Oppo K12s was launched in China on Tuesday. The new handset runs on a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chipset and packs a 7,000mAh battery with 80W charging support. The Oppo K12s sports a 6.67-inch display with up to 120Hz refresh rate and is available in three different colour options . Much like other Oppo K-series smartphones, the new offering has a dual rear camera unit headlined by a 50-megapixel main rear camera. The Oppo K12s appears to be a rebranded version of the Oppo K13 5G, which was announced on Monday in the Indian market.Oppo K12s PricePrice of Oppo K12s is set at CNY 1,199 (roughly Rs. 14,000) for the base 8GB + 128GB storage model. The 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB, and 12GB + 512GB RAM and storage versions are priced at CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 16,000), CNY 1,599 (roughly Rs. 18,000), and CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs. 20,000), respectively. It is available in Rose Purple, Prism Black and Star White (translated from Chinese) shades. The phone will go on sale in China from April 25.Oppo K12s SpecificationsThe dual-SIM (nano) Oppo K12s runs on Android 15 with the company's ColorOS 15 skin on top. It sports a 6.67-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) AMOLED display with up to 120Hz refresh rate, up to 180Hz touch sampling rate and 1,200 nits peak brightness. It runs on an octa-core Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SoC with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The handset has 5,700mm sq VC for heat dissipation.For optics, Oppo K12s has a dual rear camera unit, comprising a 50-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture and autofocus and a 2-megapixel monochrome camera. On the front, it sports a 16-megapixel sensor with an f/2.5 aperture. The phone has an IP65-rated build for dust and splash resistance.Connectivity options on the Oppo K12s include 5G, NFC, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and USB Type-C port. It has dual stereo speakers and an in-display fingerprint sensor for authentication. The handset supports facial recognition. Sensors onboard include ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, infrared remote control and proximity sensor. The Oppo K12s carries a 7,000mAh battery with 80W charging support. The fast-charging feature is said to fill the battery from zero to 62 percent in 30 minutes. The battery is advertised to provide up to 49.4 hours of calling time and a maximum of 14.9 hours of video calling time on a single charge. The battery is claimed to have a capacity retention rate of more than 80 percent after five years of normal use.Oppo announced the Oppo K13 5G in the Indian market yesterday with the same combination of 7,000mAh battery, 80W charging, and Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SoC. The Price of the phone starts at Rs. 17,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage version. KEY SPECSNEWSDisplay 6.70-inchProcessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4Front Camera 16-megapixel Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 2-megapixelRAM 8GBStorage 128GB, 256GBBattery Capacity 7000mAhOS Android 15Resolution 1080x2400 pixelsKEY SPECSNEWSDisplay 6.67-inchProcessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4Front Camera 16-megapixel Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 2-megapixelRAM 8GBStorage 256GBBattery Capacity 7000mAhOS Android 15Resolution 1080x2400 pixels For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube. Further reading: Oppo K12s, Oppo K12s Price, Oppo K12s Specifications, Oppo Nithya P Nair Nithya P Nair is a journalist with more than five years of experience in digital journalism. She specialises in business and technology beats. A foodie at heart, Nithya loves exploring new places (read cuisines) and sneaking in Malayalam movie dialogues to spice up conversations. More Related Stories

Zoom launched several new enterprise-focused features last week, expanding its agentic tools. The San Jose-based communications technology company is introducing several AI agents across the Zoom Workplace, including Custom AI Companion, Zoom Tasks, and more. Additionally, the company is also rolling out multiple new features for its existing products, such as Zoom Phone, Whiteboard, and Zoom CX. The new features arrive a month after Zoom unveiled its agentic strategy and revealed the roadmap for the features arriving in the coming months.Zoom Introduces New Agentic Features for EnterprisesIn a press release, the company announced the launch of agentic tools such as the Custom AI Companion, Voice Recorder, Tasks, and Custom Avatars. Apart from this, it is also introducing new features for Zoom Meetings, Zoom Team Chat, Zoom Whiteboard, Zoom Revenue Accelerator, and more.Zoom Tasks is a new feature being added to the AI Companion. It can detect, manage, and complete tasks across Zoom Workplace. It can automatically generate tasks from Zoom Team Chat, Mail, or Docs, and convert them into actionable tasks that users can do themselves or delegate to the AI Companion.Zoom TasksPhoto Credit: ZoomTasks can also provide insights and recommend next steps. Additionally, the feature utilises the centralised task management tab to help the entire team keep track of its actions. Zoom Tasks is now available with Zoom Workplace plans. The AI Companion capabilities are only available to paid users.Custom AI Companion Features and PricingCustom AI Companion is also rolling out for enterprises. It is an AI agent that is powered by Zoom AI Studio. Essentially a customised version of the AI Companion, it can connect to integrated third-party AI agents to carry out a wide set of tasks. The company says the agent will support Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Google's Agent to Agent Protocol to seamlessly connect to external tools.Apart from that, the Custom AI Companion can also be connected to enterprise data via the new “Bring Your Own Index (BYOI)” feature. Zoom says the tool can be integrated with data sources such as project management tools, cloud storage, email accounts, and customer databases.Custom AI Companion will also offer the Custom Avatars for Zoom Clips feature. It can be used to create an AI-generated clip. The clip will contain an avatar in the user's likeness, which will speak a script shared by the user. Zoom says such clips can be used for employee orientation, project briefs, and more. The company is also adding several safeguards to ensure the tool is not used to generate offensive or harmful clips.Currently, Custom Avatars are available as a part of the Custom AI Companion add-on, but in May, the company plans to release it as a separate product. The Custom AI Companion add-on is available for $12 (roughly Rs. 1,020) per user per month.Other Notable FeaturesA new Voice Recorder feature in AI Companion can transcribe, summarise, and capture action items from Zoom Meetings or Zoom Phone calls, eliminating the need for note-taking while interacting with others. It will be rolled out later this month in the mobile app, and the company plans to bring it to Rooms later this year.Zoom Team Chat is also expanding its multilingual support. The company is using a native small language model (SLM) to provide improved translations from eight languages, including German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese (to English).The platform is also adding a new capability that will let participants mention people who are not in a chat or channel and share their contact information without adding them. AI Companion can also schedule meetings with multiple participants, and the chatbot will find the best times for all invitees by pulling data from across the platform. It will then suggest the scheduling options, and the user can either accept or make changes to it.Once the schedule has been fixed, the AI Companion will set up a Zoom meeting, add it to the participants' calendars, and generate suggested meeting topics and agendas. During meetings, users can also create private group chats, either with a single participant or with a specific subset. Users will be able to add a custom name to the groups.The company is also adding agentic features to the Zoom Revenue Accelerator. The agent can run on admin-configured sales methodologies, and admins can deploy custom frameworks to ensure repeatable approach based on what works for an organisation. Zoom claims the new feature uses large language models (LLMs) to analyse sales conversations to surface key customer insights. Further, a deal explorer feature in Zoom Revenue Accelerator will allow users to surface sales insights via natural language prompts. The tool can analyse information across customers' entire opportunity cycle, and present the information. Citing an example, the company said sales professionals can ask queries such as “What are the next steps for this opportunity?” or “Has pricing been discussed?” and the AI will provide a contextual answer.

With how long and illustrious the history of gaming has been, picking the best games of all time is almost impossible. Nevertheless, it’s worth highlighting the best titles launched across all those generations, what made them special and why you should check them out. Without further ado, here are our picks for the top 30 games of all time, starting with… 30. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Perfection in a video game doesn’t come easy, but Polyphony Digital has come closer than most with several of its Gran Turismo titles. Despite cutting back on the number of cars, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is arguably the best of the bunch in terms of physics, AI, and sound (and even its visuals still hold up today). That’s before getting into the improvements with car shops, Gran Turismo Mode, and the long-awaited arrival of Formula One cars.

You can never have too many platformers, though separating the crème of the crop is a tough task. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is the latest, developed by Primal Game Studio and combining dark medieval fantasy with the average backtracking and ability unlocking. Throw in some Souls-like combat as well, with a stamina meter and stat-scaling weapons, which may dissuade some from giving it a try. Mandragora does have several other core gameplay issues, but it did surprise me with its exploration, art direction, and combat feel. While I wouldn’t recommend going out of your way to play it, there’s still a certain charm to it all. Witches are a core part of the setting if the title didn’t tip you off. However, you start on the opposite side – the Inquisition. During the “trial” of a witch, your character opts to execute her and gains witch-like powers in the process. The extent of this is unknown, but the Powers That Be are far from happy with your display of defiance. Still, power is power, and even you’re sent to locate another witch in the wilds. An ominous voice slowly creeps through your thoughts, however. Surely, it won’t lead down any dark paths. The premise is intriguing enough, and Mandragora has some solid voice acting to back it up, yet some dialogue and characterization aren’t the best. You’ll still encounter some intriguing characters, like the tailor Shirin, who mysteriously knows how to circumvent many of the dangers of travelling, but most of the personality lies in the ambient dialogue of passersby. "Speaking of the bosses, they’re not exactly Dark Souls caliber in terms of mechanics but still pose a decent challenge if you’re appropriately levelled." Hearing a father annoying his daughter with a dad joke or two NPCs haggling over prices felt natural; even the banter and taunts from bandits and brigands lent to the world-building and personality. A shame that my character can’t quite match it, with the voice acting and dialogue feeling like the most forced of the “protagonist who talks to themselves too much” archetype. It’s not super overbearing, but it did elicit an eye roll or two on occasion. The journey is more important than the hero in this case and Mandragora offers some rather solid level design. The relative safety and civilization of the city gives way to the boondocks, with swamps, and ruined buildings containing all manner of monsters and towns on their last legs. More than one system of sewers awaits, but they feel varied enough, one packed with poisonous slimes and straightforward corridors versus another with extensive ledges and platforming. The freedom to explore is also quite nice, even if it meant running into a wolf-like boss that was clearly out of my league (clones are cheating, and I will not back down from this stance). Side quests can be fairly straightforward, like cleansing an area of threats, and work just fine while incentivizing exploration. I’m not the biggest fan of the sheer number of locked chests, especially in the early going when lockpicks aren’t super common drops, but at least it’s something to return to for completion’s sake if nothing else. Speaking of the bosses, they’re not exactly Dark Souls caliber in terms of mechanics but still pose a decent challenge if you’re appropriately levelled. It did seem like there were one too many giant rats in the early going, but the threats diversify as you go along with some truly devious (and rage-inducing) affairs. Which brings me to one of the game’s more annoying issues. "Combat is solid though, with multiple classes and weapon types to choose from, I went with the Flameweaver, which provided solid physical and magic damage alongside decent sustainability." Movement as a whole feels decent, especially when dodge-rolling through enemy attacks or jumping over obstacles. It’s usually on point when grabbing ledges and dropping down…except when it’s not, and you take fall damage (and sometimes die). The randomness of this would throw me off at times, and since you need to backtrack from the nearest checkpoint, it can become frustrating. Don’t even get me started on the finicky nature of dropping down onto ledges. Combat is solid though, with multiple classes and weapon types to choose from, I went with the Flameweaver, which provided solid physical and magic damage alongside decent sustainability. Each class has an extensive passive tree, though many game-changing options are much farther along. The majority of nodes are committed to stat increases, and that’s fine – it just makes some level-ups significantly less exciting, especially when the closest major nodes provide options like “Eight percent increased damage after casting a fire spell.” However, the twist is that other class skills can be discovered while exploring, and you can allot points to other passive trees. You still need the corresponding relic, which can cost gold in the early going, and switching to a separate weapon set is required, but it’s an interesting approach to multiclassing. A separate system is also in place for diversifying skills to reduce mana costs or increase Adrenaline on hits, adding further wrinkles to builds. With the sheer amount of resources dropped and discovered, it’s no surprise that crafting is a major component, though it’s mostly relegated to “Take these materials to the vendor and make something.” The problem is that unlocking the ability to craft certain blueprints requires levelling up the vendor, which is a separate grind unto itself. Your mileage may vary on this – some may appreciate it, but I sure didn’t. "Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is still a title where its many parts don’t particularly add up to something greater than the whole." If there’s one area in which Mandragora deserves unequivocal praise, it’s the visuals and art direction. Reminiscent of No Rest for the Wicked but with thinner outlines, there’s a hand-drawn aura to the environments with gorgeous lighting and shadows that truly set the mood. The giant portraits of key characters in conversations also look great, even if some are jarringly different from their character models. Animations are top-tier – watching a smaller monster’s blade slip out of its hands and impale it upon death is but one of many examples of excellent attention to detail. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is still a title where its many parts don’t particularly add up to something greater than the whole. Some parts are worthwhile, like the combat; others, like the progression and crafting, could use further polish and improvements. While I wasn’t super-invested in the story, it was still fun to push forward, discover new environments, scoff at dead ends and revisit places to see if I could progress forward. Does it qualify among the best platformers or Souls-like games out there? No, but it’s a solid combination worth checking out and may surprise you with its presentation, combat and enemy design. Just do yourself a favor and think twice before any death-defying leaps, at least until a few patches drop. This game was reviewed on the PlayStation 5. THE GOODIncredible art direction punctuated by detailed character portraits. Solid combat that feels responsive and fulfills the Souls-like fundamentals. Good pacing and level design with a strong degree of freedom. Extensive customization. THE BADMost passive tree choices don't feel impactful beyond small stat bumps. Odd control issues while platforming, leading to frustration. Iffy voice acting for some characters, including the protagonist. Crafting system can feel too grindy, dulling the joy in discovering new recipes. Final Verdict:GOOD While it may not reside in the upper echelons of Metroid-style games or Souls-likes, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is built on competent foundations and could grow into something special with more fine-tuning.A copy of this game was provided by Developer/Publisher/Distributor/PR Agency for review purposes. Click here to know more about our Reviews Policy.

Culex Member Oct 29, 2017 9,001 You have a shiny new system. For technical reasons, beyond anything Digital Foundry can explain, you are limited to: A new TV, with beautiful OLED tech, however your shiny new system can only cap at 30 FPS. Or A new LCD TV, without fancy tech like mini-LED, however your system can output guaranteed 60 FPS. What do you choose? Color Fidelity or FPS?  VanWinkle Member Oct 25, 2017 17,073 Never going to back to 30fps   CosmosPalace Member Jul 11, 2024 60 Always performance over fidelity   Ananasas Member Jul 11, 2018 2,996 30 fps on OLED is bad   Yerffej Prophet of Regret Member Oct 25, 2017 28,963 Love my OLEDs but if I had this ridiculous choice before me and no way out…come on.   SickNasty Member Mar 18, 2020 1,724 I like nice colours :)   Issen Member Nov 12, 2017 7,378 A good LCD, even without mini-LED, is perfectly capable of displaying high fidelity, accurate colors, and decent enough contrast (upwards of 5000:1 even without mini-LED or even something as basic as backlit local dimming). Give me the LCD any day.  Dynamo Member Jan 1, 2021 196 60fps easily. 30fps on OLED is awful.  Windrunner Sly Member Oct 25, 2017 7,602 I am going to assume the OP does not have an OLED TV and hasn't seen the difference between 30fps and 60fps on one.   canderous Prophet of Truth Member Jun 12, 2020 10,017 Canada No   Richietto One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 25,803 North Carolina Ive had 1 OLED ever. That's the Switch OLED. Its really nice, but not nice enough to lose 60fps.   Linus815 Member Oct 29, 2017 23,609 I have an LG C4 65" and a 5 year old Acer 27" IPS. 60 fps on lcd easily  JoeInky Member Oct 25, 2017 3,957 I would always pick performance over anything else I'd do 480p 60fps before I did 1080p 30fps  rudeboyoslo Member Jan 5, 2018 1,395 I always choose quality mode anyway, so 30 fps is my default.   Agni Kai Member Nov 2, 2017 9,807 VanWinkle said: Never going to back to 30fps Click to expand... Click to shrink... You will. I guarantee it.  TheWooniestWoona Member Oct 27, 2017 7,225 OLED looks too good to give it up. I already play plenty of 30fps games on my OLED anyway. People saying it looks bad are exagerating.  Homura ▲ Legend ▲ Member Aug 20, 2019 6,816 OP, this will be a slaughter. A better question would have been: OLED 60FPS vs No OLED 120FPS.  Purslane Member Jun 25, 2020 395 I'll take the worst TN-panel over 30 fps OLED   vrietje Member Dec 4, 2018 1,090 I hear about the problem with 30fps on an oled. I dont see it. But it is an hard choice since I don't think 30fps ruins an game, an stable 30fps can even be better to play than an unstable 60. but it depends on the type of game, fast game, 60fps. slow game RPG SRPG an such 30 is fine.  NekoNeko Coward Oct 26, 2017 20,090 Easiest choice ever since 30fps on an OLED is hell. I'd rather do 30fps non OLED than 30fps OLED.  Audiblee Member Mar 14, 2025 838 60 all day every day. And no, a consistent 30 isn't ok.   Mauricio_Magus Member Oct 25, 2017 15,592 anyone that doesn't vote for 60fps is insane.   nsilvias Member Oct 25, 2017 29,558 45 FPS OLED. Gottem!   J-Skee The Wise Ones Member Oct 25, 2017 13,001 I literally bought my OLED because Ratchet & Clank was doing something above 30fps that hadn't been done before (to my knowledge, anyway). And I'm someone who typically doesn't have an issue with 30fps.   Fnnrqwin Member Sep 19, 2019 2,931 I will never go back from OLED. Almost every game I play is 30 fps anyway. You get used to it really quickly.   nogoodnamesleft Member Oct 25, 2017 8,480 More threads downplaying just how bad lcds are :(  

Wallace Member Oct 25, 2017 27,563 Midwest   Alex840 Member Oct 31, 2017 5,349 Expedition 33 is out this week, so it'll have to wait.   septmbrvrywn Member Dec 3, 2018 1,026 Paris, France I've never played the original so I'm hyped but also I'm cautious about everyone praising this game because of nostalgia. I really hope it delivers!   Shopolic Avenger Oct 27, 2017 8,027 Hyped, if it's just a graphic update without any changes to animations, voice acting, a little gameplay improvements and... Extremely hyped, if there are more changes in other aspects of the game, not only graphics.  jungius Banned Sep 5, 2021 3,537 I loved oblivion much than skyrim, but I am personally boycotting Microsoft now that they are directly supporting the atrocities in Gaza Microsoft Microsoft is perhaps the most complicit tech company in Israel’s illegal apartheid regime and ongoing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza. bdsmovement.net so my hype level is skyblivion out of 10, will wait for skyblivion instead  JehutyRunner Member Oct 26, 2017 3,543 I wish Todd Howard really was my dad. :(   E-bite Member Oct 24, 2018 1,336 Thor Love & Thunder   ryzz Member Oct 23, 2018 819 Do we think console mods will be available?   maze001 Member Sep 18, 2024 512 IDK. I love Oblivion but those screenshots kinda gave the feel of a scuffed remake. Turning Oblivion's signature lush green vistas into yet another assortment of gritty mud brown/gray/red is certainly a choice.   onibirdo Member Dec 9, 2020 3,464 Into my veins   HolyJonte AVALANCHE Member Aug 31, 2023 1,232 From Stockholm but now living in Padova, Italy I just played Skyrim for the first time since 2011 and it was better than I thought. Oblivion I haven't played since 2009 (and then just a bit on ps3, played it fully on PC on release) and I think the game really need some changes but it has some great things in it too.   NateDog "This guy are sick" Member Jan 8, 2018 2,268 Alex840 said: Expedition 33 is out this week, so it'll have to wait. Click to expand... Click to shrink... This is me. I've been really looking forward to this since reveal and have left myself with a whole week without anything else to play with my FFXIV sub running out (apart from getting back into my MGS4 replay but I pick up and drop MGS games regularly). So unfortunately I can't get into this now. But I am very much looking forward to it. I found Skyrim a little too big and sparse in places even though I did enjoy a lot of aspects of it. I've watched so many Oblivion videos over the years and think my partner might even enjoy it so I am certainly excited and might get to play it in about a month once I'm finished with Clair Obscur.   moqz Member Jan 28, 2025 378 Do we know if this will be on gamepass? I don't think I can play through it again but I would just like to wander for a bit and look at the art.   Theorry Member Oct 27, 2017 68,644 moqz said: Do we know if this will be on gamepass? I don't think I can play through it again but I would just like to wander for a bit and look at the art. Click to expand... Click to shrink... offcourse it will   samoscratch Member Nov 25, 2017 2,983 I would prefer a Morrowind remake but i'm still interested in this. Oblivion was a fun game, lots of flaws they could fix with a remake to elevate it.   Xion_Stellar Member Oct 25, 2017 4,112 After the condition Skyrim came out on PS3 and how Fallout 76 launched it's hard to get excited for a TES/Fallout game during its launch window because you know just how jank these things are going to be so I'll wait and see how this game will turn out before I comment but as a side note I don't like how dirty they are doing the Skyblivion team with this release.   moqz Member Jan 28, 2025 378 Theorry said: offcourse it will Click to expand... Click to shrink... Good to hear   mrzenga Member Jan 2, 2025 245 Extremely hyped if it's more like a new game, meh if it's mostly visuals (I d rather replay skyrim)   cowbanana Member Feb 2, 2018 16,196 a Socialist Utopia Meh, I mostly remember the game as a huge disappointment. It was so shallow and repetitive compared to Morrowind. Better graphics is just lipstick on a pig.   antitrop Member Oct 25, 2017 14,758 I'm more curious about it than hyped. Really wonder if it will be able to recapture what made the original memorable.   miju Member Jun 8, 2018 63 Meh I'am playing it currently for the first time and it's aged badly, need to see what gameplay changes are for the remaster first.  Exist 2 Inspire Powered by Friendship™ Member Apr 19, 2018 4,610 Germany I could never get into the og back on the PS3 so maybe this time but it's definitely not a Day 1 pick up. I'll check it out eventually.   shadowman16 Member Oct 25, 2017 40,841 Weirdly hyped, despite not playing Elder Scrolls since... Oblivion. Id definitely like to get it, but part of me would rather give Skyrim another chance.   Noppie Member Oct 27, 2017 14,589 It's a remaster, meh by definition   TechnicPuppet Member Oct 28, 2017 11,856 Hyped to hell. It's weird how it's broken beyond gaming spaces. Well weird to me, I don't know it was quite so popular.   cam eleon Member Mar 17, 2025 36 I've already spent so many hours on the original game that I'm not sure I'll get much out of a visual upgrade. I started a new playthrough a little while ago, but I just lost interest after a few hours. I'm excited to see it, but it's gonna take more than new graphics and minor changes to blocking and archery to get me invested again.   Blue Ninja Prophet of Truth Member Oct 25, 2017 3,211 Belgium Even if it's just Oblivion as it was in 2006 with a new coat of paint, I'm still very hyped. Elder Scrolls-games are something special for me, and even a new coat of paint is enough for me to drop whatever else I'm playing and just go fuck around in Tamriel again.   Purslane Member Jun 25, 2020 395 If it has all the same jank as before and 3 voice actors, nah not hyped.   Tortillo VI Member May 27, 2018 2,242 Very curious if they tweak combat and other elements that were already clunky on the original release. If its just a visuals enhancement, it will be a big missed opportunity.   keyrodi Member Feb 19, 2018 1,046 Tortillo VI said: Very curious if they tweak combat and other elements that were already clunky on the original release. If its just a visuals enhancement, it will be a big missed opportunity. Click to expand... Click to shrink... They're making a number of changes to hit responses and bow combat, as far as we know. Can't wait to see what else they add/change   ChaserX Member Nov 1, 2017 3,073 Miami, FL Depending on how much has changed + the cost, I may just get the original on my laptop for modding. If it can run New Vegas, surely original Oblivion won't be an issue. Oh, and zero shot I even play this day 1 with Expedition 33.   hobblygobbly Member Oct 25, 2017 8,410 NORDFRIESLAND, DEUTSCHLAND i am excited for it, but i am more interested in knowing what gameplay/design has been changed, for example if they redid the busted way skills leveled up and character level, etc some of the leaked visuals like buildings and such seem good to me, but on other hands some artistic changes don't look good like the more muted colour adjustment we saw at exit of the sewer, but i am not sure if the latter could be caused by simply time of day or not, because one of the other leaked shots looked more vibrant what was really odd for me in leaked screenshots is the trees/forests... like exit of the sewers, there's less trees on the hills in the background compared to the original. that is really odd  Foolish Member Jun 23, 2022 1,469 While I know I'll have a great time because the original is deeply nostalgic to me, I can keenly feel that my potential hype is shackled down by the possibility of there not being enough changes. Currently praying to any Daedra that will listen that the leveling system and level scaling system have notable changes.  Tamepalar Member Jul 1, 2022 202 Hype off the charts, I don't actually know why exactly   liquidtmd Avenger Oct 28, 2017 6,665 Purslane said: If it has all the same jank as before and 3 voice actors, nah not hyped. Click to expand... Click to shrink... See, I'm semi serious when I say 'unless' it has all the same jank as before and 3 voice actors, nah not hyped.  Greywaren Member Jul 16, 2019 12,769 Spain More curious than anything. I loved Oblivion, but if it's just going to be the same game but nicer looking, I'll probably skip it for now.   Uncle at Nintendo 2nd Generation Uncle at Nintendo Member Jan 3, 2018 9,739 Downloading it ASAP when I get home from work (assuming its on Gamepass PC)   Saito Hikari Member Jul 3, 2021 4,301 Extremely hyped, I especially want to know they plan to address the flaws with Oblivion's level-up system and enemy scaling. Then I'll play the hell out of it for about a day before I switch over to Expedition 33, then come back when I'm done with that game.   Edward ▲ Legend ▲ Avenger Oct 30, 2017 5,890 This is to my FF7 remake. I have so many fond memories of hanging out in Ventrilo while playing all night, playing it on my 360 when i had to sit in Iron Forge for hours waiting for our raid group to get ready and sneaking in some time during raid downtimes. I was obsessed with Oblivion. It's one of very few single players i beat more than once.  The Praiseworthy Member Oct 30, 2017 10,335 Can't wait to go back to one of my favourite gaming worlds again <3 Extremely hyped.  Sir Hound Member Oct 28, 2017 2,485 I haven't played in a long time and have extremely fond memories, so I'm basically 100% hyped even if it's just a graphical upgrade. The more they add/change is cool by me too. But my main hype factor is, will it be today/ this week? If it coincides with the Switch 2 then it'll probably go on the back burner realistically.   monketron Member Oct 27, 2017 4,012 Need to see exactly what they've updated first. Enjoyed the game when it first came out, but I think people who haven't played it but played Skyrim will be in for a shock how much less user friendly so many of it's systems are. I hope they've updated all that rather than just done a graphics update.   Toddhunter Member Feb 22, 2025 258 Just Fallout 4 without the guns. Meh   Tortillo VI Member May 27, 2018 2,242 keyrodi said: They're making a number of changes to hit responses and bow combat, as far as we know. Can't wait to see what else they add/change Click to expand... Click to shrink... That makes me super hyped. I really want them to go far with changing things as the original is both easily accessible and deeply flawed. They could use this opportunity to try things for ES6.   Techno Powered by Friendship™ The Fallen Oct 27, 2017 6,820 Day one for me, I must have put in hundreds of hours in the original.   kinoki Member Oct 28, 2017 1,927 I'll get it on a -50% sale. I played it back in the day, didn't click with me. Not wasting my money. Also Skyrim might qualify for the game I've put the most hours into across all platforms so...   dyreschlock Member Oct 27, 2017 3,320 Gifu, Japan I definitely want to play it. :)   Moff Member Oct 26, 2017 5,681 I am honestly unsure I kind of feel the hype and I am in the mood for an open world RPG, but I never liked obvlivion, even at launch I felt let down, especially from the quest quality. I think only the thief/assassin questline or whatever it was, was halfway interesting. I would have much preferred a Morrowind remake, but in the end I might give in to the hype either way  Sei Member Oct 28, 2017 6,645 LA How mod-able is it? that's all I want to know.   Scottoest Member Feb 4, 2020 12,569 My hype is going to come down to the details. The leaked screenshots looked really nice, but I think those visuals over fundamentally the same old, janky ass, dated systems and design will do nothing but drain out what makes the original game charming. If they did a lot of work to modernize things and improve the combat, my hype will shoot up considerably. If it's just a modern coat of paint over the old game, I'm less interested. I played that game already, and thought the visuals looked pretty good at the time. I'm also going to be interested to see what the mod situation is. If it's as moddable as a typical Bethesda game, but with UE5-powered visuals? That could potentially be awesome. 

Samsung has been working arduously this year to bring forward innovations and get back into the game. Last year was not the company's most optimal in terms of noteworthy upgrades, but in the year 2025, it seems to be focused on making its mark, especially with the tech giant determined to shake things up in the foldable lineup. While the company has been teasing its multi-fold device for a while, it looks like we might finally see the triple-display foldable phone hit the market. Samsung is also planning on launching its more affordable variant, the Galaxy Z Flip FE, to appeal to a broader audience. Now, a new report gives away the launch window for these two foldable, which is later than expected. Samsung would be debuting its tri-fold device and the Galaxy Z Flip FE reportedly in Q4 of this year Samsung was the pioneer in the foldable category, but with the competition intensifying and rival companies experimenting with varied form factors, the company realized it could not solely stick to its usual, and thus, rumors about a multi-fold device being in the works started doing the rounds. The tech giant generally opts for a July or August launch window when it comes to its foldable. It is said that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7 will follow the same timeline as it has just entered production for the displays. According to a new report by The Bell, the two new foldable devices Samsung intends to bring out this year in order to reignite the interest of its users with more variety might arrive later than expected. The tri-fold device is Samsung's wild card entry this year, and with that, we would be seeing a more affordable Flip variant, the Z Flip FE, which would help the company reach out to a wider audience. Both the foldables are expected to debut in Q4 of this year. The timeline for Samsung's upcoming foldable keeps on changing. It was previously suggested that the Galaxy Z Flip FE would come out months after the standard Z Flip 7 model, but the specific timeframe was left in the air. Now, knowing that it would be coming near the end of the year, there is a relatively clearer picture. Similarly, Samsung's Tri-Fold, which might be referred to as the Galaxy G Fold, was initially speculated by earlier reports to come out in Q3 of 2025, but now the recent report points towards a Q4 2025 launch window. While this is not particularly a delay in the release timeline, the tech community was anticipating an earlier release. Whether Samsung will stick to this timeline or the foldable will see a delay due to the high engineering demands is yet to be seen. Products mentioned Deal of the Day

Menu Home News Hardware Gaming Mobile Finance Deals Reviews How To Wccftech Gaming PlayStation 5 Pro Official Teardown Provides New Look Into the Cutting-Edge Technology Packed in the System Francesco De Meo • Apr 22, 2025 at 07:35am EDT A few months later than expected, Sony shared an official PlayStation 5 Pro teardown to provide a better look at the system's cutting-edge technology. The teardown covers pretty much every aspect of the system, starting with its design that sets it apart from the original PS5 model and its slimmer revision featuring a "louver" sitting between the main unit and the cover, which makes the console quieter. The rear design has also been changed for more efficient airflow over the other PS5 models. The PlayStation 5 Pro's official teardown obviously also provides a great look at the system's internals, which highlights the new fan designed to generate airflow more efficiently, which features the same number of blades of the regular PS5 fan, the strategically placed high number of screws to reduce electromagnetic interference, the large motherboard made of more internal layers than the base PS5's motherboard to achieve faster memory performance, the added DDR5 memory chip, and the innovative use of liquid metal, whose usage in the base PS5 proved to be the right choice, as liquid metal technology was integral when designing the PS5 Pro. All of this, and more, can be found explained in greater detail on the official PlayStation Blog. The PlayStation 5 Pro launched worldwide in November. It is currently the most powerful system on the market, allowing for advanced visual features not available on other systems, as seen in the recently released Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. You can learn more about the system in our review. Products mentioned Deal of the Day Subscribe to get an everyday digest of the latest technology news in your inbox Follow us on Topics Sections Company Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com © 2025 WCCF TECH INC. 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The image in the tweet may have been blurry, but its message was unmistakable. On Sunday afternoon, the official X account for the Democrats responded to news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly had a second Signal group chat about missile strikes in Yemen by demanding that Hegseth be removed from his role. Hegseth, who has not admitted wrongdoing, replied to the tweet with a pugilistic dispatch attacking the Dems’ agenda. So far, so 2025—that’s when things took a turn. Instead of disputing the specifics of Hegseth’s reply, whoever controls the Dems’ social media escalated to DEFCON 3-level shitposting. The account tweeted a bleary, double-vision image of an iPhone home screen, with the caption: “Pete’s POV.” It was clearly a nod to the many allegations of alcohol abuse that Hegseth faced on his rocky path to confirmation back in January. Pete's POV: pic.twitter.com/xJo81xCcaP— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) April 21, 2025 It was also way spicier than the party of they-go-low-we-go-high tends to get. But this is just the latest sign that the Dems are ready to fight back against the GOP—both on and off social media.  It’s about time. Since Donald Trump resumed his presidency earlier this year, the official White House social media account has been markedly aggressive and joyfully cruel. Rather than merely echo Trump’s enthusiasm for deporting undocumented immigrants, for example, the WH account on X has made a series of joking tweets about it. The account recently posted a mock-ASMR video about deporting immigrants, deportation-themed Valentine’s Day cards, and even a Studio Ghibli-style AI rendering of a woman sobbing after her capture by ICE.  In many ways, this account has mirrored the IDGAF antagonism of this administration’s constant chaos—all the DOGE firings and budget cuts, tariff recklessness, executive orders, academic shakeups, and anti-DEI initiatives that have proved so destabilizing. The White House’s X account also adds its own special dimension to that onslaught, though, by giving Dems yet another thing they must officially comment on. While Democrats struggle to get their arms around the flurry of MAGA activity on any given day, the WH account might tweet, say, an AI image of Trump as a literal king. High-profile Democrats like Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and New York Governor Kathy Hochul then have to take time and attention away from whatever messaging they had in mind that day and respond to Trump—thereby ceding the day’s agenda to him. This game of attention and power unfolds online 24/7, with the deck stacked in Trump’s favor. For too long this year, Dems didn’t seem to know how to score an advantage. The message is the medium Although VP candidate Tim Walz’s pugnacious “They’re just weird” messaging about GOP politicians last August energized young voters, the results of the 2024 presidential election seemed to scare Democrats into playing it safe. Even as a February 2025 Harvard CAPS/Harris poll revealed that 64% of registered Dems believe their party should “oppose everything” Trump does, many Dem leaders complied instead. Perhaps convinced that the JD Vance couch memes cost them some swing voters, prominent Democrats like Governor Gavin Newsom of California kicked off the second Trump era with misguided appeals toward bipartisanship. The tendency toward acquiescence hit a nadir in mid-March, when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to help Trump avert a government shutdown of his own making, without getting any real concessions in return. At that point, Dems didn’t need the White House to mock Schumer online—their own base did plenty of that on their own. Fight or flight Something has changed since then, however. Somewhere between the tens of thousands of people showing up to individual stops on Bernie Sanders and AOC’s “Fight Oligarchy” tour and the hundreds of thousands who came out for the recent Hands Off protests, more and more elected Democrats seem to have internalized that their people want to see them fight back. Starting with Senator Cory Booker’s bladder-bruising 25-hour filibuster speech on April 1, Dems have commanded attention with bold action. The next day, Senator Richard Blumenthal held a “shadow hearing” to highlight Trump’s slashing cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Senators Jamie Raskin and Adam Schiff then joined forces a week later for a similar event, this one about Trump’s alleged abuses of the law. Newsom has since sued Trump over his spate of tariffs, while Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador last week to meet with a constituent who was wrongly deported to a terrorist prison. That wrongly deported man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, has lately become a flashpoint in Trump’s presidency—especially since first federal courts and then the Supreme Court ruled that he should be returned to the U.S. Trump’s team was likely counting on Dems to back off from the topic, to avoid being tarred as defending the rights of an alleged terrorist, no matter how flimsy the allegations. They almost certainly did not expect Garcia to become synonymous with the need for due process, inspiring no less than Joe Rogan to defend him. Trolling with the punches All the attention that Dems are now putting on Garcia has placed Trump’s team on the backfoot. When the White House’s X account sent out a trolling tweet about Garcia the other day, it was addressed directly to Van Hollen. Much like what the White House has done with its social media activity all year, Van Hollen forced the other side to respond. He successfully seized control of the conversation.  Now, as the Dems continue fighting back, their social media presence seems ready to take off its gloves in lockstep. Hours after the tweet nodding toward Hegseth’s reputation for alcohol abuse, the account trolled a White House post about Easter with a headline about egg shortages, and started a cheeky countdown for Hegseth’s seemingly imminent firing. Not all negative messaging at this moment may be a net positive for Dems. House Rep Jasmine Crockett, whose inventive insults are often internet gold, was nearly censured in March for referring to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, as “Governor Hot Wheels.” Although that insult was not well received on either side of the aisle, it shows Crockett’s willingness to push the envelope and test how much tolerance go-high Democrats have for go-low tactics. The Democrats’ reply to Hegseth on X suggests that the party is finally loosening its strict adherence to norms, in an era when their opponents are veering ever further from normalcy. It’s a sign that Democrats in 2025 may just be ready to fight fire with fire—rather than pointing at the flames and declaring them too hot.

From the first time I saw Blade Runner and heard Rutger Hauer’s Roy Batty describe “C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate,” I’ve wondered what it would be like to see beyond the limits of human vision. What would it feel like to have eyes that could see what we can’t normally see? I envied animals who can see light frequencies in the infrared and superheroes with X-ray vision that let them see like a NASA telescope. And today, I envy five regular human beings who, after having their eye cones temporarily rewired with a laser, were able to perceive a new color outside the typical range of the human eye. They called this color “olo”—a name derived from the binary code 010, representing the cones in the eye that are activated during its perception thanks to that rewiring. It defies any comparison to anything humans have seen because, well, nobody has seen it except these five lucky individuals. As described in new research published in the scientific journal Science Advances, the subjects of this wild experiment agreed to describe it as a “blue-green of unprecedented saturation.” How our eyes work Most humans see the world through three types of light-sensitive cells in the retina, called cones. These detect red, green, and blue light, allowing us to distinguish roughly one million to 10 million colors. That’s enough to spot the difference between a ripe strawberry and a bruised one, or to admire a sunset’s gradient. But a rare few—almost always women—are born with a fourth cone type. These tetrachromats can see up to 100 million colors, spotting nuances invisible to the rest of us. For example, where a trichromat sees a single shade of green grass, a tetrachromat might perceive dozens of subtle variations. Yet even among those with the genetic mutation, true tetrachromacy is rare. The brain must adapt to process this extra input, and most screens can’t display these additional hues. The people in the experiment didn’t gain the ability to see millions of new colors. Instead, they glimpsed one artificial hue, like a single note added to a familiar song. The effect lasted only as long as the lasers fired, requiring subjects to stare unblinkingly at a fixed point. A twitch or glance away shattered the illusion. Researchers were able to bypass biology limitations using a system called “Oz”—a nod to the emerald goggles in The Wizard of Oz. First, they mapped individual cones in participants’ retinas using high-resolution scans, labeling each as red, green, or blue. Then, they fired precise laser pulses—100,000 times per second—at specific green-sensitive cones, while tracking minuscule eye movements 960 times per second to keep the aim steady. Normally, activating green cones also triggers neighboring red or blue ones, muddling the signal. But Oz’s precision isolated the green cones, sending the brain a code it had never decoded before. The result was “olo.” What Olo means for humans The implications stretch far beyond novelty. By selectively activating or disabling cones, researchers could simulate eye diseases, such as macular degeneration, and test therapies in real time. For color-blind individuals, Oz might trick the brain into perceiving missing colors by rerouting signals from surviving cones. James Fong, a UC Berkeley researcher who was one of the first coauthors in the study, told LiveScience that it could even probe whether humans can learn to interpret entirely synthetic colors: “It may be possible for someone to adapt to a new dimension of color.” Right now, however, Oz remains a lab curiosity. The system relies on million-dollar lasers, supercomputers, and participants willing to sit motionless for hours. The experiments targeted only peripheral vision—a speck the size of a fingernail at arm’s length—because the retina’s central zone, where vision is sharpest, has cones too tightly packed for current lasers to hit accurately. Scaling this to full sight would require mapping millions of cells and tracking eye movements with zero lag, which is a target quite far from what our current technology can achieve. “Our method depends on specialized lasers and optics that aren’t coming to smartphones anytime soon,” Fong told LiveScience. For now, olo exists only in flashes—a fleeting crack in the door to a stranger universe.