Joystiq Podcast 091 - Disconnected edition

by Justin McElroy on Apr 3rd 2009 7:20PM

Flush with energy after GDC, and rich with all the game design lessons they learned, the guys talk about the future of your favorite console and that game that you like so much. ... Also, Justin leaves about halfway in, so he's not sure exactly what they talked about. Sorry.

Thanks to the JPAG's Louis Senkowsky for the completely anonymous image.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Gravity Don't Let Me Go" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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See all of this week's links after the jump.
News:
PlayStation 2 now $99
Sony announces new Jak and Daxter for PSP, PS2
Nintendo Power reveals Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for Wii
OnLive interview
PS3 firmware 2.70 brings 16-player in-game text chat

Big Three:
Rumor: PS2 dropping to $100 around April 5
Sony: No plans for PS3 price cut
Wii emulator boosts visuals to 720p HD

BWF: RustyNailz

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Reader Comments (45)

And the hilarity ensues

im on there right now, because of 4chan thought, not joystiq, you guys are so late

I have trouble meeting new people.

(I'm Louis on the JPAG btw, I'll post there to prove it.)

I perfer the second conversation image I posted more, but I understand why it was not chosen.

Naughty language (hide your children):http://bit.ly/10eKC4

That second image is awesome.

The podcast image is full of win.

finally!

just one thing, could you maybe remove the computer voice at the start? it sounds pretty horrible :(

Saw omegle on a friend's facebook page the other night. I was getting ready to watch an oldie but goodie last night, City of God, and was recommended Tropa de Elite by some Brazilian after I told them I was going to watch it. I've since added it to my Netflix queue. Looks awesome. Also, apparently instead of loling, or hahaing, Brazilians do the following: AHUSHUAHUSHUHAUSH and/or ahuhsuahushuh

Seriously though, it's mildly interesting, but mostly lame. Going super viral. I tried it 3 times in a row, and got asl'd every time. I didn't know people still do that.

AHSHUSHU?
wtf?

I used Omegle for the first time today.

Coincidence!

I am trying Omegle right now and it is mostly scary and seems like a good way to get cyber raped.

I know, isn't it great?

:( Almost everyone disconnects with me after I say, "Hey, I'm Saria."

Why won't anyone be friends? ;-;

YAY, I GOT THE DISHWASHER CODE! :D Thanks, Joystiq and Liam (lgladdy)!

Yay. I've been stalking the comments waiting to see who got it :) Congrats.

Now, don't let the violence upset you.. Remember its only a video game, okay?!

A lot of my Omegle conversations have been stupid beyond reason.

Stranger: "Hey, how do I copy and paste?"

Me: "Alt+F4"

Your conversational partner has disconnected.

Wow, it's strange seeing Omegle on Joystiq right after an epic Omegle thread on /b/ last night....

inb4 incorrect usage of rules 1 & 2

JOYSTIQ!

WHY DOES MY AVATAR KEEP REVERTING BACK TO THE SAME UNSIGHTLY BURT REYNOLDS PICTURE!?

Nobody should ever be proud of frequenting 4chan.

Are you kidding?

I'm a self-hating waste of time and oxygen.

I merely wished to make an offhand observation about a peculiar coincidence. One day I'm reading a thread about trying to get a random chat partner to disconnect using the least messages possible (which is good fun, btw), and then Joystiq has a screencap of something very, very similar.

Perhaps this is Freudian slip of sorts? Part of me suspects one of the Joystiq staff of frequenting the asshole of the internet.

Actually that's from the JPAG, someone started a thread where people posted up there attempts to get people to join the JPAG on omegle. Hilarity ensues, as you can see.

Try uploading a new avatar in a different browser. That usually works.

the first time I used omegle, the other guy acted like we were CIA agents and the "package" had not been delivered because UPS was actually a communist Chinese front. I disconnected when he said "UPS goes ass to vag"?

I WILL keep trying to recruit into the JPAG on Omegle... I MUST!

Maybe I'm just a boring jerk but Omegle seemed like a really pleasant concept. It's just a shame it's on the internet. (Obligatory Internet Fuckwad Theory reference here).

I'd say the most successful casual gaming platform ever is the PC, not the iPhone. Unless you were speaking only for portable devices... but even then, iPhone isn't the first case of mobile phone gaming being lucrative.

Sure, excepting the PC of course (which also has an issue with rampant piracy – see world of goo – that the iPhone doesn't have).

But what other portable platforms have had such a low barrier to entry and this level of success? Sure, Square Enix has made a fortune on DS and/or PSP but how much money has Joe Smith made? Or Joe Sixpack? Or Joe the Plumber for that matter?

Even with the piracy, the World of Goo guys made a profit. The game's successful financially. But I wouldn't even say that game's in the casual realm on PC. That's where developers like PopCap, BigFish Games, Reflexive Entertainment (and Arcade), and flash game portals like Kongregate come in.

iPhone is definitely good for making money in the portable market, but then there's take-downs you have to worry about. Case(s) in point:

Yoot Saito's game denied: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/18/apple-rejects-yoot-saitos-iphone-game-dev-staff-considered-sea/

Prohibition 2 blocked: http://fingergaming.com/2009/01/prohibition-2-blocked-from-app-store-distribution/

Slasher denied: http://blog.artsiness.com/2008/08/slasher-mysteriously-disappears.html

These are just a few examples of Apple axing whatever they deem as inappropriate. The Slasher post says something about the SDK not being for "offensive" content, but that's pretty broad, don't you think? There's also no end to things being rejected from the main app store.

It's fine, if that's how they want to run their business, but I think that we should be aware of this and not try to sell it as some open safe-haven for developers.That's what Google Android will be when it gets on more phones; they have no approval process.

PC has literally millions of flash games, bringing in advertising revenue from bored office workers, housewives and.. well, everyone.

Hey, Justin? Is there anyway you can set up a podcast where we just talk about Dark Sector? I mean, we can all play it, you get some guests, and we just get it out of our system. I've been wanting to play it too. I'm serious! But, I mean, how can I tell my friends I've been playing that game? They will laugh at me! Just keep it in mind.

I'm going to do a test when I get home from work on how long it takes a big game to boot fron a Wii's SD card. I've got all 5 Strong Bad episodes (300+ blocks each), World of Goo and Paper Mario so there's plenty of candidates.

World of Goo - a 320 block game - loaded in 13 seconds off an SD card.

Talk about background noises. Rebel Fm has a cute cat but a printer constantly churning is really annoying. It goes on for atleast 5 minutes before someone notices...

I mean, I noticed. But that's cause I was the one doing it.

I don't want to die alone. Now I'm going to go hide in a corner and cry myself to sleep. Also, fire Justin.

Hello stranger!

Ah! I'll buoy it at a high proice!

To really judge if Ludwig was suitably replaced by that bag of chips, i think we need more information. How big was the bag of chips? What brand was it? Just how salted were they?

I'm not going to lie, i am always disappointed when justin leaves...

I'm glad to here Ludwig again. The GDC episodes just weren't the same without him. Although, the same could be said about Justin's mid-show departure. You guys are like the triforce or something. You guys form a troika; like Kirk, McCoy, and Spock or the ego, id, and superego.

EDIT: I meant "hear" not "here"

Okay I remember hearing mention of A Life Well Wasted, Giant Bombcast, and the JPAG Podcast. Did I miss any other podcast shout outs?

Now that I've subscribed to those, does anyone have any other good podcast suggestions I should be subscribing to?

I need a bru-bru-bru-brush with fame!

I can't die lonely...

I had a dream about Justin trying to crowd surf. He broke a persons leg.

I'm listening to A Life Well Wasted (Death of EGM episode) and this is fabulous. Thanks for the suggestion.

It's funny how each console's failings goes back to their parent companies. The software company has notoriously faulty hardware, and the hardware company cannot get their software straight. Am I right, home slices? [wink, wink]

Joystiq Podcast 091 - Disconnected edition

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