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[News of the Week] Stadia now works on new Chromecast with Google TV and other Android TV set-top boxes Google holds Stadia keynote about how it plans to attract games and publishers to the platform Microsoft’s xCloud streaming service now available on iOS and PC for Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers Stadia vs Xbox Cloud Gaming Netflix to add game streaming to service Sony buys Housemarque Ghost wire Tokyo delayed from October 2021 release to early 2022 Casey Hudson, formerly of Bioware, creates new studio, announces new IP. EA Play shows Battlfield 2042 Portal Nintendo Switch OLED model (costs $350) No Bluetooth support No 4k or HDR support from the dock No fast charging or extended battery life Valve announces Steam Deck handheld, starting at $400 Basically a small PC They talked about cloud saves, allowing you to start on PC and pick up where you left off on the Steam Deck Suspend mode coming too Battery life = 2-8 hours Dock coming, will be sold separately (can use any other dock) Tom Clancy's xDefiant coming soon Free to play first person multiplayer shooter that combines all of Tom Clancy's big franchises Will have cross play and is out for literally everything including streaming service like Stadia and Luna Seems like an Overwatch competitor [Features] Mid-year top games [What We’re Playing/Watching] Zach’s Mystery Chivalry 2 Overboard Griftlands Ys 9 Fast 9 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/starside-cafe/message