Latest Deck beta introduces cool new feature

This week, we’ve seen a new threat to Open Source gaming emerge… and it’s the New York Times. We’ll dig into it. And, in a surprise move: Sony went out of their way to make their AAA games available DRM free. We’ll talk about it. The Classic Halo 2 servers are back online in Insignia’s new Public Beta, meaning you can play online on your Original Xbox or XEM. Plus, new updates to the Steam Deck Beta channel… all of this and more today! Let’s get right into the news!

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❯ AMD Stops Certifying 60Hz screens: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/amd-stops-certifying-monitors-tvs-under-144-hz-for-freesync/
❯ RPCS3 gets a controller update: https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/15185
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❯ God of War: https://www.gog.com/game/god_of_war
❯ Uncharted: https://www.gog.com/en/game/uncharted_legacy_of_thieves_collection
❯ Days Gone: https://www.gog.com/en/game/days_gone
❯ Horizon: Zero Dawn: https://www.gog.com/en/game/horizon_zero_dawn_complete_edition
❯ NYT Pulls a Nintendo: https://www.404media.co/nytimes-files-copyright-takedowns-against-hundreds-of-wordle-clones/
❯ Steam Deck Beta Update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4122554066510752594

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— Chapters —
00:00 Intro
00:20 RPCS3 adds gamepad GUI navigation
01:30 FreeSync baseline update
02:53 Insignia’s Public Beta for Halo 2
03:38 Red Faction and Saint’s Row bundle
04:37 New York Times files DMCA takedowns against multiple open source games
06:00 Sony releases multiple PlayStation games DRM free
06:33 Steam Deck Beta Channel Update

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