PlayStation inventor Ken Kutaragi told Bloomberg he’s not impressed by the metaverse.”I can’t see the point of doing it,” Kutaragi said.He added that VR and AR headsets are “simply annoying.” Get the latest tech news & scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Loading Something is loading. Email address By clicking […]
Month: January 2022
This 22-Year-Old Builds Chips in His Parents’ Garage
+++lead-in-textnnIn August, chipmaker [Intel](https://www.wired.com/tag/intel/) revealed new details about its plan to build a “mega-fab” on US soil, a $100 billion factory where 10,000 workers will make a new generation of powerful processors studded with billions of transistors.The same month, 22-year-old Sam Zeloof announced his own [semiconductor](https://www.wired.com/tag/intel/) milestone.It was achieved alone […]
This 22-Year-Old Builds Chips in His Parents’ Garage | WIRED
+++lead-in-textnnIn August, chipmaker [Intel](https://www.wired.com/tag/intel/) revealed new details about its plan to build a “mega-fab” on US soil, a $100 billion factory where 10,000 workers will make a new generation of powerful processors studded with billions of transistors.The same month, 22-year-old Sam Zeloof announced his own [semiconductor](https://www.wired.com/tag/intel/) milestone.It was achieved alone […]
Sony expects Microsoft to ‘continue to ensure’ Activision games stay multiplatform
Sony has responded to Microsoft’s blockbuster proposal to buy Activision Blizzard with a comment on what that might mean for the future games like Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles.“We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform,” a spokesperson tells The […]
WWE 2K22’s Cover Star Is Rey Mysterio, NWO Edition Revealed
WWE 2K22’s Cover Star Is Rey Mysterio, NWO Edition Revealed Booyaka, Mysterio will appear on this year’s cover. Future WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio was revealed to be the cover star of 2K Games’ upcoming WWE 2K22.In addition, various editions for the upcoming game have been revealed–including an nWo-focused […]
Is Microsoft building a gaming monopoly?
Yesterday morning, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, publisher of games ranging from the Call of Duty series to Candy Crush Saga , for $68.7 billion.Microsoft says the move would make it the third-largest gaming company by revenue, following Tencent and Sony.The company, already a giant in the market, […]
We put the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X head-to-head. After a year of using both, it’s clear that the PS5 is a better buy for most gamers
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission.Learn more. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have been out for more than a year.Supply remains limited, but both consoles have set sales records and offer a full library of games.The PS5 is a better fit for […]
Sony hopes Microsoft won’t pull Activision Blizzard games off PlayStation – CNET
The fate of Activision Blizzard’s multiplatform games remains unclear following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.Despite the announcement earlier this week of Microsoft’s planned multibillion-dollar acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard , rival Sony doesn’t expect the newly acquired games to become Xbox exclusives, a Sony spokesperson told The Wall […]
A professor said her students think average Americans make six figures. That’s a long way off.
The question asked by Nina Strohminger to her students at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania was straightforward: What did they think the average American makes in annual wages?Some of the answers, however, were not what the professor of legal studies and business ethics expected from one of […]
Man arrested in random knife slaying of UCLA student working at furniture store, LAPD says
LOS ANGELES – A man was arrested Wednesday in the random knife slaying of a graduate student at UCLA who was working at a furniture store, police said.Shawn Laval Smith, who police believe to be homeless, was arrested northeast of Los Angeles by the Pasadena Police Department after a nearly […]