Source: AmazonRoss Miller (he/him) is Polygon’s Senior Commerce Editor for the summer. He has nearly 20 years of experience in media and was a founding editor of The Verge.Now that Microsoft has launched the Xbox app for Fire TV, you can play Xbox Game Pass games without any extra hardware aside from a Bluetooth controller — no Series X, no Series S, and no very long HDMI cable from your Windows PC to your living room TV required. It’s the future Microsoft has been hinting at for years, and now that all things Fire TV are on sale for Amazon’s October Prime Day, it’s a great time to embrace the future.Amazon Fire TV stick$25$5050% off$25Access all your favorite streaming services including Netflix, Max, and even Xbox Game Pass for cloud gaming. Video outputs at 4K Ultra HD with support for Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos audio.Read More$35 at Amazon (4K Max)$25 at Amazon (4K)The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is 42% off for Prime members — only $34.99, instead of the usual $59.99. The 4K Max supports Wi-Fi 6E and Dolby Atmos, and includes a remote that you can shout “Alexa” into for ease of navigation (it also has normal remote buttons as well). There’s also the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (i.e., not-Max) for $24.99, which is down 50% from its typical price of $49.99). The Fire Stick 4K supports up to Wi-Fi 6.To play Xbox games via cloud streaming, you’ll need Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a subscription that has hundreds of titles and is frequently updated with both first-party titles and some great third-party selections as well — like Inscryption, Polygon’s 2021 Game of the Year and a perfectly spoopy selection for October. You can pick up 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from Amazon for $44.99 (was $49.99) or try just one month for $16.99. And, of course, you’ll need that aforementioned Bluetooth controller — as luck would have it, the official Xbox wireless controller is currently 20% off from Amazon.Xbox wireless gaming controller$48$6020% off$48$48 at AmazonIf you’re also in need of a TV to use, might we suggest the 55-inch LG C4 — OLED TVs are a Polygon staff favorite — or the 65-inch Samsung Frame TV , which is great not just for displaying video game art.Looking for more deals? Check out all of Polygon’s favorite October Prime Day 2024 deals right here, and subscribe to our newsletter below to get great deals delivered to your inbox every week.
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We initially planned on limiting this list strictly to 4K Blu-rays for $10 bucks and under, but we uncovered far too many notable deals in the $11 to $13 range. We couldn’t leave The Shining, Jurassic Park, Inception, Dune: Part Two, and others off this list. The Shining and Jurassic Park are $11 each, while Dune: Part Two and Inception are only $13. That said, most of the 4K Blu-rays below are closer to $10 instead of $15.
During Gamescom recently, Microsoft announced that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will come to PlayStation 5 in 2025 following its debut on Xbox Series X|S and PC this December. Creative director Axel Torvenius from MachineGames said in an interview that the studio is “super thrilled and excited” by the opportunity to bring the game to PS5 and reach a wider audience.
“The more people that can play the game–who can see all the passion and love we have put into this project and all the hard work–the merrier,” the developer told Eurogamer.
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The Steam Deck will not get yearly iterations a la the iPhone, according to one of its designers, though a Steam Deck 2 will likely happen at some point.
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Game director Sebastian Kalemba and executive producer Gosia Mitręga were asked about Gwent’s presence in The Witcher 4 during their joint interview with Easy Allies. While neither Kalemba nor Mitrega came right out and said Gwent is in the game, they certainly seemed to confirm it.
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