While GTA 6 seems a little far away — reports are GTA 6 will see a release date of 2023 or 2024 — Rockstar seems to be busy with something else. According to a report from Kotaku, Rockstar is working on remastered versions of its three classic titles: Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The reports of the Remastered GTA series have been floating around for quite a while now. The release of these new-old games was earlier set to 2020, however, COVID-19 halted the games’ development. Rockstar seems to have finally crossed the hurdles and, according to the report, is targeting a holiday season release. The games could be released for every single gaming device out there, including PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, Switch, PC, Stadia, and even Android and iOS.
Kotaku says the three games are being remastered in the Unreal Engine. One source close to the publication said that the games look like “heavily modified versions” of the existing titles. Adding to this, the report claims if the GTA remastered trilogy sells well, Rockstar might consider developing a remaster of the original Red Dead Redemption.
Rockstar’s Dundee studio is said to have taken the charge of the remastered GTA release. The development of remastered versions is said to be helping Rockstar in the development of next-gen GTA V ports that are due out later this year.
GTA Remastered: Should you get excited?
As a die-hard GTA fan, it does get me a bit excited. Now bored with GTA V, Rockstar will give us something to play with until the next version is out. Moreover, you’ll get to taste the older version of GTA games in high-definition, likely in 4K 60 FPS which wasn’t possible up until now. The games are also said to be getting “big” technical upgrades, so shooting and aiming will be better in the remastered versions in comparison to the classic titles.
Moreover, the remastered versions of GTA seem to be bringing support for certain consoles on which the original games were not available, like the Nintendo Switch and the new Switch OLED.
But, again, before you get your hopes up, we must tell remember that these are only rumors at this point. Rockstar tends to delay its release for every AAA title, so don’t really expect the remastered versions to be available right before the holiday season. But you never know with Rockstar.
There are rumors that the release will be digital-only at the launch. It will only be released for PC/consoles at first with Rockstar expanding the remastered portfolio to Android and iPhone sometime early next year.
Would you be interested in buying the new titles? Which gaming device would you run it on? Let us know in the comments section below!
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Sony has passed yet another milestone with its iconic and ever-so-popular PlayStation 5 console series. The company has now revealed that it has sold more than 10 million PlayStation 5 consoles since it launched in November 2020.
The announcement was posted by Sony Interactive Entertainment (via TheVerge), who revealed the milestone achievement. It’s Sony’s fastest-selling console yet. It seems like the PS5 is so great that it has outsold and beat the previous record that was held by the PlayStation 4 series for a long time.
The PS5 may be selling well; it doesn’t mean there aren’t any issues. Many users are still struggling to get their hands on the latest generation of Sony consoles due to supply and shortage issues that span across the entire industry. There are also a lot of scalpers who buy these consoles and try to flip them at 1.5x-3x the price, driving the price of the console sky high as a result.
“While PS5 has reached more households faster than any of our previous consoles, we still have a lot of work ahead of us as demand for PS5 continues to outstrip supply,” says Jim Ryan, President, and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. “I want gamers to know that while we continue to face unique challenges throughout the world that affect our industry and many others, improving inventory levels remains a top priority for SIE.”
Microsoft, on the other hand, doesn’t reveal any Xbox sales numbers, although the company has said during the company’s earnings call yesterday that “The Xbox Series S and X are our fastest selling consoles ever, with more consoles sold life-to-date than any previous generation.”
Hopefully, more of the latest generation of consoles will reach more users as the industry-wide shortage resolves itself in the coming months, although recent estimates say that it may last until the first or second half of next year.
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The official news today begin with deals, and let me just say, no one does deals like Samsung.. I mean, their trade-in deals are still going on for every device you can think off. Starting with the S21 Series, you can still get the S21 5G for as low as 99 bucks, the S21+ for 200 or the S21 Ultra for 400 dollars. And hey, if you’re looking for a foldable the Galaxy Z Fold 2 is still available for as low as 900 dollars but, you need to have an eligible device to trade-in for all of these devices. If you’re into really expensive headphones, the AirPods Max just hit a new low. Again. With an 83 dollar discount, leaving them at 465 bucks. At this pace, why not $350 and call it a day Apple. Anyways, If regularly priced headphones are your jam, the Jabra Elite 85hs are still some of my favorites, they are water resistant and 100 bucks off, meaning you can get them for 150 dollars. Now that is a good buy. Finally, the Nokia 8.3 5G is 200 dollars, so you can grab it for 400 bucks. We have more deals on Blue Yeti mics, other Samsung phones and more in the links in the description.
For the first time in a minute, let’s switch focus on to Huawei and hold it cause this is good news for anyone that’s not in China. The company clearly seems to be having a hard time releasing the P50 Series this year. We all know that these haven’t been the best past couple of years for them after they got banned from the US, and to add on top of that, we’re also going through a global chip shortage which is why they’re not able to produce enough of their Kirin 9000 chips any more. Well, according to a new report from GSM Arena, Huawei may resort to using Qualcomm chips for the P50 Series after all. And I know what you’re thinking, with the trade ban how would Qualcomm supply these chips for Huawei but it turns out there’s a loophole here. Huawei is banned from using 5G technology from companies like Qualcomm, which they actually helped develop but, they’re still able to use the LTE variant of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, at least for the regular P50 model. Apparently they do have enough Kirin 9000 chips for the Pro model to last until December but after that they would have to resort on to using 4G Qualcomm chips. We can reportedly expect the P50 Series in August with an interesting design but, let’s see how they pull this off. Thing is, with Honor doing Google Apps and Snapdragon phones, maybe this is the first step into Huawei making a comeback. We’ll see.
But alright, how about if we switch into the unexpected by talking about Steam.. After months of speculation the company took to Twitter to announce that they will be launching the Steam Deck. They’re describing it as “powerful, portable PC Gaming that starts at 399.” It is designed by Valve and powered by Steam and it’ll start shipping this December. Apparently we’re getting three different tiers that go based on storage, with the first one getting 64 Gigs of eMMC storage but then the other 2 tiers bring up to 512 Gigs of NVMe SSD. I know, it’s as if they really don’t want you to go 64 gigs cause the speed differences are major, though yes, you can use an SD card. Their website claims that the Deck brings Steam Games and features to a powerful and convenient form factor which actually consists of a 7-inch touch screen, multiple trackpads, and gyro controls. Valve is partnering with AMD for a custom APU to optimize the Deck for handheld gaming but, you can dock it like the Switch, allowing for more power, external displays and USB peripherals. Now, the website isn’t too explicit on whether these games are being streamed but, it mentions that it runs the latest triple A games and actually does it pretty well with no difference in frame rates or performance between the 3 tiers.. Again, you can expect it in December starting on 399 and, let’s hope it can disrupt like the Switch in a less of a walled garden.
But guess what, we get to continue with the unexpected. Let’s stick to even more official news and talk about Windows once again which isn’t too common for this show. See, Microsoft just had their Inspire live event where they just announced Windows 365, which is the company’s first subscription-based Windows operating system. If you’re confused on how it works, think of Google Stadia where it you can “stream your games” with the only requirements being a subscription and a stable internet connection.. Well, Windows 365 let’s you pretty much stream Windows through a stable connection, letting you get the full Windows experience that can also be customized like a PC. Users can choose how much storage and memory they’ll get on their Cloud PC and will be able to configure it any way they want with the max storage being half a terabyte, and up to 16 Gigs of RAM. The good thing here is that it can run on any device through a browser, giving you an “instant-on boot experience” with a full Windows Experience. So, just think about the idea of getting real work done on your iPad during the day, but then having it become your media device for the rest of it. Microsoft is also saying that the stored data goes through their network and will be encrypted by default.. Windows 365 will be available in August 2nd according to their website, allowing users to enjoy Windows 10 or 11, but there’s a catch. For the most basic 4 gigs of RAM and 128 gigs of storage you have to pay $31 a month. Like oh man.. All was going well. Good luck Microsoft.
Finally, for the hottest news today, let’s go back to talking about Google and their Pixel devices but this time, we won’t be discussing the Google Pixel 6. As yes, foldables are becoming more and more mainstream and it seems like Google doesn’t want to stay behind on this realm. I mean, we even saw how the company has taken Android to support it seriously ever since the previous Google I/O. Well, according to a new report from the Elec, Samsung’s Ultra Thin Glass will finally be available for wide-spread use in the second half of 2021, meaning we should be getting more information on upcoming foldables from companies like OPPO, Vivo and Google. Speaking of those upcoming foldables, previous rumors suggested that at least one of these will be Google’s Passport. And actually, the report doesn’t give too much information on it but, it reveals that the Google Pixel Fold, aka Passport, could arrive with a 7.6-inch display and that also matches the information we’ve gotten with previous reports. Other leaked documents from Google that surfaced back in August of last year claimed that Google plans to release this foldable in Q4 of 2021 and the fact that Samsung is ready to ship these displays just adds some more confirmation to the matter. We don’t have much information on the Pixel Fold yet other than the display size, but even if there are no design leaks, with Google being the one that actually enables the software for foldables.
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Well, it seems that the Nintendo Switch has some real competition now. Valve has recently announced the new Steam Deck, a new handheld console for your PC that comes with a dock so that you can play your games on larger displays.
Valve has officially entered the handheld market with the Steam Deck, a handheld PC that can play your Steam PC library anywhere you go. This new portable console or portable gaming pc features a 7-inch touch display, trackpads, gyro controls, and three different storage options. And you will also get enough battery power to play non-stop for up to 8 hours.
Introducing Steam Deck: powerful, portable PC gaming starting at $399. Designed by Valve, powered by Steam. Shipping December 2021.
The new Steam Deck looks like a larger Nintendo Switch console, but it offers more, as it will deliver the power and performance of a full gaming PC. It runs a tweaked version of SteamOS that offers a new console-like interface and easy navigation of the Steam Store and the Steam library. At the same time, it offers access to a computer desktop which will allow you to install any third-party application, including non-Steam games or launchers.
Inside the Steam Deck, you get a custom AMD APU featuring a 4-core, 8-thread CPU paired with 8 RDNA 2 compute units for the GPU and 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM, which makes it more powerful than the Nintendo Switch. You also get Bluetooth support so that you can connect any pair of wireless earphones to your console.
Now, if you’re interested in getting a Steam Deck, you will have to pay $399 for the entry-level variant with 64GB of storage. The 256GB variant and the 512GB storage will go for $529 and $649, respectively, with only the last model getting an anti-glare etched glass screen treatment. But don’t worry, you also get expandable storage via Micro SD Cards. Shipments will start in December 2021, so you will have to wait a bit before you can get your hands on one.
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You can currently get several Nintendo products on sale. Head over to Amazon.com, where you will get a 10 percent discount, which translates to $50 savings, meaning that you can grab one for $429. This bundle comes with Neon Blue and Neon Red Jot-Cons, 32GB internal storage, a 12-in-1 carrying case, and a 128GB SD card. Now, you can consider a second bundle, as you can also get one for $343 with $26.95 savings, and it will include a 32GB console with a 32GB memory card and an IR motion camera.
And since we’re talking Nintendo, we have also found several games on sale, starting Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which’s currently selling for $45 shipped, which is $15 less than its regular $60 price tag. This game is great to play against your friends, and you can also add Mario Golf: Super Rush in this category. It is now available for $50, down from $60, which translates to $10 savings.
If you like solo games, you can also consider getting a copy of Legend of Zelda Link’s awakening that’s selling for $40 or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild for $45 with $20 and $15 savings, respectively. And Kirby Star Allies is also on sale, but you will have to head over to Best Buy to get your copy for $45 with the same $15 savings.
We have also found the latest Apple AirPods Max are getting a $60 discount, which means you can grab a pair for $489. Now, this will get you the Space Gray color variant, but you can also get the Sky Blue and Green variants for $490 and the Silver option for $499. And if you want a more affordable option, you can grab a pair of Apple AirPods Pro for $197 after receiving a $52 discount. The second-gen Apple AirPods are also on sale, and you can grab yours with a wireless charging case for $160 after a $39 discount.
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