It ’s the first weekend of July , which means it ’s time for us to wind up our final Winners and Losers from the month of June .
This week was a big one for smartphones , as we shared our final finding of fact on the compactAsus Zenfone 10and Google ’s first foldable , thePixel Fold .
Keep reading to learn which companies we named our achiever and our nonstarter this week .
Winner: Microsoft
One of 2022 ’s cutest post - apocalyptic third - soul adventure games is formally coming to Xbox .
Stray will be available to play on Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S and Xbox One consolesfrom August 10 , over a twelvemonth after it first launched last July as aPS5timed exclusive .
The RPG invite you to traverse the Ne alley of a decaying city populate by robots and machines . slow , you unravel the secret of this cyber world with the avail of a small fly drone call B-12 . Oh , and you ’re a stray cat .
One of the most unique expression of this game is the agency in which players are able to interact with their surroundings .
“ See the world through the eyes of a computerized tomography and interact with the environs in playful path . Be furtive , spry , pathetic , and sometimes as annoying as possible with the unusual habitant of this secret mankind , ” read indie developer BlueTwelve Studios ’ synopsis .
If you like the auditory sensation of Stray but do n’t have a PS5 at home , this could be your probability to lastly get your hand on the game .
( And if you do n’t have an Xbox yet , you have until August 13 tocatch the Series X before the console ’s schedule price salary increase ) .
Loser: Apple
Our loser this workweek is Apple after the company restfully announce that it would beincreasing the price of its iCloud+ memory plan in the UK .
Going forward , the 50 GB program will rise from 79p a month to 99p a calendar month , while the cost of the 200 GB plan will increase from £ 2.49 a month to £ 2.99 a month . The 5 GB level will remain spare .
It ’s also £ 38 more per annum than the monetary value of the top plan when iCloud first launched back in 2011 , though it is deserving note that the high tier available back then was only 50 GB . Then again , pretty much everything on our telephone set took up less storage back then with no 4 kB telecasting , large image single file and Netflix downloads for our phones to manage with .
iCloud+isn’t just about the computer storage boost . The service also includes Safari’sPrivate Relaysecurity feature Hide My e-mail to keep your real email address off mailing inclination , the ability to create a custom e-mail land and support for HomeKit Secure Video , none of which is available with the free plan .
Every iCloud+ account tier also give you the power to partake these perquisite with up to five household fellow member , making this the consummate time to take a look at your iCloud storehouse use . If you and your partner are both scarcely making a dent in your 2 TB adjustment , it might be worth downsizing to a shared 200 GB plan to save yourself a unspoiled lump of cash going fore .
