Amaya Toman The demand for game consoles has been really high lately, which leads to a complete shortage of these goods. Microsoft, whose workshop recently released the Xbox Series X, said this week that the said console will not be available just yet - customers may not have to wait until the end of spring. In today's roundup of technology news, we will further discuss the drop test of Samsung's Galaxy S21 product line smartphones and, lastly, the end of game development at Google for Stadia.
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Pavel Jelic Lack of Xbox Series X
Demand for Microsoft's latest Xbox Series X gaming console is quite high, but unfortunately it has outstripped supply. Microsoft said this week that due to GPU supply issues, shipments of the latest Xbox will be reduced until at least the end of June this year. Microsoft previously pointed out that the new Xbox could be in short supply until at least the end of April this year, but now it is clear that this period will unfortunately last a little longer. All Xboxes are currently sold out. However, the Xbox Series X was not the only game console that was difficult to get this year - for example, those interested in the PlayStation 5 also faced similar problems.
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Samsung S21 drop test
The Samsung Galaxy S21 was subjected to a thorough drop test this week, in which it was investigated how extensive the consequences would be for it to be dropped violently to the ground. Extra strong Gorilla Glass was used on the displays of the S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra models, but the backs of each model are different. The S21 Plus and S21 Ultra are also covered in glass on the back, while the back of the base Galaxy S21 is plastic. The S21 and S21 Ultra variants were subjected to the drop test, which had to face a sharp collision with a concrete pavement during it.
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In the first phase of the test, the phones were dropped screen-down onto the ground from a height that corresponds to the average height of a trouser pocket. In this test, the Samsung Galaxy S21 fell on the bottom side, where the glass shattered, and for the S21 Ultra, the fall in the first phase of the test resulted in a small crack in the upper part of the device. In the second phase of the test, both models were dropped from the same height, but this time rear-down. In this section, the back of the Samsung Galaxy S21 suffered a few minor scratches, otherwise there was practically no damage. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra was understandably worse off, ending up with a shattered back glass. So both models completed the third stage of the test in a certain stage of damage, but even after the third fall, the Galaxy S21 again only experienced minimal damage – the back of the phone was in relatively good condition with a few deeper scratches on the bottom, the camera lens remained undamaged. In the third phase of the test, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra suffered the expansion of initially small cracks into a solid "cobweb" almost across the entire front of the display.
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Google stops developing its own games for the Stadia platform
Google has begun phasing out its internal development studios for Stadia. The company stated this today in its official statement, where it also added that it wants to make its gaming platform Stadia a space for streaming games from established developers. The development of our own games will therefore be phased out within Stadia. Google Vice President and General Manager of the Stadia service, Phil Harrison, said in this context that the company, after deepening mutual working relationships with its partners in this area, decided to no longer invest in original content from the workshop of its own development team. Games that have been scheduled for the foreseeable future will nevertheless go ahead as scheduled. So, the game development studios in Los Angeles and Montreal should be closed in the near future.
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Well, it's not as lacking as the PS5. I didn't want to wait any longer, so I bought an Xbox. It was in stock at the mall today. Is no longer :)