Ex-PlayStation Boss: We Don't Need More Powerful Consoles, Wait What?

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Jacking up the specs of [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Rivian Halloween Update Treats Drivers To Knight Rider And Back To The Future Skins]( By Alan Velasco on Oct 18, 2024 02:25 pm [Rivian Halloween Update Treats Drivers To Knight Rider And Back To The Future Skins]( Rivian is bringing back a fun, spooky software update that will help owners get into the Halloween spirit, similar to what some online game developers have done lately. Rivian's update will include several ghastly features to change the vibes of both the interior and exterior of its compatible vehicles. The most noticeable change comes thanks [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Razer's Audaciously Priced Viper Mini Signature Edition Stuns In New White Colorway]( By Thiago Trevisan on Oct 18, 2024 01:37 pm [Razer's Audaciously Priced Viper Mini Signature Edition Stuns In New White Colorway]( The old adage "less is more" seems to be a mantra that Razer followed with its newly introduced Viper Mini Signature Edition mouse. The Razer Viper Mini Signature Edition is the smaller version of the company's popular Viper, with an innovative exoskeleton design. This approach greatly reduces the weight of the mouse, down to an impressive [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Review: Feature-Rich But Bodacious]( By Ryan Whitwam on Oct 18, 2024 01:03 pm [Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Review: Feature-Rich But Bodacious]( Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra: MSRP $649.99, On Sale For $524.69 Now @ Amazon The Galaxy Watch Ultra goes spec for spec with the Apple Watch Ultra, but the high price tag and chunky design might make it a tough sell for some. Bright, sharp display Durable titanium case Several days of battery life Runs Google's WearOS Only available in a large... [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [OLED Monitors Are Winning The Hearts Of Gamers And Creators As Shipments Skyrocket]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 18, 2024 11:42 am [OLED Monitors Are Winning The Hearts Of Gamers And Creators As Shipments Skyrocket]( It was not all that long ago when you could bemoan the lack of OLED monitor options, with a comparatively small list of models that would shrink even further if leaving out exorbitantly priced displays. Well folks, as Bob Dylan famously said, the times, they are-a-changin', and in a good way. OLED monitor shipments are on a rapid rise as more [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [US Treasury Is Using AI To Fight Fraud With A Massive Savings Of Over $4B]( By Tim Sweezy on Oct 18, 2024 10:58 am [US Treasury Is Using AI To Fight Fraud With A Massive Savings Of Over $4B]( The US Department of the Treasury announced it prevented and recovered over $4 billion in fiscal year 2024 using enhanced fraud detection processes, which included machine learning AI. With a national debt nearing $36 trillion, every billion matters. With a stated mission of maintaining a strong economy and being stewards of taxpayer money, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Arrow Lake CPU Strips And Flashes Its Tiled Dies In Naked Photo Shoot]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 18, 2024 10:41 am [Intel Arrow Lake CPU Strips And Flashes Its Tiled Dies In Naked Photo Shoot]( As is customary whenever a company like AMD or Intel launches a new processor lineup, someone is going to rip off the integrated heatspreader (IHS) to expose the die area. That's precisely what has happened with a purported Intel Arrow Lake (Core Ultra 200S) processor, and what makes this especially interesting is that it's Intel's first desktop [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [SteelSeries Arctis ANC GameBuds For Multi-Platform Gaming Are Now Up For Preorder]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 18, 2024 09:51 am [SteelSeries Arctis ANC GameBuds For Multi-Platform Gaming Are Now Up For Preorder]( Remember those SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds that I wrote about a few weeks ago? They're part of a small but growing catalog of earbuds designed specifically for gamers, and they're now available to preorder. Just be sure that you select the right model for your game system, as only the Xbox variant will work with Xbox Series X|S game consoles. I'm [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Catch A Shooting Star This Weekend As Halley's Comet Debris Lights Up The Sky]( By Tim Sweezy on Oct 18, 2024 09:45 am [Catch A Shooting Star This Weekend As Halley's Comet Debris Lights Up The Sky]( The iconic Halley’s Comet will be leaving a treasure trove of shooting stars for stargazers to catch this weekend. The meteor shower, also known as the Orionids, peaks during mid-October each year, and is considered to be one of the most beautiful meteor showers of the year. Whether a comet with an orbit of every 80,000 years, a massive [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA App May Exit Beta With RTX 50 Series Launch, Will You Ditch GeForce Experience?]( By Zak Killian on Oct 18, 2024 09:13 am [NVIDIA App May Exit Beta With RTX 50 Series Launch, Will You Ditch GeForce Experience?]( Have you tried the NVIDIA App yet, dear reader? It's a new piece of software from NVIDIA that combines most of the functions of GeForce Experience with the system configuration capabilities of the venerable NVIDIA Control Panel. You can download it right now; we've been using it for months. However, that version is a beta, and it definitely [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( Recent Articles: [FTC's New Click-To-Cancel Rule Is A Killshot For Convoluted Subscription Cancellations]( [Google Flights Adds A Fly New Feature To Help Find Cheaper Airfare]( [Analogue Unveils 3D Nintendo 64 Console To Revive Retro Games In Glorious 4K]( [Alphabeats EEG Focus Trainer Review: Getting You Into The Zone]( [Configuring 100K NVIDIA H200 GPUs Usually Takes Years But Musk Did It In 19 Days]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( Copyright © 2024 Hot Hardware, Inc., All rights reserved. You're receiving this because you opted in to our list at HotHardware.com or are an industry partner. 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