Intel does not have a platform ready for Nvidia RTX 3080 and other high-end cards according to motherboard manufacturers. It is going to miss out on the sales of the first proper PCIe Gen4 graphics cards.
Helldivers 2 is now on the Game Boy Color, sort of.
Bungie veteran and current CTO, Luis Villegas, has left the company after fourteen years and has joined Sony PlayStation as its new Head of Technology.
"I feel incredibly lucky because as part of my new role I get to still work closely with my Bungie family."
New role and more pay and still can work closely with Bungie
Shaz from GL writes: "AMD could spur the beginning of a new era in handheld gaming with their upcoming APUs"
To me the most important hardware is the battery. Doesn’t matter how powerful the chips are.
Eh…. It’s a combination of multiple things.
The battery is hugely important as it allows you to have ideally 4 - 5 hour gaming sessions.
The more powerful the processor the more games developers can share to the handheld, nd of course the better said games perform.
From there display, software, and ergonomics matter, as a good display/software will allow games to be more vivid, run at variable fps 30/40/60 ideally, and good ergonomics means it’s comfortable to play for said 4 - 5 hours. Everything else is gravy at that point.
I know we all want more power. But it’s sad that 4-5 hours is considered good now. It really shows how batteries have progressed at a much slower pace than hungry components.
Of course it matters how powerful the chips are for it to be future proof. Don't you want to be able to play new games?
the Switch proves that you don't need the most cutting edge power out there to be successful.
@Neonrdr that doesn't prove anything because only Nintendo could get away with that. Their games aren't the most complex/graphically ambitious and Nintendo fans don't care.
@Neonridr
If anything, the Switch proves the exact point "redrum06" was making. Yes, it might be successful, but it's definitely not future-proof. Just look at how many games and franchises completely skip the platform.
There’s no way you’re getting that 40CU 16-core APU in a handheld. That’s too hot and power hungry for that. The highest end APU they’re suggesting is going to end up in gaming laptops that can cool a 100W chip.
I think these articles get things a little out of perspective, Steam Deck has sold around 3 million and Switch has sold 140 million. But if you are browsing certain parts internet you'd think the Steam Deck had sold over 100 million. If articles are going to continue to circulate like this and continue to put the Steam Deck in the same arena then I'm comfortable calling the device a flop.
Steam Deck, while considerably more popular due to it's lower barrier of entry, is still a niche device with the likes of the ROG Ally and others.
I own one and it's really nice to be able to play some games on the go or in bed, but it'll never fully compete with a system like the Switch.
Especially when they're not in the same price range, the Switch is considerably cheaper.
sure but theres still a limit to what u can put in there ha. power consumption would be the biggest hurdle. and cooling.
I wana try out a pc handheld but I would like to experience a steady framerate etc I don't wana have to keep going into my settings trying to make things smoother in gameplay, that's the only thing that's been keepin me from getting one I've heard others having to go into the settings time from time that'll be annoying
Didn't Intel announce @ Architecture Day 2020, their soon to be released Tiger Lake CPUs will support PCIe Gen4 ?
New motherboards that'll support the full feature-set of Tiger Lake CPUs should release alongside it.
Are we really just repackaging Gamers Nexus content now?
arent current cards like the 2080ti barely maxing out pcie3 8x? guess we will have to wait and see how they perform on both intel and amd. either way im covered. have systems with both z490 and x570 mobos. just wish they would hurry.
I don't think pcie 4.0 for the RTX 3000 series will make much of a difference compared to 3.0. I can only see it matter if you game at higher res like 4k that games will require more bandwidth. Upcoming games this year or early into next year will not fully saturate pcie 3.0 yet. If you game at 1080 or 1440 and buy a 3000 series and have a board with only pcie 3.0 you have nothing to worry about now or in the future. I game at 1080p, with a 240hz GSYNC panel because, FPS over higher res anyday. Now until 4k can reach the FPS we have now in 1080p I'm talking always way over 100fps with settings on high or ultra, I will not upgrade.