later.
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Listening to music while gaming can really give you that feel, to really level up and that's really what it's all about when you listen to music while gaming, you get to that point where it's all about the level up, and when you do that, and you get in the zone, it can really help you out. First off music allows you to stay focus, it allows you to keep going when you may just quit. A good focus song can help you level up and Call of Duty fortnight or even Minecraft for that sake. So that's one of the great things about music is it can give you that extra edge, and really puts you in the zone. You see a lot of gamers using music to keep them going. You see a lot of people who work out, use music to keep them going. The same holds true when it comes to video games. If you have a good song rolling in the background, you can really keep going, and really focus in on what you're trying to do. And really that's what it's all about. If you can focus in what you're trying to do when it comes to gaming. That's going to give you that edge, and that edge will lead you to success. And success is all about giving it your best. And the end that's really what it's all about. And when you give it your best you have a better chance that improving as a gamer. And if you're able to put in the hours and the time. That's really what's going to help you get there so put in that time. As a gamer, and eventually you will get there from a leveling up perspective and that time is very important for if you do that, that will really lead you into an area that you want to be in. So, if you can get to that point where you have the focus down, and you are really improving through quality practice when it comes to playing your favorite game, you will get better at your game, and that quality practice also includes the length of time that you play so if you find a good song, or even if you find a good audio book that can help to when it comes to gaming and improving and getting better at what you're trying to accomplish. And in the end, what your focus is really does matter and if something's going to help you focus more like music. Music is going to help you focus more in the end and in the end that's really what you really want to do is focus more to get those longer play sessions and so that you can improve and get in the zone, and sometimes it takes a few games to get into the zone. And that's why music is so important as it gets you in that zone quicker. So once you get into that rhythm and your mind knows that hey it's time to play with a certain song for instance, you're going to have a lot more success when it comes to gaming. And going from that standpoint. So go listen to your favorite song, or music, and go from there and oh really help you out from that perspective and that focus music song, whether that's trance or some other type that really gets you going, everybody's different when it comes to music. So just choose something that you really like and you'll find that you get there, when it comes to that musical focus and staying in the zone, please hit that like and subscribe button!
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Are Comic Books the Future of Gaming? Can Choice Game Comics Make Games Better? We take a look at the next generation of comics and how they can turn into games. Check out the the Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory
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We go over Madden 22 and whether it is a failure this year. What can be done to fix Madden? Check out the the Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory
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We go over the final update of Star Wars Battlefront 2 signifying the end of an era for the game. A completely finished game. Thoughts on the game and the future battle front games. Checkout the Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory
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All the Features of Call of Duty Vanguard. We take a look at all the features of Call of Duty Vanguard.
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We take a look at the Oculus Quest 2! What is it? An in depth overview of the VR headset. https://youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory
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A really deep look in the Steam Deck. What is it? And how does it work? The Steam Deck looks to take on the handheld gaming market. Learn all there is to know about the Steam Deck.
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We take a look at sunglasses and why they are the future of gaming using augmented reality. Checkout the Youtube channel! https://youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory
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E3 Big Games Overview of Awesomeness. We go over the major games in e3 2021 along with some info about these games. Far Cry 6, Avatar, Halo Infinite and more are covered.
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Battlefield 2042 Quick Theories About the New Game! The new game has just been announced and it is looking like some epic multiplayer. Let's dig in to the details on this new exciting game. Overview of the graphics, gameplay theory on how the game will be. Along with many more feature ideas of how the game will be played. These theories will leave you thinking about Battlefield 2042. Make Sure to Subscribe to the YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/NextGenVideoGameTheory
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Horizon Forbidden West Preview Podcast Discussion. We go over the features of the new game along with thoughts on what could be in the game. We take a look at the graphics in the game in the Horizon Forbidden West Podcast Discussion previewing some of the cool stuff in what is looking to be another great PlayStation game. The podcast discusses the features in the game along with some theories of how the game will work. It goes into graphics and the release date of the holidays and thoughts if the game will release on time.
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Assassins Creed Valhalla Is it too Long? A question many gamers ask themselves when playing this game. Go over length of the assassin creed game in Assassins Creed Valhalla is it too long.
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Xbox Game Pass Summer Time! Take a look at the June update of Xbox Game Pass. We are in for a good summer. For more check out the youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVniVCIdHQJ3HH-nrRUZREQ/
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What's up guys, the Mass Effect remake is now finally out. This is a huge deal. The Mass Effect of Legendary Edition has been in the works for a while, it was not rushed, they did the right things. Sure, it may not be perfect, however they made this remake with a special sauce. They made sure that they adhered to what the fans really wanted in this game. The main change that you'll see in the Mass Effect Legendary Edition is the upgrade to the game play in Mass Effect one. You'll also see a little bit better graphics when it comes to Mass Effect one. This is a big deal when it comes to this game. The reason why it's such a big deal. His Mass Effect one was not the greatest when it came to gameplay. It's also nice that they did a good job with the lighting effects and also the updates to the facial expressions, while the facial expressions are not perfect, they do bring to light even more details that were not in the original. It has been a few years since the original Mass Effect has come out. It's exciting to see that this new game is out, and a fully remastered edition, That's going to take a lot of those elements that were needed. It is kind of sad that we do not have multiplayer as many people have said, I would tend to agree with this as the multiplayer was fairly simple. It would have been very easy to implement. However, I'm glad they got the game released. I would rather have a good focused game than a game that gets released that is broken and tacked on. Much like well we had Andromeda release one Andromeda release that had many bugs. These bugs caused a huge rebellion against Electronic Arts, and edition, BioWare suffered from these technical issues that plagued Andromeda. Today, however, we have a pretty good remake or remastered edition of Mass Effect, that has now. It's pretty exciting times in the Mass Effect universe. We actually have another game that has had game play improvements, which is not always the case. Sometimes, a lot of remastered games are just upgrades to 4k. Nevertheless, Mass Effect is more than a 4k upgrade. It adds a lot of different elements. If you look deeply into the game. The main thing you'll find is you will find the attention to detail, the team that created this game one into making it. The detail cannot be understated, as it was a much needed thing. The team that made this game really did care about Mass Effects Legendary Edition, and has made all the difference when it comes to creating this experience for a new generation of fans. Please make sure you hit that subscribe button and like this video and see you in the next video.
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition Unreal Engine vs Frostbite.
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We take a look at Returnal graphics for Next Gen. Returnal is only on the PS5 and shows the lighting and particle effect we want to see.
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Hey everyone it's Nick awesome. Welcome to next gen game theory. So today I want to talk about how you need to get a capture card if you're going to play on a Nintendo Switch. It is one of those things and Nintendo really doesn't talk about however if you want to play Mario Kart, for instance, it's a great idea to get a capture card, and you don't need to spend a lot because Nintendo Switch right now only goes up to 1080p. And because of that, It is a great buy. At this point, when it comes to resolution, because it doesn't require a very expensive capture card. In fact if you go on Amazon, you can buy a fairly cheap one for about 30 bucks. The limitations of a Nintendo switches, they will only allow recordings, up to 30 seconds. This may have something to do with the RAM, and the way, Nintendo does not like to have their content shared. However, there are certain games that you could share such as Mario Kart, for instance, if you play online. Now, this would be an awesome game to share because it shows that you are good at Mario Kart, and then you can brag to your friends that you're actually good at Mario Kart, if you just post every race that you win, like I do on my YouTube page. Next Gen gaming theory. Now it can seem like a tough go to post stuff about Mario. However, it's worth a shot. And worst case scenario, your video might get taken down by Nintendo, but with that being said, at least you got your friends to see yourself playing Mario and winning races. Another option you have when it comes to Mario is you could stream it with a capture card live. This is something that many people may know about, but if you use a capture card it could give you that ability to stream a video of you playing Nintendo Switch. So this is some of the options you have, this is really the only option you have. When it comes to being able to put your videos on YouTube and tick tock when it comes to Nintendo Switch and getting past that 30 second mark. With that being said, just have fun with it. Don't put too much stress on yourself I think Mario Kart is one of those games that you can play for hours on end, so why not record a few videos. You can also upload videos through your Nintendo Switch at 30 seconds at a time. I have found that this process is fairly cumbersome. So just kind of take that into account when you are doing that, because it does take a little bit of time to get those videos off of your device. So with that being said, I hope you all have a great rest of your day. I just wanted to talk about some options that you have for uploading videos using your Nintendo Switch, by using a capture card so you can have longer videos versus those 30 seconds short videos that the Nintendo Switch has been known to have in the system.
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Today we're going to talk about the idea of nostalgia and how its impact in video games, translates to you wanting to play a game later. Often I find myself wanting to go back to games, it's one of the reasons why I found the Nintendo Switch, such a valuable piece of my life. Sadly, I bought my switch, not for the Nintendo Mario games, I bought my switch for nostalgia. And it's one of those things we get, when it comes in nostalgia, the Skyrim legendary edition was a big piece of my life back in the day. I used to spend hours playing Skyrim. Skyrim was that game that never ended, but was like coming home on Christmas. It's a game that provided nostalgia for me. I played the previous games in the series with Skyrim, really hit home for me. The Elder Scrolls Oblivion was a great game too. It just isn't on Nintendo Switch, I would like to see. The Elder Scrolls, be part of Nintendo Switch, in the future. With that being said that nostalgia feeling of going back over and over, and seeing those characters, eventually it just gets set in you. That's what Skyrim did for me. It is kind of like Lord of the Rings and why do you watch that series, Lord of the Rings has some very normal characters. It's a long epic series, but you can go back to it over and over, and then find new things. When it comes into storage, you also have the aspect of new things are not necessarily always the best. For instance, you go back to an old movie, and you watch an old movie and you realize new things you did not realize when you were younger. This aspect of nostalgia is amazing, because you see it a new light. You see it in a new perspective, you did not see previously. That is why nostalgia is such an incredible concept. I don't know if from a psychology perspective. Nostalgia is really something. However, it does make me want to go back to a certain moment in time, and I make a connection with older video games, through this very act. It's why Nintendo is so successful that nostalgia approach allows them to set themselves apart and bring people back to their childhood, even if they're adults, one of the reasons why I bought a Nintendo Switch was because I wanted to be able to have it right there in a portable mode, or I could play Skyrim, at any given time. These types of things, as technology changes will allow Skyrim to be released even more. I know it sounds crazy, a game that's already been released on a lot of systems, such as Skyrim will be re released again in the future, when we go to holographic images. You may be laughing right now, but it is probably the truth.
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I'm just going to start this out very frank, we need to get another Back to the Future series game that is well done. If you guys remember, Telltale Games, made a. Back to the Future game in the past. And if we see a game with McFly from Back to the Future, I'm going to be tremendously excited there is so much they can do with this series. Yeah sure, it may not be a fighting series. It may not be your typical type of game, it may be a choice series like Telltale Games. However, I want to see one that goes through the movies completely. It doesn't just create another adventure that actually makes a great video game where you travel through that entire. Just amazing atmosphere. Back to the Future, and it's rare you get to do that I think back to the future is still a movie that's aged very well when you're looking at retro games. Sadly the Telltale Game is now a retro game, and you can play it on PC. At this point, some of the older systems, but with that being said, we got to get another Back to the Future game. Back to the feature has so many things that could do with it. And can you imagine being able to drive around and some extra quest, and the vehicle and pack to the future. It would be a lot of fun. Another reason why we need to get another Back to the Future is the story has to continue. It's a great game for extinction packs, if they went up the movie and then deviated over the some of the other parts of Back to the Future, it would make a huge difference and continue on the story without necessarily having to create a whole new movie. Now I don't think they should deviate completely from the story like they did in the Telltale Games. I think they should go on with the story, using next generation graphics, and it really be a fun game. And they could have like fun arcade games and back to the future because the game to where you're able to like fight off some of the guys who are trying to get Marty McFly because you can have cowboys. In this game, and so many other things, if we go into that movie, then you can have the bullies that you're trying to fight off at times, and back to the future. And there's so much you can do with time travel, as they can travel into other areas of time, that's just not related to this particular aspect of the series. So there's a lot they can do from an expansion standpoint, kind of like what they did with Assassin's Creed and being able to travel around in different periods of time, they could use micro missions to kind of do that they could even create a 2d platformer, to make it easier for them, for those types of missions to kind of get that 80s arcade feel to the game which would even add to that nostalgia feeling. Back to the Future. So, this is just a wishlist game, I guess you could say, but another back in the future game. Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to create a legit Back to the Future game. That is good. That brings in all the elements of this nostalgic franchise, and to me it's almost like Star Wars, when it comes to movie franchises, and it'd be great to be able to see a franchise, like this on the PS five or Xbox series X. And I think you all would agree to. One thing I did notice that was kind of interesting, the sound is really good so for those movies still. So make sure you wear headphones when you listen to the movie and you'll hear the 3d sound effects. They've done a really good job it's aged very well. So this is kind of what got me started on we need another back future game
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla, still is a great game to be playing right now with the new expansion packs coming out in the future. With a game that has many hours of gameplay that has done it correctly when it comes to next generation Assassin's Creed Valhalla, is a game that brings it to the next level. The new expansion packs are going to bring the game to Ireland. How exciting is that to be able to go to Ireland in a video game. There are not many video games that have actually taken you to Ireland. And there's also plans in the works to take this game to France. These expansion packs are expected to be fairly large and I do think they will bring another level to the Assassin's Creed series. I've been wanting to explore these locations for a while, especially Ireland. Now we all know that in Assassin's Creed Unity, we got to explore France during the French Revolution. However, being able to go back to France during this time period could provide some interesting storylines and quest throughout the game. Assassin's Creed Valhalla, in my opinion, is one of the best Assassin's Creed games, there is currently out at this time. When we look at video games that continue to push the envelope. Ubisoft has done a great job of creating an engine that is able to replicate great games. The graphics engine of Ubisoft is really taking a step up at this point when it comes to video games. And I do think these expansion packs are able to be a lot longer because of what they've been able to do over time. And that's why I'm so incredibly excited for these expansion packs. These expansion packs will be a day one purchase for me, for sure. The amount of content that you're going to get in quests that are high quality are going to be unsurpassed from what I can tell at this point. It's a very exciting time when it comes to being an Assassin's Creed fan because Valhalla is such a great game. And then we have all these expansion packs that will be coming out very soon. Looking at it from this perspective expansion packs are kind of frowned upon. However, if you're delivering great content, and people are still willing to purchase that content, it may be worth it. It does extend the life of the Assassin's Creed games, instead of having to go out and fork over another purchase. This is kind of nice as we probably won't see another Assassin's Creed for another two years. I'm excited that they're releasing these expansion packs over time release which gives signs that it will be a longer expansion pack when it comes to gameplay. Let's get ready for the Assassin's Creed Valhalla expansion pack that should be coming out very soon.
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The PS 5 just recently got storage for its system, and I think it's just unacceptable for systems to be released without external storage, especially since they're getting like $500 of our money each time or if you bought it on eBay, even more. The idea that new video game systems do not have external hard drive storage starting out, just seems absolutely unacceptable. I know there are technical issues, but honestly, every computer can use a USB port to hard drive. There is no reason why the PS five should have been released without a hard drive in it. That allows external hard drives. This is just a way to drive sales for the system and almost seems like it's a very simple software update that every computer can handle. I don't understand why the PS five had to wait so long to get a hard drive system in place that could hold games. I've also heard that there's some limited features to even having the hard drive, it's not even on par with the ps4. There has to be a better way in the future, to bring these systems together when it comes to external hard drives, when gaming companies stop the use of external hard drives, it causes problems for gamers, they run out of space, very quickly. This is why it's also important to allow this to be there, then people will buy more of your games in the long run because they'll have space on their hard drives, as we go into a more digital world, external hard drives have to be an option. I'm sorry gaming companies should not be charging more for a 500 gigabyte hard drive that is considered very small at this point in time. These are just thoughts, but the idea that a hard drive is still not part of the system when you buy it, that you can't just plug in our hard drive and our next generation system is just simply old technology, and it almost seems kind of greedy. There needs to be a way, and the future, especially since we're going to a more digital economy is stop such moments where companies are able to get away with not having an external hard drive. If they're going to charge for digital games like they are now, and people want to have these on their systems. It takes up space and hard drives, need to be there for those digital games. So there is absolutely no reason why gaming companies should be holding back with external hard drives and they should be providing that support. Because it's needed. people use external hard drives for their games because they're more reliable than just an SD card. The newer next generation systems don't support, SD cards. This makes it even more important that there is support for external hard drives. Now I'm not even gonna go Nintendo Switch and how hard is to get stuff off their systems hard drive. In the end, it's totally up to the gaming companies, but from a marketing perspective, it seems smart if you're trying to push digital to allow external hard drives from the get go. And not waiting almost six months before it's even available and not having full features.
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It sounds like Battlefield 2142 is coming out very soon after hearing all the rumors that are currently going around, when it comes that EA is next Battlefield game. Battlefield 2142 came out in 2006, and it's a first person shooter, just like many other of the games, and the Battlefield series. The reason why I think this game is coming out, it's the perfect time for Battlefield 2142 to come out. It's been many years since 2006. And it just seems like the time is ripe for such a game to be released. Can you imagine battlefield 2142 On next generation systems. We are talking the Frostbite engine which is the engine. The game runs off of running this game and beautiful graphical fidelity. We will have all that ray tracing. And this may be the first game that actually utilizes that ray tracing that we like so much, and video games. Battlefield Swanee 42 seems like the perfect game that can bring this all back when this game came out many years ago, it had a cult following. I actually think people still play Battlefield 2142 in their free time. That is how good of a game it is. 2006 may seem like a long time ago. We've had a lot of developments when it comes to graphics. Over the past few years, and it seems like this game is a great introduction to next generation, and can really set the bar high for the Battlefield series, which have been focused on World War One and World War Two. Taking everything into account. We have a series that will be coming out very soon. Maybe. But I do think you may be able to preorder this series, very soon, and pre ordering a backhoe 2142 would be totally an awesome experience. There are some hints that are going around like higher technologies, they're going to be, and the new Battlefield game. We'll have to see what actually happens, things are looking good, though, for the new battle what field 2142 that most likely is coming out soon, we'll have to see though.
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Welcome, everybody to the podcast. Glad to have you back on the show. It's always a great honor to have you guys. And what I want to talk about today is none other than the awesome round of games that are coming out this year, and video games. And I think when we see video games, we see new games, and we're like, oh my gosh, how exciting, is it to have a new game. And when there's new video games coming out, we get giddy as gamers, that's just the fact of the matter. There is no understatement. Anytime there's a new system that comes out, we are extremely excited as gamers. And that's what it just really comes down to. So what I want to do today is I just want to talk about the games that are coming out, that are going to be big games, for sure, that are going to lead us down the road of this is going to be an awesome year. And it's different than hardware, when we have hardware that comes out like the PS five, Xbox series x, even the new Nintendo Switch, which that's gonna be awesome, right, the new Nintendo Switch that's coming out soon. And I think when we see this dynamic of this new generation, it's exciting. It's mesmerizing, it leads us to want to do more. And first off just the game that's coming out off my hand around this time is MLB. The show 21 another iteration. It'll be interesting to see how this works on next generation. Because with next generation, there is so much that can be had here. When it comes to video games and baseball. So we'll see what those graphics really turn out to be. But that is an exciting development when it comes to video games. And what that could turn out to be want to MLB the show 2021 comes out. So we've obviously seen a new Hitman three come out in the past year. And then Super Mario 3d world was a big one. But it's not been a busy year. When it comes to video games. It really has not. And I think the big release that we're going to see here is Far Cry six, Far Cry six is a game that is scheduled fairly early in this year. And we should see it very soon when it releases, but that's going to be an exciting game when it finally comes out. And I think the reason why we're seeing such a delay when it comes to Far Cry six is just because of the timing and the ability of this game to actually get out because we saw cyberpunk fail on that front. And that's why syra of cyberpunk really kind of messed that up. But Ubisoft is very good at releasing content, releasing games, we've seen this with all their new releases over the past year or so. Assassin's Creed Valhalla. And then another release there in between there's a watchdogs legions. That was a huge release. And we we see this over and over these games that they're just able to do well on. Now let's not forget about Pokemon Snap on Nintendo Switch. Many of you guys may remember Pokemon Snap back in the day, and how that had a major development when it comes to video games in 3d. And it was just a good well done game, way back in 1999 on the N 64. And I do remember playing Pokemon Snap. I got into the kind of the Pokemon Yellow era, but kind of dropped after that. But still, I played Pokemon Snap because that was in my generation. And that was just a fun experience during that time. And for that time. That was great graphics. Believe it or not guys, that was great graphics. We see another game coming out this year. returnable April 30 it's the first big budget exclusive for next gen councils systems and Yeah, well, we'll see what that turns out. It's it's got a horror game coming out soon, so that'll be fine. Then Resident Evil village. Of course, Resident Evil games tended always be good. They tend to do a good job with them. They're always scary. They tend to be upping their game every time they release a Resident Evil game. And they also had those remakes that they're also releasing concurrently with all this other stuff. So a great opportunity if you're thinking of playing some Resident Evil sin, and it does look like that is set to...
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With the new Mass Effect game coming out it's really important that we remember why gaming is so fun, and it's just not because it is an escape. I'm a firm believer that gaming can train you for real life. When we see the conversation trees in the new game, like Mass Effect, that is being re released and remastered. We see the ability to simulate life in general, to go through those experiences. When they may not be possible to go through. Otherwise, we really need to think about that, whenever we are playing a game. How would we react in real life to a situation. Try to conscientiously. Think about this. Whenever you're playing a video game. When you play video games, you can make a conscious effort to improve your real life skills. If you really think about it. It's kind of like reading a book, and thinking about what you're reading and that book. We've all been taught by a teacher to analyze. When you go and you play Mass Effect Legendary Edition, try to really analyze those conversations. See how you would react to every scenario in real life. Try to immerse yourself in that conversation tree system. What that will do is that will help you gain valuable experience. Yes, I know there are some people out there who say, video games are a waste of time. This is simply just not the facts. We live in a future now where video games are much better than what they have been in the past. This is not your simple platformer that your parents used to play video games are complicated systems. And the same holds true with Mass Effect, even though it's over 10 years old. It has a very well built, system that simulates the conversations that you would have in real life. The fact this game came out in 2007, really sets the bar high for what is possible if you set your mind to it. When it comes to a video game, a video game. If done correctly, can be a real life simulator, it can create a huge difference. And what is trying to be accomplished. When you see a video game. One of the goals of a video game is to simulate real life. A lot of people forget that video games. From a graphical perspective, is trying to bring in the experience of what you would experience if you were looking around the real world. We have seen games such as Assassin's Creed, try to provide an educational experience. Mass Effect in its own way, does the exact same thing. It tries to provide an educational experience when it comes to dialogue conversation. It has very complicated dialogue trees that the developers had spent much time on creating this was a hallmark of BioWare and is what set the company apart when it came to creating video games, as we see in Star Wars Knights of the Republic, then Jade Empire for those who remember that series. Then we also see this dialog system come into play with Dragon Age, which is now back to Mass Effect really cherish this remastered edition, and what the developers have been able to accomplish when it comes to this dialogue system. The dialogue system, truly does set the bar high. The bar is extremely high when it comes to this system, and it changed, video games forever. Really try to use it as a learning experience, try to translate, playing Mass Effect into something that you can implement into your own life. The biggest misnomer is the idea that video games don't translate the Why do you not believe that why use it to develop yourself, use it to develop your work ethic, use it to learn dialogue options that you can use your own life. This is a cutting edge idea as crazy as it sounds, because not a lot of people connect the two real life to video games. However, you can use video games to train for those moments for those moments where you may not be prepared, and video games can compare you prepare you for those moments. So next time you go to a big meeting, remember you probably did it in a video game, try to translate that and use those skills in your own life.
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Hey everyone welcome back to the podcast, glad to have you guys back. And one of the reasons why I am in a awesome voice like this is because I want to be able to produce more content that's going to be able to help you out. And this voice just makes it more epic especially since we're talking about the Mass Effect Legendary Edition today. And this edition has been a long time coming for sure. Mass Effect came out over 10 years ago. In fact, it came out in 2007, Mass Effect has had a dramatic impact on the video game industry. To give you a little bit of history here. Mass Effect came out on the heels of games such as Jade Empire, which was their first original IP, When it comes to video games. Over time, going back even before that period. The creators of Mass Effect, BioWare also created the games of Knights of the Old Republic, which was based upon Star Wars. Obviously Bioware had a tense amount, and ability to create these titles, because they had had experience creating incredible video games. Mass Effect was very hyped up when it first came out, it was, it was released around the time of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation, three. Now, it did not release on the PlayStation three. It did, however, release on Windows computers. And we see this dynamic of Mass Effect growing a new system, and a new idea of what an RPG. Could be. It's an incredible dynamic when we see this. Mass Effect, changed the way we thought about RPGs. That is why it is so incredibly exciting that we see a new Mass Effect game coming out today. Well it's not coming out today but it's coming out very soon. And there is an intense excitement surrounding the new release, because mass effect has been upgraded. It will now support 4k resolution, along with a legendary new compact system upgrade. The new combat system will make a huge difference in the original game of Mass Effects. The main focus of this title is definitely on that combat system. All three games have been remastered in the original trilogy of Mass Effect. It will be a compiled nation of everything that's great and regards the Mass Effect and will include all the deal sees. There is also a graphical and gameplay update as we discussed before, particularly the combat will be updated. And we're also going to see this on new systems, where the graphics are updated a little bit more in regards to next generation PS five, and Xbox. As many of you may know if you've played Mass Effect it follows commander Scheper Commander Shepard is an elite human soldier who unites the world in a fight against an alien race. It is a great long trilogy that brings many elements in when it comes to character creation, And we cannot understate dates, the ability of Mass Effect to do just that. The amazing character creation we see in Mass Effect is just absolutely amazing. In fact, the character creation is so done so well that it travels through the entire trilogy, any choice that you make in the trilogy will continue on. This allows Mass Effect to bring a certain dynamic, we do not often see, and video games, a dynamic of choices, impacting those choices that have been done in earlier games. This was rare at the time it was something that had never been done. Now I'm not saying that it was an incredible adjustment to being able to create video games. However, it did have an impact on games that have involve significant amounts of choice. Mass Effect was also one of the first games that tended to create those gray areas when it came to the choice system, previous iterations we saw very clear choices between good and evil. Mass Effect did change that a lot by those character choices, and allowing those to go along a line. That was a little bit more gray and the choices were much more challenging than they had been in previous iterations. And I think this was just due to the amount of work that the development team spends on Mass Effect over time, and it made an incredible difference when we see Mass Effect, and what .....
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Everyone, Today we're going to talk about the history of Far Cry. Because Far Cry has had such an incredible impact on the gaming industry, when we look at the Far Cry engine, it looks like it comes from all doesn't look like it came from that crisis engine. So crisis kind of builds upon the Far Cry engine, which created that game. And as we all know, crisis was a major game that was very challenging for computer systems are run for many years, and probably still is, to a certain extent. So when you look at crisis, a lot of influences have occurred there from the Far Cry engine. But first, we had the Far Cry launch the original game on PC. And it was a one of those games that was very popular that did a great job of bringing openworld kind of adventure there, there were action scenes, going back and playing it, it probably is not going to be on par with what you see today. But at the time, it was a revolutionary type game that did a great job of just capturing the elements of being able to do a lot in a game, and then going on an adventure. And as a shooter, it did a great job with that aspect. And then Far Cry kind of branched off in some expansions. And when it went on to Xbox 360. And those other systems. When I went onto those systems, we had Far Cry Primal with an expansion there that continued to bring that to next generation at that time on the Xbox 360. Looking back now the Xbox 360 is not as powerful in comparison. But that was a first generation where we had characters that kind of looked more real. And that's that's why I'm mentioning the Xbox 360 game because it was a big deal when that came out on the Xbox 360 because I was like okay, now we're Next Gen. Now we've hit that point where PC games are really translating well to systems, and gaming systems in general. Then we had Far Cry to the one that was in Africa. And that one was kind of about the just all the issues in Africa. But it was so adventurous in that aspect and go around and on behold, you would try to survive in Africa, it was a rather challenging experience, you were not going to get to that game without dying basically. Because there was always something around every turn. And in that game, so if you ever had the opportunity, I recommend you go back and play for our criteria. It has a great atmosphere in Africa and you'll see some characters throughout that are just well done overall. In fact, I want to go play some bar criteria right now. That is how good of a game it is. Now there are some repetitive things about far criteria they hadn't refined everything like they did in Far Cry three but Far Cry two is definitely worth a play. I noticed that in the basis in Parker it would kind of repopulate. I think that was just the time it came out. And 2010 I think it was 2008 area era of gaming where they hadn't had the technology that they have today where they can use more RAM and all that other stuff that would actually bring in the additional power of Far Cry. And in the description of this podcast episode I'll make sure to include the links to all the Far Cry material so you can go on Amazon checking out additionally we have what was a major release that changed a lot of stuff was Far Cry three barkai threes that Far Cry on this. This is here this is Far Cry, this is big time. Far Cry three was well received by reviews, and it still stands up today. As a game that changed a lot you go on a tropical island. And I think this is kind of where the drug references and park price started occurring more. And I don't know I don't know if you necessarily have to agree with it. But it's definitely very colorful when that happens in the game of why they're using those references and how it adds the adventure and we see that through all the different far cries that have come out as of recently but when we look at the the idea of Far Cry three and going on a tropical island and then trying to survive it has a very lost vibe to it. If you've ever seen.....
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everyone welcome back to this podcast. So glad to have you guys again and please make sure you click subscribe it means a lot. You can also go to climb positive.com to check out the client positive podcast to keep you guys motivated while your game. So what I want to talk about today in regards to gaming is Ubisoft and how they have profoundly impacted next generation and have absolutely done it right. If you guys remember, when Ubisoft launched Assassin's Creed Unity, it was an utter disaster, it was around the launch of the ps4. And they have completely learned from their lessons. When you look at a gaming company who has learned from their lessons on how to put a gaming platform together with lots of releases, they really says watchdogs legions, they have a successful launch of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. And they also have a successful launch of of mortals phoenix rising, and that's really just absolutely changed this dynamic of what you were supposed to be able to accomplish in this next generation, they decided to kind of stay in that even keel area not push the limits too much. And they now they have the next bar Christ six coming out. And it's really made a unique difference in their story that resonates with people because they've had such a successful launch. When we look at the launch of cyberpunk In comparison, and what has happened there, we can definitely see the differences. Ubisoft has knocked it out of the park cyberpunk, just an utter disaster of a launch, you look at their patches for update 1.2 that is now out now. And there are so many updates, I can't even keep track of the updates that are going to come into cyberpunk. And then you have yourself on the other end ahead. Three may not one, but three major successful launches onto next generation platforms. And it's absolutely astounding what they've been able to accomplish by doing this very thing by following their business practices by making sure they're releasing quality content. Valhalla is one of the best games I have played this year. It brings the Viking atmosphere to life. And I want to see more games like the hella, they did this with origins. I think they just created another game just as good as Assassin's Creed Odyssey. But they really refined it to make it even better. This is what Ubisoft doing. They're just incrementally improving upon their processes. And now they are a juggernaut of a company who is sitting on top right now on next generation. And they have everything in line with a launch of Far Cry six, to really take the world with storm and continue to create great content. The danger for Ubisoft is do they let that greed overtake them. We've seen this many times the companies they become really successful, and they start retracting back microtransactions people doing these little things that just repel their base. We hope that doesn't happen with you saw after they found so much success over the past year. And it's been a different year for many companies. They have faced the challenges and overcome those challenges with vast success. Unlike some other gaming companies who I will not mention, but come with the game cyberpunk we see the updates that are launching, I'm hoping that cyberpunk can pull this off because this might be the last gasp if they don't pull off this update. And this game is still broken. I don't know what's going to happen to cyberpunk. This update needs to roll through. And it's a daring update. It is a massive update. And EA has Mass Effect kind of remake coming out to so that's going to be big. We'll see how that turns out. I'm hoping that's also very good. But it is a remake. We're talking new IPS that Ubisoft has been able to launch Immortals which is a new IP, like Zelda. Very well done. Very well put together and on top Ubisoft ghosts. So we will see what happens here over the next couple days. I'm going to be curious with the new launches over the next month. We'll have some interesting launches here that
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Everyone, welcome back to the podcast. Today I want to talk about the future of gaming in general. And where do you all think it's going to go? I think streaming is going to potentially take off as we see internet speeds increase throughout Europe, the United States and many other countries. And especially as we see this idea that a server can run a game very well. There are some risks, though, to the future and streaming services. And what that will entail from our standpoint, is we need to make sure that we need to hold gaming companies accountable on price points, when it's digital gaming. In general, the price points of digital gaming can be an issue, because a lot of times you'll get a game that's over 20 years old. And when that game's over 20 years old, it causes issues because they're able to price it high, when really the price point on that game is low. So I think the main thing for the consumer base, kind of to protect ourselves as consumers, we need to hold these gaming companies accountable. If they try to charge a higher price, when you can get a used game for about five bucks. This is a trend that I am seeing in the gaming industry, that definitely needs to be taken into account over time. I don't know exactly on how these challenges will occur over time. But as we can see, when we see major companies, they tend to have this shift, and their ability to take control their products or consumer goods, they end up charging high prices or high subscription plans over time. And this can end up causing issues. So I think we just need to be very smart as gamers and holding these companies accountable. It's, it's kind of like EA, and what they were doing with Star Wars Battlefront when they had the loot boxes, and they were charging excessive amounts to consumers. And one could argue that was gambling in a way targeted, potentially, to an audience they should not have been targeting. So I think when we see this, we see an A mobile market where its consumer base and it just like one v after the next just to get to the next level, it's pay to win, we want to avoid those situations, or pay to win becomes the norm. If we give companies the ability to then charge more for games are fairly old. Yes, I understand that companies do need to make money. And they did put a lot of work into those IPS for creating them, I do think they should get paid, but to charge $60, again, on a remake, or they just increase the resolution from 4k from 10. ADP, I have an issue with that. And the reason I have an issue with that is you can do that on a computer. And literally one second, all you do is you change the resolution on your game, and you have it on a 4k monitor. So I think we need to really think about the future here. And what we allow gaming companies to do. So hold them accountable to a certain extent, don't be too hard on them. But at least when we go into streaming services, and they start charging $60, again, for games that are being streamed to us, I do think we need to hold those companies accountable, like we have in the past, because it's very important that if we're gonna give more of the hardware, and then the gaming back to the companies through a streaming platform, there has to be some type of balance there. That kind of allows gamers to have the ability such as use games and things like that, to kind of keep those prices at reasonable levels. Because a company can then charge whatever they want, which causes major issues. Now in PC gaming, they have not been able to do it. So you could also make the argument that hey, over time, like steam and stuff allows prices to drop their deals and sales. So your best bet is probably picking up stuff on sales. That way you're reducing your costs as a gamer. And that's always a good thing because we like to spend money as gamers. Is that not for sure. So I think we just need to be really smart as gamers in what we're doing when it comes to gaming. And that will make all the....
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The top trending topics right now in gaming are none other than the personal computer. Just as a topic, and then we also have Super Smash Brothers, ultimate the video game is definitely trending as of today. Anger is a topic that's trending and video games so I don't know if that's just video game anger in general, or what but anger is a trending topic and on the rise, right now, Dungeons and Dragons is also trending on today. And that game, obviously, is a game that many people do play Super Smash Brothers for Nintendo three d s is also trending. Super Smash Brothers the video game series is trending Subnautica the survival game is on the up and rise. Super Smash Brothers video game is also trending and video game addiction is trending or the topic of addiction is trending on Google and other choirs that are on the rise, our video games in Spanish so this must be a new thing that we're going to see soon. And then the best video games is also a trending topic. If you are a blogger and would like to do that. The States right now or the most games are played are Alaska, Texas, New Hampshire, Oregon. In Iowa, we see video game interest continuing on at its peak it was March 1. It was really going high and now it's starting to dip down lower, but it's then back on the rise as of today, so a lot of trending topics in video games. Let's see what else we have. So at the very top of all time is the video game topic and TV type. So TVs are very popular, just the topic of gaming is also popular among gamers video file formats are something that's trending on gaming I think that has to deal with how streamers do stuff. Play activity is also trending and Game Over video game topics. This is the top topics that are trending and not on the rise. So that's probably why you see that there. Alright guys, I hope you have a great day. thanks for tuning in.
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Some good comedy if you need a laugh. Mario Tennis is one of those games you can relax and play. No matter what you're doing and with all the stress that's going on in the world is an excellent opportunity to play a game that can be awesome. Being awesome is what it is all about, and Nintendo has done a great job of just helping people relax with Mario Tennis. It is such a relaxing experience. You sit there shooting the tennis balls back and forth. And honestly, it's almost like stress relief. It is like modern-day meditation. When you play Mario Tennis. You are feeling excellent. You are sitting there, relieving your stress; who needs reflection when you can play Mario Tennis? The new work-life balance. Mario Tennis is the game, and meditation is nothing in comparison. Happiness, and so much more. So get out there today. Play some Mario Tennis and have a good time and get away from all your worries, because all you have to do is hit the ball back. It's like a Zen game if you know what I mean. Relax, play some Mario Tennis hit that ball back. And who knows, you might win a trophy. 2 free video game audiobooks here https://amzn.to/3sXxge2. Listen to your favorite gaming book!
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John madden is a legend when it comes right down to it and the football game as we all know, has had a major impact on video games in general, john madden created Madden football or was the cover coach for that franchise that is still going strong today. In the early days of video games john madden is really what brought it to that next level. 2 free audiobooks here https://amzn.to/3sXxge2. Support is appreciated. When it comes to the creation of a football game originally they didn't have the NFL license and they get that NFL license, and it changes everything. If you really are looking for a classic game. Go play back some of those old john madden football games and be shocked at how different it is in comparison to what it is today. I think it's a good educational experience to see how far we have progressed in football games in general, when it comes to playing a game. I know, EA kind of gets a bad rap when it comes to football games, however, they have done a good job in keeping the franchise going, despite some adversities they have faced It is one of the longest running franchises that is out there right now in john madden did a lot to do that. There are a lot to change the dynamic of what gaming is in general, when it comes to just games and what they can be. And I think that's very important when it comes to football in general and being able to kind of have a group of people that can dream to be something great. at point in time. And I can remember playing john madden football when I was younger. Right then it was like Madden football, but with that year number, and I think. With that being said, you kind of reach a point where you just love these games. There's just a lot of fun you buy the yearly edition, some years are better than others. Some years it'll just hold off and it won't be as good, but overall Madden football has done a great job in keeping football alive when it comes to a generation, allowing you to choose your own plays and all that stuff. As we all know, NFL two k was a major player at one point in time. Yet now they are not due to the type of licensing things that are occurring at this point in time, but we could see a change in that eventually in the future, that could result and john madden picking that back up again, and going from there so a lot of big things happening in the world of football. When it comes to just in general, of what can happen here on that front. So just be aware that this is a major player at this point, and john madden is not going away. And it's exciting to see what can happen to the next generation with Madden football. Yes, they've had their struggles yes they've gotten in trouble with cutting corners. But overall, they've done a good job. So I hope you all have a great rest of your day in the description there are some links that you can use to support this podcast, it'd be much appreciated if you go shopping on Amazon, as that will support my podcasts, whether it's video games or anything else you want to buy. I will post a link in here, so you guys can go do that. And I hope you have an awesome day.
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What's up guys, I want to talk about today why Nintendo has won at this point in time we have a distribution problem. When it comes to the PS five, and Xbox series, x, we are at this point in time where these two behemoths are battling in a way, try to figure this all out. And they're doing a terrible job. When it comes to distribution, people cannot get their hands on these systems. I have never seen anything like this in my life. There is not one PS five, and there is not one Xbox series x available anywhere in my area. How can you have a release of a title like this without any distribution. This is absolutely unacceptable and they need to get this corrected as soon as possible. If they do not get this corrected. We're gonna be living in a world where there's nothing ever just distributed, only the rich can get these things because they're literally $1,000 on eBay. And even if you are rich, unless you're a hacker, and have a bunch of bots you're not going to beat Oh get one. So my friends we are in a big mess here. And the biggest disaster of distribution I have ever seen. When it comes to a gaming system. Will there be better days I sure hope so, because I am definitely not seeing better days at this point in time, we need to really take a gut check here, figure out what's going on that's causing all these issues and go from there we have never been able to really grasp, why there has been such a failure. When it comes to the releasing of these titles and figuring out how they can get these distributed. I hope in the future, we will be able to get our hands on a PlayStation five, and Xbox series x. However, there is no opportunity at this point. And we have had these systems out for a very long time, they're not in stores, the store should have some type of setup where you can at least go to the store and purchase it. Maybe an advance purchase that would stop people from hacking the system, having a person having to walk into the store and actually purchase it said like the good old days. And here we are sitting here months out. And the biggest launch ever without any systems, none to be seen, none in person, not in physical people shop at Walmart all the time. There are physical stores out there, and there's not any available. So here we are, this needs to be corrected very quickly, or this generation is going to lose a lot of people to none other than Nintendo, which has their system available right now.
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Mass Effect Andromeda was an interesting entry into the Mass Effect series. When we get right down to it, it set a bar that was different in comparison to the past titles of Mass Effect. Previously we had Mass Effect one, then Mass Effect, two, then Mass Effect, three, then along comes Andromeda which changes it up. It occurs after the events of Mass Effect, three, and is an entirely different galaxy. When we look at that point, they are able to start fresh. The sad thing about Mass Effect Andromeda is it had a lot of technical issues at release. This definitely hurt the game overall. However, there are many updates done by Electronic Arts, to get the game back up to par. And I would say the game is at, where it needs to be to be a good game. It is actually a really good game to go back to and play if you have the time. Mass Effect Andromeda had numerous updates that allowed it to become a very good game. It really set the bar on what updates could be. When we look at games like cyberpunk, and the challenges they now face. They can definitely take a page out of the book that Electronic Arts used with Mass Effect. Mass Effect had one of the poorest launches, we have seen as of late, they fixed it. They made sure they got the game updated and ready to go. The same would hold true for cyberpunk in this aspect of trying to get updates rolled out, making those updates free and recovering their base. This was kind of the turnaround for EA where they started to really look into the consumer, and what they were doing. They offered many free games and their origins store after this. And it did provide an aspect to help the company gain a positive. Look. And the end that's what you need to be successful as a company in the gaming industry, you have to take care of the gamers and Mass Effect did a great job with Andromeda fixing the problems that occurred and creating a game that has stood the test of time. So I recommend that you go back out there and you try to play Mass Effect Andromeda. Because of its ability to bring together a lot of different elements that is still a very good game. There are some puzzles in there that can be kind of painful, at times, however the experience is well worth it just for going into space and visiting with a new alien species that are are in the game. The new character is also a good character. Overall, and brings a new idea to Mass Effect. Overall, I recommend that you get out there and you go play Mass Effect Andromeda. If you can today, and you'll find that you have an awesome experience.
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There are many video games out there but a lot of times we forget the fact that there are games for kids and free video games for kids, is something that we don't really think about all the time when we go to buy a gaming system, or even when we're shopping because we're kind of selfish and we just want to game, our own game. However, there are a lot of good games out there that we don't talk about one of them is Khan Academy. Khan Academy is known for developing a very good gaming system to educate kids and help them learn new topics. This can be highly beneficial when it comes to school, and making sure that kids are staying on course. One of the nice, neat things about Khan Academy is that it allows steady development. The child is able to go step by step to learn a new topic, and this can be highly helpful and making sure a child's having fun while gaming. Additionally, there is fortnight fortnight is known for being almost a kids game and itself and allows kids to imagine themselves as superheroes Star Wars characters, and many more childhood prodigies as we look in, we see the rise of YouTube stars on this front, who are children. While it may not be a traditional route for children to make extreme amounts of money. That is exactly what is happening when it comes to fortnight. There's also some other things that allow kids to game and gaming is the real world for kids. And I think Minecraft is a game that has taken the mantle when it comes to kid games, it's been around for years. I remember my brother playing Minecraft when he was younger, and he was deeply into that Minecraft gaming culture, which it was a simple Java game at first that then took off. And now it is what it is today. Netflix also has some games and I know it's not traditional, but there is the Carmen San Diego games, and what Netflix did is they created a choose your own adventure game. And it is also considered a kids game, and people can play that and have lots of fun and make choices that then turn into videos. I think this video gaming platform that was kind of around in the 90s could take off again, especially with high definition. And if you provide people with a lot of choices. I think it could also cut down on gaming cost in the long run because it probably does not take as much money to have a conversation, versus having to create a 3d rendered art work, and then produce that with a full production in a gaming environment so this is something we could see CGI type videos come back into gaming at some point in time. These are kind of the main things and developments that you'll see with children's games in the future. I would expect a lot more educational games that are used in the classroom that use that explorer type feature. We saw this in Assassin's Creed where they created a tour of the ancient world, this would be helpful for children who want to explore their favorite areas in the world, and teachers can also show kids how amazing the ancient world was at one point in time, lots of opportunity on this front when it comes to children's games, and there will be lots of changes in the future.
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Multiplayer online gaming continues to thrive on both the PS five ps4, Xbox, and it is not going to go away. multiplayer online gaming is one of those things that has been around for a fairly long time, with its roots back on the PC. When one looks at the history of online gaming, we see the start. Through setups of lands and people connecting computers. Throughout most of Computer History The goal has been to connect computers. Of course during World War Two they wanted to solve their problems, but then they wanted to start gaming. They wanted to start having fun on these systems with other people. We then see the rise of the Internet and the internet provides the basis for networking and allowing games to continue to improve, to the point where they're at today games have continued to improve. And then we saw what were called LAN parties were a whole bunch of people would get together, they would connect their systems. And they would play together. And over time the online gaming world has expanded from there into the Internet, and then we saw dial up that take off with games that allowed you to play online with people from around the world. Many of us may remember AOL, as one of the main platforms for the internet. If anyone's ever heard the dial up sound. They know if they've heard that sound that sound is not going away for many years in the minds of many people, many people could only game by shutting off their telephone. What a danger that would be today. So as you can see, gaming has changed tremendously. Now you have advanced online platforms that actually stream games, such as Xbox game pass PlayStation now, and many more that are on the horizon made by Amazon and Google. And the future you can expect streaming services to provide more compassionate computer power. And yes, I say compassionate computer power because it takes a lot of computer power to run those games on servers, and those companies are paying a lot to get to that market. I think it'll be a long time before they actually earn anything, but eventually it will take off we're streaming technologies are the difference in the world, and allow those easy access to games that we've all been looking for. You can easily play online with friends because obviously you're online with that server. This will be a direct tie into the server on the online side versus being at home, your information gets sent back to the server. So in theory, it can actually create faster and quicker games online with lower Ping. And the end, it will take a little bit time for the technology to catch up. But streaming technology will be the future of online gaming. This platform will allow people to have subscription services to play with their friends and also allow for people to play on all platforms for a monthly fee. We'll see this kind of develop in the way HBO. Netflix. And the other video services, expect that to be the same for online gaming services. It's a very exciting industry that is developing with online gaming, and we can expect it to continue to evolve and actually reduce the price for people to game through a subscription service. This is a fairly exciting time. When it comes to online gaming.
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Mass Effect is one of those iconic franchises that many of us remember playing. Mass Effect, it does such a good job of what it's trying to do from a sci fi perspective, that it is considered brilliance. It has a lot of different options that bring this game to life such as Commander Shepard. The character of Commander Shepard is iconic beyond anything we normally see in video games. It is the hero that saves the galaxy, much like a great Star Wars movie. Mass Effect brings that hero peace into the mold with Epic music and much more. When I look at the game Mass Effect I think of something that harkens back to everything I've ever loved and sci fi that really does mean a lot when you think about it, it is able to take on all those sci fi elements and create a series that is top notch. Mass Effect has a history behind it. It was made by the company Bioware Bioware is famous for making Dragon Age, and Jade Empire. When we first got Mass Effect It was the first next generation title. It came out on the Xbox 360. We knew we're in for something really good at the time. In fact, the graphics, still hold up today to a certain point on PC. While not perfect. The game blends a lot of different elements that allow for facial expressions. These facial expressions, create a superb dialogue system, you do not see in video games, often today. The combination of the dialogue system. And the adventure. The story tells brings this game to the next generation level. Now, it used to be next generation. And now it is considered older. However, the story elements from Mass Effect have been repackaged into other games, which goes to show you how influential. The series has been. When you see a character like Commander Shepard leading his ragtag band into the galaxy. Never knowing who you're going to meet along the way, who is going to join your crew. It adds a dynamic to the game, and is one of the reasons why they were able to make three games in the series. The formula fit well for the time. It was innovative and combined with those graphics led it to be a marketing success.
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As of right now at this very moment there is a rumor that Xbox game pass and Xbox monthly subscription prices are going to be increasing. This is a great time to try and get in on the new Xbox prices as early as possible I'd highly recommend that you go out there today and get your lower price versus paying more later on when it comes to this new Xbox premium pass the Xbox game pass in a way, does raise prices, and that's not necessarily a good thing for gamers, and we need to just realize that it could take a little bit of time for this to adapt over time as we see this system evolve and go from there. So expect price increases because Microsoft is trying to grow the Xbox game pass but with that being said because of all the overhead that it costs for Microsoft to do this they will have to raise prices. I don't see any way around this when it comes to Microsoft and their ability to continue as a business over time. If they don't raise their prices, it could hurt them in the long run. So it's very important that Microsoft continues on with what they're trying to do. When it comes to that Xbox game pass, and they have to have a little bit more money for their overhead, you could make the argument that Microsoft already has a lot of money. However, most companies don't mentalize, and they don't see all sides and branches So Microsoft probably is best separating their gaming platform from their Microsoft Word platform, etc. and trying to make that successful. I do think in the long run, they will make it successful I've considered going back to Microsoft Game pass just because of the ability to play those games. I'm kind of stuck in the Nintendo World right now so it makes it pretty hard to do that, but it could be a good deal for those people that are looking for a way to play a game, very quickly with no downloads just streaming across the internet, which again those servers take a lot of juice a lot of power to function. And a lot of people don't really think about the electrical power it takes to run the servers, it is a lot of power and Microsoft has to be able to pay for that power. This is why you're seeing a price increase. Now I do think they are offering a lot. When it comes to a game pass, including even Disney plus so you're getting a huge deal here, a full entertainment package which a lot of things like PlayStation Plus and other services don't offer even as much as what Microsoft is offering right now. So it can be an advantage now PS Plus in his defense does have a numerous amount of options when it comes to games and downloading those games. You also have PS now, which hasn't completely been combined yet so eventually that could change in the near future, but as of right now Microsoft does have to increase their prices, just from an operations standpoint, so I would expect this to continue on into the future this is not something that's going to be going away anytime soon as Microsoft again does need to heat that up. When it comes to their operations, just from a business perspective, it makes sense for Microsoft to do this. And I know it can kind of stink at this time when we see these types of increases when it comes to gaming, but it will be beneficial in the long run. I also will put a link in here so you guys can quickly go buy the Xbox game pass, real quick before that price increase occurs, which seems like it may.
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Hey everyone. Today we're going to talk about the new Mass Effect that is coming out how exciting. Is it that there is now a new mass effect on the way. This is a full remaster of the series. The combat will be completely revamped, and the game will be on the way soon, it's looking like it's going to be coming out in June, and they're doing a lot here this is a compile ation of every game in the entire series. There is a lot to look forward to as this is priming us for a bigger Mass Effect release possibly a new game in the near future. This seems to be part of a marketing strategy by Electronic Arts and Bioware to take the world by storm. As many of us know there are a lot of Mass Effect fans out there including me. I'm so excited to go back to the galaxy. Or maybe it's a completely different galaxy, like Mass Effect Andromeda. There are so many different avenues and ways they can spin this game. I'm wondering if they're gonna go right after Mass Effect, or even before Mass Effect and explorer commander shepherds. Early career. I would prefer honestly that they are going to explore commander shepherds early career, and the next generation of games, so we'll see if they have any easter eggs inside the legendary edition that leads up to the new game that will be released in the near future. The legendary edition will obviously include all the DLC, and a lot more. They are going to completely update the combat system and the original Mass Effect to be more like Mass Effect two and Mass Effect three. This is a huge upgrade as we know, the combat was not the greatest and the original Mass Effect. And this can make a huge difference, and the future of Mass Effect and the playability of the game. I like the idea of continually updating Mass Effect. I feel like it's almost a Skyrim, when it comes to Bioware, and if they keep updating this game. They eventually will have a product that can last generations. They did such a good job when they first created Mass Effect, way back on the Xbox 360 days. And here we are in the future, looking at a new game that has incredible impact on a lot of different things. I even argue that Mass Effect goes in diversity, and it goes into how will we handle alien civilizations. And how will humans be treated if they were new to the Galactic civilizations. There's a lot of dynamic here that can be used in the real world. And that's why I like Mass Effect. It also goes into romantic relationships which before Mass Effect we're not done a lot, they really took it from there and took a risk and it panned out for them. This is going to be a huge release, even though it is a legendary addition of Mass Effect, and a compile ation of all these games. I feel with the updates and the marketing that they're going to do, and the freebies that they're going to provide, it will be a very good purchase. I'm considering pre ordering this game for sure. I think you guys should also consider it just to support Bioware and Electronic Arts in this endeavor. I think they get a few pre orders there, they'll definitely make sure this comes out the door rocking. Not that it would not come out the door rocking but we know how the release is having going as of late. So we just want to make sure these guys get it out they're doing a great job but man guys this is awesome, a new game coming out and the Mass Effect series, and I'll put the pre order link here in the description so you guys can go pre order if you want. There is so much excitement surrounding this franchise at this point and this is gonna be a great year. 2021 is going to be a great year. No matter what, because we are getting a new Mass Effect, with one on the way. Most likely in 2022. So, maybe the decade isn't completely lost at this point, guys. Let's celebrate Mass Effect, and the new legendary edition that is coming out soon.
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Mass effect two was one of those games that set the bar incredibly high when it came to RPGs it had put everything together that Bioware had been working on for years, and I mean, years. This game led to the future of RPGs it's set everything in a place in regards to Dragon Age. For next generation. Mass Effect to brought everything that we thought Mass Effect could be together. That is something that a lot of people don't realize when it comes to Mass Effect two. It was literally the perfect game. And a lot of people played many hours, through this game. And it just put everything together in regards to combat which had been missing, and the original Mass Effect. When you can do that that's when you really take something pretty far is if you can put the combat system together with an RPG Mass effect was one of those games that put that system together, which made it so successful. Mass effect was built upon the Unreal Engine. This allowed for advanced graphics, without a lot of power. Now, the game was very optimized when it came out because it was on a proven engine. There were not a lot of risk taken here, you may see today, where Electronic Arts created their own engine for Dragon Age and it had some problems when it was released. While Mass effect was not like that it was on the Unreal Engine before Electronic Arts jumped over to that engine, we can go down the list of why the Unreal Engine is better because it is just a nimbler engine. It has been proven, there had been many iterations of this engine, while the engine that Electronic Arts created the Frostbite engine was created more for shooters and not RPGs, which made it. Not as good of the fit. In a way, when we saw Dragon Age released so Mass Effect did not run across these issues and everything was optimized to the max when it came out. And that's what you need to look at when it comes to Mass Effect and how the graphics were optimized. In comparison to past games, and it was the first RPG that put all these systems together, combined with a great dialogue system. You had the recipe for one of the best games of all time. Some people may even call mass effect to the greatest game of all time. Yes, they are out there for you young uns out there. Mass effect was a major launch title, and it changed a lot of different things. One of the iconic things about this franchise, when you get down to it, is just the ability to continually improve mass spec three men have had some issues when it came to their ending, but they went back and they corrected all those issues. Another thing cyber pump can take from Mass Effect is their ability to continually update if there was an issue, which there were not many. It was mainly the ending of mass effect that upset a lot of people, they felt like it was rushed, but we are digressing here so the main point is the graphics and Mass Effect are what kind of set it apart and the facial expressions were greatly improved and the second Mass Effect, which led to a major selling title, and I highly recommend that you go play some Mass Effect to. I will also paste the link to a Nintendo Switch, if you guys would like to get one of those, and the description, along with Mass Effect Why don't you guys go buy some Mass Effect and get playing on it. It's just a lot of fun.
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Nintendo Switch has been one of those hidden systems this year that we can't get our eyes off of the reason why is all the other systems are not available for the next generation. Yet here is Nintendo Switch in this unique niche situation where people can play it. And it is portable. The great thing about the switches you can treat it like a Kindle, when you have it to play it. You can sit down in your bed and play it you can lay on the couch and play it, then you can go and dock it on the TV. I have found a Nintendo Switch to be the best system of 2020, and we'll be playing it through 2021. It is my go to when it comes to fitness too. If you've ever played ring fit. It is a game that wears you out. When you play it. And I mean it wears you out after 30 minutes of ring fit, you will be exhausted and ring fit you can also set workout schedules and go through multiple moves over a period of time, and run through an adventure. There are a few systems that do this and quite frankly the system is so smooth. I can't do anything but recommend it. Additionally, who does not want to go back to their childhood and play Mario, Mario is one of the greatest franchises in history. You can also go back and play some other franchises such as Donkey Kong, which has a great game on the switch. I cannot say one thing bad about Nintendo right now. They have completely knocked it out of the water this year. When it comes to gaming. The switch will be the system of 2021. Now in 2022. The new generation of systems may become available. However, until that point in time, the Nintendo Switch the system that you need to get, if you want to be in on gaming right now, and playing the latest games that are through Nintendo. This is the way to go. Additionally, there are many games that you can play that may be on your back catalogue, such as Assassin's Creed. Three, and Assassin's Creed, four, along with many other great games. You'll find that the Nintendo Switch has this huge back catalogue of games and newer games, such as outer worlds, which is also on the Nintendo Switch. So if you're looking for a system where you can play your back catalogue and lay down while doing it in bed. This is the system that allows you to do that. I thought that working from home would make the switch, completely pointless. No, that ability to lay down on the couch and play a game that ability to lay in the bed and play a game, and then play games that are on your back catalogue from your past. It just makes it an awesome experience. Additionally, there's a lot of emotions involved with the switch. You can play Mario Tennis, which is a great time and a way to get up and moving. There are so many different things that you can play with this amazing system. If you really get down to it. Also the store, lets you play retro games from the past that were on Super Nintendo, and many more of Nintendo's awesome systems. There's also a Mario game you can buy let you play the original in 64. Mario that many of enjoying their childhood, along with many of the Mario games that were on the GameCube, and we. When looking at the system as a whole is a must buy. So I put the link in this podcast so you guys can go by right now, just for simplicity because it is freakin awesome.
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Joker is this iconic character in the Mass Effect universe. He has a great sense of humor. And he is always looking to get his latest jab out there. When it comes to humor. The funny thing is that Joker is just brutally honest in this series. You have not played Mass Effect, the game is we're playing, just to have Joker. Now Joker is the pilot of the Normandy. And he wears that pilot's seat. Very well. He's always looking for a way to show his skills, and he worked very hard to achieve those skills. In fact, Joker would probably make a life coach if he always was serious. However, and Mass Effect he's not very serious. He has a hard nosed pilot who can jab, and take verbal jabs with the best of them. This is one of the best characters I have seen in video games, it's not talked about. However, Joker in Mass Effect is one of my favorite characters. When it comes to any video game because of his humor and his ability to fight back to verbal issues. So if he gets an argument, he is able to take it to the next level and he can definitely hold his own. One of the interesting things about Joker is that he is handicapped and he's not able to walk. Well, he has a debilitating disease that prevents him from being mobile. So in a way, being a pilot for Joker is about the freedom that provides and being able to travel the universe. When his body has a limitation. This is an interesting topic to explore in video games because it shows that you can achieve anything if you work hard enough, especially now that a lot of people are working from home in the virtual world. You can now see that ability to do things, while you're sitting in a chair you can still change the world. And I think this still resonates today, just like it did when Mass Effect originally came out with the character Joker. Joker is always looking for ways to solve problems you can do this in your everyday life too. Just like Joker Joker finds a way when there's not really any way, such as steering the ship through debris fields throughout the game. While this is a work of fiction Joker does it very well, while also joking, hence the name Joker. There's a scene in particular where he has to get out of his chair. Near the end of Mass Effect and it's just heart wrenching because you know he's in pain, and his legs can't handle it because of his disability. Despite that pain they write in that he continues on and he saves the day. He is selfless in that act at the very end of Mass Effect, and I'm not going to go into too much detail because I highly recommend you play this game. It's actually getting far enough and the ability to play this game is well worth it. And I don't want to create too many spoilers because I've heard there is a Mass Effect remaster coming out soon. That will provide that ability to play this game again, and even better graphics I've heard they're even going to update the combat system for Mass Effect one, which I'm very excited about to be on par with Mass Effect two. So there's a lot coming this way when it comes to Mass Effect in the future. This podcast will keep track of that along with any other games, mainly the focus right now is Mass Effect but that doesn't mean that's going to be forever. Additionally, guys. In the description of this podcast, you can go create your own online drop shipping store at the click of a button. Go ahead and do that right now and you'll be shocked at how much you can make online with no inventory for your store. I'll see you guys later and I hope you have a great day.
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All right, so there was a part in Mass Effect where do you would travel to see the planets and it was a lot of fun. In this aspect because this is really one of the first games that did planet traveling well. Mass Effect had this mineral system and you would shoot the satellite onto the planet where we've mined the minerals and send it back. It was almost a mini game it was very generic in its aspect in the first Mass Effect. And then you would also travel the universe and take a look at planets. And this really. you to see the stars and a lot of different things. I actually learned a lot about astronomy in the first mass effect because I was able to see what these planets were truly about, and it made it a lot of fun. As you travel the universe in Mass Effect you would also come across enemies, and these enemies were often corporations that were on the fringes and pirates and this added to the extra nostalgia of what Mass effect was all about that this was a thriving universe with a lot of different aliens and corporations and military organizations, and it added to that dynamic, and then also you could go to the planet and explore locations and find hidden artifacts that weren't necessarily on the main path and this added that exploration feature that really made it feel like a next generation title at the time. And it wasn't very well known in games to have these types of features that were so ingrained in what Mass effect was. You could also find new armor sets and a lot of different other things. Now some of the worlds were kind of generic at the time, especially in the first Mass Effect. However, we saw this kind of take off with Mass Effect to being less generic when it came to exploring these worlds and being able to do a lot more things on it. So Mass Effect one really created this world building opportunity and helping the universe and it was a mini game where you've explored the universe and be able to see all the different planets involved and it was kind of addicting to be honest with you to go and mined minerals and do all those fun things along the way when traveling through the Mass Effect universe, and that aspect Mass Effect, definitely hit the ball out of the park. Now again this is back in 2007. So, in that aspect. It wasn't the most high quality. When it comes to the exploration, but it was very cutting edge for its time because there had been nothing out there, like what Mass Effect did, and that aspect. When you want to create a game, you want to create exploration, especially if you don't have the graphics. Now some of the missions were repetitive and the combat could have been a lot better. However, when you come to that a space exploration side, and driving around in your militaristic vehicle called a Maiko. It's just a lot of fun in that aspect and Mass Effect, hit that bond or park the vehicle that you were traveling around in was in made this noise that was made you feel like you had power in that vehicle or jump around you could fire the thrusters at times and it allowed for an experience that was cutting edge back when it came out on the Xbox 360. Additionally, there is a now a link in this podcast, where you can start your own online store. Go and check it out. It's a great deal. You don't have to have an inventory. So go forward today.
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Mass Effect is one of those iconic series that many of us don't think about when we think about the series that have had profound impacts in the gaming industry. Mass Effect is by far one of those series. And from that perspective it really ushered in a sci fi era when it came to the generation of the Xbox 360. And what that really meant what was sci fi going to be in the next generation. And a lot of times we don't think about that, whenever we think about Mass Effect we don't understand the importance of this game, and how it ushered in that generation. From the perspective of Mass Effect. We are seeing a sci fi series here, that takes on a cataclysm in the universe and Commander Shepard goes on a mission to figure out exactly what is going on in the world that is causing all the problems, mysterious disappearances, and much more. And we find out that Commander Shepard has this personality. He comes from a tough background now at the beginning of the game you can choose who you want Commander Shepard to be. But overall, he's a hard nosed soldier. When it comes right down to it, and there's numerous options in the game, such as biotics which is kind of like the magic of Mass Effect, you have the soldier. And there are many others that allow this game to bring in a lot of different ways to play the game. Now the combat and Mass effect was never the greatest I don't think the goal was honestly to create a game or superb combat. I think they wanted to get this game out there. As an RPG and during that time, it was accepted not to have great combat for RPG, now that has kind of changed over the years, as we go into the new generation that we're currently in right now of gaming yet. Back then, it didn't really matter when it came to RPGs, and what those entailed with combat so Mass Effect did a lot of different things. It also allows you to explore the universe. Now let's, this is no all out exploration, this was just the idea of exploring the universe and seeing what's out there, and it did a good job overall at that the planets would have details about them and different minerals that you can mine. And that was an innovative concept. They mainly the dialogue options in the story of Mass Effect are what carry it the most. If you go into this game expecting a good story, you are going to get a good story. Mass Effect did hit the high points when it comes to story as Commander Shepard travels to different worlds meets new companions, and even has a love which was under heard of in video games at that time if we remember a love story in video games, was kind of tougher to do at that time, and Mass Effect really set off the love story in video games. And what that could be that kind of brought a new dynamic to video games that you don't always see in that aspect. So Mass Effect did a lot of great things when it comes to gaming, and what it was trying to do. And overall, it is top notch title and that's why I want to explore more regarding Mass Effect. In the coming days, as we try to put together a lot of episodes. These will be quick spurt episodes that I feel like that's more beneficial in the long run and allows you guys to really connect with this podcast has week explore all about Mass Effect. And what this series has to offer.
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Really interesting develop we have happening today in video games that could set the course in the future we see the company Game Stop being uplifted from a development standpoint and video games. This is great news for GameStop as gamers have decided to uplift this company and help them out during a troubled time. I will say this about GameStop they're kind of the last bastion of used games and once they're gone it's going to be incredibly tough to get a used game. Outside of eBay or other areas. Of course there will be online options but to get something the same day may no longer be possible from a US game perspective of GameStop This is peers, and they've already gone down that road at this point, we'd like to see them stay around for us games in next generation is a good thing it's not a bad thing necessarily not everything going digital will end up being a good thing in the long run. So basically what has happened the price for GameStop and the stock market their stock has skyrocketed because of speculation on their stock, and it is a really good thing for GameStop because obviously if your stock goes up. That is a great thing and it may actually stay there so we'll have to stay tuned to see how GameStop does here, but with this amount of equity, it could really pump some life back into the company, especially if the company decides to use something with that higher stock price, which could help them from a debt ratio and lowering their debt, which will help their stock price go up even more so good news for GameStop right now, it could change of course it could be a temporary speculation. However, I do like seeing a gaming company being uplifted versus struggling to survive. I know there's kind of some bad blood between the prices that GameStop we'll give you four use cases. That's a completely different type of argument there but I do hope that they are able to kind of keep their stock prices up a little bit higher, and bring some life back into that company.
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It seems like gaming is going in a lot of different directions these days and it's hard to keep tabs on it you saw the release of the PS five. And it was an utter failure. I was not able to get my hands on a PS five, or an Xbox. This is unacceptable an entire generation of people were waiting on these systems, when they first came out and they weren't able to get their hands on them. Instead I had to go ahead and get a Nintendo Switch and I will be keeping my Nintendo Switch and not upgrading for a very long time. As I have found the portability of the Nintendo Switch to be very valuable. I kind of treat my Nintendo Switch like a good book at this point, and it allows me to get some gaming and early in the morning, where I would not otherwise. In fact, I'd be in three games on the Nintendo Switch fairly quickly. I do think there is hope in the future of gaming on the portability side because it's just easier. I like the idea of docking when it comes to the Nintendo Switch, and that is very beneficial to being able to quickly play a game portable and on the TV. There is little to no loss and time. When you dock. I find this technology to be astounding. And it is a fairly old technology, Nintendo has just done it correctly. The switch in my opinion is a better choice right now in the PS five, or the Xbox because you can actually get your hands on one. Additionally, if you have any back catalogue games that you haven't played as of yet, the Nintendo Switch is a great choice. There is a huge back catalogue right now when it comes to the Nintendo Switch games because they are literally in the last generation, plus they have the new Nintendo games coming out on it, such as a new Mario game and Zelda. There is a lot to be said for the Nintendo Switch at this point. And I do, I do see why Nintendo has decided to stick with this instead of investing in our new system, because the system simply works. The other day I was playing ring fit and I was absolutely impressed by this I hope they have more DLC packs and updates to this new system, because it is awesome. Ring fit is one of those things that you can just play for fun, and stay in shape and it does give you a workout if you work out on the highest level. These are some of the things that the Nintendo Switch is doing very well at this point. And I hope they continue on with what they're doing, graphics, is not everything and a lot of times it can break games as we saw with cyberpunk. There is a lot that can be done by just keeping it simple and having a good time with your system, and then upgrading it with options that allow you to play different things. This is what the Nintendo Switch has done as of late and they have made a huge difference in gaming and have pretty much saved all those people that were going to upgrade, because I just started on the Nintendo Switch, and I absolutely love it. And I'm not going to be upgrading to the next generation for a while.
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Everyone, welcome back to the next gen gamer podcast. So glad to have you. As always guys, please make sure you click Subscribe on this podcast, we always try to have a good time. Right now I want to talk about my games of the year since it is New Year's Day. And it is awesome. Whether it's ps4 Pro, it's the new PS five, which I haven't played, I will say that much, or the Xbox series x, or the Xbox One X there is or the Xbox One, there is so many of them. But when it comes down to it, I just want to talk about my top games of the year. And I have to say, my top Game of the Year is Spider Man Miles Morales, I'm going to tell you why. I think the story was good. And I think they did a really good job even though it wasn't a full fledged game of fleshing it out from a triple A title perspective. And what I mean by that is they really dug deep into what they were trying to do. And they put it together. And they made a superb game with a story that I enjoyed. That tackled many of the issues of the past year of 2020. And I felt like that was very deep. And the ending kept me going and I really liked the ending. The ending from a spider man story perspective, is one of the best endings I believe I have ever seen in gaming. And I recommend that everyone goes out there and plays this game, because that is how good of an ending Spider Man Miles Morales is. And you need to go get this game today. You need to get up, go to the store or order it on Amazon or any other service that you can get your hands on and go play this game. So Spider Man Miles Morales wins my game of the year. My second favorite game of the years got to be Immortals. Phoenix Rising. My reason is it's a Ubisoft game. It's a new title. And they finally did something different. Yes, it takes a lot of the aspects from Assassin's Creed. Yes, it has the cartooning graphics, those ships sell shader graphics. However, it's innovative enough. It's slick enough, there weren't any launch issues like we saw with cyberpunk, which could have been if they did it right. Could have been the game of the year. But this game is very straightforward, a lot of fun, and did a lot of different things that we're really looking at, just from a perspective of what's going to be a good game and spot and it did it. Immortals brought on those puzzles, and Zelda like passion that we've been waiting for. That is my second game. My third game, of course, is the final fantasy, seven remaster, which launched during the summer in the middle of the pandemic, and was a hit, I felt like in the middle of the game, it kind of lag for a while. That's why it's in the third spot, because it was a little bit slow when I was playing it, but I ended up finishing it. And I thought it was a very good game. It overall did a great job in regards to bringing back Final Fantasy allowing that world to develop into the game it was and it felt like almost a new game when I played it. Now I did not beat the previous Final Fantasy, it was just too old for me to go back and play it. However, I do feel that from an effort perspective, Final Fantasy seven did a superb job on their remaster, and I'm very happy in what they did there. Next I want to talk about a game that really did an even better job when we look at it from the fourth spot. And that is the hayleigh Assassin's Creed Mahela had no issues with launch another great Ubisoft title. And it did a great job of really bringing everything together when we look at a launch title and what we're trying to accomplish. And I think you really get that game props for Halo did it all. It brought that Vikings idea back to what we're trying to do. And it's in a phenomenal game. Yes. But hayleigh is a great game, and definitely worth playing. Graphics are great. It's a world of exploring, exploration. And it it's definitely on par with Assassin's Creed Odyssey. And that aspect. I think it fine tunes itself to be the right length
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Today, I want to talk about some things that I am enjoying with the mortals. And Immortals is one of those games by Ubisoft that has really brought the the idea of puzzles to the forefront has a similar mechanic Zelda a lot of puzzles, not as much crafting Zelda per se. However, there is upgrades and abilities that you do earn to solve those puzzles. So in a way, that's a similar aspect as Zelda Breath in the wild, which had highly takes upon. Today I'm going to talk about my favorite things about Immortals. Because I'm enjoying this game. I'm roughly about 10 hours through it. And I find that there is a numerous aspects of this game that truly set it apart. Immortals brings in what I like to call a good Greek story, similar to Assassin's Creed Odyssey and partakes upon that same idea of, but it takes it even deeper and goes into the mythology. Everything's mythical talks about the Greek gods, and their stories behind it. I feel like I'm actually getting educated throughout this game about some of the lesser known stories of Greek mythology. If you have any interest in Greek mythology, you're going to love Immortals. Additionally, the puzzles in this game are phenomenal. The puzzles really bring an aspect that innovates now they can be frustrating at times, I'm not going to say they're not, but they do try to change things up in comparison to pass Ubisoft titles. The puzzles do serve as a gatekeeper to the progress in the game, and it can be cumbersome at times. Nevertheless, if you're someone who enjoys the aspects of solving puzzles, you're going to enjoy this game. Another great aspect of Immortals is the graphics. I like the graphical style in this game. It's kind of cartoony, yes, but that does allow it to play on a switch and still look okay, I'm fine with that. I'm sure you can get it in 4k HDR and your ps4, ps4 Pro, ps4 Pro, then PS five, or your Xbox One X. However, I'm just having fun playing on the switch in handheld mode, I found that portability really adds that extra dynamic to the game, and allows me to relax when I play this game. Another aspect of this game I do like it is the Assassin's Creed, mechanics. I like the climate, you can tell it's highly refined, that they've done this for years, and they have pulled it off quite well. When you see a game like this that stretches the imagination in a way in comparison to their previous franchises. I think this new IP will take off in the future, we can see lots of puzzles, good graphics, and gameplay similar to Assassin's Creed, but does break away just enough to where you can tell the difference. Finally, it brings it all together quite well. When you look at this new IP, the sky's the limit, I do hope that we see a profound uptake of this game, I'm sure they're going to have a lot of season passes, much like Ubisoft does tend to do. However, there is a lot of innovation in this game that can translate well into a lot of different mythologies, a lot of different stories. And the puzzles make it a relaxing experience. It is a change of fresh air, much like Breath of the Wild. It takes a lot from that. Although that change of fresh air brings it to a whole nother level. As we look into that and we see that a game an actual new IP is out by Ubisoft, which hasn't happened in a while guys. We look at the back of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and other games they have out there. It is a nice breath of fresh air. If you're looking for a game that is different than what you're used to playing in the past, I think you're going to enjoy the aspects of this game. Overall, the game is definitely a buy, and you need to go out there and get it. Those are some of my favorite aspects of Immortals. and tune in two more episodes. I'll try to do this in Article form like posting an article from time to time, but just invoice format so I can get more out there. I hope you all have a great day.
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What's up guys, welcome back to this podcast. I'm so glad that you have tuned in to listen today I want to talk about cyberpunk I did rent the game. Yes, rentals are rare. But I rented the game. And I took it home and I popped it in it was to disk. And that was kind of surprising when I popped cyberpunk in and I popped it in. And it ran a huge update, I mean, a huge update. So I got this about five days after release. So I guess they had some time to patch, at least some of it to get it to the point where it was playable. So I turned it on. And this is on a ps4 Pro. And I turned it on, and it actually worked. Now this was the beginning. Now once you got into this city, you could start seeing texture pop outs, a lot of characters look like Barbie dolls. I think the Barbie dolls is kind of like what threw me off. When it came to this game. None of those characters seem real. They didn't have any voice acting when I was in the bar area. And I was trying to talk to them. It just wasn't, it didn't feel real. And I feel like if if if they had more time, they would have just released a year later and not push themselves. It would have been a lot better release. And I know there's pressure out there to to maintain those release dates. And we've all heard release dates, and how they can have an impact on you. And I think we need to make sure that we aren't pushing companies to do this too often. I know this could have been a really great game, they're probably going to go back they're going to patch this up. But this morning to correct incredible news. It gets pulled from the store. And it's gone. And that is what happens this morning is that it's no longer than PlayStation Store. Sony pulled it. I've never seen that before. And if it's happened, I not aware of it. But that is one of the most crazy things I've ever seen, especially a game of this caliber being released. Going to make a billion dollars and it's gone and their shares plummet today, and they lose over a billion dollars from this game. I think this took a turn very fast. They were all ready for this. They were ready to go CD, and it all fell apart. So I think the crux of the matter is, you need to be very smart about your releases game companies. You can't be putting garbage out there. This is not the days where you can release Assassin's Creed Unity, like Ubisoft did. Now. I will say this, Ubisoft have corrected all their issues, they released some phenomenal games this past year. immortals, watchdogs, Assassin's Creed to hell, and not many issues with those games is they turned out very well. And I think I'm very excited about their Far Cry game coming out. And that's the type of things you have to do as a company, Ubisoft even giving out free games on their platform. Same thing kind of going down that route and trying to figure out ways to continually improve and get to that point where you are continually helping people. When it comes to releasing updates. Being a partner, you got to be a partner, as a company, you can't go out there and release a game is a mess and expect people to be happy. That is not how it works. It's not like the old days where you're releasing in 64 game, you never have to touch it again. Those days are over my friends, you have to really be thinking about updates. But the last big release I can think of that absolutely fell apart before Fallout. So it goes Fallout New Vegas, which was a nightmare when it was first released. I remember it was terrible. That was one of the worst releases ever. And then they patched it and got it updated. And finally it got to that point where it was ready to go.
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you had a major release, Assassin's Creed, unity. And that ended up being complete mess. That game had the same issues kind of like cyberpunk. However, I feel like cyberpunk has a lot more even more technical of a game because of how complicated the game is, how big the game is, it comes on to disk. So you got a company that has their hands full
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Welcome, everybody. So today I want to talk about Spider Man Miles Morales I did play to this game recently. And I felt like it was a optimal experience. Now I did play on a ps4 Pro, but I did feel that was more than enough to bring in the graphical fidelity that I wanted to see in this game. There are very few games when I think about it, that really get get it and spider man's worm those Sony has a way of pulling off video games that are just optimized to the max when it comes to the hardware. And I think this is something that they continually Do you know, the quality you're going to get. And it's one of those things that Sony has done a phenomenal job doing when it comes to creating games. So any any exclusive, Sony's releases historically has been better than normal, including the previous Spider Man game that came out, which was also very good and received very good reviews. Miles Morales takes a different approach. It brings in a new Spider Man character, they actually in this game, update the Spider Man character to make them look different. I actually like what he looks like compared to the previous game. But I've also seen a lot of people upset that Sony messed with or that they messed with the character look of spider man. However, I do like this story. And it's not necessarily that I liked this game, because of the graphics. I don't like it necessarily because the gameplay because the gameplay has not changed that much. If you like the gameplay from the previous SpiderMan game, you're gonna like this game, I do feel it's been refined. And I do like that the environment is much more holiday ish. They even have references to different holidays in the holiday spirit. So they just don't, but there's Christmas lights everywhere. And it's fun, and it's exciting. And it just brings that different era when it comes to Spider Man Morales. And I like the character arcs a very good story. I feel like there's a trend and video games. And it's about talking about the danger of big companies that are in technology and then hackers. And that spirit is in there of watchdogs and kind of it keeps getting in there we see cyberpunk levy ating upon this story in these details that bring in this almost apocalyptic techno future that we are embarking upon and video games are really starting to explore this type of future and what it is going to entail. And I think it's exciting just from a philosophy standpoint, when we look at video games and what they are trying to accomplish when it comes to telling these stories, and also onto a bigger purpose, the dangers of cyber security, and what needs to be done there and how companies can actually abuse their power when it comes to these types of futuristic topics that are now affecting us more than ever, and starting to come into the domain of everyday life as we see cybersecurity insurance. And a lot of other things start to take off cryptocurrencies, advanced technologies, smart, the smart systems in homes. So we see this all taking off. And it gives companies a lot of power. And that's what this story kind of entails when we see Spider Man Miles Morales and what he goes through. And this also takes on some of the more bigger topics. And I don't know if it's on purpose, but in a way it kind of takes on what's going on in the modern world. I'll let you guys just kind of think about that on your own when you play this game. But I would say Spider Man mirallas hits the nail on the head, whatever nail on the head. And when you look at games, and I was very impressed by the graphics. They were phenomenal. Especially still on last gen and I felt like they were next gen Okay, so that says a lot right there. Additionally, what we have going on here.is a game with a story that is worth playing and the ending of the story just sums it all up right there you need to go out and play this game for the ending I don't care if you go watch the YouTube vid
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What's up everyone I am back and in action to talk about some video games. So I just want to say, and mortals is an awesome game, it really has a lot going for it. And I can't say enough about it. I've just started about four hours into it really enjoying those puzzles, the puzzles are laid back. Now, if you remember, Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, a very good game in itself. And one of the games of the years at many different reviewers or insights, we see that this Immortals game really takes it to that mythology level. So really hovering in that Greek mythology and going through that pantheon of gods and it's just fun to kind of discover and explore the world. And these puzzles along the way really add a dynamic to the game, and bringing it to a level that can be fun. And I think, games these days, they take themselves so seriously, and they try to do too much. And I'm not going to point out any specific games, because I tried to keep these positive. But I do want to say that simple puzzles is sometimes better, I find that it's more relaxing these complicated puzzles when I'm sitting down. And I purposely played this system on a Nintendo Switch, because it is just relaxing. I like playing relaxing games. And yes, it has a lot of elements from Assassin's Creed. And you can tell that that climbing elements so well done in this game they built on years and years and years of building this game on up to bring in a state of the art system, when it comes to those climbing mechanics in this game. Overall, the game play I find as very fluid, and well done. And this is on a switch. So I want to I want to keep that there. But I think it's just relaxing to kind of sit down, play the game, and lay down and just explore the world kind of solve the puzzles, and it's very calming. And that's not a lot that we see in today's game. It's very action oriented. Yes, it tends to seem like it's taking some from Zelda. But I think it's differentiated enough where you could argue that it's maybe not that, but I think the mythology and the and the fun humor. That is something I was not expecting, when it came to and mortals the humor is absolutely hilarious. And you really need to listen to this game with the sound on to take it to that level to where you really enjoy it. And it's a good time. I I think it's the best experience if you have a sound on so you definitely don't want to be playing with captions if you don't have to. Because when you turn this thing on, and you're playing some immortals, the sound is just miraculous when it comes to the jokes that are being said, and the vocal part area that's used in the characters, and creating this absolutely amazing environment. And yes, the some of the puzzles can be frustrating, but normally you can solve them, if you just stick with it, and kind of figure out what's going on. There's little markers on the map that kind of guide you to where you need to go when it comes to those puzzles. And that can be refreshing, and a nice jolt of happiness when you solve those small puzzles. So nothing too complicated in this game that's going to really let you down and get you stuck. I think most of the time, you should be able to solve these puzzles, which can add to the fluidity of the story and continuing on now. I've heard this game 30 hours I'll continue kind of posted up with you guys. Let you know, based upon the salary reviews, this is three to four hours and so I am still kind of at the cusp of what wiki would be considered the beginning of immortals, but definitely a fun play for sure. So I would say this is a buy almost based on my experience so far, it is definitely different. I am so happy that Ubisoft finally got another IP in place because Assassin's Creed Far Cry. But they are banking in I mean, they are literally banking in next generation right now. So props to Ubisoft for creating all these great games watchdogs Assassin's Creed for he
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Everyone, welcome back to the podcast. So I just want to let everyone know that I took a month off of this podcast because I wanted to see if there was interest in it. And I did end up getting a lot of people listening to it. So I'm going to go ahead and continue the podcast, I have other podcasts I work on. But I really do think video games is just a fun little hobby I am. And I'd really like to just talk about it to you guys. So I will continue on with this podcast, it may not be a release here and there, you can definitely see like a month where they released with a lot of different topics, kind of think of is like a magazine in a way, but I do you plan to release at least 10 topics a minute, and then going from there. So they're kind of like shorter episodes, getting straight to the point. And going over the most important topics in gaming is kind of what this podcast is all about. And getting straight to the point I've found that a lot of times in gaming podcasts, they kind of make jokes, they don't get straight to the point, my goal in this podcast is get to the point and give you the information you need. And just have fun with it and talk about it in kind of a radio talk show type show with one person, we don't really see that a lot out there when it comes to video games. So I'm really gonna bank on you guys actually liking me, I'm not sure if you actually will. But I'm going to give that a shot and see what happens here. Because video games are is just a passion when it comes to video games. And I always go back to it. I've been playing since I was a little kid, I started on the Sega Genesis. And I can remember getting up early in the morning and playing like tech mobile. And I know guys and Sonic. And I would just sit there and I remember I played like an entire season of tech mobile and I overwrote my dad's game and went from there. So that was kind of like, my bad moment in gaming. But also I knew that I had a love for gaming at that point. And I really just like shared this is more just for fun purposes and, and kind of like bringing in the area of what I've been doing in gaming. And where I've been, and kind of talking about the history of gaming and, and where that's gone to. So it's kind of all rolled into one and I'll talk about future topics, and then the history of gaming and how that's gonna be connected to next generation. And we'll even go as far as like, what will gaming like 1000 years now just for like fun topics like that. What is it going to be like the stuff you just never can know about, but you can theorize about. And if you guys want to send me a message, you guys can do that through the anchor.fm app pretty easily. And I'll put your message in the podcast and I'll answer that message. So if you guys have any interest in doing that, feel free to do that. That's probably the best way to reach out to me because then I could put it in a podcast. And just have a quick feedback of your question answer those questions if you have any there. I love gaming. So I probably it's funny that sounds I may actually know the answer to most of them because I bought it for so long. game for so long. So that's that's kind of where I'm at here with this podcast. It's just a joy. And I hope you guys have that same passion when it comes to gaming. I am. This is kind of funny. I'm right now I'm playing through. I just be Halo Reach. Because I don't have an Xbox. I had a PlayStation on x cloud because I want to try it x cloud and see what that was about. I played through, and it was glitchy. It was a mess. But I totally enjoyed it. I do think there is a future in x cloud, I kind of talked about that in my previous podcasts. I'm not going to talk about it too much here. But those are kind of the podcasts that you guys can be looking forward to in episodes that are going to hopefully make a difference in your gaming life or just have fun with like fun, those fun topics
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Welcome back to the show. So I've been testing out the new x cloud. And I will have to say I've tried different concepts here to really make it jive and work well. And what I found out is it's best to play off your phone, I tried playing on a Chromebook, which probably wasn't the best choice. And I just was getting some little bit of chop there. But I have found that if you put it on your phone phones are a lot more powerful these days that it does give you that extra jump. And I think that's a lot to do with the ram in the phones in comparison to a Chromebook, which could be lacking in that category. And that wasn't always the case when it came to phones, but x cloud, the experience has been off and on. So I started on day one, just kind of try it out, I was really excited because it hadn't played Halo in a while. So that was kind of my buy into x cloud. And I got in there and I immediately fell into reach, played that. And it was okay, a lot of stuttering, they kind of have this window wiper thing when it comes to x cloud. And really, it wipes away the graininess when it becomes too much. So if you're in a really bad connection area of your house, for instance, or maybe your Wi Fi doesn't reach out that far, you will end up getting a ton of wipes and it can kind of just make gameplay impossible. So I'd recommend you just stay close to your router, if you're going to go off of an other neck cord when it comes to x cloud. But I will say this wrong, the it's been a couple of days now that x cloud has been going. And I will say this that it is continually slowly growing. From that standpoint, I feel like the quality has gone up a little bit since I've started it. I think the first day obviously your servers are going to be overwhelmed as people log on and start using that service. But over the past couple days as I've tried out x cloud, I played through the entire reach game to really get an idea of what x cloud has to offer. And I will say it is definitely the future of gaming, but there's a long way to go before the fidelity is actually there. I feel like most of the time feels like you're playing on an Xbox 360, which is fine if you just want to play the games just to play the game. So if you're someone who doesn't care about graphics, let's say you're and this is really for that niche market, and you have a decent internet connection. You don't care about graphics, then x cloud is an awesome thing. Just want to play the games. I really do think this is a stroke of genius, because what it does is it put Microsoft on mobile. And a lot of people are not really thinking about how x cloud helps Microsoft in this fact. But when you log into the app, and it starts loading up x cloud at first off, it says beta so it makes you think, okay, maybe the quality's not going to be there right now. But in the future, this is where they want to go. And I can definitely see if the if they really improve the service. And then you can't tell I mean, I attained EP, I would I would buy it, just to play the games at a little bit lower quality, and out to fork over as much money and just pay $15 a month. That is a service I would pay for if I knew I could play new games. So Cloud does have that advantage there you have new games on the service, which is not really unheard of. And really is it an advantage actually has me thinking to just stay subscribed to x cloud, even if I don't get an Xbox while having a PlayStation five, or just going the other route with going have the Xbox, the next gen version. So I mean, there are advantages to this x cloud service in the amount of games you're going to get, you're going to not have any issues or have a lot of content to play even coming, I was alive for kind of a lifelong PlayStation or jumping over to x cloud going into that definitely sees see the advantage there when it comes to the service in general. So it's a growing service, it will continue to gr
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Many of us may be familiar with Jade Empire. It was a game released by Bioware, a long time ago. And it was a really innovative game for its time, it really brought Eastern culture into perspective. And I really enjoyed that franchise so much playing that game was it was right after we had Knights Old Republic, and that had all been released and Jade Empire came back. And it was just so innovative for its time. And it had the same dialogue options. It wasn't very long, I didn't remember that. But it was really fun to play, I would hope we can get another Jade Empire out there. A lot of us think that Noah to and goes into Shima. It's a brand new thing to have this kind of Renaissance when it comes to bringing in that culture. And it's not Jade Empire was one of those games that really brought the RPGs to light and bringing that entire mantra of what an RPG should be in the future, and why Jade Empire was such an integral part of that and traveling through the mythologies of those cultures. And one of my favorite fighting stances in Jade Empire was the drunken fighting stance. And it was actually a martial art stance that you could get because it was a big martial arts game. So you could fight in a lot of different styles of martial arts in that game. And that's what made it really neat is you had all these different styles, all these different conversations that you could have with people that would progress the story, and really get you engrossed in that story, like no other. And that's why Jade Empire was such a great game, they need to make it for next generation, because that would be completely awesome. If you guys hear any news on Jade Empire, just let me know. Because I'll be right there. Whatever forever, for whatever reason, I don't think they're going to do it. But I had to talk about Jade Empire, and how such a good franchise it is. And that if anyone could just go out there, send the message to Bioware and say, Hey, remember Jade Empire, that game you guys made that nobody knows about anymore. Like I cannot believe an entire generation before us doesn't know what Jade Empire is. It makes me sad. But it was on the Xbox. So if you have an old Xbox, it's a great game to fire up there. It's also on PC, you may have some compatibility issues. And it's also on Android, if you want to play that game. So I'll give you some tidbit information here where you can actually play this game. And it didn't work out too well on Android, the technical specifications just don't match up to Android. Well, the game is not play well. It's buggy, the graphics don't work. I don't know what they did. And it's not very compatible on Windows. So you're probably going to need an old PC. If you can scrounge up an original Xbox with Jade Empire, that might be your best bet for bet bet for performance, and really getting the opportunity to play that game. So that concludes today's podcast. I just wanted to get that out there. And as always guys, please click subscribe. many more to come talk to you guys later.
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Hey guys, what's up? Welcome back to the podcast. As always, please click subscribe. So today I was just playing some nice Knights of the Old Republic. And I noticed that they have an issue with the Sith with having these shields that can block blasters and stuff like that. So maybe in the future in the real world, this could be a technology that really takes off where you have a shield that's so strong, that guns became become, like, not even usable with energy shields and stuff like that. So that's an interesting point that maybe in the future, there could be Jedi and that swords could get back into the fray, just like medieval times, kind of an interesting concept. when you really think about it. I think when you get down to it, that's the great thing about video games is they allow new ideas and new to come along. And she wouldn't think about, I always thought that we would never go back to that era where we had sores and stuff like that when it comes to just equipment used in combat. And in the future, maybe the future short soldier is actually using a energy based sword like jet eyes would and get trained that way. Because you're not able to get around those introduce shields and things like that. So that technology ever takes off kind of an interesting concept of maybe it is we're training people back into that fine art of medieval combat. And I never really thought about this, but they do mention this in nicer Republic when you're starting off, and you're talking to this guy who's trying to sell you some energy shields, these talks about how in the future during this time that they had can't get around the shields, so they have more hand to hand, which is interesting, I never would have thought about this because acyf use viral blades. And that's how they kind of got to that point in their history. When it comes a nice Olympics is definitely an interesting concept never really heard it, I had to share it really cool. When it comes to video games and the technologies that you see you see a lot of strategy games, they have technologies of the future that are out there, and, and they really take on that extra, um, when it comes to really innovating and really making you think about innovation, how we can get to those points and, and improve. So energy shields, you can imagine that being over a car and protecting from accidents and stuff like that we're talking really far in the future. But it's definitely a concept that you want to put out there that could save lives potentially, are an energy shield that shield your body during a certain situation that weren't otherwise that would protect you. So can good stuff come out of video games, I think it can. I think in the future, a lot of this innovation may secretly come out of video games, because you have to first have that thought, or that idea or that theory to be able to take on such things. And that's one of the neat things about video games, they make you think outside the box, and they let you see things visually through technology and other concepts that you wouldn't see otherwise. So it's always interesting to see these type of things come along. And as we see them, they didn't become real life, like kind of like Star Trek drove a lot of that innovation with cell phones and iPads. And you saw those things in the show way before you saw in real life. And just ideas that may not seem possible right now, but could be possible 50 years from now, it's always good to have those ideas out there just for the record. And then when it happens, you're like, Oh my gosh, that actually came true. So the same holds true. I think now video games are crate crate that medium where people can really get their stuff out there a lot of information, because there's a lot of games out there. And you can get your info and your ideas out there. And who knows, maybe someone will pick up on that later and see that, hey, maybe this is actually really possible to make, which is a neat concept.
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Hey guys, what's up? Welcome back to the podcast. As always, make sure you click that subscribe button if you can, because there's going to be a lot more video game theory going on here. And we're going to have a fun time with it. Isn't that the plan? Alright guys. So with this being said, I just want to talk about Knights of the Old Republic and what kind of a future it's going to have his Mass Effect and end up being the next generation are we going to finally get a new night's Republic RPG that's going to really bring it to the next level, I like to think next generation can really pull a good night's Republic off with Bioware to really have them gamut back to that with Star Wars and all that and EA being in partnership with Star Wars, especially after their success with Battlefront. And I'd really like to just see this, like, I think it's time, it is time to bring Knights little Republic back. And there's so many different things you can do with it. Even the old game plays like an extra title. It was such a well made game back in the day, if you were to just upgrade, update the graphics to what it is today. It would be an amazing thing to do. So I'm really hoping someday we will get to the point where we are seeing another Star Wars answer the public in my lifetime. But who knows at this point, right guys, so I just want to talk about this because I feel like there's a lot they can do from RPG elements. And they can really get those dialogue trees down and really make a more expansive, open environment that wouldn't be possible previously. And if they can do that, they're gonna have success, I don't see how you don't have success with niceville Republic. But we all know that EA has failed before sometimes. But right now they're as a company, they seem to be doing a an impressive job. When it comes to creating new content and new games that are really reaching their audience, they started getting away from their loot boxes. So as long as they don't have loot boxes, a nice little Republic, I think we're going to be good. I think just in modern gaming, you're going to have expansion packs and stuff like that, although with the last Mass Effect, Andromeda, they did not do that. So they have a lot of experience now. And I think the time is ripe for creating a nice Old Republic game, I say, why not go for it? Why not take that extra leap, why not take that extra step that's gonna really benefit gaming as a whole and really usher in your next generation of systems. Now, as of right now, they haven't started on it, it's probably not going to be released for a very long time, like three or four years because normally these games take forever to develop. But I'm really hopeful that they start putting the pieces together to get a nice Republic game pushed outside the door, especially with the advent of streaming services, and not having as many hindrances to people being able to access content or having to buy a new system, if they can maybe partner with one of those GeForce Now services or Playstation or Xbox and just get it out there. So people can access the game really quickly. I think this is going to take off. So definitely excited for any Star Wars graphics along the lines of knights Old Republic on our next gen system, I can just see the graphical capabilities being out there, really pushing the limits of what's possible, you can see like the god rays on planets, and ray tracing the surprise around the Advent, where ray tracing is like, perfectly accepted into that generation. And seeing that as you travel the stars and the planets would be a really fun experience, especially in the Star Wars universe. And can you imagine a lightsaber with ray tracing, that would be freaking awesome, guys. So I'm really hopeful that they are able to take this to that level and take this on and make it something that could could make a difference in the world. And I think when we look at that, Star Wars is always a light versus the dark side..
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Hey guys, what's up? Welcome back to the podcast. As always, please make sure you click subscribe to this podcast as there be many more episodes about the future of gaming. Today, I just want to take a look at what's going on in regards to online gaming, or in the most we see the Elder Scrolls Online continues to grow with their grade more expansion, which goes into Skyrim, which is a great opportunity for them, because they already did morrowind, why not take it to Skyrim. So Elder Scrolls Online did a phenomenal job with taking that on. And really making it a robust dialogue system, I've really found that game dialogue system to just be some of the best I've seen. And it's, it's pretty straightforward, it takes you on the quest, the dialogues there, that tells a story very deeply, it's kind of like reading Game of Thrones, you know, you're gonna get a very deep story, it may not have all the dialogue options, but it's going to tell you everything that you need to know when it comes to that backstory. And one of the nice things that kind of actually do like, with Elder Scrolls Online, which I would like to see more MMOs is it allows you to repeat that conversation over and over in a loop. And some of those conversations can be very detailed. So that's kind of nice when it comes to the lore of Skyrim. And figuring that out when it comes to that grammar expansion. But a robust system. In all honesty, I like the combat now almost as good as Skyrim, which is saying a lie. Because I like the magical spells that you're able to implement, I think they've really refined the system, to the point where I'm going to play through all these expansions. Like I am so excited to play the original game all the expansions for online gaming, I would expect this will continue into the future. So right now on the ps4 Pro, which is what I'm playing it on, there's an option for 4k and Tandy p with really good graphics. So that's interesting, I could definitely see on the PS five, they unlock that to where you're able to play in 4k, with full graphical effects for Elder Scrolls Online. So they actually haven't been refined now on the ps4 Pro, which was surprising to me, I didn't think it was that graphical of a game, but they weren't able to unlock it at 4k. So in the future, we're, I think we're just going to see the steady progression in next generation cap systems, to these games getting migrated over slowly onto the systems. I don't know how quick Elder Scrolls Online will go over. But I can definitely see it because there's going to keep releasing on this stuff. Why wouldn't they do that, because it's been successful. So they're going to get on PS fives, I would be curious if like Star Trek Online jumps over there. Or even if World of Warcraft gets in on that, to really promote it, I think that would be a really good idea for them to get on that bandwagon, because they really never have done that. And it's one thing they could do to definitely boost their sales outside of the PC genre. So if we're Warcraft decided to make that jump, it might be a smart jump, it could be worth a lot of money to them. And blizzard. Historically, though, we no matter what they don't seem to be doing this or going along this route. For whatever reason, they decided that it's not something that they want to do, which is also understandable, because they kind of created a niche product product, that doesn't really make sense to do that. But they may, you never know. So in regards to MMOs, we're gonna see the graphical uptake, I think we've refined the gameplay, so I can remember MMOs at the beginning of this generation, and they simply were not very good, especially the Combat Systems. And then we saw progressive updates. Now these games that are out now are very, very good, they done a really good job. And making them almost seemed like, at the beginning of generations, what games were in regards to gameplay, which is very surprising is something that makes me..
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What do you all think that the future of combat in gaming is going to be there is so much to combat in gaming, when it comes right down to it. And it can be tough to tell where it's going to go, how far it's going to get, and what the future of gaming will be I've seen combat really improve what goes into Shima. And it seems like the sword plays really something that can be improved upon in the next generation. I'd like to see more games like for honor, which really improved that sort of play that game play that can bring the next generation to fruition. I think Assassin's Creed is one of those franchises that can definitely improve their combat tremendously. If they focus in on it. I think they've kind of been lackluster there. Now they got some really good bows and stuff like that they've kind of gone down the loot road. And they followed in Destiny's kind of shadow there, and they did an excellent job with equipment. And that really helped with the Combat Systems. But I think goes into Shima is a game that really showed how to do combat kind of like Batman Arkham. Knight, when you see that game, from a superhero perspective, they did it all correctly. And that's what's expected of combat. As we can see, there is going to be improvements needed. And that aspect when it comes to video games, but as always, it's an ever evolving thing as systems innovate. And we see new things come along, that will change gaming. It's going to take some time, I think next generation, it could actually go backwards for a little while we've seen that in past generations, or gameplay just kind of gets lackluster. For instance, in sports games, Madden tends to not release all their features that they had on the previous generation when they released a new Madden. they justify it by better graphics, I wonder if we're going to see this trend with better graphics and less gameplay. And that can actually hurt gaming for a little while. And it seems like last for a couple years before they really regain their momentum. Obviously, you're going to have those titles that are going to have that next generation feel that do it right. I think cyberpunk will kind of be that game in the next generation, that's going to lead on to really bringing that next generation aspect into gaming. And that's really what we need, we need a really good launch title, like cyberpunk, it's kind of sad, Halo won't be there. To be honest, the guys because there's so much like that could have been done there. That's just not going to be done. But I think it was the right call to delay Halo infinite. But combat needs to improve tremendously. And some certain aspects, I think they can do something with special effects, I think you're going to see that go down the line. So let's say there's magical powers in a fantasy game, you're going to see those special effects really take root. And especially when you see EA is engine, what they're going to try and do a Dragon Age, those special effects are going to be key, maybe you're gonna be able to grab objects out of the world, and, and use those against your enemies, which will be very helpful. So you're definitely going to see a lot more world environmental effects that have drawn in do the graphical capabilities, the cpcu improvements, the ram improvements, so that video memory will just naturally you're gonna it's just gonna naturally result and a better system overall. And, you know, I think a lot of combat too, is special effects, like, Is there a different effect for different moments in the game, if you don't have a different effect in the comments is very stale. It's like just just one hit. And this is the same move over and over, you have to have like multiple systems in place where it's very fluid, or able to move around, where you have a lot of effects going on. And if you can draw the environment into that, I think that's kind of where next gen is going to go. The more you can draw the environment into that, the better..
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Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast today I'm just going to discuss Is it okay to take vacation time to gain? Yes, of course, it's okay to take vacation time to game, there are so many benefits to doing that you're going to be stress free, you're going to be able to clear your mind. And you're going to be able to innovate, your creativity is going to go up. For instance, when you're home, and you're relaxing, and you're in a gaming world, you have time to really think about stuff. It's almost like a Zen moment. So yes, you can argue traveling is really important when it comes to gaming. That is not necessarily the case, because you can travel and those were worlds just like a good book, gaming provides that opportunity to be able to travel to those locations in an instant. And you also have that visual appeal where you don't have that visual appeal, whenever you're reading a book Unless, of course, it's a comic book. But it's not the same thing because it's not interactive. The main thing is here that you're able to get away from your job. And sometimes let's just put it out there, life can suck. And the best thing to do guys, is to get away from it and just take a vacation day and go game. You don't have to take all your vacation days that might be a little extreme. Or is it? I'm kidding, guys. But anyway, take a day, go play an online game, like go play Skyrim go play your favorite game. It's not there's nothing wrong with taking a day off, taking a break to clear your mind and come back to it tomorrow. And then spend that day video gaming. reducing your stress is really important when it comes to life. In general, you want to lower those stress levels, especially with everything going on in the world. Anything you can do that that escapism is perfect for today's world we live in. There's nothing wrong with taking a vacation day, just to get away from it all. Everyone seems to be on edge these days. And playing a good RPG can be a great way to get away and have fun. Now, I'm not saying that you should escape your life. But playing a game can be an awesome time. If you're having trouble with work. Or if you're having trouble with life. It's always good to just take that vacation day and enjoy it. You could always travel later on don't take all your vacation days, of course. And just remember that it's almost like a vacation if you have a really good monitor. I'm just kidding, guys. But it does help if you have a 4k monitor. We're all gamers, right. So that's okay to say. It gets even better if you have a virtual reality headset that really lets you get into the world. And then you're really escaping your life. But I digress. What can I say guys, but yeah, go ahead and take that vacation day, there's nothing wrong with it. The only thing you may get as you may get teased that you're a little bit of a nerd if you ever tell anyone. But with that being said, Who cares? Like it's accepted these days, video games are becoming more accepted. In order to get a more accepted, you have to find ways to just have fun and be yourself. being yourself is really important when it comes to video games. And I think we lose that sight. A lot of times, we feel like there's these taboos we can't do. Get around those taboo. And go have fun. Take that day. If you're not feeling up to it that day. And it's not going to hurt anything, take a day off, take some vacation, and then get back to it the next day. Gaming these days is so realistic, and there's so many different things to do, that you can really explore any world that you want to. And that's my point is, it's all about having fun. I think if we get too serious in life will lose sight of what's really important. That's what gaming allows us to do. It allows us to still keep sight of what's important by escaping from that very thing, then we come back to it even stronger. People who don't game may not understand this approach to life, you're not really escaping your reality..
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Hey guys, so I'm playing Elder Scrolls Online, I just bought the new gray, more expansion. And I just want to say what a great job they don't want this game, I will pay continue to pay for these expansions because I feel like they are the best DLC that you can possibly buy right now of any game, I will say is one thing, I'm just going to keep it short. Okay, there is one area where you have to buy, I wanted to play the Imperial class right guys. And I went to click the Imperial class and they wanted me to pay money. For the Imperial class, now I have bought every expansion, I thought something like this would be included in the expansion. So this is definitely your critique. And kind of the methodology of what other Scrolls Online is, is is taking care of. So just, that's my only complaint is don't nickel and dime people after they spend $200 on your product. Because I could have bought a weed for that or not a weed but a switch for that guys. So with that being said, they've done a tremendous job with other Scrolls Online, and they can just get rid of the nickel and diming. And I really have enjoyed this game like it is like Skyrim now they have done a, the updates have created momentum. And over time, they have turned this game into something that is very playable. The only thing I like compared to is Star Trek Online, which does a tremendous job also. So when Star Trek Online first came out, it wasn't very good. And then nowadays, you could go on there and play. And you're gonna feel like you're in the Star Trek universe. And I think that's the key with other schools. I feel like I'm in that universe. And when it comes to any game, if you're in that universe, you're really feeling it emotionally, and cognitively. That is key. And Elder Scrolls has brought their content to constant updates and much more to deliver this experience that they have now with gray more and bring you coming back to Skyrim. As soon as I saw Skyrim like yes, I don't care if I have to put it on my credit card. I am going to freakin buy a Skyrim expansion. Yes, you had me at that plus, yeah, I meant the Morrowind expansion previously, guys, because that expand those two expansions were like, oh, let's go back to Morrowind. Oh, let's go back to Skyrim. Yeah, you got me at those two. Chasing shadows guys. And just for the record, that is a trophy and Elder Scrolls Online. Go look it up. Anyway, guys, really excited to get back into Skyrim. I haven't started this Skyrim expansion, I'm actually started a new character. I was just kind of upset that I couldn't play as an imperial, Imperial, for whatever reason. Because I have to go pay outside of that guy's Elder Scrolls Online is a tremendous game. They've done what should be done when it comes to online gaming. And that's where they have you. That's why they can charge for the Imperial is that they have come so far. They have done a tremendous job. In fact, their trophies are separated on PlayStation. That's what I'm playing it on unto Volume One, Volume Two. So that says anything how long this game has been going on how much work they put into this game. I don't know what else says because I haven't seen one game that says Volume One, Volume Two. And that just sounds like Elder Scrolls like, that sounds like Morrowind that sounds like oblivion. And that sounds like Skyrim. If I've ever heard anything in my life, that is what it sounds like. So they're probably taking a pride statement and saying, Hey, we got a boy one of trophies. But we also have a Volume Two of trophies we're working on are buying three of trophies, which will take you about 10,000 hours to complete or a lifetime. But it's gonna be awesome. That's all Yeah, you had me at that people. So if you want to live a second life, you don't need the Second Life video game people. All you need is some Elder Scrolls. So I currently have two characters. I think I'm going to go up to eight characters because I want to like see the differen..
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What's up guys, welcome back to the podcast. Today we're going to talk The Lord of the Rings goal on the trailer just came out. So this is huge guys, this is going to be an awesome game It looks like I can see a lot of Rogue elements in it where you're sneaking around, kind of like Assassin's Creed, I don't know if golems really the type of character that would be an assassin. So I could definitely see a lot of different characters. And sneaking around is definitely going to be the main gameplay element of this game. I don't know how they can get around that. So I'm really excited to see that when we come from Lord of the Rings. letterings has a great history when it comes to gaming. When you see the Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor, that game really took it to the next level and there was a sequel to that. And that had a lot of Rogue elements in it where you would sneak around and do that code. So I could definitely see them extend upon what they did well before, and then go from there. But I am so excited for this Golem game that's coming out. Golan is one of those characters, he's dark, he's kind of middle of the road, he has some good lights to them at certain points and some very bad lights to them. But obviously he's obsessed with that ring. So I could see them having you travel around all the Lord of the Rings and meeting all the characters within that franchise throughout the Lord of the Rings as you're sneaking around seeing that and I would like to see a backstory when it comes to Golem. I don't know how far exactly they're into production development. But we are getting very close if there's a trailer out there. And if it can really take on those elements, those rogue elements where you're traveling around, I don't I don't know, if you would want to have other characters be playable in this game. I think the focus should be on gone, because he's the one who's going to be traveling through the story. And then make appearances throughout the game of other characters and Lord of the Rings such as Frodo, Gandalf, and Legolas, stuff like that. I think that'd be really neat. Just to have those little small appearances in cutscenes, I don't think they need to make other players playable unless they want to do like a short spurt. They'll do that sometimes in Assassin's Creed for these type of games. I'm kind of curious is golems combat never been that great how they're going to do combat. So maybe it's just going to be a lot of search and find type gameplay. Because the character is Golem, or smeagol is some. I think when we see that aspect of it, it's going to really go down the line. But what have we seen from more of the rings in the past? Well, we've had the Lego Lord of the Rings, which was kind of a hit there. He had The Hobbit, or the rings. One kind of sleeper game was the lord of the rings were the North. And then that game was kind of one of those games, I was on Xbox 360. And that was really just traveling around characters. I don't really see that happening with this one. Then you had the battle for Middle Earth, which that game was actually really good. And it came out on 360 the second version, and then now it's been shelved forever. So if anybody can ever get a copy of that, it may even be worth 360 just to get a copy of that, because it doesn't really work on PC anymore. It's not supportive. I think they've gotten some big legal battle EA and WB and all those guys and and it just hasn't been supported. But it was a really good game. It was a strategy game. So if you want to get up on this, and really get excited for this new Lord of the Rings go on coming out. You should go play battle. Miller if that will get you going. When it comes The Lord of the Rings I mean you can free you can be Ensign that game and some ends after people who doesn't want to do that those giant trees. And throughout history Lord of the Rings. Let's see, there's been just amazing games out there. As long as they're licensed and all..
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Why it is suitable for Call of Duty! Hey guys, what's up. So today we're going to talk about the new Call of Duty that's coming out called the Cold War, just a little bit and theories there not much on it, but some really cool stuff in regards to the trailer and what this thing's going to be. So the Cold War era was a period where the Soviet Union in the United States were arch rivals on the world stage. And what we're going to get in this game is a lot of espionage, and a lot of secret spy agent type stuff, because the United States and the Soviet Union never actually went to war with each other officially. So this is gonna be a fun game. I think this will be one of the best comedy campaigns we've had, because there's so much content, and so much that they're able to do with this actual game. And that's awesome. So last night, I decided to fire up, I have PlayStation with PlayStation Plus, and I fired a Call of Duty Modern Warfare to the remake edition. And I thought that that Call of Duty has come really far in the last 10 years. Since that game came out. With that game, it was very linear, very structured, and I'll call it in games are kind of like that. But from a graphical perspective, you kind of see the difference that you see in comparison to what you see today. And the spawning m&e enemies may still be kind of something in campaigns, but it's not as bad as it used to be. The Brazil levels kind of one that I think of and call it a modern warfare, where it gets kind of crazy with spawning enemies. And that can kind of get annoying. So we know for sure, we're not going to have a campaign with spawning enemies with Call of Duty Cold War, the call of duty is also next generation title here. So this is a big step for Call of Duty, they're going to be running this on a better graphics system. So it's going to give them a lot of opportunity to expand on the special effects in comparison to even what they've done in the past. And that gives them that ability to really showcase the new systems ability, the PS five and the Xbox series x. And this may be the showcase game that really leads people to jump to those systems. Because when you see the game that everyone wants to play, it's on a new system with high performance that makes you want to jump ship and get on these new gaming systems. So the future of gaming is going to be bright. When the new Call of Duty comes out. I think this may be a day one purchase. For me I do like the subject matter. And I think this campaign is going to blow the socks off. And even be as good as the Modern Warfare two campaign. Way back in the day, this is going to be the one because what they've done they did War Two, they did Advanced Warfare. They did Black Ops which campaigns are good. But now they're harkening back to their glory days of kind of a black ops type campaign, which hasn't been done in a while. And that historical setting and using espionage and all that stuff, what call it he does very well has done well in the past a lot of good stuff here. When it comes to call it a Cold War. This is a fan theory. I really hope that multiplayer, I'll be interested to see what they do there. What kind of game modes they have. I'd like to see an espionage mode where you go country to country trying to capture certain countries, kind of like civilization. here just doing it through espionage and diversion and trickery. I think that'd be a really innovative gameplay mode. So maybe they can pull it off hard to tell when it comes to this. But guys, I just want to get it out there. Call it core Cold War. Yeah, this is going to be freaking awesome, guys. Alright guys, as always, please click subscribe for more future gaming content, and there will be much more in the future. Alright guys, have a great day.
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Everyone, glad to have you today. So what we're gonna do is we're gonna talk about rTX cards and the future of them. With a 390 and 380 series coming out, we got some massive, powerful, awesome graphics cards, and there is nothing more futuristic than talking about the next generation of graphics cards, which looks to be coming out very soon. from what we can tell. Let's talk about exactly what the RTx cards are. So the RTx cards are known for the ray tracing ability, and they use opti x, Microsoft dx are in volken with AI accelerated features, and advanced shaders. So the RT x cards have the most cutting edge of graphics cards. This is going to be the next next gen. So you may have your PS fives, and your Xbox syriacs exes coming out soon. But the RT x cards coming out next, the RT x 390 which will have up to 24 gigabytes of video, Ram. That is incredible. I can remember when two gigabytes was this was just massive. For reference, guys, the original Xbox 360 ran off a 512 video card. So we are looking at massive amounts are graphics, massive amounts of performance, and a lot of memory to really power applications in gaming. As with any new graphics card, of course, you're gonna get more efficiency. And of course, better ray tracing. So ray tracing is definitely going to be the future technology, especially real time ray tracing, which is what the RTx cards are all about. This real time flicker tracing will bring in a new era of next generation gaming, unlike any other using the advanced shaders and AI that will propel us into the next generation of gaming, this isn't perfect time to have ray tracing when it comes to the next generation systems coming out. So really, Nvidia is going to have to release something really good. And I think the RT x is really going to take the table when it comes to this. So there's more pressure when it comes to releasing these cards as of right now. And it's going to be an outrageous price, we're probably looking for the RTx 390, the 24 gigabyte video cars probably priced around 1400. If that puts everything into perspective, so you're going to pay for this technology, that's going to be like three times more powerful than your ps4. Xbox One series x is just an incredible amount of power that these cards do, they're going to be a behemoth of cards, I would assume they're going to look similar to what we have from a titan card of today. So I assume those specs will be similar, but like always, the chips get smaller, they get more efficient, propelling you with more power, but it's probably going to be housed in kind of a similar architecture. When it comes to the video cards portion of this. What what we're basically going to see we're going to see 500 turun 48 CUDA cores, I can remember when 500 was a lie. And then we're going to see 24 gigabytes not just a normal your GDR five memory, but GDR six memory people. So you're going to have fast memory, along with 24 gigabytes. If you buy the behemoth other graphic card, the 390 most people will not be able to do that, they're probably gonna end up getting a 380 which will be your performance card for most gamers if you decide to go that high performance. But honestly, a lot of people could probably settle for the 360 we just don't know the specs, but we know we kind of have an idea that the 390 is going to be 24 gigabytes of GDR six video memory, which I don't even know what kind of games you can run, you could run like a real movie, a real time movie, maybe real life with that amount of video memory. That is an incredible, incredible amount of video memory. So obviously, it's really exciting to see these outrageously powerful performance cards coming out soon. If you're working from home, maybe you can justify the cost. I don't know guys, it might be time to upgrade to the rt x 390. Yeah, I know it sounds crazy guys, but if we're working from home or if you have the opportunity to work from home, why not work on the most powerful system known...
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See why narrative is so essential to gaming as seen from Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast. So what I want to do today is I just want to talk to you about kingdoms, Alomar and such what a big deal it is. This game was cutting edge just came out at the wrong time on the original Xbox. And I really am excited for the new kingdoms LMR game that is being released, because there is so much potential there. In regards to narrative, this was one of the best narrative games I've ever seen. And when it comes to narrative gaming is really getting there. I think you look at gaming from an art perspective. And gaming does a great job in regards to art, and really upping the platform there, but narratives kind of where gaming's true art is at right now. And it's more accepted. And the writing involved in gaming and kingdoms and alamar is based upon a novel novelist, writing and true author. So this is just going to add more platform to next gen gaming as we get to that point. And there's a lot that can be set here when it comes to gaming and making sure that we're heading down those paths that are going to help the future of gaming and the worldwide acceptance of it. Because there's still a cultural stigma to a certain point. And we want to make sure we get rid of those stigmas in order to further the capabilities of what gaming will be able to accomplish in the future. Whether it's learning or literature or art or cultural acceptance, it there's a lot that can be achieved here. kingdoms and alamar is one of those games that prides itself on its narrative, and its authorship and its use of words, which is more important than ever in gaming. That is why I'm so incredibly excited that they are releasing a kingdoms alamar game this fall, because that is exactly what is needed. And it came in at the wrong time. There are a lot of big releases originally, that company went bankrupt. And now it's been decided to release it at the right time, basically right for next gen where there's kind of a role. And I think it's going to be a huge success, because not a lot of people knew about it. And it was a phenomenal game with hundreds of hours of gameplay and great narrative. And this should, from a graphical perspective translate very well. Because just a few updates and graphics is all it should take. It didn't have bad graphics back in the day, which is great news. So I think this is going to be kind of the hidden gem, this fall, kingdoms and alamar will kind of overtake this period of time and gaming. For the next month. You just watch Mark my words, this is what's going to happen. And it's going to be very good for the future of gaming. As always guys, please make sure you click subscribe to this podcast for your future of gaming information. And there'll be a lot more coming in regards to Game Theory. So I will talk to you guys later and I hope you have an awesome day.
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The environmental effects of Ghost of Tsushima are the best since Battlefield. Hey guys. So I just want to talk about the effects when it comes to goes to the shaman, how environmental effects are really going to change when it comes to the next generation of gaming. I'm really excited about how ghosts of Tsushima uses environmental effects with the wind and the leaves blowing. And kind of the last game that did this was battlefield one well, where you'd use the environmental effects and the maps would change. As you play Call of Duty really and do this. They did create a lot of maps within the game. But it wasn't necessarily on this level. battlefields last game that really brought environmental effects and goes into shame is really the first RPG I've seen where the environment changes as a leaves blow the wind in a certain direction just by just by creating that mechanic. Inside I go Tsushima, we really see a deep environmental effect there. And I think it's really neat to see that as you travel through the world, you see the lightning bugs, you see the trees move, you grab, you grab bamboo shoots to grow bamboo when you get your stuff. And even the rocks teamed to glimmer a little bit better and go such a shame of the way they've done the graphical technology. But there's bugs and the bugs even fly in that certain direction of the wind to kind of direct you in that direction when it comes to lightning bugs and you see the leaves fly over there. I haven't seen effects like this ever. And again, not on this level, especially when it comes to atmosphere. And then even the fire effects are well done in this game and you see the fire blow in a certain direction. And it changes a direction. So I'm surprised there's like not more wildfires in this game, to be honest with you, with the way all these environmental effects are interacting with each other. But from a graphical perspective, it really adds to the immersion of the experience of the Samurai atmosphere. And one thing you also see is kind of how like when the sword Glen's and the sword strike each other, you see a spark, and then you see that ability of these just things floating in the air, like cherry blossoms floating in the air in a certain direction. And when you get an A sword, finer seeing those special effects of the sparks from those fights, and then just the beauty of the flowers around you swaying in the wind, because the grass effects are very important from an environmental standpoint. And it may not be like a destructive environment, like Battlefield was more of a destructive environment, you get something and it would just completely break and or blow up. But in this game they focus on what is the wind doing, what is the weather doing, that's moving environment, that there's this natural ebb and flow to go Tsushima that just adds the experience, even it may have nothing to do with your swordfight I doesn't disregard the fact that the environment is still moving during these times. And that's how it is in real life when you're outside. Moving. Now one thing it does do, let's say you're fighting in like a flower patch, the flowers will move with how you're interacting with that certain situation or in a sword fight. So that is kind of cool, too. So it's not necessarily that you don't have any effect on the world, it's just not like you're gonna see a building fall apart. Because the technology just wasn't there during the samurai era. It was like a cannon went off. And I'm sure that's a cinematic sequence where you're attacking a fort, kind of more set, but even the clouds in the air. And the way that's utilized to kind of bring that fruition forth, to say, Hey, this is a war zone, you'll see like fire off in the distance, they'll kind of guide you to where you need to go, and the world. And as you're running all the trees and leaves will move. When it comes to your horse and traveling then you'll run across an area where all the all the flowers are just...
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The absolute best feature of the xbox series x interface. Great idea, Microsoft. So Microsoft today announces that they are with their interface. So their new interface comes out. And one of the neat features of this interface is they have a dark mode, they have a light mode. The most exciting feature though, when it comes to the new Microsoft Edge Xbox interface, this is next gen is now you can share through your phone. So there'll be an app that will help that will sync basically with your Xbox series x. And you're going to be able to share everything through your phone. Isn't that completely awesome? Like one of the big things today is everything's just so clunky. When it comes to trying to share like all my PlayStation, I have one. And I have to go through there and try to share through that. And it's a pain and all you can do is really low to YouTube. If I had the ability to upload a multiple social media platforms that would really knock the barriers off of sharing content, getting it out there quickly. So people can view it and see all the great stuff. What a great feature. I'm so happy Microsoft has made this decision. Microsoft has been on fire lately with their with everything, I wouldn't be surprised if they have a team's integration into Microsoft into the Xbox series x. They're really, really going down that route. And I would even see like, what if they did like the view, where you're in a classroom, and everybody in the game, you can see their faces and stuff like that as you play. And all in one area. Wouldn't that be hilarious. So there's so many different things that they can do here. But they're really going to push social media as Xbox series access, kind of going to be their next gen platform of what they're trying to do and making it easy for people to share. So we're looking at next generation social media, basically, that's going to try to really innovate. And I think this is kind of a chance for Microsoft to get into social media, but make it through the video game crowd. So Facebook kind of rose through college crowds in an expanded as those private networks went from there, I could see the same thing happen to Microsoft, maybe they just released a video game people then eventually they expand that out to other areas of society. So definitely a way to break into social media, and really increase their chances of having a social media platform, I think you have to focus on a niche market before you jump ship into another area. So Microsoft is doing a great job and creating their new interface for the Xbox series x dashboard. And they've really made it very social. With the interconnection of phones. Most people do get on their phones while they're gaming or to check out what's going on with social media, or just playing maybe a mobile game at the time. And that's a great opportunity for them to allow for sharing. So if you're playing Call of Duty or Halo, which it's a great opportunity to share your stuff quickly. And hey, this is what I just did take a look this video. And I've heard that it's supposed to be really quick, with that ability to be able to share that 32nd clip, minute clip, whatever you want to do there. And maybe you can even set up to where you have an intro and stuff like that. So you could just quickly get your video out there and kind of create a video cast in a way or a video blog very quickly. And maybe the best players in the best highlights are the ones that get viewed the most. And you can even create a system there where people are getting recognition for how good their highlights are in gaming. I would watch that guys. I would definitely scroll through that just to see and I don't see a platform out there that does that. Well, unless you're like following certain people on Twitter, which seems like that's the only way to really do it to see highlights. And most people would have to post highlights what if there was like a highlight Twitter where you just thumb through 32nd...
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How ghost of Tsushima gameplay is innovative. Hey guys, so I just want to talk about ghosts of Tsushima gameplay and how that really is kind of in the future of gaming. I don't like to give ratings I just like talking about certain topics with games, I think it's more interesting that way, every game kind of brings its own new innovation to the table it seems like so go should go. Tsushima does not play a place summered Assassin's Creed, but it's definitely innovative and doesn't play like Assassin's Creed. I hope that makes sense, guys, because the way it plays is its own thing it kind of has that Neo feel to it, along with that Assassin's Creed filled feeling, and it melds itself into this gameplay. I really like the idea of being able to collect the armor sets and all that stuff when it comes to ghosts of Tsushima. I think they have a really fine balance in comparison to the other Samurai games that are out there like Noah, Noah too. And there's another one I'm forgetting guys, sorry. But there's the couple Samurai games out there that really bring that to the table when it comes to gameplay in the sword fights and Noah play almost like Batman Arkham Asylum when you get into those little heated areas. But I like that I like what they did there. And bringing that to light. And having this gameplay it's very robust. I like the idea of going base to base and trying to fight Samurai or the Mongols or different scenarios, even pirates eventually. And you get to the point where it's robust and you like to collect items, and it kind of has that loot system in place that makes a lot of fun and keeps you going back to the game goes into Shima is probably one of the most innovative gameplay games this year. And I am excited for what they did. Because they brought that table to light. They took this idea and their development, I'm not sure how long it was in development. But they did such a good job and creating this gameplay system. And this leveling system where you're continually improving your character through these trees, and then also the shrines and how you unlock areas within the game. Very cool how they did that I would definitely like to see a goshima to in the future. So that's kind of my future take on this, what they've done is if they make a next gen game, with graphical updates of on top of this game, which already looks next gen, you're gonna have some of the best game ever like this could be the new Uncharted series. That's how excited I am about this IP right now and what they've been able to do from a gameplay perspective. And just walking around as a samurai, with incredibly sharp sword play, like the sword playing this game is challenging, but fair, some of these games like no one man it was it's incredibly hard to even go through the world. You want to quit before even start like those dark souls game. This isn't on that level. So you can still kind of enjoy the story as you're going through. I think it's important. If you have a game like this, you have to let people enjoy the story. But it's also good to have that gameplay backstop where it's just a little bit challenging, but enough where you can still progress through the game, and the side quests and explore. I think they did an amazing job with this open world when it comes to ghosts of Tsushima, and really allowing the world to grow on you and become this amazing adventure in Japan. And we haven't seen that. And you really see an area in era and time that I didn't know a lot about the Mongols invading Japan. This was not something I was familiar with. I didn't know what happened in history. I'm pretty good with history. I didn't know that. I didn't know that history over there. And it's good to know that this really brought that history to life. And then that idea of Japan being attacked and the samurai culture comes to the rescue to save Japan from the Mongol invasion. How epic is that guys, and then you have this this sword system. That's very well done
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Why Ecco the Dolphin should be brought back! Hey, what's up everyone back to the podcast. Glad to have you. So today we're gonna talk about Ecco the Dolphin Ecco the Dolphin was a dolphin game that many of us may have enjoyed when we were younger. And it originally came down on the Sega Genesis, and it was cutting edge for that time for that 16 bit era. And it really pushed the way graphics and games were played. It's kind of one of those games you don't see talked about, I'd like to see a remake of this, I think Sega could definitely bring Ecco the Dolphin back. I don't know if they still own the rights. But man, it would be awesome. If in the future, we could get that dolphin game back, because there's so much we can do with modern technology when it comes to gaming. And if there was a game where you could just explore the ocean as a dolphin, and wait off sharks and fish and jelly fish and all those type of things. That would be incredibly fun. Who would not want that? That is what I'm talking about, ladies and gentlemen. So it started on Sega Genesis, and I can remember just playing many hours of ecco the dolphin. Way back in the day, on the good old Sega Genesis, I may even go back and play it just for fun to see what it how it's aged from the 16 bit era. And just it's one of those games that was very innovative for its time. And then you saw it come out on Dreamcast. Dreamcast actually had an echo the dolphin, believe it or not, it was one of their first games on the Dreamcast. And it was neat just to have that game out there where you could explore the ocean, and go out there and do that. And I think this is an IP that definitely can be resurrected, someday in the future, I hope they're working on something or at least considering bringing back ecco the dolphin. Even if it was like a mobile game, I feel like that's a mobile game that would really take off and bring it to the next level. Because what we see with mobile games is we see these games that are very traveling, I think there's even a shark game where you go around as a shark, that's a mobile game that's very popular, and echo the dolphins along those lines, what if you just kind of like traveled around as a dolphin and trying to avoid things, it can be a good, kind of like free runner type game. And as soon as you get attacked, then it's game over something like that for a mobile game, kind of like Flappy Bird was when it first came out and went viral. And we can see it, we can really see that world take off. Maybe they do a 2d version of that game that just is just really neat. And then a 2d 3d version, basically, that's basically the original Sega Genesis game, right. And they make it 3d as a platformer, like they had back then and just really upped the levels of graphics there. And that would be so incredibly fun. And why not? Why not bring it resurrected, it wouldn't be that hard. I think to resurrect Ecco the Dolphin, they kept it simple. And then if it really takes off, they can take it on to the next level. And that would just bring an edge to the future of gaming. So definitely a next gen title. I would love to see if at all possible. Ecco the Dolphin, my friends is coming back. It's gonna make a comeback. This podcast is gonna go viral. And it's going to be history people don't you heard it here. Ecco the Dolphin. Next Gen awesomeness. So I hope it happens. You can hope right? Like two people listen to this podcast. So you better share it if you want this to happen, people. And echo has a little piece of my heart. It's just from the Dreamcast days. And as Dreamcast has a little piece of my heart too. I wonder if they'll ever make a new Dreamcast. I've been waiting for a long time. I don't think it's going to happen. People they kind of say I gave up on the hardware business a long time ago. And I don't think they're going to be hopping back into that web of bankruptcy that they were going in. So they kind of went into the software business, which...
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How gaming without the internet may not be a bad thing. Alright guys, so we're going to talk about whether it's good to have an internet connection or not good to have internet connection. If we go back to the days like Sega Genesis in 64, there was no such thing as Internet in games. And it really closed off your system, but it also gave you the privacy that you need. Are you okay? Today, having companies knowing exactly what your hours are, that you're playing a game and what you're doing in those games at that very moment, there's something to be said, for not having an internet connection, I do think there is a market for that, and being able to just play a game without any connection. And we had it were a few days ago, where the, one of the Microsoft CEOs or executives said, oh, we're gonna have to require an internet connection. And someone mentioned, well, what if you're on a submarine. So I think this internet battle has been going on for a while, but I kind of remember those days where he didn't have internet connection. And it was just you in the game. And there's something freeing about not having connection. So I think the future of gaming will be a mix here, even though that we are pushing towards going to streaming services for games. And I don't know if that really take off because people really like that feeling of having a system at their home and being able to fired up and not necessarily have internet connection. So but what today, it seems like games are so big, and they have to be updated so much that it can hurt you by not having internet connection. So maybe just if there was a way to push updates, without actually maybe you alert the user that there is updates needed, and not connecting to the internet at all times. Giving a user this power is something that would be really nice for gaming systems that they would allow people to choose when those internet connections were used. And it would just be more of a privacy thing, I'm sure most people would be okay with having connection most of the time, it's just nice to have that option when it comes to internet. And being able to not necessarily be tied down to that. Next Gen gaming, I would predict is going to be even more connected. That's the thing. So I could eventually see just find like a set old Sega Genesis or a system that isn't connected to the internet, just to not be connected to the internet, just to have that privacy. It's just where there's where it's just you, and your old Gameboy Color game. And that's all it is. And that's just a lot of fun. when you really think about it. In the future, we're going to have more connectivity, it's going to keep going and going. But I do think there is, from a society perspective going to be a backlash in the future of gaming in regard to these internet connections. So you'll see some games advertised, no connection required for a particular game. And I think that's the route it will go I don't know how much that's going to really take off from perspective because people like to be connected. I mean, people are paying for online services right now monthly to game online, especially on the systems now on PC gaming, that is not the case that no one's required that you pay monthly. And I'm pretty sure PC gamers would completely lose it, if you did that to them, because they're very all about options, and having the ability to have free internet. And they don't really fall for that stuff. But PlayStation tries to deliver a service Xbox tries to deliver a service outside of their gaming to justify that cost. It's questionable whether or not it's justified, but maybe it does allow them to be more motivated to keep the service at a high quality up and running. Because you have to give them like $5 a month, or sometimes $10 a month. And that makes the service have to perform. versus when it's free, it doesn't always have to perform, potentially even though steam performs an origin performs. And in fact, they're..
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What do assassins creed and ghost of Tsushima have in common? Is go such as Shima, the Assassin's Creed game we never got that we wish we had. Assassin's Creed has been a franchise around for a while. And as we all know, people go out there and they try to recommend what what theme Assassin's Creed should use. So we've seen pirates we've seen going back to the Renaissance. And then now you jumped, and then going back to Greece, but we've never seen Samurai and go so to Shima is very much what it would have been like if Ubisoft went ahead and made a samurai game yet, this has a certain touch to it because this is a new intellectual property. And it's not built on any engine that Assassin's Creed is built on. So it's definitely got its own thing to it. And it seems more like it's a mix between Noah two, it's a little bit easier. And Assassin's Creed and I'm really excited about ghosts into Shimon how they've done that as a new IP. And I said previous in this podcast that what we need is new IPS, we don't need current series being continued on forever and ever. And props Assassin's Creed I think they've done a great job with their last two games, and also that educational aspect that was kind of innovative to having that tour of Egypt and Greece. But what I like about goes into Shima is it has really brought on the ability of just being able to go around and you can also have the the assassination skills that we kind of seen Assassin's Creed. And then we have the armor upgrades and stuff like that. And then we have the skill tree much like Assassin's Creed. Now one of the thing I didn't notice the weapons are kind of just fleshed out a little bit different and goes into Shima just more, you steadily get better armor as you go on. So very neat stuff that's going on here. But I wonder what the world would be like if Assassin's Creed had released this instead of going down the Viking road. People have been requesting a good Samurai game from from that developer, but they just never have gone on with doing that. And for whatever reason they decided not to do that route. And now they've been taken over by ghosts of Tsushima. I just wonder if now. Now you Sophos more motivated to now create original IP. Because this is a PlayStation only exclusive, I could see Ubisoft going down the road of creating a samurai game even not Assassin's Creed related. Because their main series right now are Far Cry and Assassin's Creed and they kind of released those periodically your year. And I wonder if they willing to really create a series that would be down the samurai route and just going through the history of Japan, which I would most definitely play even in the Assassin's Creed engine. So go Tsushima has it right now for this year. And I think goshima is definitely the game of the year right now, until cyberpunk comes out. And we'll see how that turns out. Because that's been in development for ever. And as we see this kind of just develop and carry on. Throughout this period. There's so many good things that are happening in gaming right now, with the whole COVID-19 thing going on, what a better time to have a next generation platform coming to the brink to get the full attention of everyone. And then only to have shortage shortages, because everybody's going to want those next gen systems. So goes into Shima did an incredible job. And I'm surprised that it really says next gen to be honest with you guys, because it would have been like the assassin's creed of the next gen and go Tsushima brings on Japan and adds some extra elements to it. So there's no like locations where you can still unlock fast travel and all that stuff. So it's kind of funny how that all works out. But they really took the best elements and integrating it goes into Shima. And they beat him out with those wind maps, which are just completely awesome. Such an incredible idea to create when maps I hope they do this, like every video game. I don't know what you could
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Google, Apple, and Epic are determining the future of mobile app stores. Everyone, welcome back. And I just want to talk about today, the app stores and what's going on between epic, Google, and apple and this kind of future of the app stores. So this podcast will talk about the future, and the future of gaming, and what all that's going to entail. And I think it's really important that we do talk about these things, because what it's going to do is it's going to provide a kind of a perspective of where we're going to be going in the future. And mobile games is entirely important when it comes to trying to figure out what exactly is going to happen from a perspective here, because what we have going on is, we have games, basically being bartered in different app stores. And what this is doing is it's causing an issue, it is causing kind of this issue where Epic Games feels like they should have control of their ability to post in these stores, and take people kind of off the platform or shirt, and then allow them to buy from Epic Games. And so this is kind of turned to a situation where Epic Games is now taking stuff off. But they're getting kind of hit with being taken off the Apple Store. And then Google kind of reacted to that. And they have now taken them off of their store too. which creates kind of this dynamic of what the heck's going to happen to mobile gaming, what's going to happen to the Unreal Engine? Is this going to continue on? Is this something that's going to hinder the development for Epic Games, I do not want to see I don't want to lose the creator of Gears of War and fortnight, to a big legal battle between Apple and Google and what can happen on app stores. And I know they're highly invested. But this was a big investment for Epic Games to create their store, and then offload create an app for fortnight. And then the terms are violated for both Google and Apple Play Store. So epic is sitting here with the owner as the owner of fortnight, and not able to have their app on those stores. So this is going to hit epics bottom line. And the terms of service are really strict. And I think epics been very frustrated, as of late we've seen steam. We've seen that kind of struggle in those areas of where they're trying to go and what they're trying to do. And it kind of creates this entire layer of how can epic make a profit? How can Epic Games break into the game, business, and epic is such a big thing when it comes to transactions. Especially when it comes to fortnight like yo go buy a certain costume. And that's a big thing for epic. And they're not able to kind of control that because it's being diversed out of the Apple and Google stores apple. And Google doesn't like that, because they want their cut a feel. So I don't know where I don't know where this ago, but it's definitely going to end up affecting the future of gaming. And the mobile game platform is a very big part of gaming, it's only going to improve in the future and become even bigger as the technology continues to improve from that micro level that we're currently at right now. And that is an interesting dynamic that we're going to continue to see when it comes to video games and where we're going to go with that. And I hope that this does get worked out that we find a way to kind of come to a common denominator here in regards these app stores. Because it's very important, the creator of Unreal Engine, which supports a wide range of gut games, including pub G, which is a very successful mobile game and Platt, you know, PC game, Xbox game, PlayStation game, it's gonna be interesting. What will happen here and where this will go from this point on because if epic is not able to do this, maybe they pull their entire lineup create their own app store like they did with steam, which I could definitely see I could see something like this happening where they try and divert away from Apple and Google but Apple and Google are going to do it.
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See how this game creates even more immersion with the wind. Hey guys, welcome back. Today I just want to talk talk about the wind, navigation how this gives a really great idea for video games and providing the navigation of the future. What we've seen as we've seen Assassin's Creed really try to take this off this one navigation option that really allows for growth when it comes to the navigation options originally, you had to kind of jump out of a map and then move on from there. And that was kind of a pain to do that. And when you get to when navigation, like goes into Shima, that provides such a good experience because it leaves you in the system, you're not having to leave the system at any given time. And that just provides that additional immersion that you're not able to get anywhere else, which helps. And if you're able to provide a system, where people are not having to look at a map, where people are able to travel, where they're able to get their objectives, because really, honestly, it shouldn't be complicated to get your mission goals or to get to the next part of that mission, because that just provides an experience of frustration. And what you want to do when it comes to gaming is you want to prevent any experience that is going to cause frustration on that type of level. So definitely important that you're taking that into account, if you're a developer of a video game, and the wind and the leaves blowing and seeing the trees shuffle in that direction as you travel throughout the world as a samurai just adds that additional immersion. When it comes to video games and that ability to do that. It's very helpful on a very good level of being able to travel throughout that world and see the different types of options, and the immersion process of a world. And that is so helpful. I'm so happy that they went this route. We've seen Assassin's Creed try to do it in a way where the developing story where you talk to people in the world kind of opens up and you have the map at the top. But this is the first time in recent memory where I've seen this where there's no map, and it just kind of the wind kind of just blows in that direction. That's very innovative, I haven't seen this. And I've been gaming for a long time to take you outside of the map. And it's a it's an experience for sure. If you're able to take that on and do that and add that additional system in there. very innovative have liked to see more games do this Far Cry, kind of try to do it, but they still had a map in there. Ubisoft trying to take the reins on kind of map development there between Assassin's Creed and Far Cry series. So definitely very helpful. And creating a series that really takes that extra step and level of immersion that you're not just going to see anywhere else. So very, very neat stuff, people. I would you know, this is this is what needs to happen in gaming, we need to see innovation goes into Shima was not a second franchise, it wasn't a second game of a franchise, it is a completely new IP. And that's why this game is so innovative. From that standpoint, because they had to come up with these new ideas, they had to come up with this new system. And I really think right now it's my game of the year. It's the best game I've seen so far. I know we haven't seen cyberpunk come out. So that could offshoot dab or as of right now, go Tsushima is definitely the Game of the Year for its innovative gameplay. And that map functionality that allows you to travel throughout this world. And then throughout Japan. And the thing is the win really adds on to that feeling of traveling throughout this land and ancient will not ancient Japan, it's like 1600s, but through through Japan, and with your horse in the wind at your back. And then it just adds the environment. And what they've done is they've created a system, a map system that basically adds to the environment and what you want it to be. And that is such an amazing thing..
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Ghost of Tsushima pushed the graphics of the PS4 Pro and got close to PS5. Welcome back, everyone. So today I just want to talk about ghosts of Tsushima. And how amazing the graphics are. This game has a lot of next gen features when it comes to graphics and how the grass and wind blows against the gainst. The background, I mean, when you're traveling and goes into Shima, it's so neat to see the grass blow, I haven't seen grass physics this good ever, like this game got it completely correct. And when you're going across the field off into the distance as a samurai, and seeing the reflections that this game does so well, often the distance with the field and the wind blowing, there's nothing like this I've seen in gaming on this level, props to the developers of ghosts of Tsushima. and developing this game with such love and such heart, when it comes to the graphics, I haven't. And there's just one scene near the beginning, where you're fighting, and you're training as a samurai, and the leaves are blowing across the fighting scene. And it's just those little touches, that really bring this game to an incredible level of what we want to see. And that's what's so amazing with this game and the samurai culture that it takes on and creates in this open world that hasn't been seen before. And the way that you call your horse. And if you sit there for a while, you'll see your horse go and grab some water in the stream even thinks about you not playing. And then when you come back, you see that they're just hanging out by the stream, enjoying the beautiful scenery that has built around this game of Go Tsushima. This is a PlayStation exclusive. I do think this has a lot to do with how the next gen is going to look. They create these features, I don't know how you can make graphics much better in this game, I know I'm going to shoot myself in the foot later on. But the way the physics work on a ps4 Pro, it's going to be take a big leap on the PS five to replicate what we see in this game. And that is props to these developers and putting that time in. And the lighting oh my gosh, the lighting in this is incredible. And that's really what brings the truth to this game is that lighting the way they used it to where they could shorten the scenery yet make it look really nice. And objects off the distance and then focus on those close objects. I love what they did there. And the ability of that changing scenery, and how it goes from nines a day. And I know that's fairly old technology when it comes to graphics. But it's well done. like seeing everything off in the distance and, and being able to see your character right there. Traveling through that scenery, they did such a good job, the lighting, I don't know what ray tracing is going to be able to do with this is on par with anything ray tracing is going to be able to do in the future. And the reflections off the armor was so well, meticulously detailed. And you can tell they spent many years designing this game. It just goes to prove that the future of gaming is all about those people who put the details in who put the time in for graphics and really creating those next gen graphics, that it doesn't just happen overnight that it takes six years of development up to that like a game like this to really etch into those final finer details, even like the footsteps in the game. And how those show up is it's just fun, amazing. And, and the faces in this game, the only thing I can think of is like eleonore type faces of how well they did the faces and really capturing the emotion of a samurai culture and then the Mongols and how they're there and they're there to conquer. And if you don't follow their ways, then they will get angry. And you can see that emotion and go Tsushima and it's very well done. I cannot stress this that is so well done. And then you feel the atmosphere, the Japanese culture, and how it just flows and ebbs and flows, especially in the beginning, we see this and they..
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We go over GeForce now and how it could be the future of gaming!What's up everyone. So today we're just gonna talk about streaming services. So today Chromebook is now has GeForce Now. And the quality is actually there. I'm really excited about this. Because I don't have a high powered PC, I tend to game on systems. And this is really cool approach, just being able to stream my games from my stream from my Steam library. And having access to those and the more libraries I have access to such as origin and steam and all that jazz, the better off, you're going to be if you're able to play those demanding games, without having the system in place, that's just going to open the door for more people to get into PC gaming, especially if those streaming services really do take off, but really impressed with what GeForce Now is doing. And they're really opening the door for a lot of different streaming services, I hope they can knock off their competitors, they have a great price point at $5 a month as an incredible price point to get access to our TX cards and R TX technology. And even though it's streaming and it may not look as good is still a great deal to get access to your library and get access to ultra graphics on the go. And that is one of the most amazing things about this new streaming technology is it provides a backdoor entry way for people who may not want to pay that upfront cost when it comes to PC gaming. And this will provide that ability to do that. And yes, streaming is it can be a little bit of a pain. But now that's on Chromebook. That means people have access. There is no excuse on Chromebooks on PC. It's on. It's on the just everything. And now everyone has access to PC gaming, I wish they would have had this 10 years ago, online was kind of that first service that started this whole technology and streaming games. Unfortunately, it failed. But now these other companies took that off, which is PS now. And then Xbox here in the future is going to have their own service that's going to be streaming, and then GeForce Now. And vortex is another one that allows PC game streaming and disability to play games on the go is just going to improve as 5g takes off. So a lot of these new entries are in the hopes that 5g will take off and take over that market, which it will eventually be a very good streaming way on the go. And if you can't tell eventually on a small screen that what you're playing is being streamed that is going to be the game changer. Whoever is able to pull that off. First is going to change I My bet is on the video right now. I do think they have the platform in place to do this because they are already supporting a lot of PC games on stream. As they expand their platform to even supporting all PC games. This is going to be an amazing technology people and it's going to allow entry into the gaming market for let's say young kid, they don't have the money to buy the hardware and their parents maybe don't want to fork out the cash for a high gaming PC. Well now a child for $5 a month can get on GeForce Now and play PC games with their friends. The whole market and door is open now for a lot of people when it comes to these streaming services and after trying out GeForce Now it is legit. Now I will say this, you do need to have a very high internet connection to be able to do it. So you got to have a very robust internet connection. So that's kind of the catch. But if your family has a robust internet connection, you're a kid. This is a great opportunity to break into PC gaming, because a lot of those free games are already on GeForce Now and that's one of the neat things about it. So guys, we're gonna take a quick break. For this podcasts the first sponsorship and we'll be right back. Welcome back to the podcasts. And I just want to thank you all for listening in, I'm really excited about all the theories, we're going to go over. I'm actually let's, I'm actually playing gosa to Shima. So eventually do..
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The new graphics technology in a flight simulator 2020 is amazing. Especially, with Azure cloud being added. This game is true next generation! Welcome back to next gen video game theory by Nick awesome. And today we're going to talk about flight simulator, the new one that's coming out and how it's really bringing on an usher on the next generation of video game systems. I'm so incredibly excited for flight simulator, because it is what the graphics are going to be with the next generation. And when you see this iteration, and these videos of these planes flying, the graphics are absolutely astounding. It's using all the new technology, when it comes to graphics and is pushing GPUs that Max, it's only getting like 38 frames per second right now as it today, there may be some optimization done, it's only getting 38 frames per second on 4k with some of the best graphics technology and components that you could possibly have. I am incredibly excited about this system. And what it has to offer. Coming into this year, we have so much excitement coming with the PS five, and the new Xbox. And I've even heard that this new flight simulator is going to be on the new Xbox, eventually you're gonna be able to play with the controller. So definitely excited about that, because I'm looking forward to getting one of those. But one of the neat things about flight simulator is the just the, they're going to add ray tracing to it eventually, right now they don't have it because it hasn't. And they're going to add a lot of different other things to this game. And one of the neat things is that has azura Cloud and what it does, it renders This is a new technology, it renders in the background, the graphics on top of your GPU adding more power to your game. And wow, that is incredible. Being able to have that extra power right there for you is something that is very helpful when it comes to being able to render high graphics, especially in the background, where you can't necessarily see it. So let's say you fly to a city, it's going to be a see real time planes throughout the world and being able to render those planes, and the cities will have updates quickly that way. So you're going to be able to see those updates. And it can use up to like seven gigabytes in a 10 hour period, or more depending on what your settings are. And if you have a really fast internet connection, you can kind of see where your graphics can really increase. So kind of seeing the combo of cloud with a with a dedicated graphics card, as an incredibly new concept that could if takes off can really quadruple the ability of video games to up their graphics fidelity very quickly. The problem with that is when that's on, it requires an internet connection. So you're kind of having to balance that out when it's coming from a graphical perspective, and being able to do that. But the limitless idea of being able to use cloud with this, and bringing on let's say your system's not up to par, maybe this is a way you can get up to ultra, when you may not have the components to do that maybe you have a mid range PC, and you add the cloud gaming, you're able to get an ultra at that point if you render it just a little bit. So I don't know exactly how that works from a technical perspective. But you can see like from a lighting perspective, maybe your internal lighting through a cloud gaming system, such as ray tracing, which takes an incredible amount of power to run. And you have to have the top line performance cards. And maybe we can just run it out through the cloud and use servers that are already out there. Now I'm sure there's a cost to developers, and being able to use this technology because you have to have the server's running, which renders that which can be a cost for the game. Now, it would probably be a game, it's going to have DLC and stuff like that, like flight simulators, probably eventually going to have new planes, and stuff like that, that people are willing to..
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Are next-gen consoles just hype? What's up guys? Welcome back to next gen video game theory. Today we're going to talk about what exactly is going on is this hype really with worth it for next gen, it almost feels like there's not as much hype this time around. Because these days graphics don't tend to upgrade as much as they did in the past. So if you were to look at in 64, to the Dreamcast, that would have been a huge upgrade in graphics capabilities, and to the PS two, to the 64, a massive upgrade. So to kind of reach where this generation where they're, everything's anatomically correct. And it's kind of gotten to that point. So what do you improve upon you improve upon lightning, lightning in the world, and you also improve upon the vastness of the world, and then really touching up a lot of that closeness when it comes to that. So I think we're still going to see this upgrade, but it's more incremental, because it's harder to tell, with the graphics cards today, VR will be a big factor in that, and kind of using that further poll of the technology. But we haven't seen that on the level as of yet, that's really gonna get that buy in. So I'm hoping it does take off because then it's going to, it's going to cause that further push that we're used to seeing when it comes to video games, a lot of people think that, hey, games are just the same as they used to be. But VR, did push those limits. And that view that you have within virtual reality, I would consider is the next big upgrade that you see from a generational standpoint, versus HDS kind of been maxed out. It's kind of one of the technologies, what's the difference in 8k and 4k, besides the performance drop, okay, on your graphics card. So I think we really need to get away from just HD and there needs to be a new technology that rolls in its place that convinces you. So what I think even like 3d monitors that don't require a, they don't require a headset would be really neat. We haven't gotten there yet, kind of HD. And then maybe you have to have like multiple layers within that monitor of lighting to create that 3d effect, kind of like what the Nintendo 3ds did. But just on a better level of HD capability, that would definitely be something that would be catch a lot of people and pull them in, and also cause graphics cards, or really have to be pushed up to get the leaps and bounds. So I don't agree necessarily at the leaps and bounds theory, that there hasn't been improvement in graphics when you upgrade systems. It's just not true. Because VR was not possible in the previous systems. It wasn't like you could not run VR and Xbox 360, it would have died. Okay, this is similar to had the red ring of death than a few minutes, and it would have been over. So we got to take those factors into account when people say that, hey, there hasn't been a leap and bound upgrade the systems. Yeah, there has been, you just aren't on the platform, or the leaps and bounds have occurred, because there hasn't been as much buying into VR, which could change in the next generation if they make it 4k vr on these headsets. And I'm interested to see what PlayStation does with the next virtual reality headsets, as that can really cause a take off of this technology, which is going to cause a graphical leap to the extreme level, because it takes a tremendous amount of hardware to run virtual reality hardware. And from an HD perspective, like I said, this hasn't been there. I think we are going to see the hype increase as we get a little bit closer and we see some more games come out as a gets shown off. I'm really excited for cyberpunk. I think that's going to really push those limits from a graphical perspective. And cyberpunk has a really good graphics engine, they created the Witcher and that franchise and grew that franchise up. So we have a good developer working on that technology. The only problem is cyberpunk, it is a multi platform release. So it's gonna be really so current gen..
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What will happen to indie games in the next generation of video games? Welcome back to next gen video game theory by Nick. Awesome. Glad to have you guys back to the podcast, please click subscribe if you have not already. And let's get started. So today we're just going to talk about indie games and kind of what happened here. Are they still the thing? And I think that's a good question to ask yourself, because if it's going to be the future of gaming, we have to know where indie games are going. We cannot doubt that it's easier to produce video games than it has been in the past at a higher graphics level, which is a good thing for indie games. So I think it just really comes down to is the Unity engine there to help indie developers is the Unreal Engine there to help indie developers, I'd like to see more support for these indie developers. So they can produce those 3d games. That's the future of gaming. And so we can continue to get innovation because a lot of triple A developers are scared to innovate. We got pub G, because people were willing to innovate in the indie game area. And PlayStation kind of started out this past generation ps4 with really trying to support the indie developers. And they brought in a lot of indie developers, because they didn't have a huge lineup when they first started the ps4 system, when it first launched, they really support those indie developers. And we kind of see that faded back to where we are nowadays, we're AAA seems to be the thing. And then as we end the the last part of our generation, we're starting to see some little bit of indie developers start to pick back up, I would assume this is just gonna pick right back up that next generation, and there's still going to be a lot of indies there that are going to be able to thrive in that market. And the reason is, anytime you have a new system, it's a new hardware, and there's not as many games. So that really opens the door as an opportunity for indie developers really to hone their craft with that new system early on, because they're a lot more flexible. And agile compared to those triple A developers, which spend years developing games, the indie developers have a smaller staff are able to really hone in on what they want to do from a gaming perspective. So I do think in these next couple of years, we're going to see indie developers continue to take off, these small mom and pop developers are really what drive innovation and gaming, and we have to make sure they are supported, and that it's easier than ever to create content for them, because and then they get paid. Because they really do need our support. That's why crowdfunding crowdfunding is so important. And the support of Microsoft, PlayStation, and even Nintendo, although Nintendo doesn't have as many indie developers, but they're naturally going to have more because their technologies older, it's probably easier to developer to develop on. So they're gonna have a little bit more innovation products, and they have a little bit more at international perspective as Nintendo when it comes to that. So as the generations continue to go on, I think at first we're gonna have an indie developer, then we're gonna hit that triple a period where indies aren't able to really fit into that mold, as much, so I want to see them, I want to see these guys because they continue to innovate the industry. So we're gonna have this because we need the innovation more than anything. And we want to support people who do love gaming, because we are all gamers. And what I would encourage you to do is if you want to see a future where indie developers are able to make it and thrive, you need to make sure you're supporting them, much like you would support anyone. Now in PC gaming, indie developers are very established, they are not going away. And a lot of that has to do with steam and their supportive indie developers. You have to have a support structure and a platform that supports these developers
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Will gaming system be upgraded like iphones? Welcome back, guys. And as always, please click subscribe to the podcast where we talk about the future of gaming. So what I want to talk about today, guys is incremental counsel, or system upgrades throughout generations. And is this something that's going to take off like I did for iPhone, or like iPhone, one iPhone to iPhone three, etc. And just through incremental upgrades versus do an Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox, you know, go into where we are now. So when we look at is this going to happen to the next generation, I think it might happen once. So we have with PlayStation and the Xbox where the Xbox One X come out this past generation, then we also had the PlayStation get upgraded to the ps4 Pro. And that was kind of like just a small upgrade that gave you that extra power that was needed for what was coming out. I'm sure developers asked for it. But just from a marketing perspective, it just honestly made the most sense to be doing that. And why not? Why not upgrade if people are willing to buy the upgrade, why not upgrade. And I think it's good for gaming to have these incremental upgrades. I still like the idea of having a new system come out. But if it's cheaper to do incremental upgrades and say I don't want to upgrade one year, but the next year, I have the cash upgrade, then I do it. And that way you're able to keep more people came in kind of like iPhone, you could still play a couple generations back at the Games, it's on the App Store. Same thing with Google Play. And it keeps more people on the platform, which in the end, you want to have more people on the platform to buy the games. So if there's an entry level there or hindrance, you're going to have less people on your platform, which is going to end up hurting game sales. And the idea of having full commitment to one system I've heard people say, and I don't think that's just realistic, because these incremental upgrades are great. And are you really getting more bang for your buck through a new generation of systems that aren't upgraded throughout. Because what they're gonna do is they're gonna release a slim A few years later, we all know that they've done it for every generation. And that just seems like what goes on. When it comes to these systems, they release small compact systems after the release the main base system, they work out the bugs, and then they move on from there. So you definitely have an issue from a new technology perspective and working out the bugs. As we all know, we've heard the old red ring of death for the Xbox 360 days. And I remember I tried to return a system to the store. And Xbox, it was before they really knew about it, and Xbox wouldn't let me return it because I was like one of those new people. And eventually, luckily, I was able to get returned home after going through like a couple management people. So you're gonna have issues like that as a new adopter of any product. So just be aware of that. So when you buy psi, there could be issues, you buy a new Xbox, it could be issues, but they're going to work those bugs out, and they're going to refund your money if there is an issue normally, unless it's your fault, which I don't know what it would be in the new system. But I'm sure there's some type of area where it would be. So as we see these incremental upgrades like the iPhone, I kind of liked the idea of it because it provides a window to having that little extra graphics, if you want to maybe you don't care about 4k, well go a bit lower. Stuff like that, that just doesn't matter to you then why upgrade. But if it does matter to you, then you get the graphical up of that system. And it can extend the life of the system. But the issue that you have is you lose optimization every time you have different systems running. So if PlayStation as a pro, and an on PlayStation, you're losing that optimization, because you have to account for all the systems that are running on the...
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Learn about virtual reality and the future of it. Hey, everyone, welcome back to the podcast, please click subscribe. It'd be awesome if you did. Alright, let's get started. Today we're going to talk about virtual reality and the effects it's going to have on gaming in the future. So virtual reality is going to require some high powered systems. In the last podcast, we talked about augmented reality and how that's going to help real life. Madden games occur in the middle of field and people are just going to be like jacked all the time playing these games. So everyone's going to be like be an NFL player, virtual reality, I think kind of could be the performance based system, we're going to see that's going to deliver the most realism and power of any system. And that's why virtual reality is such a great thing because it brings on the power of a GPU, a dedicated system, and a 360 view that can't be seen anywhere. Now, I don't think it's true 360 right now, but eventually will be that type of fidelity, when you see virtual reality, virtual reality does need to get some more buy in, it's not there yet. And we need to see that buying occur from triple A developers for this technology to really take off. When Facebook bought Oculus that sent a message to the world that virtual reality was here to stay. And you had seen other game believe and try to get on the action and the neogeo. And all that taken back in the early 90s. Taking virtual reality and putting those headsets on but it just wasn't what it is today. And that is for sure. Because they didn't have the technology. But nowadays, we do have a technology, we have the computer systems to implement it. And I would say within five years, you're going to have just flawless virtual reality, that's going to really look great. from just a graphical perspective. Now we've seen PlayStation get on this action. We haven't seen a lot of other companies take this off. Besides the PC market. Well, there's a couple companies like HTC had their own. And then Oculus, which is bought by Facebook. So Facebook is really all in. When it comes to virtual reality. We even saw Samsung get on that action here, we're kind of producing a type of VR that you plug into your phone you put on your face, there's even some companies where you just go and you play top of the line virtual reality and you spend a day there playing virtual reality games. And that's, that's really that amusement park, I can see that taking off, it's going to take selling that atmosphere to people to cause people to want to go play virtual reality somewhere. But once you have an interconnected network of people who really enjoy it, who want to play together who want to see each other, I think you can have businesses built around the virtual reality concepts, especially if you add in haptic feedback, and stuff that normal people cannot afford. And you have an entire business built around this. It'd be a fun place to go to eat pizza, maybe have a few drinks, and play with your friends on a really high powered system for virtual reality. And if they can implement exercise virtual reality, I think that would take off too. I do think the systems have to get a lot smaller to take on the type of exercise that we're talking about here. We are not there yet. When it comes to those systems but exercise and virtual reality can you see like a boxing match and VR and beyond a punch, punch and kick and kick box and see if you can win the match. I would play that all day long. Like if you develop a good fighting game, put me in Street Fighter put me on Mortal Kombat and I would be so hooked to virtual reality that it won't even matter like I would be exercising all day long playing those games. Do that. And it would just be seriously virtual reality, Street Fighter type stuff, and you can really get in shape from kickboxing. And if you have something that motivates you to take on that extra
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See why augmented reality is the future of gaming. Can you imagine playing madden in real life! Welcome back to next gen video game theory by Nick. Awesome. Please click subscribe if you have not. Today we're gonna talk about augmented reality and how that's going to really change the gaming industry, it's going to be a huge leap forward, because Can you imagine going out there playing some Pokemon Go, and it looks real. And it's not just through your phone, it's through like, glasses that you're wearing. Like the sunglasses and they augment reality, and the Pokemon are right there right in front of you. That would be such a huge hit, it would take off. And I think we're really talking so far into the future right now, because I can't, you could maybe do this, but I feel like the classes might just explode at this point in time. So we really have to see this technology, when it comes to CPC use and being on film and video cards to be able to fit them into a small space like sunglasses to get true augmented reality that can ultimately change the entire industry. But if you could have such a awesome thing like that, and what if they were able to do for instance, if they were able to take that on and get a really good augmented reality system going, can you imagine like Call of Duty and a field and you go out there and you play. And you can see the scores and stuff like that, that would just be such a new thing. And you would also be getting some exercise with your little sunglasses on in the augmented reality world. And you could play like computer players during that time, and they would come at you and try to take you down and you have to be able to adapt to that. So you could see people like running around, and then the real police trying to chase you down because they think you have a because you're running around acting crazy in the middle of a park. This is the future my friends. And there's going to be a lot of change because of augmented reality, and being able to put your glasses on, I won't even go into like the social media aspects of it, and how you can wear glasses and meet people that way and see their Facebook profile through augmented reality. That to me just sounds absolutes, scariness right there. Do not like that idea. But I do like the gaming options, and adding that augmented reality element to games. And just being able to go around, I think there's a few games that use augmented reality, like Pokemon Gold, there's even a Harry Potter game out there that uses it. And there's so many different options that you could use for this, that, if it's done correctly, will be a game changer. You could even make a Minecraft world. Within the world where you're putting blocks together, you're stacking blocks, you're building buildings. And it could be a 3d world just built with on top of a layer of our world that we live in through augmented reality when you put those sunglasses on, eventually augmented reality, it gets so good that those sunglasses you put on could be like a VR headset to so you could flip between the two and have even a more crazy gaming experience. But that's way into the future of video games, but would be a very innovative technology that would grow in popularity, and likely be what the future of gaming is kind of like how smartphones and gaming took off for I don't know if it really catch the crowd of hardcore gamers. But it definitely would catch the crowd of gamers who are not as hardcore. And I don't know, I think AR can eventually pass from a gimmick to being one of the main technologies from mobile standpoint, there's a lot you can do there, especially if the you have HD AR technologies that take off there. And it's very uncommon at this time, but it is a future technology that will have a tremendous impact on the gaming industry. Because we've seen Pokemon Go work so well you can imagine AR Pokemon Go and going to catch them all throughout your town and not even having to take your phone..
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We go over the gaming systems and if it really matters to have power? What's up everyone? Welcome back to the to the podcast today. As always, please click subscribe. It's much appreciated. And if you can't please rate me, I think on Apple podcasts, you can rate me there. So today we're just going to talk about how does powerful gaming systems matter? Does it really matter from that perspective, and is the future going to be powerful gaming systems. And I think that's a really interesting topic when you think about it, because you see the systems like the Nintendo Switch, which have decided not to use the power at hand per se. And I think that's a interesting thing, because they've always kind of lagged behind whether it was the Nintendo WI, and then moving on to the next version of that and going to the Nintendo Switch, you did notice that it really did not have improvement. Now, they've always been able to put kind of like this small form factor in where you had the portability, which was always always been really, kind of a neat concept when it comes to gaming is they've kind of taken the portability approach where they no longer produces Gameboy colors, Gameboy advances, the 3ds and all those different technologies, they went ahead and decide to put portability, and also have the plug in docking station into the TV, which has worked very well for Nintendo just from that aspect and giving them that ability to really bring their gaming systems into innovation. Because they've lagged about a generation behind on the technology they're able to focus on, hey, what can I improve here that maybe a lot of companies are not doing. And that has just been phenomenal for them from the switch being at a dock that out, undock that the joy pads, having the detachable joysticks, and then allowing multiplayer through that approach for, for instance, Mario Kart really did that? Well, then Zelda had some innovation, when it came to gameplay and being able to use the different features of that controller slash screen to allow you to do that, and also having the maps on the little controller when you have it on the TV and stuff like that. So that's stuff that has improved the Nintendo Switch tremendously, and really allowed the marketability of that system. So I'm kind of curious what Nintendo is going to do in the future, because they don't have the most powerful system, they've never gone down that road, I think for sure, they're gonna have a lot of HD capability that run natively at 1080 P, no problem, for sure. With this next generation, the question you're going to have is it going to be portable. And I think they'll still go to that portable route, I don't see why they wouldn't. But I would assume they're just going to lag a little bit behind see what's going to happen with the Xbox and the PS five, and go from there, I don't think they're going to jump the gun necessarily, and take on those two systems. So they're going to let that kind of blow over which is going to give them an opportunity to really focus on what kind of hardware do they want to make, and then their launch systems, I can definitely see a Zelda coming into play. Here you have your new Mario Kart, of course, that's given. And using those the travel feature as a major selling point for the system. For instance, being able to play Skyrim on a portable system was such a neat concept. When that first came out, and they've really done a good job of being able to integrate like games, you wouldn't think I'd be able to run outer worlds. For instance, the game I never thought would be able to run a Nintendo Switch is they got a port over there. So they've been doing a really good job of supporting, which was one of their fallouts with the Wii is they weren't able to port a lot of those over and nowadays, they're able to do that. And that's really been highly beneficial for Nintendo to have that ability to get some of those t
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Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast today. So I just want to talk about headsets and like, how did they do they really make a difference? And I think that's a good, a good question to ask yourself, like, do you really need a headset to play competitive? I think you do. And the reason I say that is you want to be able to have a 7.1 surround sound system headset that can let you hear the footsteps of enemies while they come at you on the gaming world in the competitive space. And that's going to kind of give you that extra advantage. So if you're playing someone who maybe doesn't have that, and then maybe have just a two speaker system, they're going to feel a lot less ability to be able to take on what they need to take on. So if you're able to hear someone walk into a room, you're gonna get the jump on them, basically. And that's going to help you out from a competitive perspective. So just be kind of aware that when you're playing Call of Duty, and that will help you out. Now, if you have a headset, that is a piece of crap, that doesn't work as one speaker, you're also going to feel kind of stuck in those moments. And yeah, so if you have a mono system is what they used to call it back in the day of like Sega Genesis, and all that other stuff. So you just want to be aware of how you're playing Call of Duty, because it does matter in that aspect. So if you're playing Call of Duty, or you're playing another game, you got to have a good headset, it's decent. There's a lot of options out there, I think the main thing is that you find like a 7.1 surround sound system that can assist you with that ability to take on heavy level Call of Duty, or Halo or any of those other games, it because if you can hear the enemy, you're going to have that much more success when you're playing a game like that, and it's just gonna help you out a lot more. And in the end isn't that the goal is you want to be as competitive as possible. Now I know people a lot of times will like listen to podcasts or listen to audiobooks while they play. And that's definitely an awesome option when it comes to playing video games. Because you're able to have fun while you are playing a game. It's just, you know, it's it's kind of like the grind, some throwing your favorite podcast or something to help you through the grind. And maybe you're not fully actively involved. But you are able to level up your character, which who doesn't want to do that. Especially if you've kind of got the system down of how to play that game. Maybe just throw the headset off and play that way with some audio in the background. That can be very helpful when it comes to gaming. So lots of good options there a lot of good stuff. But your headset does matter if you're really competitive. If you want to take it to the next level. There's plenty of them out there. Just make sure you're shopping on the good old. Whatever your favorite shopping services was Amazon eBay, you could probably find a good deal on eBay. I wouldn't recommend like buying a headset used because sometimes you get like a smelly headset that someone was wearing. And yeah, do you really want all that sweat nastiness that they had when they were competitively playing Call of Duty? I said? I don't think so people. So you just want to be like really smart. That's why I don't recommend buying used headsets? Because it doesn't feel good about us headset because it stinks. And yeah. So yeah, don't buy us jet set on eBay. If you want to have a happy life. Now outside of that just buy it new, find a good one don't have to buy most expensive one unless like you're on a you're like on an Xbox or ps4 and you're totally like bought into that. One thing that's kind of going to change I don't think like the PS five, I'm not sure. But I'm pretty sure the PS five is going to make you buy a completely new headset, which is Yeah, not cool at all. So that's just like something that they need a really kind of be nice about. Because you go..
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We go over common graphical setting to be aware of while gaming. What's up guys, welcome back to the podcast today, I just want to kind of talk to you guys about like different graphics settings and what you can do there. So obviously you got like low lowest settings that don't really have a lot that kind of use the old technology for graphics. And that's really awesome if you're really into gameplay and you want to up those frames per second, which can provide you a competitive edge. A lot of times in like first person shooters, what happens is the smoke gets in the way, one way to get around this and kind of cheat the system is to lower it to the basic graphic settings. And again, which can provide that competitive edge that you're looking for that can make a difference in your reaction times and the ability to see enemies on the field of battle. So that's definitely a strategy you can use when you go on the lowest settings. And you're going to have the most graphical frames per second. And the ability to see across the map. Now, you may want to turn on, let's say the distance turn that up. So you can make sure that you're seeing people across the map. Because sometimes when you turn into the lowest graphical settings, you can actually lose the distance of people. And that can be a problem, of course, you can't see them. Additionally, just make sure you have your video memories still up because that could also get lowered. And certain games have that ability to change how much video memory is being used. You want to make sure you have it up, or you're also going to lose enemies that you could possibly see otherwise. So let's the big thing right there with the lowest things now medium settings that can offer that ability to kind of look around, see stuff and really help for like a mid range computer, obviously. But you want to use that if your computer's just struggling, there's really no other reason to use medium settings. But to turn down stuff a little bit. If you're having some lag on a computer that's maybe not fully up to date with the newest technology, then you have your highest settings, that's where just kind of like that's the base point most games kind of put you at. That's kind of the expected point where you should be at today, I would say ps4 Pro, something like that is where you're at the medium setting or medium to high settings. And then when you start getting into like the RT x cards, you can throw that stuff on ultra, which is the epitome of graphics today. And if you do that there are certain options that you can do. So you can have analyze traffic filtering, you have ray tracing, certain things like that, that really burn energy and performance of these graphics cards, and create the god rays that you really want to see in your games. That's really awesome, right? So you said you set up all these settings. So first off, and strophic filtering, that's kind of like lights, that helps with filtering out that stuff, then you have your analyzing, analyzing is kind of like those curved edges that you see in the game. And that can kind of slow down performance. So be aware, if you turn on like 16 times analyzing and there's like Ms xx analyzing and there's a few other versions, just make sure, no matter what you're choosing the version, that's the best for you. Some will have like less performance hits, versus a certain type of other type of analyzing. So if you have a couple different options, definitely do your research that's ever changing. It seems like it's new features of graphics cards are always changing the anti lysing features, just make sure you're aware of what that does. And it can't hurt performance, but can also make it look like a Pixar movie. So you take what you can, performance can also be impacted by resolution if you turn that down and might be helpful in a first person shooter if your computer is enough to power. So like maybe you want to turn up the graphics, but you want to turn down..
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We finally get to the bottom of it. and it is not as obvious as thought. What's up guys, welcome back to the podcast today, I just want to talk about something really cool. And as always, guys, please, please subscribe. That'd be awesome if you do that. And if you can just rate me. So to get started, I want to talk about do you prefer a controller or a mouse? Like, what do you guys prefer? I think when it comes down to it, I prefer personally controller and I have seen both sides of it. And the reason why I like controllers is I can just sit here on my butt and play a game on the couch. And it's pretty easy. I don't have to move anything, I sit at a desk all day for my job. And I don't want to sit at a desk when I'm at home. So I like the idea of a couch and a big TV, and a surround sound system and really having that theatrical experience when it comes to my games. But I can totally understand wanting a keyboard and mouse because it gives you that much more control when it comes to games, and razor. And those companies have really brought in phenomenal hardware that really gives you that control that high DPI when it comes to a mouse. And I cannot understate like, why wouldn't you do the high DPI mouse if you can. In fact, for work, I make sure I use a high DPI mouse because I like the idea of being on a click stuff fast and having control over my clicks. So just like something I do a lot of those keyboards and mouse's have awesome effects like you can change the colors, certain games, and they're really neat on how they do that. So that's kind of the neat thing. And they can add like that extra effect, like maybe they'll blink whenever a certain moment comes into a game. And they'll change that color to developer put that in there. And with the controller, I think the ps4 controller does change colors. So depending on what's going on in the game, the developer does have the opportunity to change the color of the controller to like red, green, blue, which is neat and adds that extra immersion, I'm sure with keyboards, there are ways to get sound to come out of it. I know the PlayStation controller does allow for like sound, little sound things to come out of it. That kind of just adds to the experience a little bit. So I haven't seen that with a keyboard. But maybe that would just be annoying, potentially. So there's some cons and pros to each option. But if you like to say on the cache controller is definitely option to go with. If you're a gamer, maybe you can work something out with having a mouse and a keyboard and still sitting on a big TV or big monitor. I guess a big monitor can kind of pay that off. Or if you have a really good comfortable chair that can kind of get you to be ergonomically correct and have the nice little posture you want to have when it comes to your gaming experience. But I think it you know like all things it comes down to just customization What is your favorite thing to have? Do you want to have a nice? Do you want to sit like in this really nice, a battle station gaming PC system that has all the specs and all the best hardware, that's going to give you complete control when you're playing your games, it's going to give you that competitive edge. And I think if you're a competitive player, PC is definitely the way to go. Because it gives you the absolute full throttle control and the high frames per second, which is what you guys love. But I'm I'm I'm more a PlayStation player, but I can definitely see where that is beneficial to anyone on that side of things. So from a controller perspective, I feel that you don't have as much control. But I feel like it's more of an even playing field, which kind of got me back into controller gaming. I felt like on PC, I was having a lot of issues with people just who had better hardware. And that's one of the problems that you run into if you run against people who have this amazing hardware, who are able
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Is 4k really worth it for gaming? What's up, guys? Welcome back to the podcasts of next generation video games by Nick. Awesome. So what I want to talk to you guys today about is is 4k really worth it? Yeah, I said it. Is 4k actually something that is worth it or is it the gameplay, and I think when it comes down to this is that it's personal preference like 4k is such an awesome thing. If it's done right, it's very crisp. And it's even a little bit a little bit better than 290 P, I just, I've had a p monitors in 4k. And honestly, 4k just wasn't that big of a jump for me. Maybe it's the monitor I have, I don't know. But I feel like 4k just didn't do it for me. And there definitely needs to be some improvement there. To get to that point, maybe 8k will be that jump for me personally. But yeah, I mean, I'd be fine with a 290 p monitor if it was really good. And the colors were really good. So I don't think there's anything and parently great, necessarily about 4k monitors. Because we don't even see 4k as being a standard in gaming, we see those little less 1440 p k monitors which aren't even true 4k. So it's kind of interesting how you haven't even had a full adaption by the PC crowd and 4k. And a lot of that has to do with the graphics cards as of today are not able to keep up with true 4k. So we got to we kind of have to balance that out too. But 4k is definitely the future. However, I don't think it's something that is going to inherently take off until the next generation shows up and is able to perform 4k a little bit better. ps4 Pro kind of brought that into lie in the new Xbox One X and they kind of brought 4k a little bit further into the mainstream, but I don't think we've kind of reached that full fruition of what 4k has potential to be. But personally, I would be fine with 1080 p some of you guys may also be more into gameplay used to kind of see those people who play older games and like give me the gameplay gave me the best gameplay that you can possibly have. And let's go from there. And I totally agree with you guys. Like why not have the best gameplay. Instead of just focusing on the graphics. Sometimes we lose ourselves when we focus on graphics, and we end up with just like a hollow game. That's not something that we'd want to really play anyway. So yeah, why not just play the original Starcraft and be really happy if you like that. I'm not a huge Starcraft fan. But I'm sure there are some PC people out there listening, that are huge Starcraft fans. And when you see these games out there, you want to make sure that you're getting the optimal experience. I think that's the most important thing is for what's your experience? Are you really into gameplay? Do you want to be good at gameplay, maybe someone who's not as good a gameplay would prefer better graphics, you see experience and we all have busy lives for adults, some of us who are listening. And if you're a kid, we all have busy lives. So why would you necessarily? Why don't you want a game that's going to give you the best experience or best gameplay over graphics. Sometimes we get lost in that. I think that can kind of hurt a game if we focus in on graphics too much, or we're gameplay crisis did a really good balance of this, I think and that's why they're gonna release a new crisis, which will be awesome, because it will push the limit. So I can't wait till that comes out in the future. But right now, we're kind of is law between next generation systems. And I think with that, gameplay definitely does play a part because we're used to the graphics technology of today. And no matter what, no matter who you are, you're not going to have the best graphics. Because games haven't reached that point. So we get kind of unlocked by the next gen, we're kind of in this weird bottleneck before we upgrade to the PS five and all those other systems. And that's going to create that bottleneck. And until like streaming services are absolutely awesome fidelity...
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What's up, guys? Welcome back to another episode of next gen gaming theory by Nick. Awesome. And I just want to talk to you guys today about Samurai games, are these games going to just continue on? Are they something that as a fad, I feels like to me these games are something that is definitely going to continue on. And the reason I say that is we got Noah, we got Noah too. And we got a lot of mechanics coming from Star Wars Jedi fallen order that are based upon the samurai games and also Dark Souls, and all these other platform games that are third person, kind of lewd slash really tough, challenging games that are not easy to be games. So Noah is kind of this game on PlayStation, that you're a samurai and you're trying to travel through and be mythical beast and survive in Japan. And you also have the new game goes to Shima, which a did a really good job. So this is really going to bring that Samurai culture to life. So maybe this is going to create this enlightenment of Japanese culture because of these games, that hasn't been really explored as much on the western side. So if they're able to kind of meet halfway in regards to that, and just looking back in recent memory, it hasn't been really explored since Total War, did their version of Japan deeply by Western audiences, who were not already into that Samurai culture, so what we're going to see is, I think we will get a lot more Samurai games, yes, they're challenging, yet, they are really great RPGs if you really get into them. And the Japanese RPG aspect is definitely there, or it's a longer dialogue, challenging parts, you're going to spend many hours playing the game, we're probably going to have to invest over 50 hours to beat the game. But to be honest with you like Assassin's Creed Odyssey was over 50 hours, and people still beat that. So maybe that's not a valid excuse. But when you look at these games, they really bring that ability to immerse yourself in the Japan culture and learn from it and learn the mythologies and learn why it is the way it is. And then you're also a samurai. So you kind of get to read the culture of what it means to be a samurai. And there's so many different lanes here. And then also like the sword combat is really good. And Noah, for instance, there's low stances, there's high stances, there's kind of these backwards stances. And you don't really realize there's all these sorts of stances until you play a game like that. And then you also get more of a blocking, and how to attack the correct way and when to use your power attacks and when not to use those power attacks. And it can really give you a target of just to improve personally, just from a combat perspective. And and also looking at from a game perspective, you're learning a lot about how Samurai used to fight how, how this is brought into the mold. And I think this is a really neat concept that will get kind of expanded in the future, as we see this coming into fruition, as we saw the ghost of Tsushima really taking off in the United States. And I think what you're gonna see, it was actually like one of the top PlayStation games almost ever. And I don't think that was just due to COVID-19 I think this game had a lot of hype to it, they did a really great job of marketing it. And that marketing just paid off for them. They did like those trailers and I was like, I want to play this game. And the whole idea of foxes and going into the Japanese mythology about what that actually is and how you could travel those shrines and, and take on the mythology part of those games really brings it and people got really excited about this game before it ever came out. I remember people talking about it. And some people didn't want to have the mythology, they just want to have a kind of like a samurai experience. So I think that can definitely be explored in a lot of different games. From that aspects. That's not that big of a deal. But th
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What's up, guys? Welcome back to the podcast of next generation game theory by Nick. Awesome. I'm so excited to have you guys today. And this episode. So today, I'm just going to talk to you guys about the next generation of graphics cards and what are they going to really offer for us as we see this generation roll through. So I think definitely the R TX, which isn't out yet, I'm shocked. But it's definitely going to be coming out soon. Right before the PS five and Xbox. new systems coming out here soon. And I think this is the perfect time to launch if per se when it comes to grass cars really undercut those next generation systems. And I would expect that we're going to see some awesome tech demos on a level we have not seen before. And I'm excited about what those will entail. Because we're ready for that next generation. And these graphs, cars really want to show whether you're looking at a ti or you're looking at an Nvidia, what are they going to want to show, they're going to want to show the best steps, they're going to have some awesome graphics tech demos, they're going to want to prevent you from jumping ship to these next gens. And sticking with them, and the PC gaming world. As someone who's really excited, I really like the features of the R TX cards and what they're trying to do with lighting, when it comes to just trying to make the lighting really good and mirroring that approach of having really realistic photorealistic environment. And they've really done a good job of bringing that together and marketing that if what they're trying to do with those RT x cards, and the 338 hundreds are really going to bring it in at 39 series, I see so much potential here. And I've even seen things of showing up 11 gigabytes of video RAM, even higher than that in some areas. So we're gonna get some of the first cards that reach these video ram potentials that we haven't seen before. And even if you're looking on the type of a titan card almost at these levels, and it's going to be interesting to see as a gaming focus card, what how that translates to games and those frames per second. But if you're buying these beasts, you're going to just have an ultimate gaming experience, no matter which card you choose. As always, when you buy these, you want to make sure you kind of choose a CPU, that's not going to bottleneck you. And you also want to make sure you have enough ram installed on your system because you have to have those in the first place to even game well. So just be aware of those when you go to set up your system. Because it's going to make your experience that much more better for the next generation of gaming. So my experience is I originally had like a GTX RAM and an R TX I had a GTX like 280 back in the day, and I was so thrilled about that that was like when Xbox 360 was out. And back then the big thing was just physics Did you guys have ever heard of that. But physics is basically like we're objects move and Call of Duty Modern Warfare was really big into that physics approach. Then when we got later on, we get into the tessellation period of those cards. So tessellation became a big thing. We're kind of like create graphics for you. And now we've reached the ray tracing and all that stuff really is coming into approach with what we're seeing what these r TX cards. So I'm excited to see how those approaches do work out as you're seeing more dynamic approaches. And for many years, it was almost impossible to get ray tracing done. But now we're starting to see that. And it took a long time, because it takes a lot of computational power to do that. And we finally have reached that point where it is actually possible to take on these higher levels of graphical fidelity type systems within the system to create games that are lifelike. So cyberpunk probably be the game that's really going to push the graphical limits for next generation. I'm assuming why they're holding off is they really want to pick up that next ge
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Well guys, I'm really excited about this topic about Call of Duty. In fact, I've decided to play a little bit of Call of Duty while I record this episode just for dramatic effect, of course, now call of duty is a franchise that really has taken on and next generation level it seems like it's always right there and he kind of innovation. And it really is kind of funny when Call of Duty came out, it was a war two based and from Call of Duty on on that PC. And you see Call of Duty finest hour just kind of growing into that big following until finally sees this huge launch for Xbox 360 and ps3 at the time, and becoming a really big part of that generation. And kind of how it were to experience should be done. And I think that's a really good thing when it comes to call of duty and all the options it brings to the table and Call of Duty's really allowed that to occur. And why not like call it geez freakin awesome. So we kind of see this transition along the lines there. From a war to shooter to becoming a more modern shooter. With modern warfare. Modern Warfare really broke the grain for Call of Duty There is nothing like it before that. And that's what may call of duty such an incredible game was you had this ability to go really deep into stuff and take it on, I can remember playing up with friends playing some Call of Duty out there. And Modern Warfare was kind of like this college kid Hangout, where you'd all get together you play called demarre for warfare. And I remember Captain price and introduction to him and how it had just such a profound impact on my life at that time, it was such an amazing experience. And it kind of like brought in real world events, Modern Warfare was kind of the big thing at the time. And there was a lot going on in the world. And it kind of made those events kind of come to life in a way, even though it was loosely based upon anything actually going on in the world that kind of kind of brought in regions that you didn't really think about and Call of Duty kind of filled that void during that time. So Modern Warfare was a huge leap and jump graphically compared to even more call duty to, which was an awesome game. By the way, I can remember that mission where your facility or facility I think's name. And you're out here, you're in mother, Russia, and you're trying to defend the motherland from the Nazis. And it's really awesome and you're running, you hear him scream, they yell, and you have to defend. So college is always been that franchise for dramatics. And bringing that extra edge and extra level of just realism. And it's always been right there. When it comes to that, like I cannot think of any other franchise who's really brought cinematics on that type of next gen level during that time, because that was next gen. And then I remember in modern warfare, my favorite memories is kind of like scrolling through the the Russian mission, and laying down in an abandoned town and making sure that you aren't seen so you can get that sniper shot off to save the world. And it's just one of those things that you get, and they've done such a good job early on in their franchise to really establish what they wanted to do as a franchise. And that's why Call of Duty just has been that that extra own, of bringing it all together, of creating this fan franchise that has stood the test of time that's broken, the grain that has brought it all together to really bring on what people want. And they really do listen to their fan base, which a lot of other franchises don't always do this. And yeah, they've been known to kind of nickel and dime people, they're one of the first put a season pass out there and stuff like that, but they really have a let that franchise grow into what it is today as a multiplayer powerhouse. And even even stepping into the steps of pub G and what that franchise was trying to do and upstart and then really filling that void with what they have now. And it's it's really interesting how the
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Alright guys, thank you for that break there for the sponsor. And as always, please click subscribe to this podcast that is going to be many more episodes, they're all in a line ready for your viewing pleasure. So as we kind of see here, the VR capabilities of the PS five is going to be through the roof, even in comparison with the PS Pro right now. And I really am excited to see where this goes, I think I'm may end up purchasing a VR, they release it, especially if they can get it wireless, which I don't see happening. But I do think they're going to make the VR system a little bit smaller, and even maybe pull a 4k screen in there. Potentially, that can really bring in maybe going to a movie theater type experience. So for instance, a VR system could have you go into a movie theater, watch your movie, and very high, HD. And where you can look around and seems like you're actually there. And I've not seen this done. I've seen Samsung try this a few times. And I don't think it was really there. But I think if they could perfect it to where you can't see those pixels anymore. And the virtual reality world, this is something that will take that next step when it comes to the future of gaming. And that's going to be a really exciting thing to see as we continue on up those steps. And anytime you turn a light like that, it really provides that experience. And it's really been done well by PlayStation, they're one of the few companies that's really taken off this VR platform. And with the power to run the system, I think the system may not be able to do 4k natively at 60 frames, 120 frames per second. But it will be able to do VR very well based upon how that technology develops in a highly optimized system that PlayStation has endorsed for many years and will continue to endorse for the PS five. So very excited to see what is made of this and how that will kind of continue on in the future. So that technology will continue to grow. And there's so much they can do with the VR technology. They really haven't compounded on a triple A titles, it still seems like it's short games from here and there. I think a lot of that has to do sure you have your Skyrim VR and stuff like that. And Doom VR. But we haven't really seen just an all out assault from triple A developers on the virtual reality technology. And I think that kind of does hurt VR, and aspects. So I'd like to see, as this hardware technology will reach that point, then this next generation, where we can start seeing the take off of virtual reality. And where that's going to go with that 4k hardware is just not going to be reached on the screen. But VR is definitely something that can occur. So as always, guys, I don't want to just talk about the 4k capabilities and how it's probably not going to be able to run 4k, and the aspect that you're going to see or normally see, they're going to probably have to do a little bit of cheating to get games at 4k, or maybe just a little bit under. And that's fine. I mean, you rise cannot really tell. Don't tell that to PC Gamer or hardcore. There's probably one here who's probably just like, oh, what are you talking about. But you probably have a point to but I just want to say that your eyes really can't tell, especially if you turn on things like anti lysing, which will smooth over those edges, which stat is most likely how they're going to kind of cheat there's they're going to turn on those filters that are gonna kind of trick your eyes into thinking it is 4k. And you're not going to really notice there's a lot of things they can do with gaming, when it comes to tricking what you're seeing. And that's a neat part of gaming that they've come so far and being able to do that. One of the things I do see, you know, to get to that hardware level and not take up as much virtual ram virtual memory, from the PS five perspective is they'll have a developer create a scene and that scene doesn't
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Mass Effect is a trilogy that came out a while back, as many of you guys know and Mass Effect had a profound impact on my life, as it was kind of the kickoff from Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. And even my childhood favorite Jade Empire hope that brings some flashbacks for some of you who are listening in today. We really have a phenomenal game here when it came out. And it was one of the launch titles for the Xbox 360. And it really brought next gen into the RPG market. And I can't say enough about this incredibly amazing game, just in general, when you think about everything that Mass effect was able to do just from that standpoint, of the dialogue options, you hadn't seen that on that level. Before that time, also is really cool, how you would have those characters scenes, and you're able to go through those dialogue options. And it really was even better than some of the previous games. And it was original IP by Bioware. And when you see some games come out like this Mass effect was a great game, it did come out. And it had a few bugs on it. Like the combat wasn't really the greatest, it could have been improved, the biotic system was kind of a strange deal. And a lot of people kind of stood went away from that because of some of the issues there. And especially if you're playing on Xbox 360. And the key mappings were kind of off in a way, but overall the game when you come to story, and Commander Shepard and his crew and being on a meet them throughout the galaxy, it really was a phenomenal game. And that aspect really brought everything that we want to see in gaming. Mass Effect is one of those deep RPGs when it comes to innovation, innovation was key during this time, because it was a new new generation of gaming. And it brought to the forefront is the series has aged relatively well in comparison to some series during that time. And I think a lot of it has to do with just that great story that Mass Effect brings the character. And that was really neat concept. Plus, you could travel throughout the universe, explore that universe. And that was what really what really brought that next generation level because you wanted that new expansive system in place of exploring the universe. And when you really see that, from a perspective standpoint, it really brings you to where you want to be, for instance, that that feeling of the unit exploring and, and meeting new new adventures along the way. And throughout that you would fight mega corporations and pirates. And it just had everything in it that you really wanted to have in a space RPG. And it hadn't been done that well previously. Bioware is a company with a big history with their knights, a republic series, they kind of started with this concept of the dialogue options, having that combat system in place through the Star Wars universe, and then going on to Jade Empire and creating an incredible story there. And then finally reaching out to Mass Effect, which was their original IP, as I stated, and when you see a game take on these IPS, it there's a big budget involved, there's a lot of risk and creating your own IP, a lot of people thought that maybe they should have done Star Wars and that would have maybe helped a little bit better in the aspect from a risk management standpoint. But now Bioware went ahead and decided to create their own IP and that gamble definitely paid off as this ended up being a trilogy. Today, I'm just going to talk about that original Mass Effect because of its profound influence. And if you haven't played this game, I really highly recommend this would get a stamp of approval per se. And you definitely need to go out there and play the original Mass Effect. Now there have been some rumors, and in the recent future, is that are they going to make another one? That is a great question. You hear this all the time, especially when it gets around the Mass Effect day.
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