Here is the appointment top news of the week: once again a mix of various curiosities, announcements, rumors and frankly controversies, the latter inevitably linked to the conflict between Sony and Microsoft regarding the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which seems to have found a problem with the British antitrust.
That said, it was definitely the week of nostalgic memories, the first PlayStation related ones from Sony for a simple tweet, but also the presentation of Meta Quest Pro, the PC market crash, Xbox Game Pass revenues, and the mystery object that popped up on Phil Spence’s office shelves: To the Cloud. Project Keystone, the dedicated Xbox receiver, really?
PlayStation 1 connected to 420 inch TV
Sometimes a short clip or a certain sound effect is all it takes to evoke memories and burst the image: Sony knows this all too well, having recently posted a simple post on Twitter showing the PlayStation 1 connected to a 420-inch TV. most firing order and the iconic logo featured on the giant screen selected for the event.
It goes without saying that the tweet’s likes, comments, and shares are huge by a large group. former watchdog fans and players Those who lived through that historical period and when you press the power button on the first Sony console and wait a few seconds to be amazed by the game of the moment, it clearly links it to many good memories of their childhood or adolescence.
A few years ago, we published a special post to return to the past of PlayStation, a platform born to the amazement of those who thought of the Japanese company. unable to compete in an industry that did not belong to him and was dominated by Nintendo and SEGA at the time.
But things went differently, and today that firing order, that characteristic sound effect, very special meanings for millions of people.
Meta Quest Pro announced with features and price
Finally, Mark Zuckerberg’s company announced the new Meta Quest Pro. virtual reality headset It was born with metadata storage in mind and has outstanding specs including a display with a resolution of 1800 x 1920 per eye, a refresh rate of 90 Hz, a Snapdragon XR2-Plus processor, 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage.
A power beast to the VR device industry, but one to the stores far from affordableEquivalent to €1,799 in Italy: a figure that will limit the spread of the device and once again delay customs clearance of a technology that has long been considered the “next big thing” in electronic entertainment.
15% drop for the PC market
Bad news for the PC market, which shrank by 15% in the third quarter of 2022, worrying trend which has persisted in practice since the end of the curfew due to the pandemic, pointing to stratospheric numbers as most people are home dependent and taking advantage of the situation to buy new hardware.
Among the most successful companies, only Apple managed to score sales A first in the PC industry, Lenovo sold 16.9 million units, -16.1%, higher than the same period last year. It was followed by HP (12.9 million units sold -27.8%), Dell (21.2%, 12 million units sold) and ASUS (-7.8%, 5.5 million units sold).
Microsoft reveals how much money it made from Xbox Game Pass in 2021
The question everyone asks themselves, from enthusiasts to pros, is whether there are enough subscriptions to play. sustainable and therefore what is the amount of revenue they guarantee to the companies that promote them? Well, Microsoft revealed how much money it made from Xbox Game Pass in 2021 and finally answered the questions: $2.9 billion considering the console subscription alone.
In equilibrium, approx. 20% of annual turnover The Xbox division: an absolute significant amount, but probably lower than the goals of the Redmond home, with its strong focus on Game Pass, so much that it almost wants to monopolize its business. It goes without saying that the statements come from documents the company has submitted to international regulators regarding the controversy over the Activision Blizzard acquisition.
NVIDIA RTX 4090 Ti canceled due to bad melting habit
With great power comes great temperatures, and it seems NVIDIA has discovered it in the worst way possible. In fact, if anyone is wondering why the California company’s next-gen GPUs don’t include one, RTX 4090 TiThe reason is clear: Production of this model was canceled because the wood melted during use.
It’s a simple rumor for now that the company is careful not to confirm, but testing on the RTX 4090 Ti seems to have been dramatic with the GPU triggering alarms. melted feeders and melted itself due to the very high temperatures reached due to the extraordinary power of the video card. Is it too much for now? It seems so.
Project Keystone, the mystery object in Phil Spencer’s office?
True legends about celebrities have spread over the years. Phil Spencer’s office shelves and what the CEO of Microsoft Gaming places on it. These were usually collectibles related to this or that game, in some cases not yet officially announced, as was the case with the Xbox Series S in a sensational way.
Well, this time around, the mysterious object that popped up on Phil Spencer’s office shelves is actually Project Keystone, the codename for the much-talked about set-top box (or better yet, Xbox set-top). cloudy. It’s a very small device that’s said to be priced at just $99 with an included Xbox controller and will allow streaming access to the Game Pass catalog on any screen.
Street Fighter 6 fans create masterpieces of ugliness
Sometimes, distributing certain tools to fans can lead to unexpected events; this is more or less what is in the ugliness of Street Fighter 6 masterpieces created thanks to the character editor. Galeotta was the closed beta of the new Capcom fighting game: many users took advantage of the opportunity to bring their fighters to life, unfortunately literally untraceable.
Adjustments that allow you to change the volumes of various parts of the body played a leading role in the occurrence of these diseases. monstrosityand Street Fighter 6 servers were full of stick-legged guys with big chests, or fat guys with small heads, or even freaks with huge hips and very thin arms.
GTA 6’s map looks much bigger than GTA 5’s
Following the sensational leak of GTA 6, perhaps the most serious material leak ever in gaming, new details inevitably continue to arrive in the next installment of the Rockstar Games franchise. L’adjustment It will undoubtedly play an important role in the game and it seems that the map of GTA 6 is much larger than that of GTA 5.
The comparison was made based on the videos played by some users. coordinates it’s about the game world: it’s a pretty reliable benchmark. What to say? All things considered, this is a predictable development for such an ambitious open world experience that will have a budget of over $2 billion according to some rumors.
Sony fears Microsoft for Call of Duty, fears users will switch to Xbox
Among the most important news of the week, the new episodes of the series stand out. Discussion between PlayStation and Xbox Regarding the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it is currently being evaluated by international authorities. It seems Sony is afraid of Microsoft for Call of Duty and fears users will switch to Xbox even without exclusivity, or at least that’s what the Japanese company reported to the British antitrust.
The reason is actually very simple: It has been determined that there will be next episodes of the Shooter series. Available from day one on Xbox Game PassAt no additional cost, it could force PlayStation players with a special fondness for Call of Duty to switch to the competition, even if the game didn’t actually become exclusive to Microsoft platforms.
UK antitrust buys Microsoft studios and makes their games private
In this case, too, we close with a piece of news concerning the UK antitrust authority, which has done quite a bit in recent days. disturbing the house in Redmond. One of the reasons undoubtedly lies in the report by the British regulator, in which Microsoft acquired the work and made their game special: a behavior found several times by the CMA.
The document caused a lot of controversy for more than one reason. On the one hand, it is perfectly legitimate for a company that has purchased a development team to do so to provide its custom products, and this behavior is Even Sony for years. However, let’s consider that the judgment in this particular case depends on the possibility that Call of Duty will suffer the same fate, and that’s probably the point antitrust wants to emphasize. What do you think about this topic?
Source: Multiplayer
