Month: March 2025

Wegen Korruptionsermittlungen im EU-Parlament gegen Huawei-Lobbyisten wollen BDI und Bitkom erst einmal weniger Kontakt. (Huawei, Politik)

When Nintendo finally officially revealed the Switch 2 in January, one of our major unanswered questions concerned whether games designed for the original Switch would see some form of visual or performance enhancement when running on the backward-compatible Switch 2. Now, Nintendo-watchers are pointing to a fleeting mention of "Switch 2 Edition games" as a major hint that such enhancements are in the works for at least some original Switch games.

The completely new reference to "Switch 2 Edition games" comes from a Nintendo webpage discussing yesterday's newly announced Virtual Game Cards digital lending feature. In the fine print at the bottom of that page, Nintendo notes that "Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games and Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games can only be loaded on a Nintendo Switch 2 system [emphasis added]."

The specific wording differentiating these "Switch 2 Edition" games from "Switch 2 exclusives" suggests a new category of game that is compatible with the original Switch but able to run with enhancements on the Switch 2. But it's currently unclear what Switch games will get "Switch 2 Edition" releases or how much developer work (if any) will be needed to create those new versions.

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Another day, another handheld game console from AYANEO. This time it’s the AYANEO Pocket ACE: a compact model designed for playing classic console games on modern hardware. The Pocket ACE features a 4.5 inch, 1620 x 1080 pixel IPS LCD display with a 3:2 aspect ratio, a Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 processor, and a […]

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Amazon hat eine smarte Außensteckdose mit WLAN im Angebot, über die sich Gartengeräte und mehr per App und Sprachbefehl steuern lassen. (Smart Home, Amazon Alexa)

In 2022, a team of AI researchers at Sony sat down and made an AI agent that was nearly unbeatable at the racing game Gran Turismo 7. More than just car control, the agent, called GT Sophy, had to also learn racing tactics and strategies—and even etiquette. Up against the world's best human players, Sophy beat the humans by 104 races to 52 in a match in 2021.

Since then, Sony and Polyphony Digital have been hard at work retraining it from being able to dominate the world's best with ease into something that's more fun for the rest of us to compete against. The latest refinement is GT Sophy 2.1, which appeared as part of GT7's latest update yesterday. It's now enabled at more tracks, and you can finally set up custom races at those tracks using the better AI.

“Since we first introduced GT Sophy three years ago, we have worked closely with [Polyphony Digital] to explore how AI can enhance gameplay and create more dynamic and fun racing experiences for players of all skill levels," said Kaushik Subramanian, senior staff research scientist at Sony AI. "With GT Sophy 2.1, we are giving players more control than ever over their interactions with GT Sophy by allowing them to fine-tune gameplay, experiment with new strategies, and advance their racing skills."

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Ploopy has made a name for itself over the past few years by offering a line of customizable trackball mice with open source designs that allow you 3D print or modify your own device. Since launching its first trackball in 2019, Ploopy has followed up with several additional designs for different trackball styles. Last year […]

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Taiwans Rüstungsindustrie hat mit der Endeavor Manta eine unbemannte Drohne vorgestellt, die nach dem Vorbild der ukrainischen Seedrohnen arbeitet. (Schifffahrt, Politik)

Die Bluetooth-Kopfhörer von Marshall sollen mit langer Akkulaufzeit, kabellosem Laden und einfacher Bedienung den Alltag erleichtern. (Technik/Hardware, Bluetooth)

Nur wer Inhalte von Paramount+ im Originalton schaut, kann auf mehr als Stereo-Sound hoffen. Trotz teurem Premium-Abo. (Paramount+, Streaming)

Nach einem Update für GPT-4o boomt die neue Bild-KI, was OpenAI an Kapazitätsgrenzen bringt. CEO Sam Altman verkündet deshalb temporäre Limits. (OpenAI, KI)