If you use a charger for your Xbox One controllers, you may want to read this. On March 14th, 2017, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in conjunction with Health Canada, issued a recall on all Energizer® Xbox One 2X Smart Chargers. According to the CPSC, they have received over two dozen reports of the chargers overheating and melting the charger’s plastic shell while emitting a burning odor. While no injuries have been reported so far, the CPSC apparently felt the situation was serious enough to issue the recall.
The chargers were sold between February 2016 and February 2017 at Best Buy, GameStop, and other stores nationwide, as well as through online retailers like Amazon. The CPSC estimates that over 125,000 of these chargers were sold in the United States or Canada during that time period, so this is a significant recall.
The chargers, which were manufactured in China, originally cost around $40 and are black plastic, designed to hold two wireless Xbox One controllers simultaneously. They measure approximately 3.5” x 11” and are labeled Energizer®, with a model number of 048-052-NA on the bottom of the charger.
If you have one of these chargers, you should stop using it immediately and contact Performance Designed Products LLC, of Burbank, California for a full refund. You can reach Performance Designed Products at 800-263-1156 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday. PDP also has a website for safety recall claims, which you can find here: http://pdp.com/en/safety-recall/. Also note that in both the U.S. and Canada, federal laws prohibit selling an item that is subject to recall, so don’t try to unload your charger after collecting the refund!
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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