This week we have celebrated the first anniversary of Steam Deck, which is temporarily offered at a discount, commented on the first rumor about the existence of PlayStation 5 Pro and talked about Microsoft’s agreements with different cloud gaming services that aim to unlock Activision Blizzard purchase. On the other hand, from Nintendo we have received the words of the president of the American subsidiary showing his confidence that Nintendo Switch will perform well “in the coming years.”
In games we have a little bit of everything, including the release date of Ghostwire: Tokyo (April 12 on Xbox Series and Game Pass), Hunt the Night (April 30), Showgunners (May 2) and System Shock (30 April). May), the first gameplay trailer for Atlas Fallen and the release of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon for Nintendo Switch. We’ve also talked about the upcoming release of Unreal Editor for Fortnite, an app for creating games and experiences within the battle royale, and about the $92.3 billion that consoles and PC brought in last year.
In technology, artificial intelligence continues to be the protagonist, as demonstrated by the presentation of Copilot, an AI assistant from Microsoft to complete Office jobs, and the AI text, audio and image generation options that Google has added to Gmail and Docs. In Meta, the news goes through a new round of layoffs that will affect 10,000 employees and the end of experiments such as the NFTs of Instagram and Facebook. In hardware we have seen the new LG gaming monitors, while Qualcomm has presented the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chipset to power mid-range mobiles.
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MicrosoftMicrosoft confirms that it will not have a physical presence at E3 2023.Microsoft agrees with Boosteroid to bring Xbox and Activision Blizzard games for PC to its cloud service.Microsoft announces another agreement to bring Xbox and Activision Blizzard games to a service on the cloud. Sea of Stars will have a version for Xbox One and Xbox Series. Redfall details its story with a new trailer. The EU delays to May 22 the deadline to decide on the purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft.
Sony PS5 Pro would be on the way with a release by the end of 2024. The PS Plus March catalog is complete with Life Is Strange 2, Street Fighter V, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and more.
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Technology/InternetMeta ends its experiment with NFTs less than a year after its launch.Google adds AI text, audio and image generation options to Gmail and Docs.Meta announces 10,000 new layoffs and will not fill 5,000 vacancies.LG updates its gaming monitors with a 49-inch ultrawide and a 24.5-inch 360Hz model. The US government requires TikTok to pass into new hands if it doesn’t want to be banned. Microsoft announces Copilot, an AI assistant for complete the work of Office. Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2, promising twice the graphics power for the upper-middle range. Lance Reddick, actor of Destiny and Horizon and series like The Wire, dies.
