This week on the Anivision Podcast, the hosts take a look at PlayStation Now and they wrap-up the Winter 2014 Anime Preview giving their impressions on the last 4 shows and their overall thoughts on the season.

News

  • Sony unveils PlayStation Now
    • Will be supported across a wide range of Sony products including TVs, Tablets, and Smartphones.
    • To launch sometime in summer 2014.
    • Will be a subscription based service.
    • It is recommended that you have at least a 5Mbps connection.
  • The first line of Steam Machines have been revealed
    • Valve won’t be releasing its own Steam Machine
  • The Last of Us: Left Behind DLC to come out February 14th
  • Project Spark Xbox One beta coming next month
  • 343 Industries promises a 2014 release date for Halo 5.
  • Twitch is still a long ways off from coming to the Xbox One
  • Nintendo cuts its Wii U sales forecast from 9 million to 2.8 million
  • PlayStation 4 sells over 4.1 million units in 2013, while Xbox One sells over 3 million units, and Gabe Newell being the dick that he is boasts that steam is at 65 million..
  • The original creator of Magical Warfare has complicated feelings towards the anime adaptation

Discussion

  • Winter ‘14 Preview Wrap-Up
    • Anime
      • Nisekoi
      • Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda
      • Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil
      • Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.
    • Which shows are we keeping?
    • Overall thoughts on the season?

Music

  • Intro: “Sakura no Ato” by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (Yozakura Quartet)
  • Insert: “E01 Matsumoto” by Matsumoto Kazumasa (Evangelion Piano Forte)
  • Ending: “Keserasera” by fhana (Uchoten Kazoku)
  • BGM: Evangelion Piano Forte