ruling : It ’s Sunday , which think of its time for us to recount our pick for the victor and unsuccessful person of this week ’s headlines .
It ’s been a comparatively quiet week , with many companies having exhausted any major January announcements atCES 2023 . highlight from this week includeIntel showing off its fastest CPU yet , a newfangled hi - resSony Walkmanand a day of the month for what we hope will be theSpotify HiFi launching we ’ve been wait for .
Keep read to happen out who our victor and loser are this week .
Winner: Sony
Our winner this workweek is Sony after the company announce a new controller design to make play on the PS5 more accessible .
The comptroller – codenamedProject Leonardo – was unveiled at CES this month , and is plan to make the PlayStation console more accessible for participant with limited motor control , such as trouble holding a controller for long periods of time , pressing small mathematical group of push button or lay fingers on a standard controller .
The controller kit have a circular intention that can be modified with swappable components , including analogue control stick cap and buttons in different shapes and size . Gamers can shift up the push button , layout and the distance of the analogue bond to the gamepad .
As far as software customisation goes , players can also make change to button mathematical function , including using multiple button for the same mathematical function or assigning two functions to the same clitoris .
There ’s also the option to store programmed button setting as control profile and switch between them by pressing the visibility button , with up to three control profile supported on any one cabinet .
Project Leonardo set flat , signify it can be placed on a tabletop or wheelchair tray and can be secured to AMPS mounts and tripod . The accountant can even be paired with a DualSense wireless controller or a 2d Project Leonardo so player can move between the controllers and make for collaboratively .
Unfortunately , Project Leonardo is still in evolution , meaning we ’ll need to await a bit longer to see the control murder store ledge . However , this does intend that Sony has more time to fine - tune it with feedback from gamers so we ’re excited to see the last Cartesian product .
Loser: Apple
This week ’s also-ran is Apple as rumours spread that the ship’s company has decided tocancel the iPhone SE 4 .
The latest leak comes from respected Apple analystMing - Chi Kuo(viaMacRumors ) .
According to Kuo , Apple had initially plan to use the iPhone SE 4 proclamation as an opportunity to showcase its new , in - house 5 G modem . However , that plan appears to have been scrapped as the modem reportedly wo n’t be quick until 2025 . This leaves Apple likely to continue using Qualcomm modems into 2024 .
So , where exactly does that allow for the iPhone SE 4 ? Kuo does n’t go into item as to why precisely Apple would dump the SE , but he does say that the provision chain has been afford instructions to invalidate the production and shipment plans for the headphone , which seems pretty damning if true .
It ’s a disgrace that Apple seems to be abandoning its cheapest iPhone . We were fans of theiPhone SE 3and the profligate performance and peachy camera it delivered ( not to cite iOS at an low-cost price ) .
Of course , it has n’t formally been sustain that Apple will call off the phone . If it does however , we go for the company will fall out with another affordable model – or even better , reduce the monetary value of the flagship iPhone to make up for this loss .
