08: Xbox Series S; The People’s Console

Sep 13

Welcome to the j76 gaming podcast! The Wildcast episode 08! This week's main topics are AMD announcing Zen 3 CPUs and Big Navi GPUs in October and why I believe that the Xbox Series S is the console for the people! Also, will this be the year I win an Xbox from Taco Bell!? We'll also talk about games played and new games added to the collection. My physical copy of Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning were delayed, but I got it on GoG and started playing. New collection updates are slow as I'm focused on hardware and saving money for new consoles and GPUs. Also a look back in the game collection to see a promotional Tomb Raider watch from 1999.

Links from the episode:

Destructoid Xbox Series V rumor - https://www.destructoid.com/stories/is-there-really-a-third-unannounced-next-gen-xbox-model--603272.phtml

PS5 price reportedly reduced in response to Xbox Series X reveal - https://www.laptopmag.com/news/ps5-price-reportedly-reduced-in-response-to-xbox-series-x-reveal

Playstation 5 Showcase on Wednesday, September 16 - https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/12/watch-live-playstation-5-showcase-on-wednesday-september-16/

Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning (GoG) - https://www.gog.com/game/kingdoms_of_amalur_rereckoning

AMD to Unveil Zen 3 Ryzen Chips on Oct. 8 - https://www.pcmag.com/news/amd-to-unveil-zen-3-ryzen-chips-on-oct-8-new-radeon-graphic-cards-on-oct

GeForce RTX 30-Series Launch (Reddit) - https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/ilhao8/nvidia_rtx_30series_you_asked_we_answered/

Xbox and Taco Bell - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/10/xbox-and-taco-bell-win-xbox-series-x/

Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X Launch Nov 10 - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/09/xbox-series-x-and-xbox-series-s-launching-november-10/

Gold Sony PS5 - https://www.trulyexquisite.co.uk/24k-gold-ps5

Xbox Series S and X specs (note: different from video) - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/09/introducing-xbox-series-s/

Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming - https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass/cloud-gaming/home