PlayStation Studios removes some PC wording from its website

PlayStation Studios site changes add to Sony PC pullback reports

PlayStation Studios has updated parts of its official website, and the edits line up with recent reports that Sony is rethinking PC plans for some of its first-party games. On the current U.S. site, Valkyrie Entertainment no longer mentions work across console and PC, while XDev now says it publishes “exclusive titles for PlayStation players worldwide.” Nixxes Software still keeps PC in its studio description.

PlayStation’s Indonesia and Hong Kong pages still show the older

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NVIDIA shows Neural Texture Compression cutting VRAM from 6.5GB to 970MB

NVIDIA’s GDC talk shows neural rendering is not just DLSS 5, it can also cut VRAM use by 85%

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Shortly after Jensen presented DLSS5 at GTC 2026, NVIDIA also discussed neural rendering in practice during a GTC 2026 talk just few days later. The talk focuses on more technical level and how this technology not only changes rendering pipelines, but also how it can be used in something else like gaming.

DLSS 5 is only one part of neural rendering, and

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RPCS3 shows new handheld UI, adds Steam Big Picture support

RPCS3 shows emulation improvements for gaming handhelds

RPCS3, the popular emulator for PS3 games on PCs, has published a new showcase for its “Handheld Experience,” a controller-first UI update built around handheld PCs and TV-style play. The new layout looks close to Steam Big Picture and moves more emulator controls into an in-game overlay instead of the usual desktop-style interface. RPCS3 says its lead developers have been redesigning that overlay over the past few weeks.

The update also pushes Steam

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Android phone with 24GB RAM runs Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA 5 through emulation above 40+ FPS

Red Magic 11 Golden Saga Edition runs PC games at 50 to 60 FPS through Android emulation

A new video demonstration from ETA Prime shows the Red Magic 11 Golden Saga Edition running several Windows PC games locally on Android through emulation. Everything is running on the phone itself through GameHub, using the device’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform and 24GB of LPDDR5T memory.

The Golden Saga Edition is presented as an upgraded version of the regular Red Magic 11 Pro. According to the

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Redditor says dead Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU came back to life after 12 minutes in an 188°C oven

Don’t bake it at home: Old GPU oven repair trick returns, this time with a Radeon card

A Redditor claims a dead Radeon graphics card started working again after a 12-minute trip through a household oven. The user said he had already tried cleaning minor corrosion, checking for missing capacitors, and tracing shorts with a multimeter before resorting to heat.

The card was baked at 370°F, around 188°C. The user said the board came back to life after the

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ASUS registers ROG CROSSHAIR X870E EDITION 20 and ROG CROSSHAIR 2006, hinting at ROG 20th anniversary board

ASUS EEC filing lists ROG CROSSHAIR 2006 and X870E EDITION 20

ASUS has filed a new EEC entry that lists two unusual motherboard names, ROG CROSSHAIR X870E EDITION 20 and ROG CROSSHAIR 2006. The same filing also includes a wider batch of upcoming ASUS boards across ROG, TUF Gaming, PRIME, and industrial lines.

As we know, ASUS ROG brand was established in 2006, and ASUS itself marks the original ROG Crosshair as the

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Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus appears at $199, first Arrow Lake Refresh chip under $200

Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus now available

Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh lineup has finally reached the sub-$200 segment. The Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus is now listed for sale at $199.99, making it the first refreshed LGA1851 desktop CPU to hit that price point.

That is a more realistic entry point for Intel’s Plus series than the higher-end SKUs. The flagship Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

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Modder gets M.2 SSD working on Switch 2 through microSD Express slot

Switch 2 recognizes 512GB M.2 SSD in new storage mod

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A Japanese modder has shown what appears to be a working way to connect an M.2 NVMe SSD to the Nintendo Switch 2 through its microSD Express slot. The console itself is said to be unmodified, and the storage shows up in the system menu as additional space. That makes this one of the first public examples of a Switch 2 recognizing an M.2 drive in this form.

What makes this different is the design

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ASRock introduces white L-type 12V-2×6 cable with NTC sensor

ASRock launches white 12V-2×6 cable with green connector, a clean match for RX 9070 XT Taichi White

ASRock has introduced a white version of its right-angle 12V-2×6 cable, model CB-12V2X6L600W/W. The cable is rated for up to 600W, uses 16AWG wiring, supports ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1, and is scheduled to go on sale

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EK recommends water cooling for AMD’s 200W Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, says air cooling may leave performance on the table

Water cooling company says liquid cooling is recommended for AMD’s first 200W desktop CPU

EK says Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 users may be leaving some performance on the table by sticking to air cooling. The company is using AMD’s new flagship AM5 chip to promote its latest custom loop blocks, with the usual argument that lower temperatures help sustain higher boost behavior under load.

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is AMD’s new 16-

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