2023-10-10
Hot take time: I think VR is going to dominate the video game industry in a few years. The tech is getting better and with Apple entering the market it'll normalize these wearable computers on our heads. Only issue is having the killer apps to back it up. …
The Verge
Meta Quest 3 review: more comfortable, much-improved displays, and snappy performance, but there isn't much MR content and passthrough isn't quite sharp enough
2023-01-21
Not surprised by this in the slightest. Game devs have opened the floodgates (which is a whole topic in itself) and now everyone is an armchair dev. How many times have you heard “it's so simple all the devs have to do is...” No no, it's more challenging than that. https://twitter.com/...
VentureBeat
A survey of 2,300+ game developers: 45% say the metaverse won't deliver on its promise, 53% back unionization, 91% say player harassment is an issue, and more
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
2023-01-20
Not surprised by this in the slightest. Game devs have opened the floodgates (which is a whole topic in itself) and now everyone is an armchair dev. How many times have you heard “it's so simple all the devs have to do is...” No no, it's more challenging than that. https://twitter.com/...
VentureBeat
A survey of 2,300+ game developers: 45% don't buy the promise of the metaverse, 53% support unionization, 91% say harassment by players is an issue, and more
Game developers are more skeptical of metaverse and blockchain projects, according to a new survey by the Game Developers Conference.
2021-06-05
Huge congrats to @TSM for striking a deal like this. Two industries that are seeing consistent growths despite the doubters are esports and crypto. They ain't going anywhere any time soon! https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Crypto exchange FTX to spend $210M over 10 years to rename the professional e-sports team TSM as TSM FTX, rivaling the biggest naming rights deals in pro sports
Kellen Browning / New York Times :
2021-03-23
I remember years ago hearing rumors that Twitch/Amazon was interested in Discord and then they bought Curse/Curse Voice. How insane would it have been if Twitch and Discord actually went through with that sale? Could you imagine the integrations? Madness. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: Microsoft is in talks to buy Discord for more than $10B; one source says Discord is more likely to go public than sell itself
Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Discord Inc., a video-game chat community, for more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
I remember years ago hearing rumors that Twitch/Amazon was interested in Discord and then they bought Curse/Curse Voice. How insane would it have been if Twitch and Discord actually went through with that sale? Could you imagine the integrations? Madness. https://twitter.com/...
VentureBeat
Sources say Discord is exploring a sale that could value it at $10B+, with one source saying it is in the final stage of negotiations
2020-02-25
All the flops on my face. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Polygon
Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X details: 12 teraflops of GPU performance, up 2x from the Xbox One X; support for 8K gaming; and a “quick resume” feature
PS5 is in trouble Kyle Orland / Ars Technica : The next Xbox will quadruple XB1's CPU, octuple its GPU performance Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter : What Exactly is Xbox's New...
2020-02-24
All the flops on my face. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Polygon
Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X details: 12 teraflops of GPU performance, up 2x from the Xbox One X; support for 8K gaming; and a “quick resume” feature
Next-generation Xbox boasts 12 teraflops GPU — Microsoft revealed new details on its next-generation console …