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Siri May Soon Be Able To Play Spotify Content

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Current iOS users who also regularly use Siri to perform everyday tasks have been annoyed for a while that she isn’t able to play Spotify songs. Instead, users have to open the app and do everything manually, which puts it at odds with many other apps that have Siri support. However, it looks like that is about to change.

Word has it that Spotify and Apple are in talks to make it so that Siri can play songs, playlists and albums on Spotify via voice commands. iOS 13 is set to bring SiriKit changes that allow Siri to play music from third-party apps, which is apparently where this new partnership comes into play.

These changes essentially will allow companies to build Siri support into their apps, which will then allow users to utilize basic voice commands to communicate with their favorite apps with hardly any friction at all. This kind of support is available for other kinds of third-party apps, so it only makes sense that Apple would allow this to grow and cover more ground.

However, one thing to note is that even if this deal does happen, it is expected that Apple Music will remain the default music playing app when giving Siri commands. This is something that will have to be tweaked in settings, as otherwise Siri is just going to go to Apple Music by default for all your commands.

It remains to be seen when and if this will come to fruition, but we’ll keep you updated as soon as more information is revealed.

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The most recent PS5 firmware update is now accessible for download

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Recent system software updates from Sony for the PS5 include numerous enhancements, including support for audio calls using Discord. Since then, a smaller update has been made available (complete with everyone’s favorite patch notice), and the platform owner has recently released a new upgrade. What’s the deal with this one, then? The 834MB patch (number 23.01-07.01.01, if you’re interested) lacks patch notes on the system; however, we have learned what this update addresses via the PlayStation website. It turns out that the issue affecting the game library is a small bug fix: “In the game library, a problem was fixed where certain circumstances caused items to appear erroneously.” That’s all, then! anything but the typical “improves system software performance.” So, it’s a very minor update, but it’s still important to download and install to be secure. It is currently accessible. Have you had any issues with the PS5’s game library?

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Dataminer Predicts Delay, Causing Confusion Over Assassin’s Creed: Mirage’s PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 Release Date

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It’s unclear what’s happening with Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the series’ much-anticipated return to a more “traditional” style of gameplay, which has been either delayed to 2024 or could be released as soon as August.

Insider Gaming reported that dataminer ScriptLeaksR6 predicted that Ubisoft would postpone Mirage and The Crew: Project Orlando until 2024, with further details to be revealed at Ubisoft’s next Forward event in place of E3 this year.

An update to the article was published by Insider Gaming hours later, and it reads in part: “Insider Gaming sources have suggested that Assassin’s Creed Mirage is still scheduled for August 2023.”

Now that we’ve circled the wagons and started over, when do you anticipate this fresh take on the Assassin’s Creed formula being released? Your guess is as good as ours as to when we finally get our hands on this one, but a big blowout showing at Ubisoft Forward seems like a likely next step.

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Members of the United States Congress claim that Sony is acting unfairly against Xbox in Japan

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The bizarre plot twist continues as members of Congress from both parties are pressuring the Biden administration to act on a purported PlayStation monopoly in the Japanese video game market.

This is something you should read up on because it all stems from a conversation between Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday. Cantwell alleged that American companies are being hurt by an imbalance in the Japanese market for high-end video games.

Axios reports that 10 more lawmakers have added their voices to the debate by penning letters voicing their concerns.

Seven of the ten lawmakers hail from Microsoft’s home state of Washington. More than $500,000 has been donated by the company over the past few decades, making it Cantwell’s single largest political donor.

While the two letters’ political perspectives couldn’t be more different, they both make use of the same misleading “98% of the high-end video game market” statistic, which glosses over the enormous influence of PC, mobile, and, you know, Nintendo. This final point is also significant because Switch is the dominant console in the region.

Microsoft’s proposed buyout of Activision Blizzard has been given a significant boost now that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has dropped its objections to the deal.

We doubt this is the last we’ll hear of this issue, with Democrats and Republicans alike calling for an investigation into Sony’s allegedly unfair business practices. Let me know what you think about this situation.

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