Sony weighs delaying next PlayStation console to 2028 or 2029 due to rising to tighter memory supply

Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .

Report links memory squeeze to possible 2028-2029 next PlayStation shift

A new report from Bloomberg says Sony is considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029, citing people familiar with the company’s thinking. The report links the timing discussion to rising component costs and tighter supply for memory parts.

The PlayStation 6 console is a new project between AMD and Sony, presumably

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Intel presentation shows “Xe Next” following Xe3P in data center GPU roadmap

Intel X e Next

A new Intel roadmap slide shared by vice president Anil Nanduri shows a post-Xe3P step labeled “Xe Next.” The slide places “Xe Next” after Xe3P, and positions it as the next stage of Intel’s data center GPU IP roadmap, following the Xe3P-based inference GPU code-named Crescent Island.

Intel has already outlined what Xe3P means in product terms. In its October 2025 announcement, Intel said Crescent Island is

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Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi White review details ASRock’s first card with built-in screen

First ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi White tested in Japan

I’m sure many of you already forgot about this card, but we have not. ASRock has not launched it yet, or at least we have not seen any retailer offering it for sale. Still, Japanese outlet GDM has already published a review, and it is sponsored.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi White is, as the name suggests, a white-colored version of the existing Taichi model. It also has

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Display Driver Uninstaller 18.1.4.2 adds Intel IGS component removal and monitor cleanup changes

Display Driver Uninstaller 18.1.4.2 update focuses on Intel components and WSL leftovers

Many GPU enthusiasts consider Display Driver Uninstaller one of the most important tools for graphics cards. For others this may be unnecessary but if you ran into issues, this would probably be the first recommendation to try.

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) is a Windows utility meant to remove graphics drivers and related components more thoroughly than the normal “Uninstall” option in Windows or the vendor installers. People typically use it when a GPU

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Intel

Intel fined $3M by India CCI over boxed CPU warranty servicing policy

Intel ordered to publicize warranty servicing change in India after $3M fine

This isn’t really a new thing; however, it came into effect last week.

Source: Intel

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) focused on a policy Intel implemented on April 25, 2016, under which Intel’s service channel in India would handle warranty requests for boxed processors only if the unit was bought from Intel-authorized distributors inside India. For boxed processors bought overseas, customers were redirected to the

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Acer and ASUS are now banned from selling PCs and laptops in Germany following Nokia HEVC video codec patent ruling

Munich court orders Acer and ASUS to stop selling PCs in Germany over H.265 patents

Even more reason to embrace open standards.

A court ruling in Munich has forced Acer and ASUS to pause direct sales of many laptops and desktop PCs in Germany, after a patent dispute with Nokia tied to H.265, also known as HEVC. The decision came from Munich I Regional Court on January 22, 2026, and it has already impacted the vendors’ German online storefronts and product

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Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 338H benchmarks show Arc B370 iGPU close to RTX 4050 Laptop GPU scores

Intel Arc B370 in first synthetic tests trades places with RTX 4050 Laptop GPU

NotebookCheck published early benchmark data for Intel’s Core Ultra 5 338H, a Panther Lake laptop processor paired with the Arc B370 iGPU . The site says its unit was an engineering sample running at a steady 35W for testing.

On paper, the Core Ultra 5 338H is a 12-core chip (4 performance cores, 4 efficient cores, 4 low

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Germany retail tracking shows desktop DDR5 UDIMM prices flat in February, but SODIMM is up 23%

3DCenter: laptop memory is up 23% month to month

3DCenter has published its February 2026 update of its German “memory crisis” price index, based on lowest in-stock retail prices pulled from Geizhals price comparison platform. The snapshot uses prices captured on a mid-month weekend and excludes eBay and Amazon Marketplace listings. Product groups are defined by technology rather than brand, such as specific capacity and speed bins.

Desktop DDR5 UDIMM pricing paused at a high level . The DDR5

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MSI RTX 5090 LIGHTNING lands on ebay with price ranging from $7,000 to $14,000

MSI costs up to $14,000 on eBay, but the card is still in stock at its original price

Several new listings for the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z have appeared on eBay with asking prices far above typical retail, and far above what RTX 5090 cards usually sell for. Buy It Now prices range from about $7,785 up to $14,999, before shipping and taxes.

Those asking prices look hard to justify

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ACEMAGIC Retro X5 NES-Inspired Mini-PC with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU debuts at $940

Acemagic Retro X5 mini PC listed with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Radeon 890M

The Retro X5 is now on sale in China, with a listed starting price of about $941. The mini PC uses a console-style chassis inspired by the NES look, but its hardware is based on AMD’s current mobile APU platform.

The system is built around the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 . Acemagic’s own spec rundown lists the APU as a 1

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