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Disney Plus Video Streaming Announced
* November 12 2019 (USA)* $6.99 (USD) a month or $69.99 a year (Ad Free).* Netflix is around $11.* Less due to significantly less volume of shows.* Devices = Roku & PS4 (Confirmed). Most likely on Apple TV, Amazon Fire & Android (maybe Nintendo Switch).* Programming = Traditional Disney, Star Wars, Marvel.* Marvel – Loki, Hawkeye. What If (Heros and Villans in different realities). * Live Action Star Wars (Mandalorian – Space Gun Slinger with Carl Weathers! LOL).* Monsters At Work* Simpsons* Traditional Disney* 500 films, 7000 episodes of Disney TV.* Hulu will continue with more “adult” content. Maybe shows like Dare Devil, Jessica Jones… * Netflix Stock dropped 5% or $8 billion in market capitalization after Disney Plus announcement. * Disney Stocks jumped 12% or $25 billion.* Discussion* Has Netflix become the “Basic Cable” of streaming with Disney Plus as an add on?* Will Apple price their service as low as Disney?* Is it worth it to subscribe?* Rank? Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, YouTube TV, Crackle, HBO Now
PlayStation 5 Details Announced
* Mark Cerny (Lead architect on the PS4 and PS5) was interviewed by Wired.* Wouldn’t confirm it would be called the PlayStation 5.* It will not release in 2019 – Maybe 2020???* CPU Based on 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processor* GPU on AMD’s Radeon Navi.* Perform Ray Tracing – Complex rendering used in Hollywood for high quality visuals* 8k output.* Better Audio Experinces “more immersive” sound.* SSD (Solid State Drive)* Shrink lengthy load times, faster online play. * Higher bandwidth than anything currently on PC’s.* Backwards compatible.* Working prototype – showed Marvel’s Spider-Man* Fast Travel through New York on Subway 0.8 seconds (PS4 Pro 15 seconds).
Disc-Free Xbox One S Could Land on May 7 “ALL DIGITAL”
* Microsoft is about to launch an even cheaper Xbox One S. In order to cut costs, the company is removing the Blu-ray disc drive altogether.* THIS COULD BE THE END OF BLURAY/Physical discs.* According to leaked marketing images spotted by WinFuture, the console could launch on May 7th for $258 in Germany.* From a report: Given that the launch is just a few weeks away and that those marketing images line up perfectly with previous rumors, chances are this is the real deal. * As you can see on WinFuture’s images, it looks exactly like an Xbox One S without the disc slot. * The console is called Xbox One S All Digital and comes with a 1TB hard drive — most standard Xbox One S consoles currently also feature a 1TB hard drive. Microsoft states clearly that this console is only for digital games. If you already have physical Xbox One games, you wonâ(TM)t be able to insert them in the console.*
Tesla Ends Online Sales of $35,000 Model 3
* Tesla is changing up its retail strategy yet again,