On this episode of the Anivision Podcast, the hosts gather to discuss the latest news about the Xbox One, they compare the Xbox One to the PS4, and Jrow and Amuro talk about their experience at Animazement 2013.

Xbox Event News

  • Xbox One (IGN)
    • 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 8-Core, 500GB HDD, Bluray, HDMI in & out, USB 3, Wifi/Ethernet, 4K support, Optical, Bluetooth 2.1
    • Not Backwards Compatible
    • Don Mattrick: “If you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards” (Kotaku)
    • Coming “This Year”
    • Game Recording
    • Multitasking…
    • Cloud computing
    • Xbox Live increases from 15,000 servers to 300K servers
  • Kinect 2 (Walkthrough Video)
    • Comes with every console
    • Will be required for Xbox One to work
    • 1080p Camera, Improved Motion Detection
    • Voice
    • Skype
  • New Controller
    • New D-Pad, Button Feedback, Mechanical Clicks, New Battery Pack
    • “New” Buttons (IGN)
      • Aren’t really new, just renamed Start and Back buttons to Menu and View
  • Live Streaming TV
    • Halo the TV Series directed by Steven Spielberg
    • US is the only nation that will have this feature at launch
  • Games
    • Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10)
    • Quantum Break (Remedy Entertainment)
    • Call of Duty: Ghosts
    • Xbox One will get 15 Exclusive games in the first year, 8 of which are new franchises (IGN)
    • Cross-Platform support hinted. (IGN)
  • Sports… Lots of Sports.
  • What people are confused about…
    • No used game fee… (GenGAME)
    • Whether you have to be online or not (IGN)

Discussion

  • Sony vs. Microsoft, The Next Gen Fight
    • Which system is more powerful?
    • Are the systems on two diverging paths?
    • Which had the better reveal?
    • Which has the features you are more excited about?
    • Controller v. Controller
    • Have you decided which next gen console you’ll get first?
    • Will there only be one winner in the next generation?
  • Animazement

Music

  • Intro: “Sleep Walking” by Photek (Sleeping Dogs)
  • Insert: “FUSE” by Hudson Mohawke (Sleeping Dogs)
  • Ending: Koto No Ha” by Pico (Katanagatari)
  • BGM: Sleeping Dogs Album