Open Forum Radio - Episode 492

OFR Season 11 (Episode 8) - OFR Feeling The Crunch

Tuesday, Jan 22nd 2020 9:45 EST

Introduction & Roll Call: AA, Derek, Vladz, Whiskey, Bubba 

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* Crunch-time Video Game Delays Cause More Crunch   * Cyberpunk 2077 pushed to September   * Cyberpunk 2077 delaying game from April 16 to September 17* Naughty Dog bumping The Last of Us II from February to May* The Avengers was delayed from May to September* Dying Light 2 is being delayed from Spring 2020 to ? * "We try to limit crunch as much as possible, but it is the final stage." 

* Xbox Gaming across multiple devices, hardware, etc.  After articulating that vision for years, with Xbox Series X the company clearly realised that it was time to put up or shut up  * Sony has a different vision. PS4 Pro shows that it's perfectly willing to do incremental mid-generation upgrades, but it still believes in the validity of a more or less clean break between generations.* Sony is banking on this effect driving interest and early adopter sales of PlayStation 5. Microsoft's strategy is to eschew this effect to some extent in favour of the slow-burn advantages of a stable, steadily upgraded platform. This is a pretty major strategic gulf between the two companies which otherwise don't look all that different in terms of the hardware they'll be launching.

* You’ve seen it for awhile now on Twitter - “Exclusives!” It is the gaming equivalent to Crack. * SONY is going to try and help you break that addiction with Horizon: Zero Dawn reportedly coming to PC and Dreams and MLB The Show and looking likely for Bloodborne and The Last of Us 2 

Our World (Top Things you saw, heard or played)  1917, Midway, Des Rocs & The Glorious Sons show with the Fam, Jedi Fallen Order, Netflix (Unbelievable, The King, Dolomite), COD CHIEFS BABY!!!!, reorganize the garage for new ping pong table, ridiculously cold weather sucks ass, new starter on my car (holy crap what a crazy couple days that was) You on Netflix finished, Home Free both seasons finished, American Horror Story: Apocalypse finished, no sleep cuz Far Cry 5, Otter ep 7 prep, OFR 491, workbench plans, Honda 250,000.  Cod. 2 gold guns on the way to 3 . battle tier 99.bunch of chick flicks. Remodel guest bathroom. re Downloaded rocksmith time to jam . sotw for all us working hard and to neil peart   r.i.p rush workin man Finished Red Dead 2 (also watched all 4 alternate endings) Wife started her childcare today, still building the bed, caught up on Mrs. Maizel., Don’t F*** with Cats.

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