Nintendo is getting the Switch ready for retirement

Nintendo is getting the Switch ready for retirement

Nintendo is stepping further away from its original Switch console, with the company now planning to dedicate most of its attention to its successor. In a financial results briefing on Wednesday, Nintendo said that “going forward, we will shift our primary development focus to Nintendo Switch 2 and expand our business around this new platform.”…

Samsung previews HDR10 Plus Advanced, its answer to Dolby Vision 2

Samsung previews HDR10 Plus Advanced, its answer to Dolby Vision 2

During a press junket last week, Samsung showed a simulated demo of the new dynamic HDR format, and it includes six features similar to what the recently-revealed Dolby Vision 2 will offer. TVs from Samsung and any other manufacturers who support it will be able to boost picture brightness for 4,000-5,000 nit TVs that have…

Every current-gen Fitbit is already heavily discounted for Black Friday

Every current-gen Fitbit is already heavily discounted for Black Friday

The Fitbit Charge 6 is currently on sale for $99.95, which matches its best price to date. Black Friday is still nearly a month off, but that hasn’t stopped the big-name retailers — specifically Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy — from discounting a slew of Fitbit devices in the run-up to the main event. Most of the…

Predator: Badlands is a lighthearted twist on the brutal sci-fi series

Predator: Badlands is a lighthearted twist on the brutal sci-fi series

Between Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers, 20th Century Studios’ classic survival thriller franchise has been on a tear with stories that get at the heart of what makes this world of alien big game hunters great. In both films, director Dan Trachtenberg stuck to the Predator series’ narrative basics and focused on crafting clever…

Wikipedia co-founder joins editing conflict over the Gaza genocide page

Wikipedia co-founder joins editing conflict over the Gaza genocide page

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has jumped into a conflict over the online encyclopedia’s page on “Gaza genocide.” Just days after a Wikipedia editor froze changes to the article, Wales posted a statement on a page dedicated to discussing edits, saying the article “requires immediate correction” and is part of a broader neutrality problem on the…

Google’s TV Streamer (4K) is down to its best price to date ahead of Black Friday

Google’s TV Streamer (4K) is down to its best price to date ahead of Black Friday

Google’s discounted TV Streamer (4K) functions as both a streaming device and a Matter-compatible smart home hub. With everything from the next Knives Out movie to the final season of Stranger Things on the way, there’s going to be a ton of great stuff to stream in the coming weeks. And if you want to…

Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI

Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI

The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an anti-piracy organization representing Japanese IP holders like Studio Ghibli and Bandai Namco, released a letter last week asking OpenAI to stop using its members’ content to train Sora 2, as reported by Automaton. The letter states that “CODA considers that the act of replication during the machine learning…