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    Aurelius replied to the thread Fox to Acquire Roku, Joining the Battle for the Living Room.
    Disney bought 21st Century Fox, aka the movie and TV show business (think Alien, The Simpsons and beyond). Fox Corporation is still separate, and it's the one that runs Fox News, Fox Sports, and the like.
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Fox to Acquire Roku, Joining the Battle for the Living Room.
    I think it's mostly business in this case — it's just easy to see Fox News being front and center, at least when you first start it up.
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Fox to Acquire Roku, Joining the Battle for the Living Room.
    Apple TV (although if you can wait until a possible fall update, do). The Shield Pro is even older (2019!), and the general rule is that virtually every media service is available through Apple's box. More importantly, Apple is clearly committed...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Fox to Acquire Roku, Joining the Battle for the Living Room.
    Like it or not, yes. There are over 100 milliion households using it (as Roku put it in the PR), and it's one of the most popular choices in the US, in part because the platform is on legions of cheap TVs. I'm reminded of how some Android fans...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Fox to Acquire Roku, Joining the Battle for the Living Room.
    I suspect this will mainly involve prioritizing and promoting Fox services, but there is the concern that Fox is pulling a Paramount and trying to control a major media avenue so that differing political views are pushed out.
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    Aurelius replied to the thread God of War Laufey (PS5).
    So the summary is... 1. Woman lead 2. Woman writer 3. The cube (probably the only real gripe here) What I don't see: 1. Actual gameplay quality 2. Actual story quality 3. Proof most gamers will actually object
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    Aurelius replied to the thread God of War Laufey (PS5).
    And the evidence for either is...? I'm not expecting Laufey to break sales records, but the odds are that it'll sell well and won't ding the brand.
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    Aurelius replied to the thread AMD Hints the Next-Gen Xbox Console Could Launch Next Year.
    We're definitely not going back to $500, but $600-700? Quite possibly. Prices are expected to level off and potentially dip. More than anything, I hope Microsoft doesn't repeat its mistake of splitting the lineup into two and compromising the...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread God of War Laufey (PS5).
    Sorry, but the "game studios must cater primarily to horny men or they'll fail" trope isn't supported by the evidence. Some of the best-selling games of that same period (and before) have had female leads, including ones that aren't meant to be...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Trump phone is an HTC with a Samsung display.
    Apple lists them! In some cases they're foreign companies with US presences (like Samsung and TSMC), but others are American firms like Corning, Cirrus Logic, and TI. There's even some rare earth mineral sourcing, although it definitely won't...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Trump phone is an HTC with a Samsung display.
    There are companies that make phone components in the US. Apple sources some of its iPhone parts in the States. You can't get everything in the country, though, and Taiwan / China is still an ideal hub due to the sheer number of suppliers, the...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread God of War Laufey (PS5).
    Tell me you don't talk to women about attractive looks without saying you don't talk to women about them. Jealousy doesn't really have anything to do with this. It's more that women in game development want to break free from the stereotypes...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Ahead of SpaceX IPO, SpaceX and Google announce $920 million/month GPU rental agreement.
    The IPO was bad enough, but the buying frenzy just makes it worse. SpaceX isn't worth this right now... and Musk certainly shouldn't be a trillionaire. This is the kind of excess that led to revolts in centuries past.
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Trump phone is an HTC with a Samsung display.
    I don't think anyone sensible expected this to be a true made-in-the-USA phone. The problem is that a lot of the target audience probably thinks otherwise, especially with that name and a big (if incorrect) American flag on the back. So it's not...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Trump phone is an HTC with a Samsung display.
    I'm reminded more than a little of the Escobar phones... it's an old phone with a layer of tacky faux gold on top. Very on-brand.
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    Aurelius replied to the thread God of War Laufey (PS5).
    And? It's not even due to ship until next year, but you're already convinced it'll be a flop because of what the protagonist looks like and one of the people involved in writing the story — and the odds are you've never played a game with her...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Next Xbox won’t be cheap — Sarah Bond teases a “very premium, high-end next-gen console experience”.
    That does delay Microsoft's dream by several years if it happens, mind you... I agree that Helix will be digital-only at the least. It'll likely arrive seven years after Xbox Series X/S, and that was the start of the disc phase-out; Microsoft's...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Next Xbox won’t be cheap — Sarah Bond teases a “very premium, high-end next-gen console experience”.
    The cloud push isn't so strong under Sharma. She realizes that the hardware and games have to be compelling before you can even think about a Game Pass subscription; hell, she even lowered the price so that it's less of a profit driver. I'm sure...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Evaluating Upgrade Timing: iPhone 15 Pro Max → iPhone 18 Pro Max.
    The current rule of thumb is that iPhone upgrades only truly become meaningful every three years. That's not even Apple's fault — it's that the days of major performance and feature upgrades every year are largely over in the smartphone world. It...
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    Aurelius replied to the thread Evaluating Upgrade Timing: iPhone 15 Pro Max → iPhone 18 Pro Max.
    I wouldn't worry about the two-tone look or Dynamic Island size, but remember this: the iPhone 18 Pro Max is likely just three months away. Your current phone will be absolutely fine for that period, so there's no sense getting a 17 Pro Max...
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