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  2. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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    Slow Startup: If your computer takes an unusually long time to boot up and become usable after turning it on, it could be a sign of underlying issues such as too many startup programs or a ...

  3. Ninth generation of video game consoles - Wikipedia

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    The duration from the eighth generation until the start of the ninth was one of the longest in history, having started in 2012 with the release of Nintendo's Wii U.Past generations typically had five-year windows as a result of Moore's law, [9] but Microsoft and Sony instead launched mid-console redesigns, the Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro. [10]

  4. Video games and Linux - Wikipedia

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    The Mizutamari launcher exists to facilitate running Windows games through Wine, [361] which can still be used standalone. [362] A 2011 benchmark by Phoronix even found certain speed advantages over running games on Linux itself, comparing PC-BSD 8.2 to Ubuntu 11.04. [363] Most BSD systems come with the same pack in desktop games as Linux. [364]

  5. Fortnite - Wikipedia

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    Fortnite is an online video game and game platform developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. It is available in seven distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite Battle Royale, a battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; Fortnite: Save the World, a cooperative hybrid tower defense-shooter and ...

  6. Microsoft Gaming - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Gaming is an American multinational video game and digital entertainment division of Microsoft based in Redmond, Washington established in 2022. Its five development and publishing labels consist of: Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks (publisher of ZeniMax Media), Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, and King (the latter three are publishers of Activision Blizzard). [2]

  7. Regional lockout - Wikipedia

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    A regional lockout (or region coding) is a class of digital rights management preventing the use of a certain product or service, such as multimedia or a hardware device, outside a certain region or territory.

  8. History of video games - Wikipedia

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    When the NES launched, Nintendo took the lessons it learned from its own bootleg problems with the Famicom, and from the oversaturation of the U.S. market that led to the 1983 crash, and created the 10NES lockout system for NES games that required a special chip to be present in cartridges to be usable on NES systems. The 10NES helped to curb ...

  9. Nintendo Switch - Wikipedia

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    The Switch also supports a wireless controller, called Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, which has a more traditional design reminiscent of the Wii Classic Controller Pro and Wii U Pro Controller. The Pro Controller connects to the Switch via wireless Bluetooth communication, and is charged through a standard USB-C port on the controller.