Xbox One: All the Nerdy Details You Don't Know Yet. This is maybe one of the best pro Xbox One articles I've read. It's practically a love letter to the technical specs of the system. Don't get me wrong, it's an impressive piece of hardware. I'm just not convinced it's a piece of hardware people will actually buy. Then again I thought the Wii would be a giant failure and look how that turned out.
Seafaring Must-Reads for a Swashbuckling Summer. I've been debating whether or not I want to re-read all the Game of Thrones books maybe I'll check out something off this list instead. I've heard great things about Master and Commander.
The internet reacts hilariously to the Xbox One event. There's something about Big Redmond that really brings out the best in the internet.
Guy builds awesome basement Arcade with his father. Welp, now I know what I want to do when I grow up. This is easily the most impressive home arcade I've ever seen. If I owned this I would never leave the house. I mean I never leave the house now, but I'd be way better at Pacman.
Xboned! Indies can't self-publish on Xbox One. This is a non story as far as I'm concerned but I had already favorited it so I thought I'd include it on the links. The gist is that Microsoft kinda sucks when it comes to publishing independent games on Xbox live and they're going to continue that tradition. Supposedly that could give Sony and Nintendo a leg up in the console wars but I kind of doubt it.
How social media created and destroyed Tila Tequila. What ever happened to those awesome VH1 dating shows? Oh yeah, that one guy killed someone. This is really a fantastic piece about fame on the internet. Can you believe Myspace was just like 7 years ago? It seems like FOREVER.
Xbox One is a desperate prayer to stop time. Good article with a slightly flawed premise. People that have cut the cable cord are quick to point out that no one watches traditional TV anymore, which just isn't true. Yes, there are more people who consume their TV via internet appliances but that doesn't mean they're the majority. Far from it.
The truth is Microsoft has been trying to get a windows based internet appliance in every living room since the late 90s. They've already lost most of the mobile battle to Google and Apple, there's no way they're losing the living room without a fight. For years people have been talking about this mythical Apple TV (not the little black box) that is some how supposed to solve the TV "problem". Well, too slow Apple. Here comes Microsoft TV.
..it also plays Call of Duty.
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Totally guessing here, but there are 1.8 million TV households in the Seattle market. 73% have cable, 22% have dish/etc, 5% straight broadcast.
The industry approach is multi-screen, people aren't really cutting the cord, they're just consuming on multiple devices, increasing at the same time (how many of our peers on on a phone/tablet/notebook/etc while watching TV?).
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