Microsoft abandons its Xbox Copilot plans
… Related Microsoft confirms ‘Project Helix,’ its next-gen Xbox that can also play PC games After months of rumors, it's now clear the tech giant plans to blur the lines between console and PC.
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If a decade-old Nintendo Switch can run PC games, your next handheld doesn't need to be x86
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6d agoIntel's next CPU generation might finally catch up to AMD on something that actually matters
… Related Next-gen CPUs are finally using GAAFET and BPD, and I couldn't be more hyped Next-gen semiconductors are promising some big changes Platform longevity has always been an AMD specialty Long before the famed AM4 Most of us associate AMD's platform longevity DNA with the AM4 socket launched in… …
Forget SO-DIMM RAM — every laptop should have adopted LPCAMM2 years ago
… LPCAMM2 memory is the next big thing required for DDR6 memory in next-gen laptops, but we already got LPDDR5 models with CAMM2 two years ago. …
Microsoft and Nvidia tease "a new era of PC" as a potential Surface refresh looms
… Patrick has also interviewed dozens of tech industry executives and covered GDC, E3, Gamescom, WWDC, Apple keynotes, Samsung Unpacked events and more. …
AMD GPUs are finally getting the one feature that has become Nvidia's new USP
… If Nvidia and Intel are offering 6x and 4x frame generation, respectively, AMD's 2x frame generation can't really compete. In a time when upscaling and frame generation are just how most people play games, the lack of MFG in AMD's FSR suite becomes a major missed opportunity for the company. …
The fastest SSD in your system shouldn't always be your boot drive
… This is a 1TB or 2TB PCIe Gen 4 or 5 SSD with DRAM. Use this as your boot drive. It's snappy, reliable, and has high endurance. Next, have drive B, which is your thoroughbred drive. This is your fastest PCIe Gen 6 NVMe. This is where you ensure your active games and current video. …
The Steam Deck didn't make Linux gaming viable — it made Windows gaming look bloated
… The next 1% growth happened in 7 months, and the journey to 5% took less than a year. Perhaps, we might even see the number touch 15% in the next five years, as Valve launches the Steam Machine later this year. Still, a genuine exodus of gamers from Windows to Linux will not happen anytime soon. …
Nova Lake is set to change nearly everything you know about Intel CPUs
… Intel's 18A process also includes both of these next-gen technologies, but not all the Nova Lake SKUs will use Intel's in-house node — Intel might reserve it for the smaller models. …
5 reasons I am done with PC building
… The writing has been on the wall for some time now, but this generation was the final straw. I'm finally done putting up with ridiculous prices, minor generational gains, and buggy hardware. PC games, too, have turned into tech showcases with awful optimization. …
5 PC hardware downgrades the industry disguised as "progress"
… Today, PC gamers can't dream of enjoying high-end games with ray-traced effects on affordable GPUs. Tricks like frame generation are being used to hoodwink gamers into paying more than ever for hardware that fails to deliver proportionate value. …