When asked about the possible arrival of a more powerful Steam Deck, Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais hinted that we won’t see a successor to the hybrid between PC and portable console for at least a couple of years. The decision depends both on the intention to maintain a fixed ecosystem in terms of optimization targets for developers, guaranteeing players that every Deck in circulation is able to run the same titles, and on hardware issues.

Valve, Griffais said, will work on increasing performance only when it is possible to significantly increase power without significant impacts on efficiency and autonomy. And it’s something that according to the developer won’t happen over the next two years. We will therefore have to wait until at least 2025 if not 2026 to see a Steam Deck 2 appear.

Changing performance levels is not something we take lightly and we only want to do it when a significant enough improvement can be achieved. We also don’t want increased performance to come at a significant cost to power efficiency and battery life. I don’t foresee such a leap being possible in the next couple of years, but we are still closely monitoring innovations in architecture and manufacturing processes to see where this goes. – Pierre-Loup Griffais, Valve

Despite Griffais’ words, improved versions of the current model cannot be ruled out which would undoubtedly benefit from greater autonomy or a screen with Variable Refresh Rate. Just think of the recent rumors about the new Valve hardware and also how it never refers to specific models, excluding only the increase in power.

Meanwhile, the Steam Deck is still capable of running the latest games but struggles with titles like Starfield, despite the optimizations of version 3.5 of the console’s operating system, unlike consoles like the Asus ROG Ally and the Ayaneo AIR 1S. It stays through most attractive in terms of price /quality ratio, being available for 419 euros in the version with 64 GB of storage, however expandable with solutions such as the WD Black SN770M SSD.

Director of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor, Stig Asmussen is reportedly leaving Electronic Arts ( EA ). Why?

According to reports, Asmussen is leaving EA to seek other challenges in his gaming industry career.

“With careful thought and consideration, Stig Asmussen has decided to leave Respawn to pursue other adventures, and we wish him the best,” an EA spokesperson said.

“Respawn’s veteran leaders will take a key role in guiding the team as they continue their work on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” EA continued.

Asmussen has been a director at Respawn Entertainment for 14 years. Previously, he worked at Sony Interactive Entertainment, where he primarily worked on the God of War series, including God of War III.

Currently, Asmussen has not yet determined his next destination.

The Star Wars: Jedi series has been a striking success story for EA, making it something of an exception to the company’s experience with the franchise as a whole. When EA first revealed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in 2018, the company had just faced major controversy over the implementation of loot boxes in Battlefront 2.

Despite being criticized for bugs, Fallen Order turned out to be a success for EA , and Survivor further strengthened the series.

Asmussen previously said that he wanted to make Star Wars: Jedi a trilogy, so his sudden departure is all the more surprising.

We continue with all the news that will come to EA Sports FC 24. This time, they have revealed many details about the operation of the graphics engine, the light, and much more. This year, we will see dramatic changes to the menus and the way our experience on and off the field becomes much more immersive.

The first thing, and what EA always boasts about, is its Frosbite engine, which they have been perfecting and improving over the years. Now, the implementation in the physics of the player has gone up another level, since all contacts will have a realistic reaction to hits, falls, and more. There will also be lighting improvements and some new technology for realism.

HyperMotion, Dynamic Intros, and new menus come to EA Sports FC 24

When a new EA soccer installment arrives, we usually expect big changes in how we live the experience, and this is because the monotony of the menus that we already know tires us out, which in this EA Sports FC 24 seems to be changing. In the new sample video, the news that they have taught us has been the following:

HyperMotionV: Replays, in-game data, and stats have become a must-have addition to every game. This is something purely for the immersion of the game, and it works in an excellent way in game modes like Player Career, where we want to repeat all our exploits.

Dynamic match intros: New cinematics and lots of animations will arrive in this installment to bring a bit of realism and life to the game. Like the previous feature, the search for immersion begins with the small details, and having cinematics and moments like the arrival of the players, the fans and many more is appreciated.

New Gameplay Camera: Improved and implemented a point of view that looks more and more like what we see in real matches. While this camera isn’t much of a change, its movement and fluidity make the game look like something entirely different. But not only that, but we will also have the point of view of the referees in replays and different moments of the match, giving more perspectives and fun moments to our game.

Surely there is still a lot to explore and discover, but so far this is all we know about the career mode in EA Sports FC 24, a game that will arrive on September 29, 2023 on all platforms.