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Sony wants to expand “PlayStation Studios games beyond PlayStation hardware” — hiring to partner with Xbox, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and more

Sony wants to expand “PlayStation Studios games beyond PlayStation hardware” — hiring to partner with Xbox, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and more

Over the past year, Microsoft leapt first into some controversial decisions regarding its first party Xbox games output, putting previously exclusive titles like Forza Horizon and many others onto rival consoles. At the time, Xbox’s efforts to give up on console exclusives looked like a swan song for the embattled platform. Microsoft’s Xbox hardware sales continue to look bleak on …

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Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling video game hardware device in US history

Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling video game hardware device in US history

The Nintendo Switch 2 has debuted as the fastest-selling video game hardware device in United States history, according to market research. The Switch 2 sold 1.6 million units in June, the highest launch-month unit sales for video game hardware in U.S. history, says video game analyst Mat Piscatella on social media. This beats the PlayStation 4, which sold 1.1 million …

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NASA hacked hardware of camera orbiting Jupiter • The Register

NASA hacked hardware of camera orbiting Jupiter • The Register

NASA has revealed that one of the cameras on the Juno craft it sent to Jupiter malfunctioned, and that it fixed it with some very, very, remote hardware hacking. As explained in a Monday post, NASA designed the visible light JunoCam to survive for eight orbits of Jupiter – about 400 days – but wasn’t confident it would last much …

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New iPhone Fold rumors claim more affordable price, ultra-thin hardware

New iPhone Fold rumors claim more affordable price, ultra-thin hardware

This fall will be all about the iPhone 17 lineup, but rumors for next year’s iPhone Fold are already ramping up. A pair of new rumors indicate Apple’s foldable iPhone could have a more affordable price than expected, and be thinner—when unfolded—than Apple’s current thinnest product. Price of new iPhone Fold could hit $1,800 rather than the $2,000+ expected Today …

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Nvidia’s Arm CPU dream hits a hardware wall, debut pushed to 2026

Nvidia’s Arm CPU dream hits a hardware wall, debut pushed to 2026

TL;DR: Nvidia’s first CPU based on the Arm architecture has been the subject of growing buzz, signaling the company’s ambitions to challenge dominant players like Intel, AMD, and Apple. But that move is now hitting serious turbulence. A newly uncovered hardware issue has forced another delay, and engineers are reportedly going back to the drawing board to resolve this latest …

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Foldable iPhone’s Preliminary Specifications Shared By Analysts Include The Advanced 2nm A20 Pro, & New C2 5G Modem, But Camera Hardware Could Miss Out On Telephoto Unit To Reduce Cost

Foldable iPhone’s Preliminary Specifications Shared By Analysts Include The Advanced 2nm A20 Pro, & New C2 5G Modem, But Camera Hardware Could Miss Out On Telephoto Unit To Reduce Cost

The internal specifications surrounding the foldable iPhone share some polarity. On one hand, Apple’s most cutting-edge smartphone will be loaded with top-end hardware, but the company is also reported to make compromises elsewhere, such as the device supposedly lacking Face ID due to design complexities. The Cupertino firm could make trade-offs in other areas, such as camera configuration, with analysts …

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