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Tesla’s New Gravity-Defying Roadster Makes A Strong Case For IRL Rocket League

Tesla’s New Gravity-Defying Roadster Makes A Strong Case For IRL Rocket League https://ift.tt/FPIJR4L After nearly a decade of development, Tesla showed off the Roadster this week in a stunt-heavy show that made a strong case for starting an IRL Rocket League . Originally promised as the flying car of the future, the electric supercar did just that in controlled conditions, as Tesla showed off the Roadster's ability to defy gravity and pull off some impressive stunts. One of the Roadster's incredible feats is its ability to drive up a ramp and cling upside down to the surface. Using its thrusters and a SpaceX fan-based suction system to stay upside down, the Roadster's cold-gas thrusters helped bring it back down to Earth after that demonstration. https://youtu.be/7p5LxFdc-Qg The next stunt saw the Roadster hit its turbo-boost button to leap over a selection of Tesla vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with two ultra-high-pressure air tanks that can fire approxi...
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Former PlayStation Boss Says Gaming Faces "Existential Threat"

Former PlayStation Boss Says Gaming Faces "Existential Threat" https://ift.tt/Zbqosvl

According to former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden, non-endemic companies like Netflix or Google are one of the biggest threats to the video game business today.

Layden spoke at a keynote on stage with GamesIndustry.biz head Christopher Dring at the website's Investment Submit last week. Listing his top three concerns for the industry in the years ahead, he claimed that "consolidation can be an enemy of creativity," and that "rising costs in gaming are an existential threat to all of us." He then referred to non-endemic companies like Netflix, Google, Apple, and Amazon as "barbarians at the gate."

Layden sees what happened to other entertainment spaces, like music and TV, as cautionary tales. The music industry was permanently altered by iTunes, for example. Netflix aided in destroying home video rental and changed consumers' relationship to the cinema. He is hopeful that gaming will disrupt itself, rather than being changed by outside forces. He said, "Where it doesn’t take a Google or an Amazon to completely flip the table. We should be smart enough to see these changes coming and prepare ourselves for that eventuality."

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