To commemorate the PlayStation’s 30 years in gaming, Sony has announced some nostalgia-tinged redesigns of both the PS5 and the upcoming PS5 Pro. With that classic gray color and old-school logo, there’s a similarly styled DualSense controller and even a large cable with a retro design wrapped around the typical USB-C connector.
The PS5 Pro bundle even includes a retro cover for the standard controller, DualSense Edge, and optional disc drive and charging stand. Even the PlayStation Portal takes on the color of 1994.
Pre-orders begin on September 26 through the company and at participating retailers, starting on November 21. Sony trapped me: Design it in the colors of my childhood gaming memoriesand I’ll probably buy it – especially when early impressions of the PS5 Pro show it’s capable of some things jumps in game engine performance.
– Matt Smith
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Geeked Week also teased spinoffs for Splinter Cell and Tomb Raider.
At a private fan event for Geeked Week this year, Netflix showed off teasers and sneak peeks for the second season. Avatar: The Last Airbender as well as Squid Game the second season, with last season’s hero Lee Jung-jae wearing his player’s 456 jersey again. There were also new clips for One Piece, Wednesday, Splinter Cell, Devil May Cry and more.
The video website now joins DirecTV, Sling TV and Hulu.
YouTube is turning paused videos into its newest ad space. The company first began using ads on intermission screens in 2023 with select advertisers. YouTube viewers are less enthusiastic. When you pause videos in the YouTube mobile app, new ads also pop up.
This was reported by a representative of YouTube The Verge they saw “strong advertiser and strong reviewer responses” after “stopping ads to all advertisers.” Excellent.
The multi-year deal between Winfrey and the platform expired in 2022.
The Oprah Winfrey documentary is no longer coming to Apple TV+. Because Winfrey herself took back his rights, PageSix reports. Winfrey and filmmaker Kevin Macdonald allegedly clashed over the final product, with the latter not making the required edits. First it was Winfrey a lot He attended Apple TV+ and even spoke at its launch. and signed a multi-year contract with the platform, opening shows like The Oprah Talkbut the contract expired in 2022.
