PODCAST TRANSCRIPT
Global Transmission: The Golden Age
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Global Transmission. I’m Connor Riley, and today I want to talk about the seventh generation of video game consoles, which is my personal favorite. I’m definitely biased, because I used these consoles at a young age which gives me a lot of bias. When I say “seventh generation”, I’m talking about the lineup from 2005 to around 2013. This includes the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii for home consoles. I’ll also talk a little bit about handhelds during this time.
First, I just want to disclaim that I grew up using the Xbox 360 and the DS. I was able to use the Wii when at my grandma’s house but never had one of my own. I’ve owned those systems much longer than my PS3, but I use them all to this day. I have owned an Xbox 360 Slim for as long as I can remember. I used it to play Lego games as a child and not much else. My dad used it to play sports games sometimes as well. I think I used my DS a lot more. That stands for “dual screen” because the system had a folding design with a screen on each side. I took this in the car all the time. I had several games, but I mainly just played Mario Kart. These means were the only ones I had, but I was content.
The next portion of this episode is going to be about my current-day experience with the seventh generation. I now own a PS3 along with my original systems mentioned before. I have never owned a PlayStation Vita handheld, so there’s not much I can say about that one. But my PS3 is great. You can still play the older Call of Duty games online, to this day. The advantage of owning an Xbox has always been Halo. I have no preference as far as consoles go, but Halo is pretty fun. This generation of consoles saw the series’ most iconic and most popular game – Halo 3. This is many people’s favorite game, simply because of the amazing campaign and the equally fun multiplayer. I only played Halo once when I was little, at an older friend’s house. I think it was Halo: Reach, but my dad wasn’t very happy about it. I don’t blame him, seeing as I was in kindergarten.
I love this era of games. There’s a certain charm to it that you don’t see much anymore. I’m glad that things now have updated graphics and improved on many features, but there’s something special about the lower quality. I know I’m not the only one out there that still plays these games. There are many communities dedicated to appreciating this time period of video games. Thank you all for listening. I’m Connor with the Globe, and I’ll see you next time.
