Google has announced a raft of Chromebooks from companies like Lenovo and Acer that focus on something new: gaming. Google’s cloud-based operating system gained limited support for Steam earlier this year, but the hardware isn’t powerful enough to run AAA titles. That’s why the new laptops are optimized for cloud gaming services like GeForce Now, Amazon Luna, and Xbox Game Pass. ...
Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer just wanted to post a picture of his nifty swag shelf on Twitter, but he ended up revealing an unreleased prototype. The slim white box atop Spencer’s shelf appears to be the company’s Xbox Cloud Gaming box. Microsoft announced in 2021 that it was planning to release the streaming product, but it was never seen in the flesh. The official Xbox account followed ...
As the official launch of the RTX 4090 draws near, photos of add-in board (AIB) RTX 4090 GPUs have emerged. They all share one thing in common: they are absolutely gigantic. The 4090 Founders Edition (FE) is already a substantial card, but it’s dwarfed by Nvidia’s partners’ GPUs. As it turns out, there’s a good explanation for that. According to Igor’s Lab, the AIBs were just following ...
Gamers seem to love almost everything about Valve’s Steam Deck, except for how hard it is to buy one. That objection might be a thing of the past, though. Valve has announced that the Steam Deck is now available without a reservation. It’s not shipping immediately, but you can have one in your hands in just a week or two. That’s a far sight from the months of waiting past purchasers experienced. ...
The day we have all been waiting for has finally arrived. The review embargo for Intel’s A7-series GPUs has lifted, and its strengths and shortcomings are exposed for all to see. As expected, it’s a mercurial product that shows glimmers of hope alongside weird bugs and inconsistent behavior. This is not exactly shocking for a brand-new GPU architecture, but ...