Beijing strongly condemns the US move to end Hong Kong’s special trade status and target officials.
PS5: Sony Reportedly Increasing Production to 10 Million Consoles in 2020
Sony is reportedly increasing its PlayStation 5 production to 10 million units in 2020 as it “sees the prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic boosting demand for gaming.”
As reported by Nikkei Asian Review and Bloomberg, Sony had originally planned to produce 5-6 million consoles by the end of March 2021, but the change in demand due to the global pandemic has caused it to change course.
Sony is said to have begun PS5 mass production in June and “under the latest plan, expects to assemble 5 million units by the end of September and another 5 million between October and December.”
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Not all 10 million may make it to store shelves in 2020, however, as logistical delays may delay a percentage of the PlayStation 5 consoles to 2021.
A big factor in the potential delay for some of the stock is due to shipping constraints, as “a large proportion of Sony’s consoles are made in China and sent out via sea around the world.”
It can take months for these consoles to make it from China to the U.S. and Europe via ocean lines, which can cause issues keeping PS5s in stock. Nintendo has recently faced a similar problem with Nintendo Switch.
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Sony is also said to be increasing production for PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller. It had originally planned on producing 10 million units.
While we do know what the PlayStation 5 looks like and that it will be released in Holiday 2020, we still don’t know the price or exact date. However, the PlayStation 5 Reveal Event did showcase some upcoming games for Sony’s next-gen console, including Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon Forbidden West, and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.
Alongside the news about PlayStation 5, Nikkei reports that Facebook is also increasing production on its Oculus headsets by at least 50% to 2 million units.
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Tenet Runtime Revealed, And Here’s How It Compares To Other Nolan Movies
Christopher Nolan’s new movie, Tenet, will reportedly be on the long side, but it won’t be the Dark Knight director’s longest film. The Korean ratings board (via The Telegraph) has revealed that Tenet clocks in at 149 minutes, which works out to about 2 hours and 29 minutes.
It’s 20 minutes shy of Nolan’s longest film, which is Interstellar (2 hours and 49 minutes). Nolan’s shortest movie, meanwhile, is his 1998 debut feature film, Following (1 hour and 9 minutes).
Tenet will be 1 minute longer than Inception (2 hours and 28 minutes) and 3 minutes shorter than Nolan’s Batman movie The Dark Knight (2 hours and 32 minutes). You can see a full rundown of the runtimes for Nolan’s 11 movies here at Collider.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Adds New Magical Skills Through SOS Training
As Harry Potter: Wizards Unite enters its second year of release, Niantic is adding a whole new raft of skill trees for players to unlock, strengthening their skills and abilities, thanks to the Statute of Secrecy Task Force.
Accessible to all players over level 4 regardless of their chosen Profession, the upcoming SOS Training feature will give players access to new abilities, as well as providing buffs to existing ones.
The new abilities to be unlocked by SOS training are called Field Charms, referring to a set of spells that can be cast directly on the world map. These include the Trace Charm, which can be cast on an existing Trace to reveal more in the immediate area, the Inn Charm, which can be cast on Inns to generate extra spell energy, and the Greenhouse Charm, which causes Greenhouses to produce rare potion ingredients.
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How Dragon Age Writer David Gaider’s New Game Is Coming Along
After some less-than-optimal news earlier this year regarding the impact of COVID-19, the developers of Dragon Age writer David Gaider’s new game have shared an update on how Chorus: An Adventure Musical is shaping up. Summerfall Studios’ Liam Esler wrote in an update to the game’s crowdfunding page that the team remains “very heads down” as it works on “early production” elements of the game.
“The difficult thing with early production is there’s not a lot that we can show, as a lot of it is preparatory, or so early we don’t feel is ready to be made public,” Esler said. “We also want to be very careful not to share any spoilers!”
Chorus–which is not to be confused by the other game called Chorus from Deep Silver–is “moving along pretty well,” Esler said. The COVID-19 pandemic has “caused some delays,” he explained, but he remarked that he’s proud of the team for making up some of the lost time.
The Sims 4 Is Adding Knitting DLC So Your Sims Can Become Obsessed With Yarn
The Sims 4 has detailed its next piece of DLC, and its focused on knitting. The Sims 4: Nifty Knitting is a new Stuff Pack, which Sims fans were able to vote on back in March 2019. The DLC will arrive for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on July 28.
The trailer below shows off how many items your Sims will be able to knit, but it goes deeper than that. You’ll be able to design your knitting studio, and you can buy and sell your creations for Simoleons through Plopsy, an in-game marketplace.
The pack will also contain new items and hairstyles, and the knitting skill you’ll unlock can be taught to multiple Sims to eventually unlock new styles.
EA has also hinted at an appearance from Yarny, the star of Unravel, in this game. He does not pop up in the trailer, so we’re not sure what his cameo will look like.
Nifty Knitting follows the recent Eco Lifestyle pack, which launched in June. July will be a big month for The Sims 4, with a competitive reality show, The Sims Spark’d, also set to debut this month. Competitors will be aiming to create the most inventive Sims 4 characters and scenarios across four episodes.
Call Of Duty League Sets Viewership Records Ahead Of Championship
This past weekend’s Call of Duty League event was a huge success in terms of viewership numbers. Activision announced that the New York Subliners Home Series reached the highest viewership of the entire season for YouTube, with around 115,000 people watching at its peak.
The number doesn’t count other viewership sources, so the total number of viewers is likely higher. Whatever the case, 115,000 surpasses the previous record of 113,000 peak viewers from the Atlanta Home Series.
The Call of Duty League rolls on this weekend with the London Royal Ravens Home Series, which will air on YouTube over the July 17-19 weekend. The final series in the regular season, the Toronto Home Series, will follow on July 24-26.
Madden 21 Ratings: Next 99 Player And Top 10 Running Backs Announced
EA Sports is revealing the Madden NFL 21 player ratings this week through ESPN, and that continued on Tuesday with the announcement of the game’s next 99-rated player and more.
Joining Patrick Mahomes in the elusive 99-club is none other than the 24-year-old running back/receiver Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers.
McCaffrey also earned a 99 rating in Madden NFL 20, but it took 10 games for the Madden ratings adjusters to boost his rating to the highest level in the game. This year, he’s a 99 out of the gate and will have to perform well on the field to retain that rating.
Story Of Seasons: Friends Of Mineral Town Review – When The Seasons Change
Harvest Moon, and now Story of Seasons, have thrived on their personality above all else. With each entry in the series offering fresh story and minimal improvements to gameplay, replaying one of the older titles is asking for disappointment, even if it has a new coat of paint. Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town brings the 2003 Game Boy Advance title into 2020 with enjoyable cutesy graphics and personality, but does little to add depth to the already outdated gameplay..
After choosing from an extremely limited set of character customization options, you set out to take over a farm left to you by your late grandfather, where you once spent the summer 20 years ago. It’s unclear why your character left whatever life they had behind, but you are quickly thrust into the day-to-day work of maintaining a farm, starting with crops.
Growing crops is one of the main methods of making money, but progression is slow. You can’t improve your crop yields in any meaningful way until the option to buy better farm soil becomes available in the second year, which is 25 to 30 hours into the game. Upgrading the watering can allows you to tend to more crops at once, but the increased stamina usage makes for minimal improvement to your crop yield.