Speaking during Sony’s latest financial call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha, Sony Executive Deputy President Hiroki Totoki commented on first-party titles launching on subscription services, saying that this would cause them to reduce the investment needed for these games, and thus lower their quality. This statement from Sony Executive Deputy President Hiroki Totoki falls in line with what PlayStation head Jim Ryan said back in March. And AAA type titles for games PlayStation 5....

The statement from Sony was issued to German outlet Games Wirtschaft and picked up by VGC. “After Nintendo, Activision Blizzard, Take-Two Interactive, and Wargaming, there is another cancellation by a prominent Gamescom anchor tenant: Sony Interactive will not be taking part in Gamescom 2022 (August 24 to 28), as the company confirmed to GamesWirtschaft when asked”, the (translated) article from the German publication reads. Although it didn’t have its own press conference last year, Sony did make its appearance as part of Geoff Keighley’s Gamescom 2021 Opening Night Live event....

Speaking with Julien Chièze, Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst confirmed that single-player games from PlayStation Studios will release at least one year later on PC, which is not surprising, considering it took a while for games like Horizon Zero Dawn and God of War to make the jump from PlayStation consoles. At the same time, all live service games will launch on day 1 on PlayStation and PC, a strategy that makes a lot of sense to build a strong community around any given game and potentially maximize profits with in-game purchases....

AMD RDNA 3 “Navi 3X” GPU Boards Certified at RRA, Heading To Radeon RX 7000 Graphics Cards As spotted by Rogame (via RRA_Bot), we have a total of three new GPU Boards that are certified at the Korean RRA (National Radio Research Agency). The certification agency has also revealed lots of unreleased products in the past and the latest listing gives us a total of three new board IDs which are as follows:...

Early Prime Day Deal Discounts Echo Dot + Sengled Color Smart Bulb to Just $19.99 This is not an ordinary smart light bulb which offers brightness controls only. This is a Bluetooth smart bulb from Sengled which lets you cycle through different colors as well. This is the perfect Alexa starter kit and one which should help you decide whether or not you should invest more money in your newfound hobby....

Here’s the secton of the Red Dead Redemption 2 ver. 1.31 patch notes specifically dedicated to new PC features (the game is also getting Reflex support and improved temporal anti-aliasing). Reflex has been implemented to reduce lag on gamepad only (this does not apply to those playing with mouse & keyboard input) Improvements have been made to Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA) AMD FidelityX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.0 has been implemented...

Redmi Becomes Another Brand to Remove Chargers from Budget Phones It looks like Xiaomi’s upcoming Redmi Note 11 SE might not have a bundled charger at all. This change can be seen on the product page of the device and the list of package content does not have a bundled charger in it. It is worth noting that the other devices on the website show the charger in the box, so it could very well be an incorrect placeholder but if that is the case, Xiaomi will be another brand that has removed the charger....

Tested: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060M Mobility GPU In A Desktop Graphics Card? Readers may remember during the graphics card shortage when the situation with obtaining components to create graphics cards was difficult, and prices were insanely high due to not enough stock on the shelves. Some Chinese OEMs looked at utilizing laptop GPUs as a replacement for desktop graphics cards. When the GPU shortage hit the hardest, Chinese OEMs came up with the idea to sell laptop GPUs as desktop models....

The leaker, who became active some months ago, has proven to be quite reliable. He/she first proved to be spot on with information about Sony’s State of Play, the Summer Game Fest, and Microsoft’s Xbox Showcase. In addition, he/she correctly hinted at a Crisis Core Remake announcement, and most recently, the leaker shared information about the release date of God of War Ragnarok. On Twitter, the leaker seems to be on something once more, and based on the cryptic message, it appears to be related to the Alone in the Dark franchise....

[ORIGINAL STORY] CAPCOM recently released a ray tracing update for the next-generation console and PC version of the Resident Evil 2 remake, as many of you already know. However, the ray tracing features were slightly underwhelming as noted by Digital Foundry in their analysis. In general, the new RT reflections look subtle but stable, though the selective application of RT reflections is disappointing - for example, some mirrors don’t offer proper reflections....

Interestingly, Capcom’s Resident Evil update put an unusual focus on high resolutions. Even with ray tracing on, both the PS5 and Xbox Series X run at a dynamic 4K, and apparently, the XSX largely stays at a native 2160p. The PS5 typically runs at a slightly lower, but still very respectable, 2016p. Meanwhile, the Xbox Series S offers a dynamic 1440p, with the native image commonly hovering around 1152p. Unfortunately, Capcom’s focus on pushing high resolutions with RT on consoles comes at a cost to performance....

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a decentralized crypto project that is creating new avenues of utility for its users, might be on the cusp of a major milestone if a recent rumor pans out as expected. To wit, crypto enthusiast Jake Gagain recently uploaded a video on YouTube in which he laid down the thesis behind the rumor of a Shiba Inu staking pool presumably launching on vEMPIRE DDAO, a staking platform that claims to be the largest metaverse-focused investment organization....

As the emulator’s developers explained, Vulkan is a no-brainer for Intel and AMD users, while NVIDIA users may want to decide on a game-by-game basis against OpenGL. First of all, you need to know that any shader caches you’ve cultivated over the years will sadly cease to exist once you update beyond version 1.1.200 and boot a game. While this does mean that you will start from scratch in every title, they should be much quicker and less painful to rebuild thanks to SPIR-V’s compile speed!...

Galaxy S21 Users Could Soon Get Android 12L Update But We Are Not Sure Why The One UI 4.1.1 update was discovered by a Reddit user and has the firmware version G998BXXU5DVGA. However, at the time of writing, only Samsung’s internal circle can download the update and install it on their phone. This means that Samsung is currently testing the update on a Galaxy S21 Ultra. The strange thing here is that the One UI 4....

New Exynos Catered for Samsung’s Galaxy Range of Smartphones Is Not Expected to Be Ready Until 2025 After the disappointment that was the Exynos 2200 and the overly hyped integrated Xclipse 920 GPU based on AMD’s RDNA2 architecture, Samsung is said to be developing a unique Exynos SoC that will be found in future Galaxy smartphones. Considering that millions will be allocated for research and development, it is likely that this custom silicon will initially be used in the top-tier Galaxy S family....

Save $100 on the AirPods Max and Own Apple’s Premium Headphones at a Heavily Discounted Price This deal will likely last a day and you have the option to choose from all colors available, except the green one, which is $20 more than the rest. Even still, you end up saving close to $100 anyway. Unlike other AirPods which Apple makes, these are over-ear and pack huge sound. If you want the best-ever headphones for your Apple ecosystem, then this is what you need to get....

Previously on SCUF’s merchandise, the company partnered with Coca-Cola to release a series of new products, including the Reflex, the H1 headset, and K95 keyboard, all themed in the Coca-Cola Byte style. Diego Nunez, Vice President of Gaming Marketing at CORSAIR said the following in a press release: In light of this, the SCUF Reflex for PlayStation 5 will be doing something similar to the Xbox Design Lab, offering players tons of customizable options for their controller....

iOS 16 Beta and iPadOS 16 Beta is now Available, Should You Download and Install it on iPhone and iPad Right Now or Wait? Excitement hits an all time high whenever Apple announces new cool software with a lot of handy dandy cool features. iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 is that cool piece of software and the first beta is also available for download right now. But, the big question is, should you go ahead and download iOS 16 beta or iPadOS 16 beta onto your iPhone and iPad?...

For years, fans of the game have been hoping for a proper remaster or next-gen update. Neither Sony nor FromSoftware has talked about remastering this classic, but we now have a new comparison video, courtesy of YouTube channel ‘ElAnalistaDeBits’. As said, this is a comparison based on a simulation using various editing programs, visual enhancements, A.I scaling, and more. For the comparison, the framerate of the original game has been doubled from 30FPS to 60FPS, and the resolution has been increased from 1080p to 4K resolution....

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) testing and development for its Starship next-generation rocket seem to have hit a minor snag. Starship is SpaceX’s new rocket which will form the backbone of the company’s efforts to conduct the first human missions to Mars and rapidly build out its Starlink small satellite internet constellation. An image being shared on several social media platforms seems to suggest that a crucial component of Starship’s rocket booster was recently damaged....