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Theres a huge gap between serious racers like Gran Turismo and arcade-style stuff like Mario Kart. Thats where the soon-to-be-released My First Gran Turismo comes in. This is a streamlined version of the iconic Sony racing game thats intended for those who have yet to experience Gran Turismo. The free-to-play title launches for both PS4 and PS5 on December 6. Sony promises that the game is perfect for anyone aged 7 to 77. Im not sure what my 78-year-old dad would say about that, but whatever. Theres a trailer to help folks get the gist, which shows off a selection of real-world vehicles and graphics that dont stray too far from the mainline games. It looks pretty fun. All told, there are 18 cars to choose from and three tracks to race around. For comparison, the most-recent entry Gran Turismo 7 includes more than 400 vehicles and around 40 dedicated tracks. Its also a full-priced game, though likely on sale for the holidays, whereas My First Gran Turismo is free as a bird. The cars in this kid-friendly version have Mario Kart-style charts to show off various specs and theres a nifty game mode called Music Rally. This makes players race along to the beat of a song. Other modes include time trials and license tests. Sony Finally, theres PSVR 2 support for PS5, bringing the whole experience into virtual reality. Racing in VR is super fun, but remember to take copious breaks to avoid the dreaded nausea fairy. This launch is part of PlayStation's wider 30th anniversary celebration. The company released some retro-looking hardware, which sold out in no time, and digital themes from past console iterations. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/the-free-to-play-my-first-gran-turismo-comes-to-ps4-and-ps5-on-december-6-172344125.html?src=rss
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OpenAI will start announcing new features and demos tomorrow for 12 days through livestreams. Sources familiar with the matter told The Verge that these new products will allegedly include OpenAIs long-awaited text-to-video tool, Sora, and a new reasoning model. The announcement for "12 Days of OpenAI, as the company puts it, was made public on X yesterday. The first livestream will broadcast tomorrow, but the announcements themselves remain unconfirmed That said, in addition to the sources that spoke more recently with The Verge, the Wall Street Journal previously reported Sora was likely to come out before the end of 2024. Sora was revealed early this year, and shared with a small group of testers. But 20 or so of those artists leaked the model to the public in protest of unpaid labor, The Washington Post reported. OpenAI has broadly been the subject of criticism regarding the provenance of data supporting its language models, and Sora has been no different. The company has yet to directly address if Sora has scraped public YouTube videos something that YouTube's CEO has said would be a breach of the platform's terms of service. OpenAI isnt the only company working on text-to-video models. Googles Veo is now available to Google Vertex AI users via private review. It was announced three months after Soras February unveiling.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-may-launch-sora-its-text-to-video-model-very-soon-171434280.html?src=rss
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As Rust Cohle famously put it in HBO's True Detective, "Time is a flat circle." So it's maybe not a huge surprise that Max is the latest service to bring cable-style linear channels to a premium streaming service. It's starting to test such channels in the US. Some ad-free subscribers will see a Channels option on the homepage of adult profiles. This will take you to a selection of 24/7 feeds of HBO programming, including HBO and HBO 2 simulcasts. Other channels will showcase prestige drama, comedy and classic HBO shows, movies and documentaries. The channels work pretty much like any linear TV network in the modern age. You can restart shows, rewind and fast-forward. On select devices, youll be able to switch between channels directly in the player, without having to go back to the channels hub. This initial rollout lays the groundwork for more themed channels, which will start arriving next year. According to The Verge, Max may even offer personalized streaming channels down the road. These channels could help you avoid wasting time instead of scrolling through Max while figuring out what to watch. If youre in the mood to laugh, maybe just turn on HBO Comedy. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will surely be hoping that channels increase engagement and keep people using the streaming service. After all, lots of folks simply switch on the likes of CBS because they want to watch something and they trust the networks brand enough to deliver a show that suits them. Max already offers linear channels in Europe. Crave, a Canadian streaming service that has exclusive rights to the HBO library in that market, offers HBO and HBO 2 simulcasts as well. WBD notably pulled shows including Westworld and The Nevers from Max a couple of years ago. Roku and Tubi now offer free, ad-supported channels featuring HBO shows and other WBD programming. Rivals also have their own linear channels, including Disney+, Paramount+ and Peacock. Amazon, meanwhile, is shutting down Freevee and moving its programming to Prime Video. As if it weren't already evident enough that media conglomerates are trying to bring back the heady success that cable saw for decades, they're teaming up with each other through streaming bundles. One gets you Max, Disney+ and Hulu for $30 per month, while Comcast offers a package of Netflix, Peacock and Apple TV+ for $15 per month. Saving you money (compared with subscribing to these services separately) while dumping a ton of programming you don't care about into your lap? This is all really just cable 2.0.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/streaming-is-just-tv-all-over-again-165115834.html?src=rss
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