Making the Dynamic Island standard on every new iPhone would encourage developers to use the new display layout. Once iOS 16.1 arrives later this year, Dynamic Island will also work with Apple’s Live Activities API, adding interactive notifications. ProMotion 120Hz displays will likely remain exclusive to the Pro versions, ensuring that the cheaper iPhones remain more affordable. – Matt Smith
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Matt Smith / Engadget Apple’s new Dynamic Island interface is also used in… different ways. Take the Reddit Apollo client, which has added “Pixel Pals”. The feature adds a Tamagotchi-like creature that does cute things on top of your phone’s Dynamic Island while you have Apollo open. You can even choose between a few animals, such as a cat, dog, hedgehog, fox or axolotl. Does it change the game? No. Cute; Very. Continue reading.
Demos were live at the Tokyo Game Show.
Sony’s PlayStation VR2 headset is coming early next year, and a few people have been trying it out at the Tokyo Game Show. It’s been well-received so far, but excitement has been dampened by the news that existing PS VR games won’t work on the next-gen hardware. The company’s senior vice president of platform experience Hideaki Nishino said: “PS VR2 has much more advanced features such as [an] all-new controller with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, inside-out tracking, eye tracking, 3D audio combined and 4K HDR.” He added: “This means developing games for PS VR2 requires a completely different approach to the original PS VR.” Continue reading.
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Meanwhile, version 3.1 of the game will land on September 28.
miHoYo Genshin Impact is one of the biggest gaming success stories of recent years. Finally, fans will have another way to enjoy the world of Teyvat at some point, as developer miHoYo has teamed up with animation studio Ufotable to create an anime based on the free-to-play action RPG. There’s already a concept trailer to watch, but given the game’s rich anime aesthetic, it’s a little surprising that this spin-off took so long. Continue reading. All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories contain affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at time of publication.
