Tech News Deep Dive: July 7, 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 7th, 00:00 CET
The Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 with enhanced hardware and improved performance, though launch titles like Mario Kart World disappointed due to limited multiplayer and innovation. Arkane Studios co-founder Raphael Colantonio called Xbox Game Pass unsustainable and damaging amid massive Microsoft layoffs that included the closure of The Initiative and cancellation of Perfect Dark reboot and Forza Motorsport. Stardew Valley is the highest-rated game on Steam at 98.4% from nearly 900,000 reviews and has sold over 41 million copies. The James Webb Space Telescope captured a direct image of exoplanet 14 Herculis c, about 60 light-years away, using
