Cool but...who has time to watch a three hour live show in the middle of the day no less? Seriously who are you people? College students? The unemployed? Stay at home parents?
It's an uncommon scenario but I'm homeschooled and always have access to a computer and a second monitor. I always throw up iTunes with the podcast playing in it on there anyway and have been wanting a video component for it for a while now!
would have been really awesome if it wasn't locked down for premium members only and the podcast will still be free.... considering the show has been always been free since the dawn of giantbomb and yes i know only the video livestream is for premium members, but seems like a bit of a cash grab to me, theres no reason to have this locked in a premium membership except that they can.
If the first one is anything to go by, these videos will be going up at 4 in the morning for me. I have to figure out if it's worth waking up for it between now and then...
@hassun: This was the reason I stopped watching the Rooster Teeth podcast. When they went to the livestream video podcast format, it completely tanked the quality of the podcast for me.
I almost never watch anything live on the site, so I'll have to pass on this and stick to audio and refer to recorded video if their was anything visual.
Would be nice to have time stamps now since this is going to be a thing.
@regular_kirk: People who live in a different time zone than you?
What timezone would this work for? If it's 11AM Pacific that's still going to be the middle of the day in the U.S. no matter where you are. I'm on the east coast so it'll be live from 2:00 PM to 5:00ish?
I'm not saying they shouldn't do it. It would just be a surprise to me if there was a big audience for the live show. I'm guessing more people will watch it after it's been archived.
Awesome though I hope this doesn't go the way of beyond where they start talking about visual things because I won't have time to watch these. Sticken with the audio
I'm betting we'll get a lot of Brand Jeff saying, "Dan. Dan! Not everybody can see what you're doing. Use your words!"
@regular_kirk: not everyone is in the same timezone as you and not everybody works 9-5? I'm not saying there's a massive audience that will watch live but surely it must drop on for some.
@regular_kirk: not everyone is in the same timezone as you and not everybody works 9-5? I'm not saying there's a massive audience that will watch live but surely it must drop on for some.
Europe is very happy about this schedule.
If you can't make it there's always that chat archiving site.
@regular_kirk: My work hours are flexible and I can work from home literally whenever I want. I probably wont purposefully work from home just to watch this, but I will totally be able to watch the hour that overlaps with when I usually eat lunch. or am working from home for any other reason. If any of my coworkers were into GiantBomb I could see some of them playing the live stream in the background and listening to it just like a podcast while doing other work, I know plenty of coworkers who listen to podcasts while they work as long as they aren't in meetings or something. Lots of people don't live the same life as you with the same hours/location/work setup etc. it shouldn't be that hard to grasp.
@regular_kirk: not everyone is in the same timezone as you and not everybody works 9-5? I'm not saying there's a massive audience that will watch live but surely it must drop on for some.
Europe is very happy about this schedule.
If you can't make it there's always that chat archiving site.
Cool but...who has time to watch a three hour live show in the middle of the day no less? Seriously who are you people? College students? The unemployed? Stay at home parents?
It's an uncommon scenario but I'm homeschooled and always have access to a computer and a second monitor. I always throw up iTunes with the podcast playing in it on there anyway and have been wanting a video component for it for a while now!
Service industry people whose days regularly don't start until 3/4/5PM Central Standard Time nor do they end until 10/11/12PM CST.
I feel like the Theater of the Mind has always been an advantage with the Bombcast and all other notable podcasts. I don't understand you kids and your need for these newfangled video podcasts. I don't see the benefit.
I think the only upside for me personally will be that these video versions will provide an excuse to revisit episodes in the future.
@regular_kirk: People who live in a different time zone than you?
What timezone would this work for? If it's 11AM Pacific that's still going to be the middle of the day in the U.S. no matter where you are. I'm on the east coast so it'll be live from 2:00 PM to 5:00ish?
I'm not saying they shouldn't do it. It would just be a surprise to me if there was a big audience for the live show. I'm guessing more people will watch it after it's been archived.
This may come as a shock to you, but not everyone lives in the US.
Wish when it's just the smaller group you would use a smaller table so drew is closer versus like he is in another room, it's kind of odd watching you turn your head to go look for him on the other side of the room. But I am guessing the table is one size and can't be split. I liked how the had the wheels of steel operator was at the table with the 1up team back in the day or more like the old radio setup of the old G4 Feedback video podcast. Any way still nice to have a video version.
@regular_kirk: People who live in a different time zone than you?
What timezone would this work for? If it's 11AM Pacific that's still going to be the middle of the day in the U.S. no matter where you are. I'm on the east coast so it'll be live from 2:00 PM to 5:00ish?
I'm not saying they shouldn't do it. It would just be a surprise to me if there was a big audience for the live show. I'm guessing more people will watch it after it's been archived.
This may come as a shock to you, but not everyone lives in the US.
@regular_kirk:I think it's probably the only time that could work for the bomb crew honestly. The podcast has in the past gone on longer than three hours (and that's without breaks etc. added in) so doing it any later might not be feasible.
@vackillers: How is this a cash grab in any way shape or form? They're doing this to offer something fresh and new to premium members. That's it. They're just trying to diversify. Your free podcast still exists in exactly the same form. You're like the type of guy who hates that your "console exclusive" is also available on other platforms, as if MORE people playing your precious game is a bad thing.
@regular_kirk: works perfectly for me in the UK. 6pm-9pm, just as I'm winding down and getting some gaming time in I can watch this on the side... when I get premium that is. If it works for me it probably works for a lot of Europe also.
@gasbreakdip: It's not... I was totally wrong about it.. I thought no one would be able to see it period unless you were a premium member.... but its only live for premium, free for everyone else... I miss understood exactly what they were doing..... but no im not that type of person who hates console exclusivity when its on other platforms. I'm a PC gamer, not a console gamer but either way, I was wrong and very happily wrong at that!
Cool but...who has time to watch a three hour live show in the middle of the day no less? Seriously who are you people? College students? The unemployed? Stay at home parents?
It's an uncommon scenario but I'm homeschooled and always have access to a computer and a second monitor. I always throw up iTunes with the podcast playing in it on there anyway and have been wanting a video component for it for a while now!
Service industry people whose days regularly don't start until 3/4/5PM Central Standard Time nor do they end until 10/11/12PM CST.
I watched it live only because I happened to not be working that day, and I got very little out of it. Good camera work by Drew and everything, but there's nothing visually for me to care about. It's a really dull talk show with no visual segments. I still plan to continue listening to the audio podcast while I'm off doing something else; it just seems like a better use of the 2-3 hour period instead of sitting there glued to a video stream of guys talking around a poker table.
@jeff 's prediction from years ago came true. I starting watching the live stream, but it quickly became background noise at a point, negating the point of a video podcast.
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