Sony makes its PlayStation Portal streaming device even better with its new “High Quality Mode” On March 18th, Sony will be giving its PlayStation Portal a major upgrade. Soon, owners of Sony’s game streaming device will gain access to “1080p High Quality Mode” for both Remote Play and Cloud Streaming, boosting the device’s image quality. […]

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Ray Tracing is coming to Death Stranding 2 on PC PC players will have access to optional ray tracing upgrades in Death Stranding 2 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is coming to PC on March 19th, with new content arriving on PlayStation 5 on the same day. New content includes a new difficulty mode […]

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The Hormuz crisis is threatening TSMC and the global semiconductor supply chain We have now entered the third week of the Iran conflict, with Iran effectively closing the globally vital Strait of Hormuz in response to attacks from the US and Israel. Typically, the Strait would see 20% of the world’s natural gas and 25% […]

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Nintendo has transformed Switch 2 handheld gaming with “handheld mode boost” With its newest firmware update for the Switch 2 console, Nintendo has added a new “Handheld Mode Boost” function to its system. When using it, Switch 1 software can be operated in “TV mode” on the Nintendo Switch 2 console in handheld mode. This […]

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Noctua’s first “Noctua Edition” PC case has landed It’s official, Noctua has released its first-ever Noctua Edition PC case, shipping with six of Noctua’s NF G2 series fans, a Noctua fan hub, and a custom Noctua colour scheme. After launching a Noctua Edition PSU and several graphics cards, a case was the logical next step. […]

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Sony confirms that AMD has a new version of FSR in the works When announcing the rollout of its “Improved PSSR” AI upscaler, Sony confirmed that AMD is working on a new version of its FSR upscaler. AMD and Sony PlayStation are collaborating on AI algorithms and neural networks as part of their “Project Amethyst” […]

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Nvidia promises photorealistic graphics with DLSS 5 At GTC 2026, Nvidia has shocked the gaming world with DLSS 5, a new AI model that promises to deliver photorealistic visuals with today’s gaming hardware. DLSS 5 is due to launch this fall, and Nvidia calls it their “most significant breakthrough in computer graphics since the debut […]

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Sony’s upgraded PSSR tech is now available in several PlayStation 5 Pro games Sony has officially started rolling out its improved PSSR technology across a range of games. Several partners have already implemented Sony’s improved upscaler into their PlayStation 5 Pro games, and more game upgrades are on the way. PSSR upgrades are now available […]

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RPCS3 team adds “Create Steam Shortcut” option to its PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is the world’s top PlayStation 3 emulator, and a new update for the tool has dropped that allows PC gamers to add their PlayStation 3 games to their Steam Library. Using the emulator’s new “Create Steam Shortcut” tool, gamers can add their […]

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Ready to see the “next generation of AI” Today, Nvidia will be hosting its GTC 2026 keynote, with CEO Jensen Huang leading the event. Last month, Nvidia’s CEO unveiled that it would unveil “a chip that will surprise the world” at the event. Furthermore, team GeForce claims that we will also see the “future of […]

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Intel aims to transform gaming with its IBOT optimisation tool Alongside its new Core Ultra 200S PLUS CPUs, Intel is launching their “Intel Binary Optimisation Tool” (IBOT), which aims to boost CPU performance and push gaming forward. Intel’s IBOT tool is part of Intel’s one-two punch strategy for enthusiast gaming performance. On the one hand, […]

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Micron has just bought 300,000 square feet of 300mm fab space, and it will be dedicated to DRAM technologies Following their January announcement (see here), Micon has successfully acquired a large fab from Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC). For $1.8 billion, Micron has purchased PSMC’s P5 site in Tongluo, Miaoli County, Taiwan. This gives Micron access […]

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Noctua’s getting ready to launch its first PC case Noctua has started teasing its first-ever PC case, showcasing a Noctua-themed IO panel and another component with neat wood trim. Noctua says that this is the “final element” that PC builders need to build a Noctua “quiet build”. Right now, the company has CPU coolers and […]

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Team GeForce hints at potential gaming announcements at GTC 2026 Nvidia’s GTC 2026 Keynote starts later today, and the Nvidia GeForce team has announced that CEO Jensen Huang will discuss the “future of real-time rendering” at the event. Since it is Nvidia’s GeForce team teasing this, it is likely that Jensen will make some gaming […]

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FSR 4.1 DLL appears on AMD’s website Users on the Radeon subreddit have discovered a new AMD FSR 4.1 DLL that’s newer than the version that leaked last month. While AMD was quick to remove these DLL files from its website, Radeon fans were quick to download them and distribute them online. The appearance of […]

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AMD LLVM patch unveils HUGE improvement for RDNA 5 graphics cards A new LLVM patch from AMD for its gfx1310 (RDNA 5) graphics architecture has unveiled some of the secret sauce behind AMD’s next-generation graphics cards. Through a feature called “Dual Issue”, two operations can be completed during a single clock cycle, doubling the performance […]

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PS6 VS Next-Gen Xbox – Which console has the strongest specifications? The next generation of consoles is coming. Both Sony and Microsoft have started teasing what’s coming next. Specifications for Sony’s PlayStation 6 “Orion” silicon and Microsoft’s Xbox “Project Helix” (Magnus) chips have leaked. That means we can compare both systems early. What’s worth noting […]

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Nvidia improves its G-Sync Pulsar tech with optimised sub-90 FPS performance and a dedicated 60 Hz mode Nvidia has officially released firmware version 1.1.4 for its G-Sync Pulsar displays, supporting models from Acer, AOC, ASUS, and MSI. According to this firmware’s release notes, this update improves the performance of Nvidia’s monitors when operating at a […]

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The Iran war isn’t just affecting oil prices; it could harshly impact the semiconductor industry long-term When Israel and the United States of America attacked Iran, the first thing that analysts focused on was how this would impact the price of oil and natural gas. Iran has the power to effectively close the Strait of […]

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Automatic Super Resolution to come to the ROG Xbox Ally X next month At GDC 2026, Microsoft has confirmed that Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) is coming to the ROG Xbox Ally X in April. This is a Windows-level upscaling solution designed to improve the image quality of games when rendering at a sub-native resolution. […]

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Microsoft is getting ready for the era of hyper-fast gaming displays With its newest Windows Insider build, Microsoft has enabled support for refresh rates above 1000 Hz. With builds 26100.8106 and 26200.8106, Windows 11 Insiders can now utilise screens that push past the kHz barrier. According to Blur Busters, who have pushed for this support, […]

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AMD’s Ryzen 7 X3D CPUs have received price decreases in the UK Less than two months have passed since the release of AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D (review here), and the CPU is already available at a discounted price. In fact, all of AMD’s currently available Ryzen 7 X3D CPUs are now available at lower prices […]

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Microsoft have launched their first preview of DirectStorage 1.4 At GDC 2026, Microsoft released the public preview of DirectStorage 1.4 and the Game Asset Conditioning Library. These tools arrive as part of Microsoft’s next-generation feature set for “Project Helix“, Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox. With DirectStorage 1.4, Microsoft has officially added support for Zstandard compression. This popular […]

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V-COLOR has started selling single DIMM DRAM kits with an extra “filler” module V-Color has officially released new “1 +1 Value Pack” DDR5 memory kits for AMD Ryzen systems. These kits include a single DDR5 DRAM module and a second “RGB Filler NON-DRAM solution”. This gives users the appearance of a dual-channel memory system with […]

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Xbox Mode is coming to Windows 11 Microsoft has confirmed that its “Xbox Full Screen Experience” is rolling out to Windows users (in select markets) next month under the new “Xbox Mode” name. Xbox mode will let PC gamers switch between the standard Windows user interface and Microsoft’s controller-friendly “Xbox Mode” user interface. This UI […]

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AMD is co-engineering its next-generation FSR tech with Xbox for Project Helix AMD’s Jach Huynh has confirmed that AMD is working on its next-generation FSR technologies as part of a “deep co-engineering partnership” with Xbox. Xbox will support “FSR Diamond”, which will be “natively optimised” for Project Helix (Xbox’s next-generation console) and “deeply integrated into […]

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