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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 available for pre-order starting today from Verizon and AT&T

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If you were eagerly waiting for the opportunity to reserve a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, you’re in luck because AT&T and Verizon have made the device available for pre-order today. Verizon is offering Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone for $299 on a two-year contract or you can opt it for the carrier’s Verizon Edge payment plan, which costs $34 a month. Alternatively, you can just outright buy it for the price of $699 and save yourself the trouble of dealing with contracts or payment plans. The AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4 can also be purchased for $299 on a two-year contract, or for $34.42 with AT&T Next 18 and $41.30 with AT&T Next 12. Interestingly enough, buying a contract-free Samsung Galaxy Note 4 from AT&T will cost you $825.99, quite a bit more that the price listed by Verizon for some reason.

As for the device itself, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 comes equipped with a very impressive 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display complete with 1440 x 2560 resolution and 518 pixel density. A lot of people are saying that this is the best display ever seen on a smartphone, but while this is still debatable, there are indeed very few who can match it in terms of quality. However, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is not only about beauty because the device comes with a pretty impressive set of specs as well. A quick peak under the hood reveals a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core processor running at 2.7 GHz and featuring 3 GB of RAM and an Adreno 420 GPU. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 also offers a 16 MP primary camera, a massive 3,220 mAh battery and 32GB of internal storage memory, which can be further expanded up to 128 GB via a microSD card.

This fourth generation Note device runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat straight out of the box and will presumably upgrade to Android L in due time after Google releases the final build. We mentioned that you can reserve the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 starting today at Verizon or AT&T, but it will also become available for pre-order at Sprint and T-Mobile at the end of the month. Verizon will start shipping the device by October 23rd while AT&T is a bit faster and will start shipping by October 14th.

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Xbox Version Will Help PS5

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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.

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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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PC Mounts Show PlayStation Trophy Support

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We love the PlayStation ecosystem, especially its top first-party studios, but Sony Interactive Entertainment could do more to build goodwill. The long-awaited Trophy support for PS5 games on PC appears to be closer to reality, though nothing official has been announced.

TrueTrophie’s scanners found a new PS5 Trophy list with “PSPC” as a platform. The list, titled “Trophy Set” and unattached to a game, appears to be a test. TrueTrophies notes that developers rarely submit their own platforms to PSN, suggesting Sony is behind it.

TrueTrophies says this platform is separate from PS5 but can connect to it, suggesting compatibility. As PlayStation fans know, PS4, PS Vita, and PS3 games could share a list. In October 2022, Sony added PSN support to Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered’s PC release, allowing players to link Steam accounts to unlock an exclusive skin. Potentially minor, but something we’ll watch.

TrueTrophies lists PlayStation Trophies for serious hunters. They scrape the PlayStation Network’s ominous underbelly with scanners to provide the most up-to-date trophy lists, sometimes dangerously. TrueTrophies posted Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s trophy list weeks ago, with spoiler titles.

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No worries, PS5 Slim SSD upgrades are possible

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Next month, the PS5 Slim will replace the original PS5. Its main selling point is its detachable disc drive. Sony’s design change will streamline manufacturing, but consumers will have more flexibility. The refreshed machine will be 30% smaller than its predecessor, reducing its footprint.

But since the manufacturer hadn’t mentioned it, some worried you couldn’t install another SSD. A spokesperson told IGN that “there are no changes with the new model”—you can still install a compatible hard drive to expand the console’s storage.

Note that the new model increases on-board storage from 825GB to 1TB, so you get more space out of the box. However, some games are now so large that you may need a new PS5 SSD.

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