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AMD raising Radeon GPU kit prices 10% in July
10% kit increase lands in July — expect $30–60 bumps on custom Radeon cards
AMD will hike prices on its Radeon GPU kits by 10% starting in July, according to Chinese Board Channels. The increase affects the GPU die and GDDR6 memory bundles sold to AIB partners.
Valve's Steam Machine ships with single-channel RAM, tanks performance
Cost-cutting RAM config leaves frames on the table
Valve cut costs on the Steam Machine by using single-channel DDR5, leaving performance on the table even though the GPU isn't the bottleneck.
Battlefield 6 gunplay overhaul drops next week with long-awaited feature
DICE finally adds a shooting range and tweaks recoil across every weapon
DICE is reworking Battlefield 6's shooting mechanics in a major update, finally adding a community-requested feature after years of feedback.
AMD's 26.6.2 driver breaks on Windows 10, hotfix out now
Latest AMD driver broke on Windows 10—hotfix is live, but the OS is EOL
AMD's latest Adrenalin driver shipped broken for Windows 10 users. A hotfix is live, but the OS is EOL—this is what happens when you run unsupported software.
Memory prices spike as DDR5 and VRAM shortages hit PC builders
Shortage driving DDR5 and VRAM prices up across the board
DDR5 RAM and high-VRAM GPUs are seeing steep price increases amid ongoing memory shortages, affecting everything from DIY builds to the new Steam Machine.
AMD's FSR 4.1 runs slower than FSR 3.1 on RDNA 3 cards
New upscaler regresses performance on last-gen AMD cards
New FSR 4.1 upscaler delivers worse performance than the older FSR 3.1 on RX 7000-series GPUs, per ComputerBase testing. The RX 9070 XT sees gains, but last-gen cards take a hit.
FSR 4.1 reportedly boosts RDNA 3 framerates without quality loss
RDNA 3 cards get ML upscaling without the ML hardware tax
AMD's FSR 4.1 is showing big FPS gains on RX 7000 cards in Reddit tests, with quality matching RDNA 4's ML upscaler — if the early numbers hold.
Steam Machine reservations open at $1,049 base price
Over $1K for entry-level SteamOS desktop — form factor tax or future-proof Linux box?
Valve's SteamOS PC is finally available for reservation after months of delays, starting at $1,049. Randomized queue system mimics Steam Deck launch.
Epic CEO: New multiplayer games fail because players won't leave Fortnite and Warzone
Social bonds, not gameplay, kill new shooters before they launch
Tim Sweeney says established social networks in Fortnite, Call of Duty, CS2, and Apex make it nearly impossible for new shooters to break through.
Sony scrubs PC port language from corporate site, signaling possible end to porting era
Fewer Sony PC ports means fewer big releases to benchmark your next GPU against
Sony Interactive Entertainment quietly removed language committing to PC ports from its official business overview, backing up earlier reports that the PC push is stalling.
Epic unveils Unreal Engine 6 with built-in generative AI, wants to compete with Roblox
New engine focuses on AI tooling and cross-game platform ambitions, but performance impact unclear
Tim Sweeney outlined Epic's vision for UE6: AI-assisted game development and a cross-game platform to rival Roblox. The engine targets 'tedious work' reduction.
Sony confirms big single-player games staying PS5-only, no PC ports
Sony draws a hard line: AAA single-player stays console-only, live-service goes day-and-date
PlayStation CEO clarifies Sony isn't abandoning PC entirely but major first-party single-player titles will remain console exclusives indefinitely.