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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 2d

only now we can measure (more of) it quantitatively!

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 2d

it's a prototype! wait for the reviews!

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 2d

Am I crazy or should all battery-reliant gaming devices be benched more like this? Not "here's how fast it runs" but "here's how many hours and minutes you can get at playable framerate".

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 2d

(Also, my tables show that Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered mysteriously just isn't getting a boost from Strix Halo on this prototype. I decided to show those benches anyhow because it's a legit test!)

Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 2d

to the riding it part, I mean, not the refusal part. LOL at your dedication to the BTTF ideal

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 2d

Me too!! gizmodo.com/the-hoverboa...

The Hoverboard Is Real, and I Rode It

I’m tired of being lied to. Tired of companies exploiting my childhood dreams of riding a hoverboard just like Back to the Future Part II. When Doc Brown

gizmodo.com

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 2d

Do you like benchmarks? I have benchmarks! Benchmarks of the most powerful handheld in the world.

But I'll do you one better: my last table shows how other handhelds can still beat it — *depending* on how long you need your battery to last.

www.theverge.com/games/791460...

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 2d

Oooh yes! Join @davidpierce.xyz @andyjayhawk.bsky.social @seanokane.bsky.social for a whole hour chatting hoverboards! I have such fond memories of riding these magical feeling things, then quickly pivoting to stories about hoverboard fires and recalls.

Travis Larchuk @larchuk.bsky.social · 3d

Working on this show was one of the most fun, collaborative experiences I’ve had as a producer. Psyched that we finally get to share, please look forward to new eps every Sunday! youtu.be/fjXXDGx5Ggg?...

What happened to hoverboards? | Version History

YouTube video by The Verge

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 4d

Whoa!!

Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 4d

wow I'd never seen this Superman, can definitely imagine Ghibli animators being wowed and inspired by it

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 4d

Or Castle in the Sky? That one's famous for the automatons and heavily inspired the two latest Zelda games

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 4d

I first saw a library copy too! Think that one was VHS tho

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 5d

In five minutes, my colleague @jp2e.bsky.social will do a subscriber-only AMA on Amazon and Google's new smart home gadgets. Ask her anything! www.theverge.com/tech/790817/...

I tried Amazon and Google’s new smart home gadgets this week, ask me anything!

Join Jen for a Google and Amazon Smart Home AMA

www.theverge.com

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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 5d

scoop: Microsoft is getting ready to launch free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads. This free game streaming is now in testing internally, and doesn't require a Game Pass subscription. A public test is coming soon. Full details here 👇 www.theverge.com/report/79121...

Microsoft is about to launch free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads

The free streaming is being tested internally at Microsoft

www.theverge.com

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 5d

So true. Gosh I wish Sony had done the Vita justice with first party games. It did get Gravity Rush...

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 5d

we need hundreds of congresspeople acting like this, and then maybe we can pick the one that won't sell us out

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 5d

exactly this, this and your immediately preceding comment

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 6d

Starting price! The one I am testing would be more

Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 6d

Oh, and if you want a DEEP dive, my buds The Phawx and Retro Game Corps just put out nearly hour-long reviews on this one! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqB4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9XB...

More like... GPD Win 5 TIMES BETTER!

YouTube video by The Phawx

www.youtube.com

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 6d

oooh VR was on my list but I didn't get to it yet... I think I should!!

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 6d

I did a BUNCH of Win 5 testing and will have benches and thoughts about tethered/untethered to share, any questions about this beast I can answer early? They did not send me the SIM card style mini-SSD, I'm afraid, but it does have the slot!
www.theverge.com/news/759624/...

China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card

Ever heard of a “1517” or a “Mini SSD”?

www.theverge.com

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 6d

GPD didn't put a battery in here, so you get a battery *backpack* which... actually kind of works! Or you can plug it into AC for a super light, super powerful, but tethered experience on the couch.

If you buy one, I genuinely want to hear how it goes. Links: www.theverge.com/games/790716...

Today I’m toying with the GPD Win 5, the most powerful handheld ever.

[Media: https://www.tiktok.com/@verge/video/7556623020056464654] You know how Sony’s quietly building a PS5-grade handheld? GPD’s kind of already done it — by stuffing the monster AMD Strix Halo chip ...

www.theverge.com

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 6d

The most powerful gaming handheld is NOT an Xbox Ally X, Lenovo Legion Go 2, or MSI Claw.

Today I'm toying with a prototype GPD Win 5 which utterly blows them out of the water... but, of course, at a huge cost.

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 6d

how would that ruin the fun? Pokémon Red gets tinted red, Blue gets tinted blue, there's finally a reason to play Green... :-p

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 6d

It's so peaceful here.

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 9d

You could play Messenger right now, nothing is stopping you:

aftermath.site/messenger-brow...

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