WGTC Radio #53 – Dissecting Microsoft’s Xbox One 180 Announcement

We certainly were not planning on a two-podcast week, but then again, nobody was expecting Microsoft to declare a complete 180 on nearly every previously announced internet or DRM-related policy for their upcoming next-generation console, the Xbox One. We have been hard on the Xbox One for these and many other reasons (understandably so, I should think), so does Microsoft’s surprise double-back make us more optimistic? Or does it merely make us more cynical about this entire sordid affair? After declaring our intentions to purchase a PlayStation 4, does the Xbox One look any more attractive now? We go into full detail and analysis of every part of the announcement to answer these questions and more.

Jonathan R. Lack

Published: Jun 21, 2013 12:52 am

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We certainly were not planning on a two-podcast week, but then again, nobody was expecting Microsoft to declare a complete 180 on nearly every previously announced internet or DRM-related policy for their upcoming next-generation console, the Xbox One. We have been hard on the Xbox One for these and many other reasons (understandably so, I should think), so does Microsoft’s surprise double-back make us more optimistic? Or does it merely make us more cynical about this entire sordid affair? After declaring our intentions to purchase a PlayStation 4, does the Xbox One look any more attractive now? We go into full detail and analysis of every part of the announcement to answer these questions and more.

Since this week wound up meriting two complete podcasts, next week’s episode will probably be delayed by a few days – expect to hear it on Thursday evening, June 27^th. In it, we plan to discuss the new videogame sensation, The Last Of Us.

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Jonathan R. Lack

With ten years of experience writing about movies and television, including an ongoing weekly column in The Denver Post's YourHub section, Jonathan R. Lack is a passionate voice in the field of film criticism. Writing is his favorite hobby, closely followed by watching movies and TV (which makes this his ideal gig), and is working on his first film-focused book.