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The August 2025 update for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate significantly expands its 'Stream Your Own Game' feature with 103 new titles, allowing subscribers to stream their owned Xbox games on any compatible device via cloud gaming, including popular titles like Five Nights at Freddy's, Phoenix Wright, and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.
Apple is updating its rules around streaming game services and mini-apps, allowing developers to submit a single app that can stream all games offered in their catalog. This change could impact companies like Netflix and OpenAI. In addition, mini-games, mini-apps, chatbots, and plug-ins will now be able to incorporate Apple’s in-app purchase system. Apple is also rolling out new reports to help developers analyze their app’s performance and removing the requirement for developers to add sign-in with Apple alongside other sign-in options.
Apple is allowing developers to incorporate new in-app experiences, such as streaming games, mini-apps, and chatbots, within their apps. This move opens up opportunities for developers to create a single app housing a catalog of their streaming titles and utilize Apple's in-app purchase system. The changes reflect Apple's response to pressure from the EU and aim to provide more capabilities for developers while maintaining user experience and safety standards within the App Store.
A teardown of the Sony PlayStation Portal handheld gaming device reveals that it is not designed to be user repairable and features a Qualcomm SG4150P chip, Samsung LPDDR4x memory, and a 16.6 Wh battery. The SG4150P processor is speculated to be a budget chip from Qualcomm's new Snapdragon G1 or G2 series processors designed for handheld gaming devices. While the Portal's operating system is Android-based, it is unclear how well the processor can handle anything other than the default Sony software. The device works as promised for streaming games from a PlayStation 5 console, but hacking the system to load third-party apps or games may be challenging.
Netflix has reportedly held discussions with Rockstar, the developers of Grand Theft Auto, about licensing the popular game series for release on its streaming platform. The talks are part of Netflix's plans to add "higher-end" games to its growing library, which currently includes over 70 downloadable games. While Netflix aims to expand into streaming games that can be played on TVs or PCs, it is also considering adapting its own properties, such as Black Mirror and Extraction, into video games. Despite the potential for growth, only a small percentage of Netflix subscribers currently play its games daily.