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The PS5 Pro is reportedly coming this holiday season
Confession time: I already have a copy of Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the PS5 even though I still don't have a PlayStation 5 console. I never get consoles the moment they come out and usually wait a few years for their next version. In the PlayStation 5's case, I thought it was going to be the PS5 Slim, but it looks like I could have another option by the end of the year: The PlayStation 5 Pro. Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming says the PS5 Pro details leaked by the Moore’s Law is Dead YouTube channel came from documentation Sony itself recently sent to third-party developers.
Take the website's confirmation with a grain of salt, of course, but Henderson has a pretty good track record when it comes to leaks. In 2022, he reported that Sony was working a "genuine professional controller" for the PS5, two months before the DualSense Edge was officially announced. He also revealed that the company was set to release a version of the console with a detachable disc drive a full year before Sony introduced the smaller and lighter PS5 model.
Based on leaked information on the PS5 Pro so far, it will offer improved and consistent frame rate (FPS) at 4K, as well as a "performance mode" for 8K resolution. It's also expected to be able to render games up to 45 percent quicker and to have ray tracing capabilities that are two to three times faster than its non-pro counterpart. Plus, the documentation Moore’s Law is Dead featured in its video shows that it will have a GPU with 67 Teraflops FP16 (33.5 Teraflops FP32) performance, which indicates faster speeds and better graphics overall.
Henderson says Sony is targeting a holiday release for the PS5 Pro, most likely to take advantage of heightened sales for the season. However, that could still change, depending on whether the company feels there haven't been enough first-party title releases this year.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-ps5-pro-is-reportedly-coming-this-holiday-season-084404542.html?src=rss
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The best holiday Apple deals on iPad, Apple Watch, and more
If you’re looking for holiday Apple deals, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve got amazing discounts on the iPad, iPhone, AirPods, MacBook, and Apple Watch.
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Shopping at Apple this holiday season? You should know this
Apple has released some important information for anyone purchasing one of its products during the upcoming holiday season.
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Hurry — Best Buy is extending its sale on must-have holiday gifts
Best Buy’s three-day sale is offering discounts on various gift ideas, including the Fitbit Sense 2, the Xbox Series S, and the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones.
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Hurry — Best Buy is having a 3-day sale on must-have holiday gifts
Best Buy’s three-day sale is offering discounts on various gift ideas, including the Fitbit Sense 2, the Xbox Series S, and the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones.
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Gmail will track packages to help with your holiday shopping
You might not have to jump between your email client and a web browser just to find out if a holiday gift will arrive on time. Google is updating the Gmail app with simple package tracking. If your order email has a supported tracking number (more on that in a moment), you’ll see the shipping status at the top of the message. If your must-have item arrives tomorrow, you may know without having to plug digits into a web link or dedicated app.
The feature will be available in the US in the “coming weeks,” and will support most large shipping providers. It’s strictly opt-in, so Google won’t look up your tracking numbers unless you want it to. In the months ahead, Gmail will also watch for delays and surface the order email with a label indicating the problem. You may know about a delivery setback before you’ve even received an official notification.
The timing is convenient, of course. Google is hoping to get ahead of the holiday shopping rush and make Gmail your go-to app for tracking packages. That could help keep you in the company’s ecosystem. All the same, it should be a genuinely useful feature — particularly if you shop smaller stores that don’t always have their own apps.
‘Hogwarts Legacy’ will hit Xbox, PlayStation and PC this holiday season
Hogwarts Legacy will arrive on PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles in holiday 2022. Hogwarts Legacy was announced in late 2020 and it was originally due to come out in 2021, but was later delayed to 2022. The "holiday" timeframe is one step closer to an actual release date.
And that's not all — during today's State of Play livestream dedicated to the open-world RPG, WB Games Avalanche dropped a trailer offering the first real look at how this sucker will look and play.
Hogwarts Legacy is a spinoff of the Harry Potter universe, but it takes place long before the events of the books. It's set in the 1800s, and places players in their fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where they'll learn spells, brew potions, grow magical plants, tame wild beasts and attend classes. Players have a unique ability to manipulate ancient magic, and with that, they hold the key to saving the wizarding world from dark forces.
As familiar as that sounds, this is a game filled with original storylines and Harry Potter author JK Rowling (She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named) isn't directly involved in its development. Hogwarts Legacy features fresh professors, students, villains, mentors and creatures, plus some familiar ghosts. Players will be able to fly on broomsticks, gain friends who will join them on quests and upgrade their abilities based on how they like to play. It's not all contained to Hogwarts, either — the shops at Hogsmeade are also available to explore.
TalkAndroid’s Best Gaming Gift Cards for the 2021 Holiday Season
The best thing about online gift cards is that they are easily accessible, you can choose what you spend and they almost never run out of stock! Plus when you really don’t know what to get someone; buying them something they want, for the content they enjoy, seems a win-win all around. They are also […]
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How (and why) to give software as a gift this holiday season
Our tradition of giving physical gifts creates an enormous amount of waste. That’s why this year (and beyond) we should all consider giving software as a gift.
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13 White elephant gift ideas that are guaranteed to spice up your holiday party
To help you make a splash at your holiday party this year, we’ve compiled a list of the best White Elephant gift ideas known to man.
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Tech gifts in stock with holiday delivery: Apple Watch, Fire HD tablet
A few of the largest retailers today are offering great deals on tech that makes for great gifting this holiday season, including the Apple Watch Series 7.
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Google Maps is adding new shopping tools for the holiday season
Google has several new features in Google Maps to help you avoid crowds, find your way around malls, and get your holiday dinner shopping done.
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GoDaddy phishing ‘test’ teased employees with a fake holiday bonus
They were promised a $ 650 holiday bonus from their company. It wasn’t an act of corporate goodwill, though, but a particularly tone deaf phishing test. And instead of extra cash, those who failed were assigned extra work. That’s what happened to arou…
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Amazon’s 2nd-Gen Fire TV Cube is gaining support for two-way video calling – just in time for the holiday season
It’s getting close to the season where video-calling our loved ones takes on increased importance, but having the whole family swarm around a laptop or smartphone in an attempt to get in on the action doesn’t really lend itself to a great experience. This is where the addition of two-way video calling the big screen […]
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Talk Android’s Holiday Gift Guide (2019)
It’s winding down to the end of the year, and that means many of us are scrambling to finish up buying presents for the holidays. Don’t let it stress you out, though; there’s a lot to figure out, but Talk Android has a pretty comprehensive gift guide covering a ton of potential gift options for […]
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Google Assistant picks up some holiday tricks, makes it easy to track Santa all month long
Google is teaming up with the North Pole again this year, and they’re making it really easy to track Santa’s progress as we get closer to Christmas. There are tons of Google Assistant games to play, GIFs to share, and even a snowbox to build your own 3D winter wonderland. Not everything will be available […]
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Have robots roll your joints and infuse your budder this High Stoner Holiday
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[Deal] Check out these Holiday Deals from Anker (US/UK)
With Christmas Day less than two weeks away, time is running out to find the perfect gift this festive season. If the strain of shopping for others is stressing you out, there’s no rule that says you can’t treat yourself to a little something along the way. With these holiday deals from Anker ranging from projectors, wireless […]
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The offbeat stuff from our holiday gift guide
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Spotify’s holiday discount on Premium works for lapsed users too
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Holiday Gift Guide 2017: Best Android Smartphones
Know someone that’s still rocking a phone from 2013? Is their Galaxy S3 screen finally going out? Hook them up with a new smartphone. It’s a big present, but if you want to show up Santa Claus at his own game, a nice phone will definitely impress everyone. You’ve got options here, too. You can […]
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PayPal releases new Money Pool feature for upcoming holiday shopping season
PayPal announced a new feature that they hope will help people deal with the stress of the holiday shopping season. According to PayPal, 54% of people who responded to a recent poll say they are stressed out by the prospect of holiday shopping and only 32% find it a joyful experience. To help with that, […]
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Apple nabs 31.3 percent of smartphone sales at the start of 2016 holiday season
Apple is making some gains on Google’s Android mobile operating system and devices — a new report shows the iPhone 7, 7 Plus, and 6S were the three most popular smartphones in the U.S. at the start of the holiday period.
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Record-Breaking Holiday Season for the App Store
Customers around the world made this holiday season the biggest ever for the App Store, setting new records during the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s. In the two weeks ending January 3, customers spent over $ 1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1 marked the biggest day in App Store history with customers spending over $ 144 million. “The App Store had a holiday season for the record books. We are excited that our customers downloaded and enjoyed so many incredible apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, spending over $ 20 billion on the App Store last year alone,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “We’re grateful to all the developers who have created the most innovative and exciting apps in the world for our customers. We can’t wait for what’s to come in 2016.”
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AT&T gets in the holiday spirit, offers ‘free’ Galaxy S6 if you buy a separate Samsung phone
AT&T announced a holiday promotion that nets customers a free Galaxy S6 if they buy a Samsung smartphone. However, before you make the plunge, there are a number of caveats to consider whether this promotion is for you.
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2015 Holiday Gift Guide
Tech for everyone on your holiday and Christmas lists. Laptops, phones, TVs, home theater, gadgets, and more.
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Billie Holiday returns to NYC’s Apollo theater as a hologram
Definitely an interesting way to virtually resurrect musical icons of years past, a hologram of Billie Holiday will be used in a new show being developed by the Apollo theater in New York City.
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