We are just a few hours away from being able to dive into Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the adventure of square enix which will make us take control of Cloud, Barret, Tifa and company again. The work is a temporary PS5 exclusive and many are awaiting the arrival of the two discs necessary to enjoy the RPG.
As happened with Final Fantasy VII Remake, one CD corresponds to the installation data, while the other is the one that allows you to play the work. A simple process to follow, although Asian players will have a complication point in this due to a misprintas the Japanese company has revealed.
And a mistake has been made during the manufacturing process that has led to the labeling being reversed. That is, the disc where it says “Play Disc” is actually the “Data Disc” and vice versa, confusing the two objects visually. This problem affects all users in Asia, including Japan, so Square Enix has shared different images to clearly show what each disc is for.
In other words, the disc that should be used only once is the black one, while the white one is the one that must always remain inside the PS5 to be able to play. For now, it seems that this is an error that only affects that region of the world, since the brand has not commented on the fact that the copies of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in Europe or America suffer the same.
Asia’s dominance of the semiconductor industry is overwhelming. Currently this continent produces 90% of memory chips, 75% of microprocessors and 80% of silicon wafers, which places Europe and the US in a position of dependence which in the medium term can be counterproductive. In these circumstances, the Old Continent needs to consolidate and develop its position in the semiconductor industry.
On February 8, 2022 Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced that Europe wants to be a fundamental player in this market, and the first step to achieve this requires manufacturing20% of the planet’s chips in 2030. The Chips Act Directive mobilizes up to 43 billion euros between public and private investment to make it possible, so that a part of that money is allocated to the subsidies received by large semiconductor manufacturers to develop new cutting-edge plants in Europe.
The countdown begins to start the construction of the TSMC factory in Dresden
The negotiation that the German Government has had with Intel and TSMC to consolidate the construction of their cutting-edge plants on German soil has not exactly been a bed of roses. The managers of these two companies know perfectly well that Europe needs your complicity to achieve the objectives that have been set during this decade in terms of integrated circuits, and they have taken advantage, as can be expected, of their position of strength to negotiate hard some very juicy subsidies.
The German Administration has confirmed that it will dedicate 22 billion euros to providing direct incentives to chip manufacturers. The TSMC plant that will be located in Dresden will presumably cost 10 billion euros, and spokespeople for this Taiwanese company aim to obtain a subsidy of 50% of the total cost. We do not know if they have finally achieved their purpose, but it is likely that this is the case because it has just been made official that the start of construction of this plant will take place during the second half of 2024.
It is good news for both Germany and Europe. The construction and commissioning of a cutting-edge integrated circuit factory requires investing between three and four years of work, so this plant will probably be able to start chip production in 2027or, at most, in 2028. However, it is important that we do not overlook that the TSMC factory in Dresden is not the only pillar of the European strategy in the field of the semiconductor industry.
The factory that Intel will build in Magdeburg will cost 30 billion euros and will receive a subsidy of 10 billion. This American company has also confirmed that it will spend $4.6 billion on new facilities that will be located in Wrocław (Poland), as well as a further $13 billion on the expansion of its factory in Leixlip (Ireland). The purpose of the improvement of this last plant will be to double its manufacturing capacity and enable a factory prepared to increase chip production in the Intel node 4. The reality is unappealable: Intel and TSMC have a good grip on Europe by the lapel. And, despite everything, the Old Continent should feel grateful.
What is actually meant by the task “Strengthen the club in North America”? How can you strengthen your own club in South America, North America or even Europe and Asia? This might be the question asked by one or other FIFA player who plays the career mode and has started a coaching career. As a coach, you not only have to take care of the team and players, but you also receive some goals from the board that you should fulfill over the course of the season. If you completely ignore the goals, it can even lead to dismissal. One of the goals is to strengthen the club in certain countries or on certain continents. But what exactly does that actually mean?
Strengthen clubs in Asian, America or Europe
In order to fulfill the goal “Strengthen the club in North America” (or other countries/continents) in the FIFA 23 career mode, you either have to sign a player from the region, for example from North America, or you have to take part in a preparation tournament in the region participate. Since the latter is always not that easy to implement, depending on which club you have taken over as coach, the quickest way to achieve your goal is to simply sign a player from North America, South America, Asia or Europe.
Sign players from the region
Participate in a tournament (preparatory tournament) in the region
By the way, the task with “Strengthen the club in region xy” already existed in FIFA 22 last year. A bug is said to have occasionally occurred here that did not mark the task as completed in the goals, even though you had the required number signed players from the region and thereby strengthened the club in the region. Sometimes it is said to have helped to reload the save game and play a game with the new players from the region.
Tip: This is how the financial injection works in FIFA 23 career mode.
