Monday
Sep062021

'Battlefield Mobile' beta kicks off limited testing this fall

The standalone mobile version of EA's Battlefield games is coming sometime in 2022. Now, the publisher plans to start beta testing for Battlefield Mobile this fall through a "series of smaller playtests." It's coming first to Android users in Indonesia and the Philippines. EA plans to expand testing to more users and new regions in the future.

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Monday
Sep062021

Segway launches a robot lawnmower

 

Segway launches its first robot lawnmower, and it doesn't require a boundary wire. The Navimow uses GPS to stay on your lawn and only trim the grass you need it to trim.

According to the company, the robot mower uses Exact Fusion Locating System to keep its "precise positions and systematic mowing patterns." It can hold its position accurately to within two centimetres. If the GPS signal is temporarily weak, the Navimow has sensors that can help it keep moving and mowing.

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Sunday
Sep052021

Sony confirms it will offer free 'Horizon Forbidden West' PS4 upgrades to PS5 after all

Sony planned to make PlayStation 4 gamers purchase another copy of Horizon Forbidden West to upgrade to the PS5 version. But the company was met with heavy criticism for this move, given its original promise that a free upgrade will be available from PS4 to PS5. Sony backtracked and said that those who will buy Horizon Forbidden West on the Play Station 4 would get a PlayStation 4 upgrade for free.

The company is also committing to a US$10 digital upgrade option for the digital and physical versions of PlayStation first-party exclusive cross-gen titles.

Source: The Verge

Sunday
Sep052021

Nintendo might bring Game Boy titles to Switch Online

Nintendo's Switch Online subscription service may add Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles to its roster in the future. The latest Nate the Hate  podcast  brought up how some people found in 2019 that the service had four emulators, with two of those unused. The hosts believe those emulators are for Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles. Other sources from Nintendo Life  and Eurogamer  corroborated this report.

Switch Online has been around for almost three years, and the company has been adding more and more SNES and NES games to its lineup. If Nintendo brings its Game Boy titles, the service won't run out of games to add in the foreseeable future. Nintendo won't comment about the report.

Source: Engadget