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Discord CEO talks About Helping to Improve Switch’s Voice Chat
Let’s talk about Nintendo in an objective perspective for a second. Nintendo loves to break from the norm and their products reflect this philosophy. The success of the Switch shows just how much this philosophy can work, however, this is also something that carries over to their mistakes.
I mean, the Switch is awesome and all, but let’s not forget their questionable practice of locking additional game modes behind Amiibo paywalls. The prominent storage issues that the Nintendo Switch itself has and, lastly, the abysmal Voice Chat choices they have made, don’t forget this is a thing:
However, the CEO of Discord Jason Citron talked about the possibility of helping Nintendo on their Voice Chat. In an interview with Rolling Stone’s Glixel, the development team behind the Instant Messaging service is interested in helping the Japanese console manufacturer.
Jason mentions the overwhelming success of the app that successfully made a steady competition to Skype. With an astounding 45 million users as of May of this year, with expectations of having double the number of users by the end of the year. Discord currently sits at 87 Million users as well.
The app is extremely popular among console gamers. One of the main appealing features of the app is the ease of communication through high sound quality and low latency. And, of course, a lot of players who use Discord are, indeed, Nintendo Switch players.
“I have thought about the Switch,” Jason says. “I have spent many hundreds of hours of my life in that little screen.” He then mentions that they would be glad to develop Nintendo’s Voice chat if they gave the Discord team the chance.
Jason also made clear that Discord intends to unify the best aspects of gaming like Streaming or Competitive play like a “Treehouse Scheme”. The communication tool certainly has become quite handy for a lot of gamers and even Content Creators themselves.
PS4 sales in the UK climbed by a shocking 633 percent year-over-year in 2023, so apparently the old system isn’t dead yet. The previous year’s very limited supply of the system is likely a major factor in this figure, since the console’s lifespan was drastically reduced because of chip shortages caused by the pandemic. Still, it’s proof that PlayStation’s original platform has unmet demand.
With the very low prices of PS4 software (both in-store and online at the PS Store), this strategy makes a lot of sense. Plus, it’s future-proof, so there’s no harm in stocking up on PS4s while new-gen pricing is still high, since if you decide to switch to a PS5 in the future, you can transfer all of your purchases across. Not to mention that the majority of new releases still come out on the PS4, with several offering free PS5 upgrades.
While the percentage rise may seem huge, real PS4 sales will probably be much lower. It’s a sign that the gadget, which is now a decade old, isn’t completely dead yet, and we expect it to keep receiving maintenance for a while longer. Of course, this is great news for Sony, because the company would rather have PS4 players playing on its last-gen gadget than none at all, even if it would love to have them upgrade to PS5.
A PS5 firmware update on a cold winter morning is unmatched. The latest PS5 system software update is 23.02–08.40.00 from Sony. Does this one add useful features or just boost system performance?
Though closer to the latter, it’s more than Sony’s favorite patch note. It fixes security issues, improves messages and usability, and boosts system software performance. Official patch notes for this 1.185GB update:
- We updated system software security
- We improved system software stability and performance
- Some screens now have better messages and usability
That’s it. PS5 gets another win to recover from its midweek slump. Do you share our enthusiasm for this firmware update? Comment below. To spice things up, make your comment rhyme.
Belgian developer Larian Studios’ work on Baldur’s Gate 3’s Xbox Series S version will improve performance on all platforms, including PS5. The game’s fifth major patch, expected to launch this week, will include upgrades and new features. More details will be revealed later today.
Director of Publishing Michael Douse says PS5 performance improvements may be the “least exciting thing” in the title’s next update, so it sounds like a big one. Larian Studios employees are proud of “finally” implementing tweaks, fixes, and changes, Douse says. Later today, we’ll bring you all the Baldur’s Gate 3 update details.
Those who reached the RPG’s third act have reported technical issues during the narrative’s conclusion, especially in co-op, so today’s update should fix them. New features like a permadeath mode are expected, along with Xbox Series S optimization fixes. What else should be added to the game?
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