Nintendo Switch 2 is so expensive Im giving up gaming Readers FeatureGameCentralPublished April 6, 2025 1:00am Mario Kart World is not a cheap game (Credits: AFP via Getty Images)A reader fears that the price of games on Nintendo Switch 2 will begin to seem cheap compared to GTA 6 and other next gen titles.By now I assume everyones seen the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and sadly the most memorable thing about it is the price. The console is okay, but the games are just unbelievably expensive. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is only 50 (still) but Mario Kart World is 75 for a physical copy, which is a ridiculously big jump, the likes of which Ive never seen before.I know you can get the console and game bundled together, which makes it half price, but thats not really the point. If all the games are going to cost that much, or close to it, then I feel that Ive just been priced out of the whole concept of gaming. Especially as this is just the tip of the iceberg.Weve all seen the rumours of GTA 6 costing 100, and I think youd have to be very optimistic to think thats not true, or that every other publisher isnt waiting to charge the same. In the end, by the start of the next gen, Nintendo may end up being cheaper than the average once again.I assume this is a response to games costing more to make nowadays but to be honest Im not really interested in the explanation or any excuses from publishers. We are not living in a world where the average person can afford to spend 75 to 100 on a video game, that they may or may not like, and companies are insane if they think they can jack the prices up by that much and just have people shrug their shoulders and pay up.All its going to do is push even more people towards free-to-play games and make it so that only a tiny, elite circle of games can charge full price, because nobody is going to be crazy enough to spend 100 on something thats a risk.Sequels will become the only games that are ever made and most games that arent free-to-play will be indie assuming they dont raise their prices as well, which they probably will.Whats especially upsetting about all this is that publishers probably dont see it as a bad thing at all. As long as they make the same amount of money, or more, they dont care if the number of triple-A games being made plumets. They dont care about the health of the games industry, and they certainly dont care about making art.Theyd be quite happy if all that gaming was, was a half dozen free online shooters and all their money came from pointless cosmetics. Nintendo arent that bad yet, but Im already disturbed by the strange emphasis on online multiplayer in the Direct, which is absolutely not what I want from them as a company.I feel like this is the end. Ive been gaming for 30 years or more and always been excited about it, but this generation has really sapped my enthusiasm. I had hoped that the reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 would change all that but all its done is accelerate the rot.I can guarantee you Ill never buy a PlayStation 6 and while I may continue to play indie games on Switch 1, I really cant see myself continuing on as I have. Maybe its not anyones fault in particular, maybe this was always going to be the way video games ended, once they got so expensive to make, but I find it all very depressing.More TrendingNintendo may only be reacting to the reality of things today but because their games never reduce in price I cant even hope to pick them up in a year or two when theyre cheaper. I think Im done, retro games and indie titles will have to be the future of gaming for me.By reader Goolash GTA 6 is rumoured to be more than 70 too (Rockstar Games)The readers features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro.You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at gamecentral@metro.co.uk or use our Submit Stuff page and you wont need to send an email.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy

Nature, Published online: 05 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01038-7Advances recognized by sciences most lucrative awards include Large Hadron Collider experiments and groundbreaking weight-loss treatments.

Five researchers have been jointly awarded one of this year's Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences for their contributions to the development of Ozempic-style drugs.

Perang Senyap AI: Antara Harapan dan KendaliOleh: [Arblok]---"Kita tidak sedang hidup di era teknologi, kita hidup di era pertarungan kendali."Di balik layar kemajuan teknologi yang semakin menggila, sebuah perang senyap tengah berlangsung. Bukan perang senjata. Bukan invasi militer. Ini adalah perang kendalidan senjatanya adalah kecerdasan buatan (AI).1. AI: Harapan atau Ilusi?Saat kita mendengar kata "AI", yang terlintas mungkin adalah inovasi, kemudahan, efisiensi. Namun, di balik janji manis itu, tersimpan potensi bahaya yang jauh lebih dalam: manipulasi kolektif.AI belajar dari data. Dan siapa yang memiliki data, bisa membentuk dunia.---2. Pertarungan Raksasa: Elon Musk vs Sam AltmanDi panggung utama pertarungan ini, ada dua tokoh yang mencuri perhatian:Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI, percaya bahwa AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) bisa menyelamatkan umat manusia dari keterbatasan politik, ekonomi, dan bahkan eksistensi itu sendiri.Elon Musk, pendiri xAI, justru mewanti-wanti: AI bisa menjadi ancaman eksistensial. Musk membangun AI-nya sendiri karena tidak percaya satu pihak seharusnya memegang semua kekuasaan.Apa yang mereka perebutkan? Kontrol atas masa depan manusia.---3. Data adalah Minyak BaruDulu minyak jadi alat kekuasaan global. Hari ini? Data.Data perilaku.Data emosional.Data spiritual bahkan.AI bisa membaca semua itu, dan mengemasnya kembali dalam bentuk algoritma yang tahu apa yang kamu pikirkanbahkan sebelum kamu sadar.---4. Fast Dopamine dan Kontrol EmosionalAI modern, termasuk chatbot, media sosial, dan platform hiburan, didesain untuk memberi fast dopamine: kesenangan instan.Scrolling tak habis-habis.Rekomendasi konten personal.Interaksi yang terasa manusiawi.Semua ini membuat kita semakin bergantung, semakin susah lepas.Apakah kita masih punya kendali atas kehendak bebas?---5. Solusi: Kesadaran sebagai PerisaiTidak ada teknologi yang sepenuhnya baik atau jahat. Yang berbahaya adalah ketidaksadaran kita sebagai pengguna.Sadari apa yang kamu konsumsi.Tentukan batas antara alat dan tuan.Bangun kesadaran spiritual, bukan hanya teknikal.Karena hanya dengan iman, akal, dan kesadaran, manusia bisa tetap jadi pemegang kendali.---PenutupPerang senyap AI adalah realita yang sedang berlangsung. Harapan dan kendali berdiri di dua sisi pedang yang sama.Apakah kamu akan jadi pion, atau tetap jadi pemain utama?Kita belum terlambat untuk memilih.---Kalau kamu suka tulisan ini, bantu share dan sebarkan kesadaran. Karena di zaman ini, kesadaran adalah bentuk perlawanan.

Release date: January 26th, 2024Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5Developer: Bandai Namco Studios with assistance from ArikaPublisher: Bandai Namco EntertainmentPricing: $69.99 USD in NTSC territoriesGet ready for the next battle, for Tekken 8 is upon us.What is Tekken?A series of 3D fighting games involving a litany of international martial...Read more

ARCTIC Senza Under-Desk PC is a fully passive-cooled PC that saves space on your desk, leaving your setup neat and clean.ARCTIC Introduces Senza, Powered by AMD Ryzen 5000G Series; Supports up to Quad Monitor SetupThe popular PC cooling solution manufacturer, ARCTIC, has designed a new PC called Senza, which, unlike regular desktop PCs, goes right underneath your desk. Senza is an "under-desk" PC that is designed for a fully hidden setup and doesn't require any space on the top of your desk or any of its shelves.Senza resembles a network switch from the outside and measures 282mm in weight, 618mm in length, and about 120mm in height. The thickness isn't yet publicly unknown, but it should be around 1.5 inches. Senza runs on Ryzen 5000G processors and offers three different APU options to choose from: Ryzen 5 5500GT, Ryzen 7 5700G, and Ryzen 5700G Pro.The system is fully silent and deploys a completely passive cooling solution that keeps it noise-less. The configuration is hosted in the middle on a small custom motherboard that has a desktop AM4 socket and regular DIMMs for memory. The rest of the PC is a giant heatsink with copper heat pipes for faster heat dissipation.The system brings 32 GB of DDR4 memory and 1 TB of NVMe SSD out of the box and has decent connectivity, featuring 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3. Wired connectivity on the Senza is a bit different from regular desktop PCs where the connectivity ports on the front are accessed via a dedicated panel.This panel needs to be attached underneath the desk, near the front for easy access, and gives you ports like USB Type A, and USB Type C, a headphone jack, and power and reset buttons. Other connectivity ports reside at the back of the Senza machine itself and, through proper cable routing and management, can be used for connecting various devices and peripherals neatly. These ports include 2x USB 3.2, 2x USB 2.0, Audio in/out jack, HDMI 2.0, and DP 1.2.It appears that the Senza is specifically designed for the EU region as it is equipped with either Windows 11 Home N or Pro N operating system. This OS doesn't feature some media apps natively, like Windows Media Player, Skype, and other Video and Music apps. However, one can access these from Microsoft via the Media Feature Pack.Senza will be available for both personal and commercial usage. Pricing and date of availability of the ARCTIC Senza are unknown at the moment.News Source: ARCTICDeal of the Day

Fans hate how the Byakugan was nerfed following its impressive debut. It was clear that Kishimoto had a fondness for the Rinnegan and Sharingan, causing these two dojutsu to dominate the majority of Naruto's runtime.

Nintendos new console has finally been revealed in full, with magnetically attaching Joy-Cons, a new chat function and a bigger higher-res 7.9-inch screen that supports 120Hz and HDR.Then there are the new Joy-Cons. Alongside larger SL and SR buttons made of metal, the controllers can be disconnected by pressing a more pronounced release button on the back. The big upgrade, though, is using either Joy-Con like a mouse. (And even use them on your pants, if you want to.)The Switch 2 also uses DLSS, so its easier for developers to port games across to the hybrid console. In a very Nintendo way, it didnt actually talk up the hardware specifics, so NVIDIA had to fill in the gaps.EngadgetAccording to NVIDIA, responsible for the chip inside, the Switch 2 has ten times the graphical performance of the original. DLSS tech means games can be rendered at a lower resolution, and trained AI models and dedicated Tensor Cores can be used to fill in extra details.With that extra power, the Switch 2 supports up to 60 fps at 4K resolution and 120 fps at 1440p or 1080p resolutions, docked. The 1080p screen can handle variable refresh rates up to 120Hz in handheld mode, too.Yes, catching up with the last two decades, the Switch 2 can also do video chat (and voice chat, but yawn). However, it demands a sold-separately camera, costing $50. Boo.I think that strikes at the issue of price. The original Switch was $300 at launch, the PS5 starts at $399 now. The Switch 2 is $450. Sure, that includes the screen and (technically) two controllers, but its a bit of a jump.Is Nintendo factoring in tariffs? Possibly. While some of us think $450 is an appropriate price for the console itself, the costs are creeping up in every direction. Want the new must-have Mario Kart World? Thats $80 now. Meanwhile, older games re-released on the Switch 2 also won't be cheap. Cyberpunk 2077 rings in at $70. Oof.If you want to expand storage, well, youd need a microSD express card, the faster, pricier version of the tiny storage card. Need another pair of Joy-Cons? That will be $90, please.Want to pre-order a Switch 2 ahead of the June 5 launch? Weve got all the details, but its worth noting Nintendo is trying to get ahead of scalpers by offering a dedicated pre-order system for existing heavy Switch users with a Switch Online subscription.In Nintendos words: Invitation emails will be prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis to registrants who have purchased a Nintendo Switch Online membership with a minimum of 12 months of paid membership and a minimum of 50 total gameplay hours, as of April 2, 2025.Read on for our hands-on impressions of the Switch 2. Mat SmithGet Engadget's newsletter delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here!Even more Switch 2 stuffNintendo Switch 2: Everything you need to knowThe Switch 2s Joy-Cons can double as mouse-like controllersMario Kart World hands-on: The perfect launch game for the Switch 2The Nintendo Switch 2 has built-in voice chat and screensharingGameChat will be free until March 31, 2026.NintendoWhile we didnt get to try it at the early hands-on event, voice chat is an integral part of the new Nintendo console. By pressing the new C button on the right Joy-Con, players can jump into a GameChat with friends and family. Nintendo demoed the feature during its recent Switch 2 Direct, alongside a new Switch 2 Camera, enabling video chat too, with a cut-out profile. It looks a lot like a stream on Discord, with windows along the bottom of the screen for every chat participant. Up to four friends can share their screen and join with video chat if they own the Switch 2 Camera.Continue reading.Want a less ugly Switch 2 camera?National Security Council adds Gmail to its list of bad decisionsSignalgate was just the start.Its not long since that Signal messaging app disaster, but US politicians continue showing off their minimal national security expertise. The Washington Post reports that members of the White Houses National Security Council have used personal Gmail accounts for official government business. National security advisor Michael Waltz and a senior aide of his both used their own accounts to discuss sensitive information with colleagues. Government departments typically use business-grade email services, while the federal government also has its own internal communications systems with additional layers of security.Continue reading.How to add someone to a Signal group chatGoogles Pixel Buds Pro 2 are back on saleYou can pick up a pair for $179.Googles latest wireless earbuds are on sale via Amazon for just $179. This is a record-low price, down from $229. As per our review, they sound great. They provide a good low end, which is tough to do with earbuds, and crunchy highs. Google says it redesigned the entire audio system, and it shows. We called out the noticeable improvement over the original Pixel Buds Pro earbuds.Continue reading.'Careless People' author will testify on Meta at Senate hearingThis will be Wynn-Williams first remarks since Meta took legal action against her.Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former Facebook policy director who wrote a best-selling memoir about her time at the company, will testify at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing next week. In her book, Careless People, Wynn-Williams recounts Meta executives interactions with world leaders and government officials as Facebooks influence expanded globally in the early 2010s. Her account has resurfaced information about Facebooks attempts to operate in China and revealed new details about its overtures to Chinese government officials.Prior to her books publication, Wynn-Williams also filed whistleblower complaints about alleged misconduct at the company.Metas attempts to curtail sales of the memoir spectacularly backfired, with the book seeing explosive sales after reports suggested Meta took legal action against the author. Now theres a senate hearing too.Continue reading.The worlds smallest pacemaker is injectable and powered by lightAnd it dissolves when no longer needed.Northwestern UniversityEngineers at Northwestern University have developed the worlds smallest pacemaker. Its so small that it fits in the tip of a syringe. It safely dissolves into the bloodstream after a time, so its a temporary solution. Its designed for folks who need heart help short-term, like newborn babies with congenital defects. The pacemaker pairs with a wireless device mounted to a patients chest. When it detects an irregular heartbeat, it shines a light that activates the pacemaker.Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-111500071.html?src=rss

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Ever since the United States governments unfulfilled promise of giving every newly freed Black American 40 acres and a mule after the Civil War, descendants of the enslaved have repeatedly proposed the idea of redistributing land to redress the nations legacies of slavery. Land-based reparations are also a form of redress for the territorial theft of colonialism.Around the world, politicians tend to dismiss calls for such initiatives as wishful thinking at best and discrimination at worst. Or else, they are swatted away as too complex to implement, legally and practically.Yet our research shows a growing number of municipalities and communities across the U.S. are quietly taking up the charge.We are geographers who since 2021 have been documenting and analyzing more than 225 examples of reparative programs underway in U.S. cities, states, and regions. Notably, over half of them center land return.These efforts show how working locally to grapple with the complexity of land-based reparations is a necessary and feasible part of the nations healing process.The Evanston effectEvanston, Illinois, launched the countrys first publicly funded housing reparations program in 2019.In its current form, Evanstons Restorative Housing Program has provided disbursements to more than 200 recipients. All are Black residents of Evanston or direct descendants of residents who experienced housing discrimination between 1919 and 1969. Benefits include down payment assistance and mortgage assistance as well as funds to make home repairs and improvements.The goal is to redress the harm Evanston caused during these 50-plus years of racial discrimination in public schools, hospitals, buses, and segregated residential zoning. During that same period, banks in Evanston, as in other U.S. cities, also refused to give Black residents mortgages, credit, or insurance for homes in white neighborhoods.I always said you can keep the mule, program beneficiary Ron Butler told NBC News in 2024. Give me the 40 acres in Evanston.Reparations that focus on land, housing, and property are about more than making amends for centuries of racial discrimination. They help to restore peoples self-determination, autonomy, and freedom.Following Evanstons lead, in 2021 a group of 11 U.S. mayors created Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity, a coalition committed to developing pilot reparations programs. Members include Los Angeles; Austin; and Asheville, North Carolina.The cities act as sites to generate ideas about how reparation initiatives could be scaled up nationally. Each mayor is advised by committees made up of representatives from local Black-led organizations.Colonial reparationsIn recent years the city of Eureka, in Northern California, has been returning some territory to its Native inhabitants.Indigenous people often call this process rematriation; its part of a broader effort to restore sovereignty and sacred relationships to their ancestral lands.In 2019, after years of petitioning by members of the Wiyot people, the Eureka City Council returned 200 acres of Tuluwat Island, a 280-acre island in Humboldt Bay where European settlers in 1860 massacred about 200 Wiyot women and children.Its a sovereignty issue, a self-governance issue, said Wiyot tribal administrator Michelle Vassel in a November 2023 radio interview.Minneapoliss sale of city lots to the Red Lake Nation for $1 in 2023 is another example of how city governments can make amends for past Indigenous displacement and removal. Plans to develop the low-cost lots include a cultural center for Red Lake people, an opioid treatment center, and potentially housing.The Red Lake Reservation once included 3.3 million acres. The 1889 Dawes Act forced the Red Lake Band to cede all but 300,000 acres. The federal government later returned some land, but today the reservation is still only a quarter of its original size.Reparations are critical to racial equityThese initiatives may sound like a drop in the bucket considering the vast harms committed over centuries of slavery and colonization. Yet they prove that governments can craft targeted, achievable, and meaningful policies to address colonialism and enslavement.They also tackle a frequent critique of reparations, which is that slavery and colonialism happened centuries ago. Yet their effects continue to harm Black and Native communities generations later. Today, white households in the U.S. have roughly nine times the wealth of typical Black households.One explanation for this racial disparity is that Black households earn 20% less than their white counterparts. But a more meaningful driver is what scholars call the intergenerational transmission chainthat is, the role that gifts and inheritance play in wealth generation.Thats why reparations, with both land and money, are so critical to creating racial equity.Still, reparations programs do raise a host of complex, practical questions. Which kinds of historic racial injustice take priority, and what form should repair take? Who qualifies for the benefits?The state of Minnesota transferred Upper Sioux Agency State Park back to the Dakota people in 2023 in an effort to make amends for a war and historic slaughter there. [Photo: Tony Webster/Flickr]Community-based land reparationsReparations dont have to come from the government.In recent years, more than a hundred community-based organizations across the U.S. have introduced their own initiatives to redistribute land and wealth to make amends for past injustices.Makoce Ikikcupi, in the Minnesota River Valley, is a community reparations program led by Dakota peoples. Since 2009, the group has been collecting funds to buy back portions of the Dakota homeland. One revenue source is voluntary contributions from descendants of Europeans who colonized that land. This fundraising strategy is sometimes called real rent or back rent.The group purchased its first 21-acre parcel of land in 2019, where it is building traditional earth lodges, with plans for several self-sustaining Dakota villages.We consider our donation ... back rent, reads the testimony of one monthly contributor, Josina Manu, on the groups web page. He calls the reclamation of Dakota land a vital step towards creating a just world.Fair compensation for eminent domainMany communities are also working together to repair the legacies of anti-Black racism.In the 1960s, the city of Athens, Georgia, used eminent domain to build dormitories for the University of Georgia. Paying below market value, it demolished an entire Black neighborhood called Linnentown.In early 2021, following petitioning from former Linnentown residents whod lost their homes, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution recognizing their neighborhoods destruction as an act of institutionalized white racism and terrorism resulting in intergenerational Black poverty.Because Georgia law prohibits government entities from making payments to individuals, a community group stepped in to organize compensation.The result is Athens Reparations Action, a coalition of churches and community organizations. Formed in 2021, it had raised $120,000 by 2024 to distribute among the 10 families who are Linnentown survivors and descendants.BacklashOur research also tracks legal challenges to the reparations initiatives we are studying.Conservative groups such as Judicial Watch have filed dozens of retaliatory lawsuits against several of them, including Evanstons Restorative Housing Program. A 2024 class action complaint alleges that the program discriminates based on race, violating the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.These legal challenges are part of the broader front of conservative-led assaults on voting rights, affirmative action, and critical race theory. Like reparations, all are efforts to grapple with the U.S.s historical mistreatment of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color.Attacking those initiatives is an attempt to preserve what scholar Laura Pulido calls white innocence. We expect more of them under a second Trump term already defined by its assault on antidiscrimination policies and programs.So far, none of President Donald Trumps decrees has targeted reparations specifically. For now, reparations are still legal and constitutionaland possible.Sara Safransky is an associate professor at the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University. Elsa Noterman is a senior lecturer in human geography at Queen Mary University of London.Madeleine Lewis is a doctoral student at the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University.This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.