u/AnalysingAgent3676

With more people opting for third party launchers on their Google TV sticks and boxes, the Google TV launcher is not being used and when it is disabled, users lose access to rent movies and TV shows from Google TV app directly on the TV box and lose access to Google home smart controls directly on the TV box. If these two things were not tied to the Google TV launcher, Google would find even more people using those services

Hypothetical Retroid Pocket Nova Plus

Current Retroid Pocket 6

SURVIVAL SERIES

1. Tomb Raider 2013
2. Rise of the Tomb Raider
3. Shadow of the Tomb Raider

OG GAME STORYLINE
4. OG 1996 Game AND Tomb Raider Anniversary are both now considered alternate timelines, and Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis (upcoming game 2027) will be the unified timeline OG storyline

REST OF OG STORYLINE
5. Tomb Raider II
6. Tomb Raider III
7. Tomb Raider IV
8. Tomb Raider V
9. Tomb Raider VI

LEGEND STORYLINE
10. Tomb Raider: Legend
11. Tomb Raider: Underworld

FUTURE STORYLINE
12. Tomb Raider: Catalyst (upcoming 2027 game)

We didn't always play as the God of war in the game series, as Kratos was not the God of war in the first game with the first Greek game being about him fighting to kill the Greek god of war. Also, do we change the title to "God of Hope" going forward considering the outcomes of valhallah?

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We do have have quite a few God of wars in this laufey game even if it isn't Kratos, with Tyr in particular, being expected to be in it as well.

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"God of War" has gone beyond being a description for a character but has become a game franchise brand and all games in the universe should be under that heading. The god of war is deemphasized in the title compared to laufey which indicates its a universe branding matter.

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I don't get why people say this is about gender. People make up random unwarranted reasons and create fake news and then wars break out because of the fake news. Lara Croft is a protagonist who everyone is very happy with in her own game. And yes, people talking about the attractiveness of laufey are having a different conversation and that is not about why they won't play the game.

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So this just comes down to people wanting to play as Kratos in a God of War game and all the above are just rationalisation and noise when the response to why a non Kratos game in GoW game is still ok.

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Hey who knows.. Maybe Laufey is the god of war by the end of her game just like Kratos was by the end of his first game.

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Would any of the title changes above make you accept this game more?

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I have put the controller in GUIDE+X mode and connected the usb dongle to android and android tv.

By default, it jumps to PS4 protocol with the 3 LEDs

While in GUIDE+X connection over usb dongle, if I use START+SELECT combo to change to Nintendo protocol, it works fine. If I use START+SELECT combo to change to x-input protocol, it does not work.

It is strange to me that I cannot get x-input working over usb-receiver on android or android tv.

Xbox Mode on Handheld PCs

Xbox Mode on Desktop and Laptop PCs

On desktops / laptops, you cannot start xbox mode on boot, and you cannot choose a home app.

There is a xbox full screen experience tool that can enable the handheld xbox mode on desktop/laptops pcs, but that is not an official manner.

The reason I bring this up, is that there is no xbox mode for set-top box PCs, and I think that will be coming. I think we will see the desktop completely stripped away on set-top box PCs, and the xbox mode there will be the only mode, and Project Helix will be one of those set-top boxes.

Besides the obvious travesty of not getting the new features on the s22, there are a few implications:

- yes, Samsung has met their commitment to 4 major Android os upgrades since we got updates to Android 13, 14, 15 and 16, but the last Android 16 update was on the initial Android 16 release and not on the Android 16 QPR2. So Samsung has met their Android 16 obligation at the minimum level. Would have expected the full Android 16 QPR2 update through one ui8.5 before closing the book on s22 series

- the minimum achievement on update promises worries me for the 7 generation upgrades promised on recent devices. If they just barely made the 4th upgrade commitment to the s22, what can we expect after 7 generations on recent devices?

- if it is true that we won't get oneui8.5, it will be a resource constraint on Samsung side which requires prioritisation of devices to support. It is definitely not a compatibility thing.. Seeing as less powerful Samsung devices are getting oneui8.5 now, s22 can certainly handle it without a glitch

- if Samsung has developed one UI 8.5 up until April builds (which is what is more rumoured), they've already spent the time and effort on it and should just finish the update and roll it out at part of June update. This will win favour of existing customers who I'm sure are due for an upgrade in the next 3 to 12 months, and may choose to continue with Samsung because of this.

1. I believe this will follow a Google TV approach where a vanilla (aosp like) Android desktop version will exist for anyone to use but then when Google puts their Googly flavour on top of it and that makes it a Googlebook
2. This means that OEMs who choose to take the "aosp" version and put their skin on it, can create their own Android desktop flavour .... I'm looking at you Samsung with what I assume will be a Samsung Galaxy Dexbook
3. For OEMs who just want to pick up an os and put it on their laptops, they will use Googlebook OS like how Google TV is just picked up and used. I can't point to any TV boxes that use the "aosp" Android TV anymore
4. However with an "aosp" Android desktop os, hoping to see likes of bliss os and other x86 Android builds move to Android desktop "aosp" as their base so that more people can install Android desktop on any hardware they have
5. In terms of the magic pointer/cursor shaking thing, I don't get it. Why not just put a key on the keyboard? Is this maybe because they want a way for this OS to be installable on any hardware and give a way to access the feature on old laptops that don't have a dedicated button? Honestly, even then, I would prefer a icon in the system tray or something to trigger that mode. Shaking can be an accessibility challenge and could even result in accidental triggering (theoretically speaking)
6. Then there is the dedicated G button on the keyboard which is exactly where you would see a Windows button on Windows laptop keyboards. The G is also visible in the Googlebook dock as the first icon. Given its position on the dock and keyboard, this is definitely the way you open both the app drawer and universal search, similar to what the Windows key does
7. It is interesting that the G button doesn't exist in the leaked video of Android desktop but does exist in the Googlebook official videos. Again, I take it that the leaked version of Android desktop os is the "aosp" version and the official Googlebook will use a G instead for the launcher with a G keyboard button, but a skinned Android desktop (say one UI by Samsung) won't use G button
8. We are pretty sure the next Samsung Galaxy Unpacked hardware event in July/August will focus on fold 8 series, flip 8, Galaxy glasses and watch 9, but I have a strong feeling we'll see Galaxy Tabs and Galaxy Dexbooks in the September event. I mention these because I'm deep into the Samsung ecosystem now but would really like to have an Android laptop with Samsung oneui, but I'm also really happy that there is still a chrome os like approach too where other OEMs can just pick up and use a Google flavoured Android desktop os.

I also think we'll still see a Google branded pixel Google book in the future, called Pixel Book 2.

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