Xbox comes for the handheld market, the Saudis have your data, and more!

Recording Date/time: March 15th 10 AM EST

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The Supposed Xbox Handheld

Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-hardware-report-project-keenan-next-gen-xbox-2027

Dubbed Project Kennan, it appears to be a handheld made not inhouse by MS but in collaboration with a PC manufacturer. Currently unknown who this player is. It is however said to be unmistakenably “Xbox” in an era where everything is an Xbox.

Fortnite and Epic Anti-Cheat services coming to Windows on Snapdragon

Link: https://onlineservices.epicgames.com/en-US/news/windows-on-snapdragon-support-is-coming-to-epic-online-services-anti-cheat-and-fortnite

So they’ll support ARM but not support Linux on x86?

Steam - A Year in Review 2024

Link: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/751641001553035272

I think it’d be a more fun surprise if we read this on the show without knowing any specific data points.

SteamOS 3.7.0 PREVIEW

Link: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/529841158837240756

Read the changelog

Saudi Arabian gov’t buys Pokemon Go + 100 million player’s real-time location data

Link: https://lemmy.world/post/26731033

Niantic has sold their rights to the games they developed with Nintendo to the Saudi crown. No word on if that deal includes sold all their consumers’ historical data but it will definitely mean anyone who continues to play this game will have Saudi spyware on their devices.

Yet another reason to not play these types of games.

Is this yet another attempt by the Saudi’s to sportswash their image?

The Triple I Initiative RETURNS

Link: https://iii-initiative.com/

The Triple I Initiative was an indie only showcase that surprised us last year with some crazy announcements! This year they’re set to return bigger and better than ever! With no ads!

Bazzite DX & GDX

Link: https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/introducing-the-bazzite-developer-experience-alpha/7342

Bazzite’s latest innovation? Two new spins of their operating system focused on the Developer Experience.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows - Steam Deck Optimized?

Link: https://www.pcguide.com/news/we-are-supporting-steam-deck-at-launch-ubisoft-changes-stance-on-assassins-creed-shadows/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HInwdVFWvVs

Ubisoft initially stated that the game would NOT be supported on Deck due to the high spec requirements… but now it seems they’ve reversed this stance. As of the making of this document it’s still Unsupported… but I’d be surprised if it ran at a decent framerate on Deck.

Disco Elysium: Reimagined for the TikTok Generation

Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/disco-elysium-is-being-reimagined-for-mobile-devices-to-captivate-the-tiktok-user

“We intend to captivate the TikTok user with quick hits of compelling story, art, and audio, ultimately creating an all new, deeply engaging form of entertainment,”

Steam Spring Sale 2025

Link: https://store.steampowered.com/

No more Steam Catgirl