Episode #346

Summary: Episode #346: Topics E3 Xbox One Requires an online check-in every 24 hours  Rentals and lending won’t work out of the gate Publishers decide whether or not to allow a one-time transfer of a game  Publishers decide whether or not to allow trade-in of used games at select participating retailers Requires the Kinect to be plugged in at all times (Camera included)  Xbox Live required for online play ($59.99/year) Xbox Live works on Xbox 360 and Xbox One simultaneously  (Also, the death of Microsoft Funbucks)  $499/£429 Launching November 2013 8-core AMD APU 500 GB hard drive 8GB of  DDR3 RAM (5GB for games, 3GB for system functions) 3 USB 3.0 ports HDMI in and out 802.11b/g/n and gigabit ethernet Blu-ray support  No Xbox 360 backwards compatibility  PS4 No platformed-imposed online check-in No platform-imposed restrictions on rentals, sales, or trades Doesn’t require the camera (Camera sold separately for $59.99)  PS+ required for online play ($49.99/year)  No online passes for any game  PS+ works on PS3, PS Vita, and PS4 simultaneously  $399/£349 Launching Q4 2013  8-core AMD APU 500GB hard drive (User upgradeable) 8GB of GDDR5 RAM 2 USB 3.0 ports HDMI in 802.11b/g/n and gigabit ethernet Bluetooth 2.1+EDR  Blu-ray support  No PS3 backwards compatibility  (Promises of Gaikai streaming solutions coming next year) Supposedly supports analog out, but where is the port? Is it sharing the AUX port with the camera?  Dragon Age: Inquisition New trailer (In-engine footage) Features Cassandra, Varric, and Morrigan  Dropped the “III” from the title "Fall 2014" release It will be “open-world” Coming to PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, and Xbox One You can import your saves from DA:O and DAII, but details have not been announced on how  The Walking Dead: 400 Days New trailer $5 DLC for Season One Contains 5 short stories Not based around Season One’s protagonists You can import your Season One saves, and the 400 Days save file will impact Season Two  Misc other games deserving a mention Bayonetta 2 looks properly crazy Assassin’s Creed IV looks like more of the same Metal Gear Solid V is a clusterfuck New Zelda looks rad Tearaway seems charming  The Witcher 3 is pretty Transistor's art style is DOPE  Anything else?  Plugs GrantBrunner.com Quadcast