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Cameron Faulkner

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    RESIDE Nintendo Switch 2 VIL req.

    Those aren’t typos indicating I should get my head checked. Rather, it’s how the design reads on the new $99.99 Resident Evil Requiem-themed Switch 2 Pro controller. The custom look adds $10 to the already pricey gamepad that lacks more durable TMR joysticks found in great options that are less than half the cost.

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    Pokémon Legends: Z-A for Switch is 45 percent off for a limited time.

    Happy Pokémon day! If you own a Switch, you can pick up the latest mainline game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, at Woot for $34.99 (originally $59.99) when you enter the code LEVEL20 at checkout. The code expires at 11:58PM CT on February 27th. For Switch 2 owners, you can then nab the $9.99 upgrade pack to get better visuals and performance.

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    Astro Bot, one of the PS5’s best exclusives, is almost half off.

    Team Asobi’s latest Astro Bot game, simply titled Astro Bot, is a fantastic 3D platformer exclusive to the PS5 that’s absolutely stuffed with references to PlayStation games. The disc version is down to $32.99 (typically $59.99) at Amazon and Walmart, which is a great deal.

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    Death Stranding 2 will get a 21:9 ultrawide mode on PS5, not just on PC.

    Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC on March 19th, and the system requirements are fairly relaxed, except for needing 150GB of SSD storage — an especially tough ask for portable players (who are getting their own graphics preset). A 21:9 ultrawide mode is coming to PC and the PS5. Although, it seems likely that the effect will be simulated on PS5 like it was with its predecessor, with horizontal black bars and a wider field of view.

    An image that shows the PC system requirements for Death Stranding 2. The minimum spec to enjoy 1080p gaming at 30 frames per second includes Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1660 and 10th Gen Intel CPUs and Ryzen 3 3rd Gen CPUs, 16GB of RAM. Its other tiers don’t ramp up specs dramatically; the “very high” rig to get 4K at 60 frames per second includes Nvidia’s RTX 4080 or AMD’s Radeon 9070 XT, at least a high-end 11th Gen Intel CPU or Ryzen 7 5th gen CPU. All PCs require 150GB of available SSD space.
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