Final Fantasy VII Remake Series Could Cease to Be a PlayStation Console Exclusive in 2025

The Final Fantasy VII Remake series could cease to be a PlayStation console exclusive in 2025, judging from some recent statements. Speaking with IGN Brazil during The Game Awards 2024, Remake series producer Yoshinori Kitase commented on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth sales and console exclusivity. While sales of the second entry in the series are deemed satisfactory despite the game not meeting profit expectations following launch, Kitase-san commented that it has become clear that modern games can no longer be exclusive to a single platform and that

Complete RT Shader 1.6 Promises 3x Faster Performance

Graphics modder NiceGuy has just updated his Complete RT ReShade shader to version 1.6, claiming many improvements, such as up to three times faster performance. As shown in the video, running the Global Illumination mode at native resolution (100% on the slider) takes just 4ms versus the 13.5 ms of the previous Complete RT 1.5. This translates into much higher frame rates (71 FPS versus 49 FPS). Of course, this may vary depending on the game

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Apple’s iPhone SE 4 Pricing Details Reveal That The Low-Cost Model Will Be Available For Under $500, Thanks To The Use Of A Custom 5G Modem

The arrival of the iPhone SE 4 sometime in the first quarter of next year will signal that Apple is gearing up to reduce its dependency on Qualcomm as the ‘affordable’ model is said to be the first to ship with the company’s in-house 5G modem codenamed Centauri. By setting up its own supply chain for baseband chips, Apple will no longer have to pay Qualcomm a hefty premium, which only means that it will have the flexibility to price the iPhone SE 4 competitively. Now, according to

Intel

Dimensity 9500 Details Continue To Pour Through; New Rumor Claims That SoC Will Feature ‘Travis’ & ‘Gelas’ CPU Architecture, With Support For ARM’s SME Just Like Apple’s M4

The rate at which the details of MediaTek’s 2025 flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9500, are racing through, it appears that we will know all there is to know about the new silicon by next month. On this occasion, a tipster has shared additional information about the SoC, mentioning that the Dimensity 9500 will adopt the new ‘Travis’ & ‘Gelas’ CPU architecture, which ARM has yet to announce, so let us dive in immediately. The remaining specifications

Only A Few Hours Remain For Sony’s WH-1000XM4 Wireless Headphones Deal To Expire On Amazon; Grab Any One Of Three Colors For Just $198

A part of us always has this optimistic belief that a spectacular deal will remain active for months, but when the reality sinks in, that is when you realize how hopelessly wrong you are. We are confident that the exact same feeling materialized when you saw that there are less than four hours remaining for the Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones deal to expire on Amazon. To be fair, the online retailer had listed the pair at 43 percent off for too long, so we cannot place

TSMC Arizona Set to Begin 4nm Production in H2 2025, Costs Expected To Be Up to 30% Higher Than In Taiwan

TSMC's Arizona facility is reportedly set to initiate mass production of the 4nm process by H2 2025, with clients such as Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, and Qualcomm being the primary beneficiaries. TSMC Arizona Will Provide Semiconductor Services To Mainstream Tech Firms, But Likely With Much Higher Pricing The Taiwan giant's US ambitions have finally started to come into execution, as the firm is all set to initiate production at its Arizona facility next year. From the advent of the CHIPS Act to TSMC building

Disney Wants More Indiana Jones Titles After the Massive Hype Brought in By Great Circle

Disney apparently wants more adaptations of the highly popular Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, as revealed by the Windows Central's Jez Corden in the newest Xbox Two podcast. It looks like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle have done enough to impress Disney, so the studio now wants to develop more titles based on the IP. MachineGames, the developer behind the adaption, has done a great job mimicking the original Indiana Jones movies with Great Circle, which has been reflected in the title's popularity over the internet as

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Qualcomm Rumored To Be Optimistic About Forming A Dual-Sourcing Approach From Samsung & TSMC; Wants A 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 Prototype By H2 2026

The troubles that Samsung has been facing with its 3nm GAA technology ultimately meant that Qualcomm would have little choice but to exclusively place next year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 orders with TSMC on its 3nm ‘N3P’ technology. The San Diego firm has attempted to form a dual-sourcing supply chain with both foundries on multiple occasions but has found little luck as the Korean giant cannot crawl back out of the hole that it has dug for itself. However, being the persistent entity that it is

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Dimensity 9500 Launching Next Year Rumored To Have Slower Clock Speeds Than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite, With Performance Cores Apparently Tested At 4.00GHz

Qualcomm’s motivation to develop its in-house Oryon cores for the Snapdragon 8 Elite was due to the fact that ARM’s CPU designs were falling behind the competition. This revelation was made public when the chipset maker’s CEO testified in front of the jury, and comparing the paper specifications of the Dimensity 9400, we can see why Qualcomm wanted to carve out its own path. Its latest and greatest silicon’s performance cores operate at 4.32GHz as the default frequency,

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Intel’s Arrow Lake-H Is Reportedly Launching For China And South Korea First, Will Be Available Worldwide A Month Later

Intel's Core Ultra 200H series will be released later in the NA, the EU, and other regions as it will reportedly ship a month before in China and South Korea. Intel Arrow Lake-H will Possibly Be Delayed To February 2025 Retail Launch Despite CES 2025 Unveiling A new leak has surfaced on Weibo, suggesting that Intel Arrow Lake-H may not appear worldwide before launching in China and South Korea first. The popular leaker Golden Pig Upgrade says that the embargo