CMicrosoft's next Xbox might not show up for a while yet.
MSays one gaming account.
CGaming outlets are talking about a claim that Microsoft's next console could be pushed back, with a handheld said to be in the works.
MSo the console slips, but the thing nobody asked for stays on time.
CHey, I'd take a good handheld. But the why is the weird part.
MIt blames an AI-driven memory crisis.
CWhat does that even mean? Microsoft hasn't said a word.
MExactly. This is one outlet's report, not confirmed. No official date, no comment from Microsoft.
CBut Digital Foundry isn't some random account. When they report hardware delays, I listen.
MYou listen, fine. I'm not booking a launch party for 2028.
CThe more interesting part is the handheld. If Microsoft really ships that, that's a real play.
MAgainst a Switch, a Steam Deck, and a PlayStation Portal? That's crowded.
CMicrosoft has Game Pass. A handheld with Game Pass built in is a different product.
MMaybe. But right now this is all a post citing a report citing a codename.
CFair. I want it to be true because the console calendar is dry.
MYou just want a new toy.
CI want a reason to care about Xbox again. There's a difference.
MThen hold the excitement until Microsoft says something.
CFine. But the handheld timing might save them.
MIt's unconfirmed! You're already planning the launch lineup.
CI'm not planning—I'm saying the strategy would be smart.
MThe strategy is imaginary until Microsoft says it exists.
CReports exist before confirmations. That's how we knew about the Series X.
MAnd sometimes reports are wrong. I'll wait.
COkay, agree to disagree. But the handheld angle is the one to watch.
MFine. A handheld with Game Pass would at least be interesting.
CNow you're doing it.
MI can argue both sides. It's a gift.
CMoving on—
MWhile we're on things people want to sue over—Roxie's Momanager on X is ready for a class action.
COver what?
MShe says Instagram showed her relevant videos right after a private offline iMessage conversation with a friend.
CSo she thinks Instagram scanned her iMessages.
MThat's the claim. Conveniently relevant videos after a private chat.
CiMessage is end-to-end encrypted. Meta can't read those messages.
MBut Meta can know you're both online, same location, same ad profile. The targeting feels psychic.
CDoesn't mean they read your texts.
MNo, but the fact that it feels this creepy is the real problem.
CPeople jump to scanning when the answer is usually boring.
MBoring means thousands of data points from your other apps, your web history, your contacts.
CRight. Which is legal, mostly disclosed, and not reading iMessage.
MSo no lawsuit?
CShe can try. But no evidence of iMessage scanning, and Apple's encryption holds.
MThe ad machine knows you too well without reading your texts.
CExactly. That's somehow less comforting.
MA lot of people won't sleep better hearing that.
CNo, but it's the truth. The videos may have found her because everything about her is already monetized.
MAnd that's the part that should make you angry.
CMaybe not class action angry. But angry enough to check ad settings?
MI'd settle for people understanding the real target.
CGood luck getting that into a lawsuit.
MNot everything needs a lawsuit.
COr a new console rumor.