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- AYANEO Provides Shipping Updates for the Pocket Advance, Pocket Block, and Pocket Micro 2: In an email to backers and previous customers, AYANEO shared that its shipped approximately 90% of all Pocket Advance pre-orders," while also confirming that the Pocket Block would begin shipping this week. Unfortunately, Pocket Micro 2 orders won't be shipping until "early November."
- Project Helix is "on track for a Holiday 2028 release, priced somewhere between $1,200 and $1,800": In an interview with Fortune, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed that the company's next-gen console will arrive "for a Holiday 2028 release," while its "next-gen handheld" will apparently arrive "in Holiday 2027."
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- AMD FSR 4.1 is Rolling Out Now, Here’s How to Enable It on Your ROG Xbox Ally X20 and Other Handhelds: As planned, the FSR 4.1 Upscaling update has started rolling out for compatible hardware, which x86 handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally X20 and others.
- Apotris v4.2.0 Adds a New Android Port, Two New Submodes, and More: Everyone's favorite Tetris-clone was officially updated this week to version 4.2.0. With this update, you can now play Apotris on Android devices, online crossplay multiplayer is now possible, and the PortMaster version has also been updated to match the standalone download version.
- Microsoft Introduces "Cloud Playtime" Starting at 10 hours for $3.99: "Cloud Playtime" is a new subscription model Microsoft is testing that would let you stream Xbox games without paying for a Game Pass subscription. Tiers start at 10 hours for $3.99, and top out at $11.99 for 50 hours.
More Software News
- Socket Releases Version 0.8.0, Adding Dual-Screen Support and Better Performance
- Anbernic RG DS Gets Better PSP and DS Performance with Its Latest Firmware Update
- OnePlus Pad 4 Running Arch Linux with Android Games
- PXPlay PC v3.1.1
- Blip Launcher v1.3.0 | Reddit
- Nintendo Adds More Games to Game Boy – Nintendo Classics
- A Fake Stardew Valley Miyoo Mini Port Contains Windows Malware
- PokeDaisy 1.3.1
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- Steam Next Fest is Drowning in Demos, Here Are a Few We’re Checking Out
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