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Sony PS5 price, availability, and pre-order problems, Quest 2, more tech news!
August 24, 2025
1. PlayStation 5: Finally, everything!
Here it is, the next-gen Sony PlayStation 5, with pricing and availability! Finally!
The good news:
Pre-order problems:
Also:PlayStation 5’s list of launch gamesstarts taking shape, including the10 biggest announcements from yesterday’s showcasebutsome games will be priced at $69.99as that $60 mark is breached (Polygon). The new DualSense 5 will also be $69.99.
2. Oculus Quest 2 is cheaper and better — what gives?
Facebook Connect was also yesterday and the newOculus Quest 2looks like the next VR headset most people will get, if having a Facebook account isn’t a problem for you.
What’s new:
Reviews already:
Bonus: ‘Aria’:Facebook is working on smart glasses, with Ray-Ban (The Verge).
- The newSony Xperia 5 II was revealed: a 6.1-inch more compact powerhousewith Snapdragon 865 SoC, 8GB of RAM, 120Hz OLED display at Sony’s 21:9 aspect ratio, and with headphone jack, and pro camera setup, and 4,000 mAh battery. There’s also real-time eye-autofocus on that camera, but no 5G for the US. Downside? December launch (Android Authority).
4.The OnePlus Nord might be coming to the US soon: sub-$400 price for 5G, called the N10 5G, slower Snapdragon 690 onboard? (Android Authority).
- You can now get agaming headset version of the Bose Quiet Comfort 35 II(Android Authority).
There’s a new GoPro:the GoPro Hero 9, shooting in 5K, and for under $500, with a reusable case and no plastic packaging. Looks great — here’s a review, just note you’re likely to still need a second battery (The Verge).
Report:Samsung Galaxy S30 Ultrawon’t get a battery capacity buff (Android Authority).
8.Surface Pro X with better Microsoft SQ2 chipand Platinum color option is on the way (Windows Central).
9.NVIDIA RTX 3080 review: 4K greatness at $699 — and good news for cheaper GPUs (Ars Technica).
10. Mozilla wants your helpto fix terrible YouTube recommendations(The Verge).
11.China to launch space mining bot: testing, not mining, for now (IEEE).
12.Traffic in New Jersey stops for UFO sighting, which was actually the Goodyear blimp (Jalopnik).
- “If you could wake up inside a videogame world for a day,which one would it be and why?” (r/askreddit).
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