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A $1000 PlayStation 6 No Longer Sounds Crazy, As Sony Doesn’t Intend To Sell Hardware At Significant Losses

A sleek black PlayStation 6 console is showcased with blue accent lighting, alongside the 'PS6' and 'PlayStation.6' logos.

The PlayStation 6 is set to launch at one of the most challenging times for consumer tech, if not the most challenging. With the rising prices of components, RAM and SSDs above all, manufacturers are having an extremely hard time keeping costs down, and with a bill of materials that is now close to $1000, there's a very high chance the system will cost way more than most anticipated. Adding fuel to the fires of speculation isΒ SonyΒ itself, as the company heavily suggested inΒ a recent investor Q&A session that it won't heavily subsidize the system. "We regard hardware as the base […]

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Bethesda Veteran Warns The Elder Scrolls VI Faster Schedule Would Gut Features, Yet 10 Years Spells Ultimate Failure

A landscape view of a mountainous region with 'The Elder Scrolls VI' text prominently displayed across the sky.

The Elder Scrolls VI was announced back in 2018 during that year's Bethesda E3 showcase, and it may well be over a decade until it is released on PC and consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. While the long absence of the series has unnerved fans, the game taking so long to release may not be a bad thing, as Bethesda Game Studios veteran and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith warned that faster development times could lead to reduced features and polish. "There is an old adage in software development about the process […]

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Square Enix Ignored Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Flat Lighting Since 2024, But A Modder Finally Fixed It

Characters Tifa Lockhart and Aerith Gainsborough from 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' stand ready for battle.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is widely considered as one of the best entries in the entire series to date, but this doesn't mean the game is without flaws. The most evident is the flat lighting which has a significant impact on the visuals of the game's open world, and a far cry from the significantly better lighting used for interiors. Although there was an attempt to fix the issue in places, it was never truly addressed, but this is now no longer an issue in the PC version of the game, as a Shader Injector mod has been released online […]

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