Topics:

• Almost summer, where did Spring go?
• Weeds
• Windows
• Some Switch 2 thoughts (3.5m units sold worldwide), Best Buy, Stock, experience
• Next year is 25th anniversary of Xbox

Gaming News:

• The Xbox Games Showcase: let’s talk about the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/08/xbox-handheld-rog-ally-x-games-showcase/
• 1st Party Xbox handheld rumored to now be cancelled, rather than “on-hold” https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-handheld-device-essentially-canceled-report/1100-6532402/
• Sony working on a handheld? https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-the-first-plausible-sony-handheld-specs-leaks-emerge-but-how-capable-can-it-be

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Topics:

• Switch 2 is upon us and feeling very low key about it Weak launch lineup, limited press, and not a generational leap, if anything a sideways step
• You can now put SteamOS on your other non-Steam deck handhelds. Benefits: improved battery life, potentially smoother performance in some games, console like appearance and access to the Steam library with its features like Steam Cloud and controller-optimized UI https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/
• Hearing great things about GeForce now on SteamDeck. https://www.theverge.com/pc-gaming/676167/nvidia-geforce-now-steam-deck-test-hands-on https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-get-geforce-now-on-steam-deck-steamos/

Gaming News:

• MSFT pauses work on their own handheld, to focus on improving Windows 11 PC gaming optimization https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-xboxs-handheld-pembrooke-has-been-sidelined-for-now-as-microsoft-doubles-down-on-windows-11-pc-gaming-handheld-optimization

• LEGO Fortnite is launching a LEGO brick editor that allows for true brick-by-brick building on June 17. There will be 50 bricks, 42 colors at launch. https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2025/june/updates-unreal-editor-for-fortnite?redirectFrom=en-cn&locale=en-us
• Hell is Us demo now live on Steam till June 16th https://store.steampowered.com/app/1620730/Hell_is_Us/ https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1620730/view/515211349279638275

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Topics:

• Giant Bomb
• Tush push
• Make Basketball Great Again!
• Pete Rose
• Norm

Gaming News:

10 year anniversary of The Witcher 3 - any memories/thoughts on that iconic game? MS adds 50 retro games to GamePass https://www.theverge.com/news/672037/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-activision-retro-classics Randy Pitchford says he doesn’t know the price of Borderlands 4, but if it is $80,real fans will find a way to buy it. Thoughts? https://www.eurogamer.net/borderlands-4s-randy-pitchford-seeks-to-justify-80-real-fans-comment The biggest Steam Deck update in a long while *also* has installation instructions for Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go. https://www.theverge.com/news/673114/valves-huge-steam-deck-update-is-now-ready-for-everyone-including-rival-amd-handhelds

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