TechInstallerA great new video game movie\ufeffPlus, in this week\u2019s Installer: Valve\u2019s Steam Frame, Nintendo\u2019s expansive new Fire Emblem, Fujifilm\u2019s tiny new camera, and more.\ufeffPlus, in this week\u2019s Installer: Valve\u2019s Steam Frame, Nintendo\u2019s expansive new Fire Emblem, Fujifilm\u2019s tiny new camera, and more.by Jay PetersSep 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTCShareGiftIf you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 144, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you\u2019re new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I flew out to Los Angeles to try on and write about Snap\u2019s Specs.<\/p>\n
Along the way, I\u2019ve been marveling at how Apple put the iPhone 18 Pro\u2019s Face ID sensor under the display, reading about new Xbox boss Asha Sharma, getting excited for bakes in the new Great British Baking Show trailer, watching Stephen Colbert shave his beard on Jimmy Kimmel, and hanging out at a lot of coffee shop tables to work.I also have for you Valve\u2019s Steam Frame, Nintendo\u2019s expansive new Fire Emblem, a tiny Fujifilm camera, and more.(As always, the best part of Installer is your ideas and tips. What do you want to know more about? What are your favorite things you\u2019ve watched \/ seen \/ listened to \/ been wowed by recently? Drop a line to installer@theverge.com.<\/p>\n
And if you know someone else who might enjoy Installer, forward it to them and tell them to subscribe here.)Resident Evil. Zach Cregger\u2019s take on Capcom\u2019s iconic survival-horror video game franchise sounds like a riot. My colleague Charles Pulliam-Moore called it a \u201ccomedy first and a thrilling nightmare second.\u201d Say no more.Valve\u2019s Steam Frame. Valve\u2019s new VR headset, which was initially supposed to launch in early 2026, is finally here, and it starts at $1,059.<\/p>\n
Based on Sean Hollister\u2019s review, it seems like a really fun way to play VR and flatscreen games \u2014 when you\u2019re not dealing with bugs and general instability. The Steam Deck was a similar story, and Valve righted the ship, so fingers crossed it can do the same for the Frame.Fire Emblem: Fortune\u2019s Weave. I\u2019ve been playing Nintendo\u2019s latest entry in its strategy RPG series over the past several weeks, and it\u2019s an excellent evolution of everything great about Three Houses. It\u2019s easily my favorite game on the Switch 2.<\/p>\n
Seeing most of what it has to offer is a massive time commitment; I poured about 130 hours into the game. But if you\u2019re into Fire Emblem or even just like RPGs, this one will keep you busy for a long while.Fujifilm\u2019s Instax Pal 2. This $169.95 digital camera has an optical viewfinder and a 1.3-inch LCD screen, can take 10-megapixel photos, and is so dang small! Looks like a great pocketable camera to play with.Boox\u2019s Picco.<\/p>\n
The new Boox Palma 3 isn\u2019t available to order just yet, but you can preorder the tiny Picco, which has a 3.97-inch E Ink screen and costs $99.99. I haven\u2019t used any of these diminutive e-readers, but I love the idea of them.Marvel\u2019s Wolverine. Insomniac\u2019s latest superhero game isn\u2019t getting the same rave reviews as the studio\u2019s Spider-Man games \u2014 my colleague Andrew Webster praised Wolverine for being a straightforward action game but says the story ends up being \u201clargely forgettable.\u201d But if you just want to slice and dice as Wolverine, it seems like the game delivers.Hisense\u2019s RoamView. Hisense now has its own version of the \u201cscreen on wheels\u201d idea that LG tried with its StanbyME.<\/p>\n
It has a 32-inch 4K touchscreen and a 10-hour battery, and you can take it off the wheeled stand to use on your desk. It\u2019s $1,199, so it\u2019s not cheap, but is it bad that I really want to try it anyway?This week, I\u2019m featuring the game developer Dan Dilorio, who develops games under the alias TrampolineTales. Earlier this year, he released a delightful game called What\u2019s the Password? that tasks you with solving a series of tricky four-digit codes. It\u2019s out now on PC, iOS, and Android, and you can finish it in a couple hours.<\/p>\n
I really recommend it.I asked him to share his homescreen and the apps and things he cares about. Here it is, plus some info on the apps he uses and why:Image: Dan DilorioThe phone: It\u2019s a Google Pixel 6A.The wallpaper: My wallpaper is my partner and our rabbit: Lefty!The apps: I keep my app grid in 3 columns instead of the default 4 so that I only keep apps I actually frequently use on my homescreen. File Manager Plus is pretty useful for file management, especially when I need to test APKs for my games that I\u2019ve transferred from my PC. Podcast Addict is also fantastic for keeping up with my podcasts.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been using it for years and it\u2019s very customizable.The game I play the most these days is MahjongSoul. I tend to average at least one game of riichi mahjong a day. Sometimes I\u2019ll play a few games of Threes if I don\u2019t have enough time for a full game of mahjong. I\u2019ve got a lot of space on my phone still, so I haven\u2019t felt the need to delete any games.I also asked Dan to share a few things he\u2019s into right now.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what he sent back:I\u2019ve been playing a lot of Omelet You Cook recently. It\u2019s a fantastic score-based roguelike deckbuilder.I also recently finished The Incident at Galley House, Esoteric Ebb, and Rita. All of which are strong contenders for my game of the year.Here\u2019s what the Installer community is into this week. I want to know what you\u2019re into right now as well!<\/p>\n
Email installer@theverge.com with your recommendations for anything and everything, and we\u2019ll feature some of our favorites here every week. For even more great recommendations, check out the replies to this post on The Verge.\u201cSlow Horses is baaaaaaaaack. Cannot wait to burn into season 6.\u201d \u2014 Jonathan\u201cI\u2019ve been making the most of the new version of the Zen browser. Now with syncing tabs and workspaces, it has vanquished Arc once and for all.\u201d \u2014 Chris\u201cI recently played The Drifter which was fantastic.<\/p>\n
Fully voiced-acted, beautiful art, fun puzzles. Surprisingly good story. Currently reading Cloudthief by Nathaniel Rich, about a heist in a datacenter and how difficult it is to get off the grid these days.\u201d \u2014 rkatz94\u201cAfter getting excited by the Metroid Ravenous reveal I\u2019m giving Dread another go \u2014 this time on Switch 2. A resolution upgrade would have been nice, but playing mostly handheld with the 1080p boost mode is enjoyable enough.\u201d \u2014 bimonscificon\u201cWatching: Colin from Accounts S3, good silly Australian fun.<\/p>\n
The new season of Taskmaster, I\u2019m surprised they can keep the exact same format fresh all these years. Reading: Children of Strife, the latest in the Children Of series. Nothing beats the first book Children of Time though, one of my all time favourite reads.\u201d \u2014 Mrmagoo\u201cBeen playing Inscryption! Fun rougelike card game with some mystery thrown in.<\/p>\n
Recommend going in blind as it\u2019s fun to discover more details as the game progresses.\u201d \u2014 HapticVibez\u201cI haven\u2019t been much of a country music fan in the past, but I\u2019ve been obsessed with Shaboozey\u2019s new country album. It\u2019s like listening to a western movie and I can\u2019t get enough of it. (And it\u2019s a gateway drug to other country music too.) Also I got the Xteink X4 Pro and it\u2019s a lot of fun to use. Great to throw it in your pocket and always have with you. The touch screen and front lights are really nice too.\u201d \u2014 Daniel\u201cI\u2019ve been using Coquiet for my deep work sessions lately, and I\u2019ve really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n
The music selection is great, there\u2019s a built-in Pomodoro timer, and I love the feeling of working alongside others. It\u2019s free!\u201d \u2014 DiegoI have another week of travel coming up, and I still want to hear your tr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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