What does Valve WANT?? - Feb. 16, 2022

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

AND I WILL TRY TO FIX U

iFixit posts Steam Deck teardown, will sell replacement parts

https://youtu.be/4T0RZ6ustKQ

https://www.ifixit.com/News/57101/steam-deck-teardown

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675180/view/4347665658888576968  

https://www.engadget.com/valve-steam-deck-teardown-ifixit-212520323.html

https://www.slashgear.com/769667/steam-deck-ifixit-teardown-has-some-great-news-and-one-big-warning/

So Valve DOES want us to do this?

 

NINTENDOESN’T GET IT

Nintendo shuts down Wii U and 3DS eShop

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/nintendo-is-closing-the-3ds-and-wii-u-eshops-and-has-no-plans-to-offer-classic-content-in-other-ways

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1493752880733503488

reaction https://twitter.com/Noellee_uwu/status/1493760316131328001

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-3ds-eshop-best-exclusive-games-shut-down-best-1848549496

deleted Q&A https://twitter.com/ethangach/status/1493755634436558853

 

DIS-TOPIA

Disney planning “Storyliving” residential communities, is this Black Mirror?

https://youtu.be/4CVucnt46ww

https://www.cnet.com/news/disney-for-adults-storyliving-features-disneys-new-palm-springs-community-complete-with-oasis/

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/16/22937210/disney-residential-communities-storyliving-cotino-planned-town

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-launches-new-business-to-develop-residential-communities/

Celebration Florida

https://www.wsj.com/articles/leaks-and-mold-are-ruining-the-disney-magic-in-celebration-florida-1479249246

 

QUICK BITS

 

EVEN MORE ELEVEN-ER

Windows 11 updates

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/16/22937573/microsoft-windows-11-start-menu-folders-new-touch-gestures-features

https://www.pcworld.com/article/614665/microsofts-new-windows-11-experiences-are-live-including-android-apps.html

android https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6SpHPF40Ik

 

IN THE RED (A GOOD THING)

AMD surpasses Intel’s market cap for the first time thanks to Xilinx

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-market-cap-surpasses-intel

https://www.windowscentral.com/amds-acquisition-xilinx-goes-through-bolstering-intel-rival

But Intel also acquires Tower Semiconductor for 6.4 billion

https://www.anandtech.com/show/17256/intel-to-acquire-tower-semiconductor-for-54b-to-expand-ifs-capabilities

 

AN UNLIKELY ALLY

Nintendo Switch’s Nvidia chip will support AMD’s FSR

https://www.pcgamer.com/the-nvidia-powered-nintendo-switch-might-be-getting-an-unlikely-performance-boost-from-amd/

https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-sports-amd-fsr-support/

 https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-is-forbidding-nintendo-switch-sports-players-from-talking-about-it-publicly

 

WHAT ABOUT AN ALT-ALTSPACE

Microsoft pulls a Facebook, requires Microsoft accounts for AltspaceVR

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/16/22937192/microsoft-altspacevr-social-hubs-safety-changes

https://altvr.com/making-altspacevr-a-safer-space/

 

RUSSIAN DOLL OS

Android 13 has a VM that can fun Windows and Linux

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/02/android-13-virtualization-hack-runs-windows-and-doom-in-a-vm-on-android/

https://twitter.com/kdrag0n/status/1493088558676017152

Doom https://twitter.com/kdrag0n/status/1493089098944237568