And because I know some of you are bursting to know, yes, there is a Field of View (FOV) slider in the graphics options.

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The live-editing display will feature a New York Mets baseball game specially recorded for the Museum by the Mets, including feeds from the 12 on-field cameras, the control room, the announcers' booth, the game graphics and the game broadcast itself.

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Gamers cannot customise consoles, but they can, and do, upgrade their PCs regularly with faster processors, graphics cards, extra memory, and anything else that will give them an edge over their opponents on the virtual field of honour.

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