Xbox Back-Compat for PC: New Patch Fixes Most Issues - but Frame Pacing Problems and Other Limitations Remain
A week ago, we published our hands on testing with Microsoft's new backwards compatibility programme for original Xbox games on PC . …
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Hands On with Xbox Back-Compat for PC - a New Initiative That Begins with Four Classic Games
Microsoft has just announced that original Xbox titles will soon be playable on PC through a new backwards compatibility effort - and we've gone hands on with the app and played all four games that are part of the initial launch. …
Bloodborne PS5 Modded: Big Resolution Boosts, 120Hz, VRR - And It's Superb
… And it would need to grant PS4 apps full CPU and GPU clock speeds, while also adding a per-title patching system to allow games to defeat their in-built resolution and frame-rate limits. …
The New Call of Duty Black Ops Port Charges $40/£35 for a Basic 1080p Upgrade
…Amazingly, the game is still better than the Xbox version running under back-compat, which is limited to a 360-era 608p resolution, with lower-res shadow maps and a darker presentation…
AMD X970E Chipset Rumoured for Computex Reveal With Support For Faster CUDIMM and CAMM DDR5 RAM, Ahead of New Ryzen CPUs
… It's thought that new Zen 6 "Olympic Ridge" processors Ryzen 10000? will be needed to benefit from the new RAM types, with older Ryzen 7000 and 9000 CPUs being limited by their memory controller and therefore only supporting a "bypass mode" which allows for compatibility at speeds of 6000MT/s or be… …
Fight Soaring SSD Prices by Turning Your Xbox Series X/S Game Card Into PC Storage
… It's hard to imagine anything other than standard NVMe SSDs, presumably PCIe 4.0 or PCIe 5.0 options, but perhaps Microsoft will want to retain compatibility with Series X/S Game Cards in the new console. …
PlayStation 5 Linux Tested: Steam PC vs Native PS5 Games
… So yes, in effect, we're treating PS5 as a 1080p Steam Machine of sorts, using the Proton compatibility layer to run Windows titles under Linux. …
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10-year AM4 Anniversary Edition Rumoured, Enabling Cheaper Systems In AI Price Boom
…The 5800X3D has to rank as one of the most consumer-friendly components ever, as it is compatible with even some first-generation AMD Ryzen motherboards , yet offers performance comparable with mainstream…
Nvidia Is Making Laptops Now: N1/N1X Leak Shows a 128GB Monster Derived From Their DGX Spark Desktop AI Workhorse
… Windows on ARM has historically been sub-par when it comes to performance and software compatibility, but the new Nvidia chip could go some way towards solving both issues. …
Nintendo Switch 2 - Year One: The Digital Foundry Verdict
… By contrast, backwards compatibility is an unqualified triumph, arguably the best Nintendo has ever shipped. …