GameStop Leaving Canada, Xbox AI, The Last of Us Online "Was Great"
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In this week's Gaming Fun Fact, we explore a little-known budget-model of the PSP. Back in the day, the PSP was known for 4 models including the PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000, and PSP Go... but what about the PSP Street? This budget model was released in several PAL regions and launched almost alongside the PS Vita back in 2011.
GameStop is looking to sell its operations in Canada and France. Not much detail was given by the company, but the current state of GameStop makes us wonder whether it'll be able to find a buyer successfully.
Microsoft's Xbox AI era has officially kicked off with Muse - a first of its kind generative model that can generate environments based on visuals or controller input. It can understand what 3D worlds are, how people interact with games, and more.
The Last of Us Online was cancelled years ago and we've just found out it was partially due to Bungie. Bungie's vast experience with games-as-a-service games, namely the Destiny series, has taught them some hard lessons about building, updating, and supporting ongoing titles. They warned Naughty Dog about these commitments which eventually aided in the decision to cancel The Last of Us Online project.
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