Between Ouya’s Kickstarter problem, GameStick’s release date and the surprise announcement of PlayStation Vita TV, all the news this week seems to be about microconsoles — the low-powered, inexpensive gaming devices looking to disrupt the television game business.
Are machines like these (and the long-rumored but as-yet-unannounced Apple TV gaming device) going to be the tortoise to high-end consoles’ hare? Can they win the living room bit by bit, as Gamasutra editor-in-chief Kris Graft suspects? Or are they attempting to fill a need that doesn’t exist and won’t ever exist? WIRED senior editor Peter Rubin and I hash it all out, reaching no conclusion whatsoever, on this week’s podcast.
Game|Life’s podcast is posted on Fridays, is available on iTunes, can be downloaded directly and is embedded below.
GameLife Reboot: Episode 083
https://downloads.wired.com/podcasts/assets/gamelifeaudio/gamelifereboot_083.mp3
