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Me. For an hour. #Marathon

@Bethesda_ANZ *Springs. I have Shady Sands on the brain.

@VRidergame Pretty keen to check this out. Have been looking for another racing experience.

DFR and Visual Enhancements Update live NOW + A thank you letter for the PSVR2 Community Hey VRiders! Since our launch last week, we've been listening closely to your feedback, and this patch is all about delivering a sharper, more immersive visual experience. We've improved render resolution, anti-aliasing, and lighting, and introduced our first pass at Dynamic Foveated Rendering (DFR). WHAT'S NEW. 🏍️ - Introducing Dynamic Foveated Rendering (DFR) Eye-tracking support is now live! Our first pass at DFR dynamically prioritizes resolution based on where you're looking, giving you sharper details on where it matters most! Please bear in mind that it will inherently lower the peripheral view resolution, and some might experience ghosting at the edges of the view. - Enhanced Graphical Fidelity Gameplay now runs at a higher render resolution, boosting clarity. - Sharper Visuals, Reduced Aliasing We've enhanced anti-aliasing across bikes, riders, environments, and menus. - Improved Distant Object Quality We've adjusted several visual settings, bringing higher quality to distant objects. Elements like trees, crowd models, and opponent bikes will have better graphical fidelity. - Updated Skyboxes Across Circuits We've updated skyboxes to better match lighting conditions and improve visual cohesion. - Lighting & Color Tuning Bloom has been toned down, slightly boosted contrast, and added more saturation. You can fine-tune Brightness and Contrast anytime under 'Camera Settings'. A WORD FROM US TO THE PS VR2 COMMUNITY. ❤️ The team worked day and night to implement all the features and feedback the community gave. This patch has a bigger meaning to all of us. It is a thank-you gift to you, the player, who stuck around and supported VRider very passionately. We care about your experience, so please, if you enjoyed the update, spread the word about the game, as words of encouragement mean the world to us. Without the player's passion, this wouldn't be possible! Keep on racing, VRider. We see you in the tracks!

The Nintendo DS turns 20 in Oz today. A brightly backlit frontier opened up to me when I first opened the clamshell of this silver beast. In time, it birthed the DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL to the tune of 154M units sold. Also, bangers aplenty in its insane 3,000+ games library.

Gran Turismo 2—two PS One discs I played the absolute scratch 'n' sniff off of, for an "authentic pit stop smell"—is 25. Just a brilliant sequel with more cars (650) and more tracks (27 plus rallying) and my very first exposure to Laguna Seca's corkscrew. Thanks for signing, Kaz.

Kirby's Fun Pak (aka Super Star) is 28. This 8-game platformer omnibus was uncommonly equipped with two-player co-op. A mate and I loved playing Spring Breeze (Kirby's Dream Land abridged) and The Great Cave Offensive (a Metroidvania teeming with Nintendo stablemate references).

It's been 16 years since we (repeatedly and hilariously) flung ourselves down Mega Compounds and into the Hall of Meat in Skate 2. This sequel was a pretty phenomenal upgrade over the OG, and cemented the franchise as a proper threat to the Birdman's Pro Skater empire. Holds. Up.

Super Mario Kart is 32. My neighbour got this at launch and months were spent perfecting green shellings and powerslides in 2P grudge matches. The combat racing concept hooked us from the very first green light. There's little wonder why this is now a 180M-copies-sold series.

@Sidawg2 Sadly, Si, you've hit the nail on the head. My kingdom for a trilogy remaster of these and a reinstatement of the servers.

@Grizwords A simpler time, wasn’t it. I guess now it’s effectively Roblox in that space.

LittleBigPlanet 2, that sacktacular PS3 classic that elevated 2.5D platforming and user-generated content to new heights, is 14. My mates and I sunk tons of hours into the co-op campaign and then the hilaribad physics of Super LBP Fighter II Turbo. Truly, a golden age of UGC.

It's been 29 years since I used an ice cream van to dispense post-apocalyptic vehicular violence with a clown instead of overpriced Cornettos. That inaugural Twisted Metal would go on to spawn 10 titles produced by a variety of devs, plus a surprisingly decent TV show.

Happy 37th birthday Metroid. I played the absolute cartridge pins off you in the Aussie bicentennial obsessed year of 1988. You've been on an unstoppable [morph ball] roll ever since.

I've cooked a trash can roast feast for the 32nd birthday of Streets of Rage 2, a seminal beat 'em up and massive personal favourite I played the cartridge pins off. Most notably, this ever rightward punk-punch-a-palooza had one of the most jam-pumping OSTs of its time.

Darksiders is 15! It didn't gallop the genre forward, but was an intoxicating amalgamation of 2000s-era mechanics. Worth saddling up for deity infights, Joe Mad art, and to finally see what War is in fact good for (mass slaughter with a sword the size of God's own letter opener).

In addition to Jeebus, I'm celebrating the 28th birthday of Christmas NiGHTS, arguably gaming's greatest goodwill limited edition freebie. I adore this advent calendar / demo disc. Play it every year without fail.

@Khena_B Just played the demo of Subside. Looks great so far!

In early 2004, I heard excited whispers of a Japanese game where one hunted colossal monsters. An impulse import was made. An immense language barrier (and claws and fangs) were overcome. Today, that copy became a signed trophy of triumph thanks to Series Producer @RyozoTsujimoto

Happy 26th (Aussie) birthday, Ocarina of Time. I still adore you.

I'm using some Yoshi eggs to make a 31st cake for Super Mario All-Stars. Way back when, if you owned this cart and a SNES, you were livin' large and envied by many. The best feature add-in here? Saving. No more leaving the console on for days and getting yelled at for you!

Let's build this right. OOT forever.