AOC brings gamers a new screen that works two ways simultaneously. The AGON U27G4R shows games in sharp 4K at 160Hz or super smooth FHD at 320Hz. Players can choose high detail for story games or faster speeds for shooting games like CS2 and Valorant. This 27-inch display uses a quick IPS panel with just 1ms response time.
The screen shows colors well, with an almost 96% DCI-P3 range for bright pictures. It comes with HDR400 and Adaptive Sync to stop screen tearing during play. Gamers can plug in through two HDMI 2.1 ports and one DisplayPort 1.4 port or use the USB hub for extras. AOC also added three more screens to their G4 series, sized 24, 27, and 34 inches.
The U27G4R costs £299 in stores. The other screens sell for less money...
Yuji Horii thinks about making a Chrono Trigger remake as fans keep asking for one. The Dragon Quest creator said he wants to do something with the classic game after such a long time. He suggests it might come as an HD-2D version rather than a full 3D remake like Final Fantasy VII. Many people thought he had already confirmed the project at Napoli COMICON last week, but this came from a mistake with language translation. Fans can stay hopeful even though nothing starts right away.
Horii also talked about the Dragon Quest series after Akira Toriyama died. He felt shocked when he learned about Toriyama's passing. The art creator left behind many designs that can help make future games. These materials will keep the look of Dragon Quest...
Game makers feel puzzled about Xbox's plans to release games on PlayStation. They see little need to make Xbox versions since PlayStation leads the market. Almost every Xbox game, like DOOM and Gears of War, comes out on PlayStation 5 these days. Only Avowed and South of Midnight stayed Xbox-only this year. Microsoft might stop making exclusive games completely.
Microsoft games sell well on PlayStation 5 but leave publishers confused. These companies want competition between consoles. When Microsoft puts games on other systems, it seems they care less about their hardware. Game makers wonder why they should bother with Xbox versions at all. Microsoft must find a balance between helping its brand and keeping other companies happy.
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Clair Obscur players can download patch 1.2.3 on all systems. The update fixes Steam Deck menu backgrounds that showed incorrectly before. People with ultrawide screens will see better gameplay without zoom issues after watching story scenes. The patch stops black bars from appearing during cutscenes on 32:9 screens. Players who use a keyboard and mouse can see all buttons in the Expedition Menu.
The game creators fixed spots where players might trap their characters on maps. They also changed how Maelle's Stendhal skill works, which allowed players to beat strong bosses with just one hit. The patch makes other balance changes to improve gameplay. Clair Obscur remains one of the best role-playing games of recent years.
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Nintendo plans to keep making games for the older Switch even after the new Switch 2 comes out. The company shared this news in their money report. Games like Pokémon Legends Z-A, Metroid Prime 4, Rhythm Heaven Groove, and Tomodachi Life will hit the first Switch through 2026.
The old system sales fell from about 16 million last year to nearly 11 million this year. Almost 150 million people worldwide have bought a Switch since it launched. This puts the Switch second only to PlayStation 2, which sold more than 160 million units.
Nintendo wants to serve both groups of players. They need fresh games for current Switch owners and special titles that work only on Switch 2. For example, Mario Kart World will run only on the new machine...
Hangar 13 shared PC needs for Mafia: The Old Country after they showed a new trailer. Players need Windows 10 or 11 with at least an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel i7-9700K chip. The game asks for 16 GB RAM, an AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT or NVIDIA RTX 2070 card, DirectX 12, and 55 GB of space on an SSD. These specs run the game at medium quality with a 1080p picture.
For better play, users want an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or Intel i7-12700K with 32 GB RAM. Higher picture needs an AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT or NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti card. The game stays at 55 GB but displays at high quality with 1440p resolution. The makers built it with Unreal Engine 5 instead of their old engine from earlier Mafia games.
Unlike past games, this one follows a straight path...
SEGA and Avalanche Software released a Japanese press release with new details about Hogwarts Legacy for Nintendo Switch 2. The game runs at 1440p when docked and 1080p with HDR in handheld mode. Players can travel across the open world without loading screens. The game supports NVIDIA DLSS for better graphics and offers faster loading times than the first Switch version.
The Joy-Con 2 allows mouse control for different play styles. Though the Switch 2 can handle ray tracing, this feature does not appear in Hogwarts Legacy on the system. Most open-world games will likely skip ray tracing on Switch 2 because of hardware limits. The feature might work only in smaller games with less demand.
Hogwarts Legacy will be released when the...
Huawei plans to release a new computer chip called the Kirin X90. This chip will power laptops that run HarmonyOS PC. The Kirin X90 has ten cores with a "4 + 4 + 2" setup and can handle 20 threads through hyperthreading. It might pair with the stronger Maleoon 920 graphics processor.
The chip uses the codename Charlotte Pro, which relates to the earlier Kirin 9010 known as Charlotte. Huawei designed this silicon to meet Chinese security standards like SM3 and SM4. The first laptop with HarmonyOS PC and possibly the Kirin X90 should arrive later this year.
Huawei wants to cut its need for Windows with this move. The company has used HarmonyOS on other devices before trying it on computers.
Nvidia wants to keep selling AI chips in China despite American trade limits. The company plans a weaker version of its H20 processor with less memory coming out around July. This marks their third attempt to meet US rules for Chinese buyers.
Chinese companies need these AI devices but face competition from local maker Huawei and its Ascend chip. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang traveled to China after earlier bans to show his firm's commitment to Chinese markets. The American chip maker also develops special Blackwell technology just for China. These moves prove China remains essential to Nvidia's business despite political problems.
Some wonder if Chinese tech giants will accept these slower chips when better options exist elsewhere. Huawei...
