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Microsoft confirms it's taking a 'new approach' with its game streaming device - Engadget
Mysterious SEGA Broadcast Announced, Will Unveil A New Project - Nintendo Life
Samsung Shows What its 200-Megapixel Camera is Capable Of - Wccftech

Microsoft confirms it's taking a 'new approach' with its game streaming device - Engadget

Posted: 27 May 2022 02:18 AM PDT

Earlier this month, a rumor suggested that Microsoft might be nearly ready to launch a Chromecast-like game streaming stick for its Xbox Cloud Gaming service. The company has now confirmed that such a device (codenamed Keystone) does exist, but it may not be coming any time soon after all, according to a report from Windows Central.

"As announced last year, we've been working on a game-streaming device, codename Keystone, that could be connected to any TV or monitor without the need for a console," a Microsoft spokesperson told Windows Central. "We have made the decision to pivot away from the current iteration of the Keystone device. We will take our learnings and refocus our efforts on a new approach that will allow us to deliver Xbox Cloud Gaming to more players around the world in the future."

Last year, Microsoft confirmed that it was making Xbox video game streaming sticks and baking the technology into Smart TVs. "We're... developing standalone streaming devices that you can plug into a TV or monitor, so if you have a strong internet connection, you can stream your Xbox experience," the company said at the time.

Since Stadia didn't light up the market as much as Google likely hoped, Microsoft may be taking stock of its own project. "As part of any technical journey, we are constantly evaluating our efforts, reviewing our learnings, and ensuring we are bringing value to our customers," the spokesperson said.

Xbox Cloud Gaming (née xCloud) has rolled out to PCs, mobile devices and Xbox consoles as part of the $15/month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription — though it's still technically in beta almost a year after launching widely. However, Stadia can run on Google's relatively inexpensive Chromecast devices, plus NVIDIA Shield TV and numerous Smart TVs. Microsoft is obviously being careful about its own streaming device, so it doesn't look like a launch is in the near future after all.

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Mysterious SEGA Broadcast Announced, Will Unveil A New Project - Nintendo Life

Posted: 27 May 2022 08:11 AM PDT

In a post on Twitter, Sega's official Japanese account announced an upcoming broadcast for Friday, June 3rd at 12pm BST / 7am ET, which looks set to unveil a brand new project.

Details are slightly thin on the ground at the moment, but guests include Hiroyuki Miyazaki, who has a long-running history with the company, along with Yosuke Okunari, who again boasts a wide range of credits with SEGA.

Translated, the tweet reads:

\ Urgent notice! /
Live broadcast to announce Sega's new project will be delivered from 20:00 on June 3 (Friday)
Appearance is [Hiroyuki Miyazaki] [Yosuke Okunari] …… Does that mean...?

The accompanying image of a rather chocolatey looking Mega Drive controller hints that the broadcast is likely going to contain information on a retro-focused project. Perhaps a Mega CD Mini? We're conscious not to get our hopes up too much with this one, but who knows what will be announced!

Will you be tuning in to watch the broadcast on June 3rd? What do you think it will unveil? Let us know with a comment!

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Samsung Shows What its 200-Megapixel Camera is Capable Of - Wccftech

Posted: 26 May 2022 11:10 PM PDT

Towards the end of last year, Samsung gave us a glimpse of what the 200-megapixel camera sensor can do. However, at that time, we did not know much about the sensor or what it is capable of doing but it seems like the South Korean tech giant has been hard at work as it has been improving the 200-megapixel sensor. Despite the fact that this technology is still not available in any production device, the firm has continued to show off the sensor, and going as far as printing a massive canvas and displaying it.

The 200-Megapixel Sensor by Samsung is Insane

The picture that we are talking about measures 616 square meters. For those wondering just how big it is, it is around one and a half times the size of a basketball court. As suggested before, the image has been taken using Samsung's 200-megapixel sensor and the project came about as the company's way to "truly test the limits of the high-performance 200MP image sensor and its image quality." It should not come as a surprise that printing out a large image is a challenge because if the picture is not clear enough, you will start seeing defects on a larger print.

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It is also important to know that Samsung using the 200-megapixel sensor is still in the testing phase; which means that the sensor was used in conjunction with a custom board. Samsung also filtered the board with an adapter that allowed the team to attach DSLR lenses to it. However, for the final result, the team decided a pure image was best and just went with the camera sensor. The team clearly liked the results, and the photos that came out were shockingly good.

Taking the final photo was no easy task because the 616 square meter image had to be printed in pieces. In total, the Samsung team had to print 12 pieces and they were all stitched together to create a single image. By going through this process, the company realized how having a sensor with such a massive megapixel count does come with advantages, and the main one is that you can zoom in and crop images without losing any quality.

You can learn more about it here.

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