So far, the port looks... pretty OK! Also — LOL — they tried running it on an original PS4 hard drive to bust the myth that it never needed a new console.
Wondering whether it’ll truly play well on Steam Deck? An early test on YouTube suggests it’s actually pretty smooth, but relies on dynamically adjusting AMD FSR 2.1 which can make the game look mighty low-res in graphically intensive moments.
Weirdly, Google spokesperson Nia Carter confirms to The Verge that the company’s minimum system requirements aren’t changing — 4 CPU cores and 8GB of RAM for Google Play Games on PC. But if you’ve got a dual-core CPU and 4GB, Google now says it can technically give you a “limited experience.”
You’ll still need hardware virtualization, which often means digging into your computer’s BIOS. The beta’s now available in 120 regions around the world.
Imagine a smaller symmetrical Millennium Falcon, with its own detachable secondary spaceship. Now imagine paying $500 to crowdfund it before September 6th for a fall 2024 release.
It’s nearly three feet long, over two feet wide and over a foot tall, with all kinds of removable panels and landing gear, a detailed bridge and crew quarters, and of course a Dejarik table. Tested got hands-on at SDCC.
How many? How fast? How much do they cost, and who foots the bill? How much electricity do they require? How do we plant them under the sea, and how quickly, with what challenges? How thick are they, and how vulnerable?
Stephen Shankland’s CNET feature has so many of the fascinating answers. I’ll spoil one: “At any given moment, more than 10 cables are typically cut around the world.”
As you can see, Musk didn’t disappear the remainder of the Twitter HQ sign before 8:55PM last night, and this morning it was still hanging in there at 10:05AM.
(I love that the sign has a built-in clock.)
It’s still not clear why work stopped yesterday or when it will resume. The SFPD decided it was “not a police matter,” and yet a cruiser was reportedly on site an hour ago.
