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Sean Hollister

Sean Hollister

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    Valve enters the console wars

    A decade later, Steam Machines have returned.

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    Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console

    Can Valve’s tiny box take on Microsoft and Sony?

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    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Epic and Google may not get their settlement.

    Judge Donato is now ordering an evidentiary hearing in Epic v. Google, Law360’s Bonnie Eslinger reports from the courtroom. She writes Donato is “not sure the proposed deal will correct Google’s illegal conduct,” and was skeptical that Epic and Google “are suddenly BFFs.”

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    Sean Hollister
    I’m amused by how Google is complying with the Epic injunction.

    I thought Google would change its policy — but no, existing payments policy pages haven’t changed. Instead, the news Google can no longer force you into Play Billing is on a separate page, one that doesn’t show up when I type “Play Billing” or “require billing” into the search console.

    Also: “In the near future we will share more program requirements and business model changes to preserve user trust and safety in the ecosystem.”
    Also: “In the near future we will share more program requirements and business model changes to preserve user trust and safety in the ecosystem.
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    Sean Hollister
    I had a bad weekend with Xbox Full Screen Experience preview on MSI Claw — but I’ll need to retest.

    Correction: I originally wrote there was no way to bring up the task switcher on Claw — the best part of FSE — but that’s because MSI Center claimed I was on the latest BIOS when I wasn’t! With BIOS 10F, I can long-press Quick Settings to task-switch. Because that BIOS may have fixed other things too, I also need to re-test sleep (which wasn’t working for me).

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    Sean Hollister
    Remember that wild handheld I flipped between DS and Switch modes? It’s now on Amazon for $700.

    If you buy the OneXSugar Sugar 1, please tell me how it goes! It’s one of the most popular Today I’m Toying With videos I’ve filmed, and I’m so curious if they nailed it. (I’m also very curious about its new competition.)

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    AMD heard angry gamers loud and clear — your Radeon 5000 and 6000 GPUs will get game updates right away.

    AMD, October 30th: “Future driver updates with targeted game optimizations will focus on RDNA 3 and RDNA 4 GPUs.”

    AMD, October 31st: “New features, bug fixes and game optimizations will continue to be delivered as required by market needs in the maintenance mode branch.”

    AMD today, after a wave of anger: “Yes, game optimization and support for all RDNA Series 1 through 4 will roll out at the same time in both driver packages — including but not limited to CoD, Crimson Desert, and Resident Evil.”