Episode 150
If you thought the Steam Deck was expensive…
Xbox Ally X20 - Now with OLED
ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle 3D Render Scenario Photo_ROG Wallpaper_Product
Xbox Ally X20 vs X comparison sheet
ASUS announced the ROG Xbox Ally X20, which looks a lot like an Xbox Ally already, but now with a larger screen. Which is also OLED VRR it supports FreeSync with a minimum FPS of 30FPS and a max of 120FPS. It also has a transforming d-pad which switches between normal cardinal directions and a more disk shaped d-pad. No news on the price, but if you look at the Lenovo Legion Go 2 price, I’m sure this thing is going to be really expensive. Oh! and don’t forget this is sold in a bundle with XR glasses, which is a choice. It has a beautiful screen, but you don’t use that when you have the glasses on.
MSI Arc G3 for Claw 8 AI+
MSI shows Arc G3 PCB for Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld
MSI’s new handheld sports their new chip the Arc G3 Extreme. Intel says that it has 14 CPU Cores, with 2 performance cores, 8 efficiency cores, and 4 low power efficiency cores. For graphics cores, we’re looking at 12 Xe3 cores running at 4.7 GHz CPU Clock. It will have 32 gigs of LPDDR5X ram, and a 1TB SSD to go with its 8 inch 1080p screen with a 120 Hz refresh rate. It launches on June 23rd at $1,500.
Humble choice for June
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Xbox chief says “It was a miss, and I own it”
Xbox Logo
Some fans are upset at Microsoft for including logos for other platforms in their marketing materials. Honestly this drives me crazy. The fact of the matter is, showing the other logos is helpful to the customers, us the gamers. We benefit by seeing what platforms these games will be on. Unlike when Sony releases a trailer and pretends that other platforms don’t exist, which to me just screams insecurity. Asha Sharma the newly minted head of Xbox said “Seeing the feedback on logos. It was a miss, and I own it. We are talking about how we adjust for future XBOX shows.” At the end of the day, it isn’t a big deal, but this is the kind of thing I’d really like Sharma to ignore. XBOX shouldn’t feel like they have to respond to every single complaint.
I can also see the arguments on the other side though, showing the logos could communicate that you don’t need an XBOX to play these games. True, but guess what, you don’t, for exclusives, just put the XBOX logo there, but if a game is playable on Switch, or PlayStation, tell people. It makes me think of politicians that say “my opponent” instead of saying their name. Feels like a decision made by focus groups instead of leadership.
Playstation - State of Play
Everything announced at Summer Games Fest
Will update this part later, here’s the list
