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Australian gamers won't have to buy Steam Deck at exorbitant prices from a reseller anymore or to import them into the country with help from a friend overseas. At PAX Australia, Valve has announced that it will start selling the handheld PC gaming device in the country starting in November. Currently, the Steam Deck is still only available in the US, Canada, UK and EU, as well as in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong via Komodo's website. But Valve has updated the console's official page with an announcement that says "Your Games, down under November 2024." Both LCD and OLED versions will be sold in Australia, with the 256GB LCD variant setting buyers back by $649 AUD. The 512GB OLED console will cost $899 AUD, while the 1TB OLED version will be sold for $1,049 AUD. Valve released the OLED Steam Deck last year as a mid-cycle refresh with a better screen, better battery life, better haptics and better components overall than the original. Its OLED screen has thinner bezels, come with native support for HDR and has faster frame rates. Even though the LCD version isn't supposed to be good as its newer sibling, we still think that it's one of the best handheld PCs on the market. It's still powerful enough to run most Steam games, including AAA titles, and it is cheaper than the OLED console.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/steam-deck-comes-to-australia-in-november-130046070.html?src=rss
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Comedian and writer John Mulaney will host a live variety talk show on Netflix, the streaming company announced in a post on X. The show may be similar to Mulaney's Everybody's in LA, a live talk show that streamed on Netflix for six episodes in May 2024. Mulaney's production company will produce and he'll be the showrunner, but no other details were revealed. However, at an event in LA, Netflix's chief content officer Bela Bajaria said Everybody's in LA showed what a weekly live talk/variety show could look like on the service. "[It] was just so bold and original and fresh and then unpredictable," he said, "And I think it'll be really fun to get to do a live show with him." John Mulaney will host a new LIVE variety talk show on Netflix in early 2025.THAT'S IT. That's all we know! pic.twitter.com/kLmql1c6XO Netflix (@netflix) October 10, 2024 Netflix has developed a reputation for not giving shows time to develop an audience even if critics love them with Jeff Goldblum's Kaos being the latest example. However, Bajaria admitted that viewership for Everybody's in LA wasn't huge, so the streamer is clearly willing to deviate from that strategy in some cases. In fact, Netflix has stuck with comedians even when they generate controversy, as its history with Dave Chappelle has shown. That's possibly because comedy specials and talk shows are dirt cheap to produce compared to scripted series. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/john-mulaney-will-host-a-live-variety-talk-show-on-netflix-123021266.html?src=rss
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Starting in November, Xbox players will be able to play and purchase games directly from the Xbox App on Android. Sarah Bond, the president of Xbox at Microsoft, has made the announcement on X, with a comment that the "court's ruling to open up Google's mobile store in the US will allow more choice and flexibility." She's talking about the ruling on Google's four-year antitrust battle with Epic Games that was recently handed down by US District Judge James Donato. The judge issued a permanent injunction that would force Google to give third-party app stores access to the Play library and to make Android apps available on alternative storefronts. The court's ruling to open up Google´s mobile store in the US will allow more choice and flexibility. Our mission is to allow more players to play on more devices so we are thrilled to share that starting in November, players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly BondSarahBond (@BondSarah_Bond) October 10, 2024 As CNBC notes, players can download games to their Xbox consoles through the Android app, and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can also stream games on their phones. However, they can't buy games straight from the app. After the court's ruling, Google won't be able to require developers to use its billing system and will be not be allowed to prohibit devs from telling people about more affordable payment options. Microsoft will be able to offer titles for purchase without having to pay Google a commission, which was most likely the reason why Xbox didn't sell games within its Android app. Epic's lawsuit against Google has been going on for years. In 2023, a federal jury sided with the plaintiff and found that Google held an illegal monopoly on app distribution and in-app billing services for Android devices. When Judge Donato handed down his ruling, Google told Engadget that it's going to appeal the decision, because it "fails to take into account that Android is an open platform and developers have always had many options in how to distribute their apps."This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-gamers-will-soon-be-able-to-buy-games-from-the-xbox-android-app-120001529.html?src=rss
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