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PlayStation Updates: PS5 Teardown & Trophy Changes
The PlayStation 5 is a little over a month from its release, and though it’s extremely unclear as to whether or not the supply will be able to meet the overwhelming demand, many fans continue to eagerly await the new generation’s kick-off. And while Sony has yet to showcase one of the more anticipated PS5 features — the UI — a new video shared by PlayStation’s YouTube page features a surgical teardown of the upcoming console, one that shines a light on all the bells and whistles found within.
Though not everybody will find themselves riveted by a hardware breakdown, the video does provide the most thorough examination of the PS5 so far. Viewers will come to learn that both sides of the console can be removed, which provides easy access to the cooling fan. Open at both sides, the fan allows for increased airflow; there are also two dust catchers that can be vacuumed when a little bit of cleaning is in order. Upon beginning the teardown, it becomes evident that Sony has designed their console with user-friendly maintenance in mind. There’s plenty to unpack, so consider watching the seven-minute video above should you be interested.
In addition to uploading the PS5 teardown video, Sony has also revealed a few updates to the trophy system, which will take place ahead of the PS5 release. In an upcoming update detailed on the official PlayStation blog, trophy levels will change from “1-100” to “1-999,” with the example provided featuring a level 12 updating to somewhere in the low 200s. They’ve also updated the ways trophies will progress moving forward, with bronze, silver, gold, and platinum each having their own sets of tiers. Look for this trophy update to hit North America tonight — though it’s as of yet unclear as to whether they will improve the sorting options.
Are you excited for the PS5? Or has the pre-order process and potential for market scarcity hampered your excitement?
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Kyle Ashen’s sun-drenched recollection with new release “That Local Girl”
Kyle Ashen’s latest release, “That Local Girl,” is a gorgeous trip down memory lane, a country single that explores that golden glow of memory, like flipping through old photographs touched by salt air and summer sunlight. It’s warm, cinematic, and deeply relatable, a song about the kind of love story that never quite goes away, even as time moves on.
“That Local Girl” is filled with imagery that quickly takes the listener into a world they can walk right into. You got a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl on a boardwalk street by the ocean, a souped-up truck driving through town, neon lights reflecting off the ocean breeze, and the electric innocence of young love burning in the background.
But under all that cutesy trapping is something more than that, longing. Some people, some places that leave permanent marks on Kyle Ashen and us know that. What’s so brilliant about this song is that it marries those two ideas, making love and hometown memory feel beautifully inseparable. Sometimes you miss a person. And with that person, you miss an entire version of life. “That Local Girl” is more than a country love song from Kyle Ashen. He is a living postcard from the past, sun-faded, bittersweet, and glowing with feeling. A reminder that summers pass by, but some memories stay with us forever.
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ECHOFLIP inspires faith and fire with triumphant anthem on “Kingdom Rise”
ECHOFLIP marches forward with commanding purpose on “Kingdom Rise,” a single that not only demands attention but also commands it. Driven by pounding drums, soaring melodic textures, and full-conviction lyricism, the song arrives like a battle cry with the heart of worship. Bold and energized and spiritually charged from beginning to end.
“Kingdom Rise” is street realism meets kingdom vision at its heart. It’s got grit in its pulse but grace in its message as well. Each bar rings with resilience with ECHOFLIP, a record that embodies struggle, perseverance, and steadfast faith in the face of adversity. The result is music that is rooted in reality while reaching for something much larger.
What makes the single particularly compelling is how seamlessly it combines high-energy Christian trap with uplifting spiritual themes. The hard-hitting production has edge and urgency, and its faith-centered focus gives it soul. It’s motivational without being pushy. Worshipful without momentum loss, without losing authenticity. Ideal for trap gospel, inspirational rap, and urban playlists that aim to uplift as much as energize, “Kingdom Rise” delivers on all fronts. It moves the body, it sharpens the mind, it stirs the soul.
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