Recent #gaming news in the semiconductor industry

9 months ago

➀ Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa confirms that the company will continue producing and supporting the original Switch as long as there is consumer demand.

➁ Despite the upcoming release of the Switch 2, Nintendo plans to keep selling the original console.

➂ Nintendo has reduced its total-year forecast for FY25 due to lower-than-expected console shipments and net sales revenues in Q3.

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➀ Microsoft has concluded the Xbox Developer Direct and announced the date for the upcoming Xbox Showcase.

➁ The event will feature new collaborations and titles from developers such as Playstack, including a new card game inspired by indie and AAA games.

➂ Confirmed studios participating in the ID@Xbox Showcase include Playstack, Thunder Lotus, Curve, and more. The event will be live-streamed on YouTube and Twitch.

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9 months ago

➀ Elden Ring: Nightreign's director confirmed the game includes roguelike elements but assured fans that the studio is not merely following trends.

➁ Nightreign will incorporate some roguelike elements but with the goal of condensing down the RPG elements, the exploration, character building and leveling.

➂ The game director emphasized that they saw these as interesting elements that could work well within their multiplayer-focused session-based gameplay.

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9 months ago

➀ NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 4060 are the most popular gaming GPUs according to the January 2025 Steam Hardware and Software Survey.

➁ NVIDIA dominates the top thirty desktop GPUs, while AMD's Radeon RX 6600 is the first non-NVIDIA card on the list.

➂ NVIDIA will release its GeForce RTX 50 Series this year, and AMD plans to launch its RDNA 4 lineup in March targeting the mid-range market.

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9 months ago

➀ A supply update from OCUK indicates that users who've purchased an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 might need to wait up to 16 weeks to receive their GPU.

➁ The high demand and limited stock have caused RTX 50 GPUs to sell out almost instantly after launch.

➂ OCUK has halted pre-orders for the RTX 50 series cards, with a wait time of 3 to 16 weeks for the RTX 5090 and 2 to 6 weeks for the RTX 5080.

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9 months ago

➀ Alienware's 34-inch curved QD-OLED gaming monitor, the AW3423DWF, is currently on sale at Amazon for a new, record low price of $609.

➁ The monitor has a WQHD resolution of 3440 x 1440px, a high refresh rate of 165 Hz, and a short response time of 0.1 ms.

➂ It features AMD FreeSync Premium Pro certification, 1000 Nits maximum brightness, and extensive color gamut coverage.

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➀ Philips launches the GamePix 900, its first dedicated gaming projector, with high-end specifications and good value; ➁ The projector offers 4K resolution, 1440p at 120Hz, and 1080p at 240 Hz refresh rate, with a claimed input lag of 6 ms at 240 Hz; ➂ The GamePix 900 features a 120-inch display with HDR10 support, 95% Rec. 709 color space coverage, and three gaming modes for different genres.
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