Hacking Pixels Podcast | Ep 021: Passkeys, iPhone Duo, Street Fighter Alpha 2

Last episode I jokingly wished for two things, news about a Zelda remake and news about a foldable iPhone.

Apparently the tech and gaming gods were listening.

Nintendo finally pulled back the curtain on its remake of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, and honestly it looks absolutely breathtaking.

This is my favorite Zelda game of all time, and seeing it rebuilt for modern hardware feels a little surreal.

The footage gave us a fresh look at iconic locations like Hyrule Field, Death Mountain, Kokiri Forest, and of course, the Temple of Time.

Everything looks exactly how I imagined it when I played the original back in the day, except now those childhood memories have been rendered in stunning detail.

Ocarina of Time isn't just one of my favorite Zelda games, it's one of my favorite games, period.

It's one of those titles that defined an era and influenced generations of games that followed.

Needless to say, my pre-order is already locked in.

The game releases on November 5th, and let's just say my calendar may suddenly become very open around that time.

Meanwhile, over at Apple's fall event, the rumors finally became reality.

Apple officially announced its first foldable iPhone called the iPhone Duo.

The price tag is a jaw-dropping $2,000, which initially sounds outrageous until you realize it's essentially two iPhone Air displays connected together with some very impressive engineering in between.

Whether that's enough to justify the price is another conversation entirely.

I've been fascinated by foldables for years.

Every generation seems to get a little closer to delivering on the promise of having a phone and tablet in a single device.

The Duo definitely has some clever software features that take advantage of the larger screen.

And Apple being Apple, the hardware design looks extremely polished.

My biggest concern is simply the form factor.

Foldables tend to be thicker and wider than traditional phones, and pocketability matters more to me than manufacturers sometimes realize.

A device can be amazing, but if it feels like you're carrying a hardcover book in your pocket, that's a problem.

I'll definitely be checking one out when it launches on October 23rd.

Whether I'll be buying one is another story.

Apple also released iOS 27 and related updates across its ecosystem.

The headline feature everyone seems to be talking about is the new Gemini-powered Siri experience.