There’s an interesting note about this, though, and it comes from Peter Moore, a former Xbox executive. In a report from Gamespot, Moore spoke to the Front Office Sports Podcast, saying that Microsoft essentially encouraged the console wars of the mid-2000s to 2010s. Moore said, “We encouraged the console wars, not to create division, but to challenge each other, and when I say each other, I mean Microsoft and Sony....
This month’s system update included stability improvements as well as some under-the-hood changes and updates to the bad words list. As now spotted by Switch miner ‘OatmealDome’, a new rebootless update for the platform adds even more bad words, including swears, racial slurs, words of a sexual nature, and references to terrorist organizations, to the platform. As mentioned by the miner, this new “rebootless” is installed silently and does not change the version number of the Switch firmware....
[Original Story] A new short Steam Deck video has been shared online today, providing a new look at the console’s operating system and more. The new video, which has been shared on Bilibili, showcases some of the console’s setting like GPU, TDP, and others. While the console’s language is set to Chinese, making it difficult for those who don’t speak to language to understand the settings, the video is a very good watch, as it shows how some of the most basic functions of the console will work....
[Original story] Sony has rolled out PlayStation 5 System Update 22.02-06-02.00, once again further improving the console’s system performance. The new firmware version appears to be a minor one and rolls in at roughly 1GB without an additional update for the PS5 DualSense controller. As with most of Sony’s firmware updates, the release notes are quite ‘minimal’, and only mention improvements to the console’s system performance. We’re pretty sure that this update also included some undocumented changes....
“It’s here. Explore the world of Cyberpunk 2077 in the next-gen update with a free 5-hour long trial on Xbox Series X|S. Available now.” [Original story] Cyberpunk 2077 is already showing as optimized for Xbox Series X|S, and from the looks of it, CDPR is looking to release a free demo version for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. As covered yesterday, developer CD Projekt Red is today airing a new livesteam for the title, and due to the timing of this steam, this has fans believing that the developer will finally reveal more about the next-gen version of Cyberpunk 2077....
The live stream will air on April 5 at 11 AM ET on both Twitch and YouTube, and during the broadcast, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, CTO Kim Libreri, Communications Director Dana Cowley, VP of Engineering Nick Penwarden, Technical Art Direction Lead Zak Parrish, Senior Director at Quixel, Teddy Bergsman Lind, and Developer and Creator Community Director, Sjoerd de Jong, will explore what Epic has in store for the future of games....
The M2 MacBook Pro Was Taken Through Its Paces, and It Is Impressive How Long It Lasted To test how long the M2 MacBook Pro can remain powered on, The Verge’s Monica Chin was adamant about stressing the notebook’s battery by running programs that she normally uses regularly. This included a combination of Spotify, several browser tabs, an opened Google Doc, and more. Monica started the test at 8 PM, claiming that the Gigabyte Aero 16 with its humongous 99WHr battery would have almost powered off by 10:30 PM....
The functionality of Magic Eraser is more or less self-explanatory in the way it works and although the feature is not perfect at the moment, it will only get better. The feature was advertised heavily during the launch of the Pixel 6 series but it turns out that it is broken at the moment and fans have started noticing it. Magic Eraser on Pixel 6 Phones is Broken at the Moment and We Don’t Know Why The issue is coming in the latest version of Google Photos and since the update is always server-side, there is no way to roll it back....
Meet Your Maker is all about building and raiding, as players will be able to create their own blocky dungeon-like outposts in order to mine precious “pure genetic material.” Ah, but once you’ve created an outpost, other players can try to best your trap-and-mutant-filled challenges in order to steal your genetic material. Basically, the game kind of looks like a post-apocalyptic first-person Mario Maker. You can check out the debut trailer for Meet Your Maker, below....
For the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S|X generation, though, the feasibility of Mid-Gen upgrades seemed less obvious. As pointed out a couple of years ago by former Xbox executive Albert Penello, there’s no need to keep up with higher-resolution displays this time around. It may simply be less necessary as well. 4K was becoming a mainstream resolution for PC and TVs, and the base consoles were designed around driving 1080p (or less) output....
The Minecraft RTS game could be in development at Double Eleven, the British company that co-developed the most recent spin-off Minecraft Dungeons. The studio has several job openings that mention the creation of a real-time strategy game in a major IP. The report I saw was that a lot of that stuff seemed unfinished. Still, it seems like it was far enough along that that perhaps it’s something that Microsoft will be announcing sometime over the next week, but who knows?...
Chinese Display Maker CSOT Reportedly Wants to Make a Demo Line in a Bid to Secure iPhone OLED Panel Orders As BOE gears up to re-purpose a factory to mass produce iPad OLED screens, The Elec reports that CSOT also wants in on the action and has plans to make a demo line and see where its display quality falls at. Currently, this display manufacturer is supplying Samsung with OLED screens for the less expensive Galaxy M models but will reportedly kick it up a notch by providing its Korean customer with panels for a slightly higher-end Galaxy A73 this year....
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card is planned to launch on the 16th of November for a price point of $1199 US (MSRP for US). However, preliminary prices show far higher listings. The post, which appeared a few hours ago from Harukaze5719 on Twitter, is below: — 포시포시 (@harukaze5719) November 6, 2022 The thread continues, where the leaker discovered several listings for NVIDIA partner graphics cards from ASUS, Gigabyte, and PNY Electronics....
MSI Project Zero Teased, The Answer To Gigabyte’s Project Stealth PC DIY Kit? Based on pictures posted by @chi11eddog, it looks like MSI is working on a host of solutions that will fall under its Project Zero PC DIY Kit. The first of these products is a brand new Intel Z690 PCH-powered motherboard which is said to be part of the Unify series lineup. Compared to the existing motherboard, the new offering has virtually zero front-facing connectors....
Intel Arc A380 graphics card with 6GB memory has been spotted on a prominent Japanese retailer website and confirmed by manufacturer MSI From what we can tell, the listing provided on JD.com by Twitter user Evan Stenger (@TheMalcore on Twitter) is the initial listing by the company showing it using the Intel Arc A380 GPU. This information is no surprise since Intel confirmed that the company would exclusively launch the Arc A380M in China through its regional OEM partners....
MSI Z790 Motherboards For Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs Teased To Launch Later This Month MSI has tweeted about its next virtual product launch event “The Next Playground - Reframed” which will take place on 27th September at 9:20 AM (Pacific Daylight Time). This means we are about 10 days away from the launch of the upcoming products. The teaser image shows four upcoming motherboards that will be part of the Z790 family and will support Intel’s Raptor Lake CPUs....
The release of the 1.16 update marks the beginning of the FestiVersus, a winter-themed event that features 36 daily login rewards, the Holiday Cookie Shop that grants access to exclusive gifts, and the Snowball Fight Mode, which spices up the experience with a new snowball item. The new MultiVersus also introduces a new map, the Game of Thrones: Throne Room Map, as well as items inspired by the popular TV show and new character variants, including a Black Adam Legendary variant featuring the likeness of Dwayne Johnson and Holiday variants for Batman, Finn, Gizmo, Jake, Reindog, Superman and Velma....
The August 19th update is the biggest content update since the game’s release last year, bringing the new map Holoroth. The new map comes complete with new mechanics and weather conditions. The new Naraka: Bladepoint update also introduces a new hero, the female healer Ziping Yin. You can see her in action in the trailer below. Gifted and selfless, she gives her all in healing and treating anyone in need....
Several cases have been confirmed online about the 16-pin power adapter becoming a fire hazard. NVIDIA is investigating the reports & is asking partners to send the defective cards to the company. This will allow the company to look at not only the primary graphics card but also the custom cards made by their partners to find out what is causing the problem and enforce an issue as fast as possible....
Some of the stuff included in the more expensive NBA 2K23 editions will likely raise some eyebrows, including multiple XP boosters to help with the series’ ever-present grind and a Michael-Jordan-themed go-kart. Yes, really. That said, the $150 Championship Edition is arguably a good deal, as it includes a full year of NBA League Pass, which would cost nearly $200 on its own usually. Pre-orders for NBA 2K23 are open now – you can get a full rundown of everything included in each edition, below....
