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2020 iPad Pro Unboxing Videos and First Impressions - MacRumors
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Apple removes purchase limits on iPhone, iPad Pro and MacBook Air - Mashable

2020 iPad Pro Unboxing Videos and First Impressions - MacRumors

Posted: 24 Mar 2020 07:53 AM PDT

Top Stories: New iPad Pro, MacBook Air, Powerbeats, and More

With no March media event in the works, Apple this week rolled out a number of product updates including updated iPad Pro models with dual cameras, a LiDAR scanner, and a Magic Keyboard accessory with trackpad. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. On the Mac side, we got an updated MacBook Air and storage-bumped Mac mini models, as well as new Powerbeats earphones, so...

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Half-Life: Alyx success will determine whether the next game will be VR - GamesRadar+

Posted: 23 Mar 2020 09:25 PM PDT

In what seems like a sensible approach, Valve has said they'll decide whether to make another Half-Life VR game based on how Half-Life: Alyx is received. And if early sales figures are an indicator, there's a good chance the next entry in the Half-Life series will be a VR game.

Valve level designer Dario Casali told PC Gamer that it hasn't been decided whether to continue the Half-Life series with another VR game or return to a traditional format. "At this point, we don't really know what [another Half-Life game] would be—we don't know if it's going to be another VR title. We don't know if it's going to be a non VR title," Casali said.

"The best thing we can do at this point is to gauge the response to this product. How are people able to enjoy it? How many people can we get into the VR platform? [Are] people saying that VR is now this essential part of Half-Life? We really don't know those answers until we put the game out and we start listening."

Half-Life: Alyx is out now on Steam, where according to PlayTracker, more than 300,000 people have already bought it. That puts it on track to surpass every other Steam release in sales for 2020 so far. And if that's the case, it's easy to see why Valve would consider Alyx a presumptive success.

Our own Rachel Weber wrote a glowing review of Half-Life: Alyx, calling it "hands-down the best virtual reality money can buy right now," and "a tantalizing promise of just what the big game studios could achieve if they were willing to put their time and money into creating a AAA experience for VR platforms."

Making a VR-exclusive sequel in a popular franchise like Half-Life might seem like a potential bottleneck for those apprehensive about the buy-in price, but the aforementioned sales numbers seem to belie that notion. Only time will tell if Valve sees potential for Half-Life's future in VR.

Here's our definitive list of the best games coming in 2020 and beyond.

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Apple removes purchase limits on iPhone, iPad Pro and MacBook Air - Mashable

Posted: 23 Mar 2020 02:05 AM PDT

Finally, you can buy more than two iPad Pro devices at a time!

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By Stan Schroeder2020-03-23 08:53:42 UTC

Last week, for certain products, Apple started limiting the number of units one customer could buy.

Namely, the new iPad Pro (both the 11-inch and the 12.9-inch model) were limited to two per customer, and the new MacBook Air and the Mac mini were limited to five per customer. Most newer iPhones, including the iPhone 11, the 11 Pro and the 11 Pro Max, were limited to two per customer. The AirPods Pro were also limited to two per customer.

Now, MacRumors noticed that the company has removed purchase limits from its products, meaning customers can once again purchase as many of these products as they like.

The outlet notes that some of the purchase limits remain, but only in China.

The purchase limits were probably not a big deal for the majority of customers, but they were likely a reflection of Apple's supply chain being strained due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

COVID-19 – the disease caused by coronavirus – has so far killed more than 12,900 and infected more than 294,000 people. The outbreak has been worsening in the U.S. in recent weeks, with more than 34,276 confirmed cases and 413 deaths.

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