251. XBOX Sentiment at GDC, AMD RDNA 4, Nvidia Blackwell, PS5 Pro | Veteran Game Dev

A Veteran of Game Developer joins to discuss upcoming releases & Consoles weaknesses!

0:00 Who is our guest? What games has he worked on?
12:48 How has Game Development changed since the 1990s?
16:35 N64 vs PS1 vs PC
23:44 Failures - CELL Processor, XBOX Kinect
30:11 Is "secret sauce" optimization dead due to Multiplatform
36:07 Could better hardware have made XBOX beat the PS5?
44:32 XBOX & PS5 Weaknesses
49:29 PS5 Pro Thoughts
1:03:08 AMD RDNA 4 vs Nvidia Blackwell Significance
1:14:20 GDC Dev Buzz – Layoffs & AI Tools
1:19:33 Are devs optimistic about XBOX at GDC?
1:23:57 Death of Saint’s Row, AAA Economics, Bethesda’s Engine
1:42:25 Helldivers 2 Success - What are the wrong lessons to learn?

https://www.mobygames.com/person/16255/hal-bouma/credits/
https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/gdc-2024-schedule-layoffs-jobs-video-game-industry-1235930791/
https://youtu.be/SibxVnw3LwY?si=tI2GZQuxSknBnJxX
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/phil-spencer-blames-capitalism-for-games-industry-woes-i-dont-get-the-luxury-of-not-having-to-run-a-profitable-growing-business/
https://www.nomanssky.com/2024/02/no-mans-sky-omega-update/