Monthly Archives: July 2020
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Adding Project xCloud Support in September
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Adding Project xCloud Support in September
No Man’s Sky Desolation: Horror-Themed Free Update Revealed
No Man’s Sky Desolation: Horror-Themed Free Update Revealed
Peacock Users Are Getting External Monitor Errors
Several Twitter users shared screenshots of the error message they are receiving, which reads: "Something went wrong. Sorry, your video configuration is not compatible with Peacock. Try disconnecting an external monitor." Peacock has responded to these customers, saying, "HDMI connectivity is not supported at this time. Users will not be able to view via external monitor connection. They will need to use their PC, mobile or one of our other supported devices directly." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/30/hbo-max-streaming-service-review"] Various Reddit threads detailed further complaints about the connectivity issue, as one user wrote, "Peacock does not support HDMI. Who thought this was a good idea?!" While others suggested that the lack of support for HDMI connections and external monitors may be because Peacock isn't available on Amazon Fire TV and Roku, similarly to HBO Max, which also cannot be accessed on those devices. For those looking for an alternative, Peacock is currently available to subscribers of Comcast's Xfinity X1 service and owners of Comcast Flex devices, as well as Android, including Android TV and Chromecast, Apple TV, iOS, Xbox One, Vizio SmartCast TVs, and LG Smart TVs. An app for the Peacock streaming service will also be rolled out on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro during the week of July 20. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-peacock-original-available-at-launch&captions=true"] Once you're up and running with the streamer, you'll have access to more than 15,000 hours of TV shows and movies from NBCUniversal's entertainment library. So fill up your watch list and check out every original TV show and movie you can stream right now, or save yourself some time and read about the best and worst Peacock originals, as well as 20 hidden gems you can find on the platform. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.HDMI connectivity is not supported at this time. Users will not be able to view via external monitor connection. They will need to use their PC, mobile or one of our other supported devices directly. Here is the link to our devices: https://t.co/XoLV75XoHx
— PeacockTVCare (@PeacockTVCare) July 15, 2020
Peacock Users Are Getting External Monitor Errors
Several Twitter users shared screenshots of the error message they are receiving, which reads: "Something went wrong. Sorry, your video configuration is not compatible with Peacock. Try disconnecting an external monitor." Peacock has responded to these customers, saying, "HDMI connectivity is not supported at this time. Users will not be able to view via external monitor connection. They will need to use their PC, mobile or one of our other supported devices directly." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/30/hbo-max-streaming-service-review"] Various Reddit threads detailed further complaints about the connectivity issue, as one user wrote, "Peacock does not support HDMI. Who thought this was a good idea?!" While others suggested that the lack of support for HDMI connections and external monitors may be because Peacock isn't available on Amazon Fire TV and Roku, similarly to HBO Max, which also cannot be accessed on those devices. For those looking for an alternative, Peacock is currently available to subscribers of Comcast's Xfinity X1 service and owners of Comcast Flex devices, as well as Android, including Android TV and Chromecast, Apple TV, iOS, Xbox One, Vizio SmartCast TVs, and LG Smart TVs. An app for the Peacock streaming service will also be rolled out on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro during the week of July 20. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-peacock-original-available-at-launch&captions=true"] Once you're up and running with the streamer, you'll have access to more than 15,000 hours of TV shows and movies from NBCUniversal's entertainment library. So fill up your watch list and check out every original TV show and movie you can stream right now, or save yourself some time and read about the best and worst Peacock originals, as well as 20 hidden gems you can find on the platform. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.HDMI connectivity is not supported at this time. Users will not be able to view via external monitor connection. They will need to use their PC, mobile or one of our other supported devices directly. Here is the link to our devices: https://t.co/XoLV75XoHx
— PeacockTVCare (@PeacockTVCare) July 15, 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Physical Edition Contains 10 Discs
Kok later clarified that the 10 discs contain roughly 90 GB of the game's "world and aircraft," which constitute the bulk of the game's assets, with the actual simulator code being "pretty small in size."
This means that fans with a slower internet connection can install Microsoft Flight Simulator without downloading the files from Microsoft's servers. According to Kok, there is "no difference between boxed retail and the version MS sells directly." This is great news for the Microsoft Flight Simulator fans who don't have access to solid internet, but it's still quite the novelty to see a game arrive on so many discs in 2020, when digital downloads are only growing in popularity.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator's release date was recently revealed, with the game launching on August 18th for Xbox One and PC. The physical edition will begin shipping shortly after the game's release, from around August 21. You can check out all the details on the three different editions of the game here.
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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN, who doesn't have a disc drive any more. Follow him on Twitter.Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Physical Edition Contains 10 Discs
Kok later clarified that the 10 discs contain roughly 90 GB of the game's "world and aircraft," which constitute the bulk of the game's assets, with the actual simulator code being "pretty small in size."
This means that fans with a slower internet connection can install Microsoft Flight Simulator without downloading the files from Microsoft's servers. According to Kok, there is "no difference between boxed retail and the version MS sells directly." This is great news for the Microsoft Flight Simulator fans who don't have access to solid internet, but it's still quite the novelty to see a game arrive on so many discs in 2020, when digital downloads are only growing in popularity.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator's release date was recently revealed, with the game launching on August 18th for Xbox One and PC. The physical edition will begin shipping shortly after the game's release, from around August 21. You can check out all the details on the three different editions of the game here.
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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN, who doesn't have a disc drive any more. Follow him on Twitter.Superliminal Review – We Live Inside A Dream
In 2020, it's been harder than ever to have a truly good night's sleep. With the world in disarray as a pandemic threatens our safety and wellbeing, I know that I am not alone in seeing a heavy uptick in nightmares, including dreams about death, disease, and general distress. Superliminal is about dreams and dream-logic, and represents a sort of nightmare itself, but it's a different kind from the ones I've experienced. For all its confusing geometry, strange logic, and growing unease, it's ultimately an optimistic and satisfying experience. Superliminal offers a short, enjoyable run through a subconscious in crisis, and it's a consistently clever and pleasantly challenging game with a lot on its virtual mind.
You play as a patient of Dr. Glenn Pierce, one who is undergoing the Somnasculpta sleep therapy program. The whole game is set within your medically induced dream as the program probes your subconscious, asking you to complete a series of challenges to find peace of mind and overcome feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt. Things go wrong fast, though; you take a wrong turn and stumble deeper into a dream state than was intended, and the deeper you go, the further your surroundings shift from a recognizable reality. It's like Portal's puzzle chambers crossed with the dream spaces of Inception (and a hint of Alice in Wonderland too), but despite those clear influences Superliminal feels like its own thing.
To get through the game, you're told to view things from a different perspective--although it might be more accurate to say that the game is about taking your existing perspectives and reconceptualizing them. The puzzles in Superliminal all revolve around your first-person viewpoint, and you have to figure out what elements of each environment you can manipulate. A lot of this involves resizing objects through an extremely satisfying mechanic--if you hold up a small square block in a hallway and position the reticule so that the block looks like it's far in the distance, you can drop it… and it'll now be much larger and located down at the other end of the hall. Similarly, if you grab something large in the distance and then look straight down, you can drop what is now a tiny object on the ground in front of you.
Continue Reading at GameSpotSuperliminal Review – We Live Inside A Dream
In 2020, it's been harder than ever to have a truly good night's sleep. With the world in disarray as a pandemic threatens our safety and wellbeing, I know that I am not alone in seeing a heavy uptick in nightmares, including dreams about death, disease, and general distress. Superliminal is about dreams and dream-logic, and represents a sort of nightmare itself, but it's a different kind from the ones I've experienced. For all its confusing geometry, strange logic, and growing unease, it's ultimately an optimistic and satisfying experience. Superliminal offers a short, enjoyable run through a subconscious in crisis, and it's a consistently clever and pleasantly challenging game with a lot on its virtual mind.
You play as a patient of Dr. Glenn Pierce, one who is undergoing the Somnasculpta sleep therapy program. The whole game is set within your medically induced dream as the program probes your subconscious, asking you to complete a series of challenges to find peace of mind and overcome feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt. Things go wrong fast, though; you take a wrong turn and stumble deeper into a dream state than was intended, and the deeper you go, the further your surroundings shift from a recognizable reality. It's like Portal's puzzle chambers crossed with the dream spaces of Inception (and a hint of Alice in Wonderland too), but despite those clear influences Superliminal feels like its own thing.
To get through the game, you're told to view things from a different perspective--although it might be more accurate to say that the game is about taking your existing perspectives and reconceptualizing them. The puzzles in Superliminal all revolve around your first-person viewpoint, and you have to figure out what elements of each environment you can manipulate. A lot of this involves resizing objects through an extremely satisfying mechanic--if you hold up a small square block in a hallway and position the reticule so that the block looks like it's far in the distance, you can drop it… and it'll now be much larger and located down at the other end of the hall. Similarly, if you grab something large in the distance and then look straight down, you can drop what is now a tiny object on the ground in front of you.
Continue Reading at GameSpot