Gloss Staff

Gloss Staff

Cohost is shutting down.

Cohost, a Tumblr-like social media platform from the not-for-profit Anti Software Software Company, is shutting down. The platform launched in June 2022. A core point of difference was the lack of advertisements or an algorithm.

cohost will become read-only on Tuesday, October 1st. At this time, we will make best-effort attempts to keep the servers online through the end of 2024.
We have come to the decision to cease operations of cohost and anti software software club due to lack of funding and burnout. As of today, none of us are being paid for our labor1; all of our money in the bank, and any money coming in from people who buy our merch or don’t cancel cohost plus, is going towards servers and operations — paying the bills so we can turn the lights off with as little disruption as possible.

https://cohost.org/staff/post/7611443-cohost-to-shut-down

New: AirPods Max in new colours and USB-C.

From Apple:

AirPods Max are available in five beautiful new colours, including midnight, starlight, blue, orange, and purple, and offer complementary finishes alongside other Apple products like Mac and iPad. Additionally, AirPods Max now feature USB-C charging capabilities, making them more convenient than ever to charge at home or on the go.

The AirPods Max are up for pre-order today for $899 AUD, or you can pick them up in-store starting next Friday, September 20.

Apple Intelligence launches in Australia this December.

While it's a huge part of the latest iPhone's marketing push, Apple Intelligence won't ship with the new device in Australia.

While Apple Intelligence is releasing in October for devices with the region set to English US, in Australia the feature won't arrive until December at the earliest.

Astro Bot gets its flowers.

I was obsessed with the ASTRO's Playroom 3D platformer game that Sony bundled with the PS5. And it sounds like PlayStation has once again remembered how much of an impact its legacy can have.

Astro Bot, a full title with the same cute robot star and reverence for PlayStation, is currently at a 94 on Metacritic. From playing it this morning, the game deserves all the praise it's getting.

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An important update indeed on Concord.
An important update on Concord
Concord fans -- we’ve been listening closely to your feedback since the launch of Concord on PlayStation 5 and PC and want to thank everyone who has joined the journey aboard the Northstar. Your support and the passionate community that has grown around the game has meant the world to us. However, while many qualities [...]
PlayStation.BlogRyan Ellis

Concord is being removed from sale and Sony is refunding customers on PC and PS5. The interesting part of this post though is this:

However, while many qualities of the experience resonated with players, we also recognize that other aspects of the game and our initial launch didn’t land the way we’d intended. Therefore, at this time, we have decided to take the game offline beginning September 6, 2024, and explore options, including those that will better reach our players.

I really wonder if they'll be bothered to rework it as a free-to-play / PlayStation Plus title? It feels like that would have been the obvious option after the lacklustre free beta player counts.

Meanwhile at Nintendo some great timing:

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