WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:06.720 Where's our Switch 2, Nintendo? We tried asking nicely. We tried asking not so 00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:10.559 nicely. The Switch 2 is coming out tomorrow, and I still haven't played on 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:15.280 it yet. How am I supposed to wait any longer? Anyway, welcome to Techl. People 00:00:13.200 --> 00:00:19.680 worldwide are posting unboxing videos of their Nintendo Switch 2Os, and content 00:00:17.359 --> 00:00:24.160 creators like Sirloin and AllOut Gaming are live streaming games on Nintendo's 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:28.640 hot new handheld. All I've seen so far is Cyberpunk 2077 and Mario Kart World. 00:00:26.800 --> 00:00:32.960 But with the console launching tomorrow, there's going to be a lot more coming. 00:00:30.720 --> 00:00:37.600 And for all of us who can look but not yet touch, here are some morsels to get 00:00:35.440 --> 00:00:41.920 you through the next couple of days or months as you fail to beat online 00:00:39.680 --> 00:00:45.920 scalpers. Well, there's this expanded list of games that will receive free 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:51.760 performance boosting updates. Thanks, Nintendo. And this nugget that Fortnite 00:00:48.559 --> 00:00:54.800 will in fact support game chat and mouse 00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:57.559 controls. Eh, also the tidbit that 00:00:54.800 --> 00:01:01.600 Switch 2 can store up to 30,000 screenshots. 30,000, you say. Wow, 00:01:00.239 --> 00:01:06.240 that's going to be enough for me because the only time I ever take them is when I accidentally hit the button. But if you 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:10.479 want to know my favorite part, that Switch 2 welcome tour that you have to 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:16.159 pay for, it's only 100%able if you're playing on a 4K display and also pay for 00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:19.759 the Switch 2's USB camera and either a Pro Controller or Joy-Con 2 charging 00:01:18.000 --> 00:01:24.720 grip. At least you've probably already got a 4K TV if you can afford a Switch 00:01:22.479 --> 00:01:32.159 to. But what you probably don't have yet is AMD's RX9060 XT. Reviews are out and 00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:34.479 the news is mostly good. The 16 gig card 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:39.600 is solid and offers a reasonable uplift in performance over its predecessor, but 00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:45.040 it looks like AMD has been trying to avoid comparisons to their 8 gig variant 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:50.079 by not seeding it to most reviewers. You can check out our full review on LT of 00:01:47.119 --> 00:01:55.119 the 16 gig card um after complaining to Team Red. We did manage to get an 8 gig 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:57.200 card, but it arrived less than 24 hours 00:01:55.119 --> 00:02:01.920 before the embargo lift. So, we can't tell you just how much performance is 00:01:59.360 --> 00:02:06.079 hindered even at 1080p due to the memory being cut in half. We feel that may have 00:02:04.399 --> 00:02:10.080 been AMD's plan all along. So, if you're shopping for one of these soon, maybe 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:15.360 check out Brazilian reviews. They didn't have any trouble getting their hands on 00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:17.280 the 960 XT 8 gig. Also, be sure not to 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:21.599 spend a lot more than MSRP on this thing. We had no idea how to evaluate 00:02:19.200 --> 00:02:24.879 the value of it. So, uh, good luck everybody. 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I say you were going to use 00:06:21.840 --> 00:06:27.120 that space anyway. What are you going to do? put a sound card in there. Speaking 00:06:25.280 --> 00:06:30.400 of space, it turns out you maybe don't need to worry about the Milky Way and 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:33.120 Andromeda galaxies colliding in the future. I don't know about you guys, but 00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:37.759 ever since hearing that was going to happen 10 billion years from now, 00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:41.759 crippling anxiety gripped me. I I just couldn't let it go. That is until now. 00:06:39.759 --> 00:06:45.440 Scientists have run about a 100,000 simulations, and it turns out it's more 00:06:43.520 --> 00:06:49.680 like only a 50/50 chance that our theoretical multilanetary descendants 00:06:47.440 --> 00:06:56.520 face certain doom. That's right, friends. The fate of our galaxy hinges 00:06:52.639 --> 00:06:58.840 on a coin flip. Let's see. Call 00:06:56.520 --> 00:07:02.319 it. We die. Subscribe to Techling. 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