PS5 Pro Digital Foundry Hands-on Delivers First Impression on PSSR, Ray Tracing Improvements and More
Digital Foundry checked out the upcoming PS5 Pro console at a recent preview event and came back with an hour-long video to discuss their first impressions (with some excerpts of game developer interviews sprinkled in) and show off some new footage from various games. F1 24: Besides DDGI (Dynamic Diffuse Global Illumination), Codemasters has added three ray-traced effects for ambient occlusion, transparency, and opaque reflections. Moreover, anisotropic filtering has improved. According to DF's Oliver Mackenzie, these additions translate
“We Had to Push Konami Very Hard to Also Focus on PC for Silent Hill 2” Says Bloober Team
It isn't surprising that a company like Konami would want to make the game a PlayStation exclusive, especially since the original Silent Hill 2 was created for PlayStation 2 before going to Xbox the year after. In an interview with Bloober Team, they also mentioned that they had to fight hard to get the Silent Hill 2 remake on PC. While the game will have performed very well on its own if it was released exclusively on PlayStation 5, having it on additional platforms gives it even more opportunity to perform and become
“You Can Expect This Isn’t The End Of The Adventure with Konami” Says Bloober Team in Silent Hill 2 Interview
It isn't surprising that a company like Konami would want to make the game a PlayStation exclusive, especially since the original Silent Hill 2 was created for PlayStation 2 before going to Xbox the year after. In an interview with Bloober Team, they also mentioned that they had to fight hard to get the Silent Hill 2 remake on PC. While the game will have performed very well on its own if it was released exclusively on PlayStation 5, having it on additional platforms gives it even more opportunity to perform and become
BioWare Speaks on How Balancing Reappearing Characters and Solas’ Role in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
The release date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard is fast approaching, and the developers are conducting interviews with plenty of different outlets to answer their burning questions about the upcoming game and what to expect from it. This game is entirely single-player, something which people weren't sure of whether that would go ahead under EA. John Epler, the Creative Director for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, said that the one definite thing throughout the near-decade of development was Solas being at the front and center. "
California’s New ‘Click To Cancel’ Law Requires Companies To Make Subscription Cancelations As Easy As Sign-Ups
Online subscriptions have become the norm for products and even services, and you can get access to more features and information with the help of the widely adopted subscription models. Although the services offer customization and are more convenient, many users have complained about renewing subscriptions without consent and about many obstacles that make unsubscribing quite cumbersome. To deal with this issue and protect users, California users are given the option to cancel the subscriptions with one click, credited to a new introduced recently in California. California has passed a new law to
iPhone 16 Pro Max Fails Another Test, As The Rear Ceramic Shield Glass Shatters On The First Fall In Latest Drop Test – Video
The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models come with a wide range of changes on the outside as well as on the inside and it appears that the company has paid a lot of attention on repairability this time around. The batteries, specifically, are quite easier to repair with one test showing that it only takes under 90 seconds to replace the battery on the iPhone 16. However, the Ceramic Shield glass on the front and black is not prone to breaking, despite the fact that the devices come
Morgan Stanley: Elon Musk’s Tesla and xAI To Collectively Spend A Whopping $20 Billion On AI Projects In 2024 Alone
Tesla is slated to spend the entire market capitalization of Rivian and Lucid Group, that too on a combined basis, on AI by the end of this year, as per a tabulation by Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas. What's more, when one includes the roughly $10 billion in AI-related expenditure by xAI, it become patently evident that Elon Musk is banking on a prolific spending spree to capture a near-apex position in this emerging, century-shaping paradigm shift. Morgan Stanley's
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Delayed to February 2025; Ubisoft Announces Return to Steam on Day 1 and Departs Season Pass Model
The rumors were true: Ubisoft has just delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows to February 14, 2025. The reason to do so was the softer-than-expected performance of Star Wars Outlaws, which contributed to a disappointing financial result in Ubisoft's second quarter (following the stock price crash from a couple of weeks ago). Ubisoft aims to polish the game even further to avoid a similar issue, hence the delay. Furthermore, Assassin's Creed Shadows is abandoning the Season Pass model
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Allegedly Launches Next Month, Ryzen 9 9950X3D & Ryzen 9 9900X3D Next Year
AMD is allegedly going to introduce its next-generation 3D V-Cache CPUs starting with the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in the coming month followed by the Ryzen 9 9950X3D & Ryzen 9 9900X3D in early 2025. Rumor Points To Next Month Launch of AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core 3D V-Cache CPU, High-End Ryzen 9 9950X
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are About To Eclipse Satoshi Nakamoto’s Gigantic 1.1 Million BTC Stash As The Global Liquidity Metric Turns Into A Potent Tailwind
Now that the global liquidity proxy - a measure of cross-border financial flows that have a particularly strong influence on risky assets - is again approaching the elevated levels last seen at the apex of the pandemic-induced mayhem, bullish bets on Bitcoin are also increasing in tandem. As an illustration of this evolving phenomenon, look no further than the spot Bitcoin ETFs, whose year-to-date inflows have just hit another record level. As we noted in a recent post, Bitcoin is directionally sensitive to measures of global