In this episode we discuss:

• So many games coming out this fall!
  • Which ones are we interested in?
  • How can they all be successful?
  • Are these open world games cheaper to develop than linear ones?
• Battlefield V Discussion
  • Parker hated Battlefield 1. Ben loved it. We discuss!
  • The insane amount of detail Battlefield 1 put into the guns, yet they have Random Bullet Deviation unlike earlier BF games.
  • What Battlefield V is supposed to do differently.
  • How EA will make up for revenue lost with no Premium Pass.
  • Why rampant character customization could be bad for gameplay.
• Projects we’ve been working on lately.
  • Ben’s accessibility controllers and new Controller Monitors.
  • Parker’s Signal Defined Radio to make a DIN-slot car radio with the Raspberry Pi.
  • We discuss computers inside cars.
• Macrofab, Oshpark and manufacturing in USA.
  • Have the Chinese tariffs affected Parker’s company? Where does this stuff come from?
  • We then discuss pollution and environmentalism for a while, and argue about California’s “straw ban”.

Enjoy!

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