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Welcome to our weekend deals! Kicking things off this weekend is the latest Mario game, 3D All Stars, which is a joy to play. There’s also a huge sale happening at GameStop, if you’re in the mood for something else. Akira is getting a 4K edition in a couple months, and the preorder for that just went live as well and while we’re talking about preorders, why not check out the Oculus Quest 2, which will be releasing very soon!

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Before this week, Twitch viewers would typically only see a video advertisement when first clicking on someone’s stream, making sure they didn’t miss a moment of the action. That changed a few days ago when Twitch implemented compulsory mid-roll ads, removing creators’ ability to choose when they were shown. There was a huge outcry about the ads and, at least for now, Twitch has removed them from the service.

Several streamers complained about the change, emphasizing that the amount of content they’d be losing was not worth the extra revenue they’d be getting from having the mid-roll play during their gameplay sessions. Especially if multiple people are playing the same popular game, it could be the difference between a viewer staying on a channel or checking out someone else’s gameplay.

The official Twitch Support Twitter account clarified that it had finished its advertising test this week and that viewers would no longer see mid-roll. It also said it was taking users’ feedback into account regarding these changes, but it also stopped short of promising to not re-implement mid-roll in the future. With competitive games like League of Legends, Street Fighter, and Fortnite drawing big numbers on Twitch, this would have the potential to interrupt matches during their biggest moments. It’s like if the NFL cut to a commercial during a goal line stand.

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The PlayStation 5 is set to be an absolute behemoth, and though it isn’t as wide as the Xbox Series X, the PS5 is quite a bit taller than Microsoft’s system. Taiwan’s National Communications Commission has published several images showing the console next to rulers so you can see just how much space it’s going to take up on your shelf, assuming you managed to order one. Spoiler: It’s a lot.

The PS5 is just under 19 inches tall, and it’s about one foot wide. It’s certainly not going to take up the same space as a computer tower, but it could be too large for certain living room setups.

The images show far more than just the size, however, as we also see how the system’s stand attaches to the console horizontally. It has a few hooks on one side that will latch onto the console, ensuring it doesn’t slip, and there is also a lip that it will sit up against on the stand. A USB-C to USB-A cable included in the package is fairly standard, and the power cable looks identical to the one used on the PS4 now.

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The PS5 is just a few months away from release, but there are still some big question marks surrounding the console. Among them is the cost of games from certain third-party publishers as well as subscription services–including PlayStation Now. Sony’s streaming service has been around for years on PS4 and a selection of other devices, but will PS Now be on PS5, and will this allow you to keep playing your favorite classic PlayStation games on the new console?

Will PlayStation 5 Support PlayStation Now?

Sony is being much less forthcoming about its plans for the PS5 than Microsoft is with the Xbox Series X. We know Microsoft wants to put xCloud on as many devices as possible, even bundling it into a Game Pass Ultimate subscription and integrating Xbox Series X hardware into data centers for increased performance. Sony, on the other hand, has not mentioned PlayStation Now at all in its PS5 marketing thus far. The service has been around for years and has never attracted the same buzz as xCloud or even Google Stadia, but it would seemingly even the streaming playing field a bit if the PS5 supported it.

How Does PlayStation Now Work Today?

PlayStation Now currently costs $10 per month or $60 per year and gives you access to hundreds of games for streaming across both PS4 and PC. New games are added each month, and while the majority of them are only available via streaming, there are actually about 300 that can be downloaded for local play. In this way, it’s actually similar to Xbox Game Pass as well as xCloud.

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