Gaming

Samsung has announced a second generation of its innovative The Freestyle projector, designed to throw a 1080p image of 30 to 100 inches in size anywhere in an automatic "Point and Play" manner. This new variant is shipped pre-loaded with a Hub full of gaming apps such as NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Amazon Luna, Twitch and Xbox Game Pass out of the box.

Often criticized by players for its class system, which is a downgrade from the one in Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Warhmmer 40,000: Darktide will get a massive improvement in October. The upcoming refresh will bring RPG-style skill trees for each of the four classes currently available in the game.

The Powkiddy RGB30 is a new compact gaming handheld based around a Rockchip RK3566 chipset and a 4,100 mAh battery. Powkiddy has also included a 4-inch IPS display with a 720p resolution and a 1:1 aspect ratio, among other features.

Currently with a list price of US$1,299.99, the LG UltraGear 49GR85DC-B.AUS curved gaming monitor is now 33% off on Amazon. The discounted price of US$876.99 is not far from the all-time low value of US$846.99 that was reached last month. Its average price, based on the last 38 price changes recorded by Camelcamelcamel, is US$1,173.22.

A new social media post has made the extraordinary claim of knowing both the Nintendo Switch 2 release date and price. In addition, the same source shares Home Menu images that are supposedly for the next-gen console. However, recent comments made by Nintendo chief Shuntaro Furukawa offer the only confirmable truths about any Switch successor hardware.

AOC has listed the Q27G3XMN on Amazon US, confirming the price of its new 27-inch gaming monitor in the process. The AOC Q27G3XMN combines 1440p and 180 Hz visuals with VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification, among other features.

Windows Report has now leaked more marketing visuals for the Legion Go, Lenovo's first gaming handheld. The Lenovo Legion Go will launch with AMD Ryzen Z1 series APUs and will pack more features than competing gaming handhelds, including six auxiliary gamepad buttons and a built-in mouse wheel.

With an all-time high price of US$2,499.99 price and listed at US$2,199.99 on Amazon, the 49-inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 G95NA (model number LS49AG952NNXZA) is now down to US$1,321.53 thanks to a generous 40% discount. Introduced in 2021, it comes with 240 Hz refresh, 1 ms response time, a Quantum HDR2000 visual experience, and more.

Previously available for a list price of US$329.99, the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6650XT CORE graphics card is now down to its lowest price so far on Amazon thanks to a 24% discount. The US$250.62 temporary price tag makes it quite a deal but still priced at the same level as most discounted RTX 3060s.

The RTX 4070-powered QHD gaming laptop is also equipped with 32GB of DDR5 RAM as well as a spacious 1TB SSD. With a discount of more than 18 percent relative to the official MSRP, the Dell G16 7630 offers enthusiast-grade specs at an attractive sale price.

AYN Technologies has now outlined full specifications and pricing for the Odin2, its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered gaming handheld. The company has also revealed a release date for the Odin2, which will start at US$299.

GPD has now outlined full specifications for the Win Mini, a 7-inch gaming handheld that weighs a mere 520 g. The GPD Win Mini will start at US$699 and will be configurable with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, 32 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 2 TB of PCIe 4.0 storage.

Razer touts its new BlackWidow 4 75 as a particularly customizable compact mechanical keyboard, due to its "hot-swappable" switches that are interchangeable with others for a potentially more personalized typing experience. It also boasts an aluminum-alloy top plate and an up-to-8,000Hz polling rate via detachable USB type-C cable.

AYN Technologies has revealed new photos of the Odin2, its US$299 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered gaming handheld. The company has also published a video showcasing the device's gaming performance, in which it can comfortably emulate PS2 games at 1080p.

Bethesda has announced that Starfield is now ready to preload on Xbox Series X | S while PC users will have to wait till the end of the month for the preload to go live. Furthermore, preload sizes have also been revealed for both Xbox consoles and PC.

The PlayStation 5 Pro could pack a custom APU with a Zen 4 CPU and an RDNA 3/3.5 iGPU. According to the newest leak out of RedGamingTech, the PS5 Pro reportedly features 16 GB of GDDR6 RAM alongside an unspecified amount of DDR5 memory for the OS. The leaker also mentions considerably higher clock frequencies for both the CPU and the iGPU.

The first leaked images of the Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld have turned up, and it is likely that many gamers will be attracted by the design that carries more than a whiff of Nintendo Switch inspiration to it. In fact, the Legion Go portable console might even fill the gap that was created when Switch Pro rumors led to nothing more than the Switch OLED model.

The 2023 Acer Predator Triton 14 is currently enjoying a considerable US$300 discount at Best Buy. At the sale price of US$1,699.99, the notebook seems like an easy recommendation owing to its compact design, powerful internals, and a 14-inch mini-LED display.

The Aorus 15 BSF - a QHD gaming laptop - offers great performance (Core i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 4070) and a good selection of features (16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 165-Hz panel, Thunderbolt 4). Excellent runtimes complete the setup.

Amidst reports of AMD canceling the high-end RDNA 4 SKUs, leaker Moore's Law Is Dead has revealed the design of the flagship Navi 4C GPU which could've have shown up in something like an RX 8900 XTX. The Navi 4C on display appears to be fairly complex potentially explaining why the company has supposedly canned the top-end designs.

The wired gaming mouse is equipped with a precise optical sensor and new Lightforce switches, which are supposed to make the Logitech G502 X more reliable than some of the older pointing devices made by the well-known Swiss company.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is a mid-range gaming laptop that is now on sale for a considerable US$350 off. The laptop comes with an 8-core Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU, an RTX 4060, 16 GB of expandable RAM, and 512 GB of replaceable storage. Furthermore, the display on offer is a 14-inch 2560x1600 resolution panel with a 165 Hz refresh rate and a 3 ms response time.

AMD has reportedly canceled the high-end RDNA 4 offerings. The remaining SKUs, namely the Navi 43 and Navi 44, could be the only RX 8000 GPUs to release next year according to recent leaks. Serial leaker Tom of Moore's Law Is Dead claims that the cancelation is supposedly to speed up RDNA 5 development.

AYN Technologies has revealed new details about the AYN Odin2, the company's next gaming handheld. Supposedly, the company intends to launch the Odin2 for US$299 with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, currently one of Qualcomm's most powerful mobile chipsets.

It appears that Samsung is finally ready to sell the Odyssey Neo G9 G95NC, a 57-inch gaming monitor that debuted in January during CES 2023. The Odyssey Neo G9 G95NC combines an 8K resolution with a 240 Hz refresh rate, plus Mini LED backlights that deliver up to 1,000 nits peak brightness.

Sony is expected to announce a new version of the PlayStation 5 in a few weeks. Currently thought of as the PlayStation 5 Slim or PS5 Slim, Sony's CFI 2016 revision features a tweaked design from current models that is reminiscent of the original PlayStation 4.

The mid-range machine is also equipped with a 1TB SSD and 16GB of DDR5 RAM, but due to its weight of more than 6 lbs, the 2023 Asus ROG Strix G17 is not a particularly good choice for gamers who often carry around their gaming laptop.

According to reports, Sony plans to unveil a PlayStation 5 Slim as soon as next month. In the meantime, a photo of the alleged console has surfaced online, which is also expected to have been assigned the model number CFI-2016.

Newegg is discounting this model by ~23% and adds a bonus backpack while supplies last. Also included are 16 GB of DDR5 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage and an IPS FHD display with 144 Hz refresh rate.

Even though the Acer Nitro 5 is equipped with the last-gen RTX 3070 Ti dGPU, the 15-inch QHD gaming laptop has a noticeably better price-performance ratio than the vast majority of RTX 4000-powered machines in the sub-US$1,000 price segment.

A supposed Nintendo Switch 2 price has been put forward by a tipster who claims to have a source who is familiar with Nintendo’s business. On top of the alleged Switch 2 price tag, there’s also a rumor that Nintendo could be cozying up with Epic Games in order to get better acquainted with Unreal Engine for NG Switch games.

Industry insider Tom Henderson has shed light on one of Sony's upcoming endeavours called Project Cronos. It aims to improve upon the company's cloud gaming service by switching over to PCIe NTB (Non-Transparent Bridge) technology.

The Steam Deck remains one of the most popular handheld consoles out there - meaning that there are never many of its SKUs to buy out there, either. Then again, Valve has announced a new line of supply for the AMD APU-powered device, in the form of its new Certified Refurbished program. It offers a more sustainable alternative to a new retail unit of the Steam Deck at a discount of up to 20%.

One-netbook has finally launched the ONEXFLY, a new entry in its ONEXPLAYER series. Available from US$739, the ONEXFLY has a 120 Hz and 7-inch display, an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU and a 48 Wh battery in a package that weighs less and is smaller than the ASUS ROG Ally.

The 2022 Lenovo Legion Slim 7i with a Core i7-12700H CPU, an RTX 3060 GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of PCIe Gen 4 storage has been discounted by US$876 at Best Buy for an open-box unit in excellent condition. With a 4.4 user rating at Best Buy and an 88% score in our review, the Lenovo Legion Slim 7i is a stellar machine made even better by the reduced price.

The ASUS ROG Ally has gained a new competitor. With the ONEXFLY, One-netbook has created one of its smallest ONEXPLAYER-branded gaming handhelds to date. Nonetheless, the ONEXFLY packs a relatively large battery, an impressive display and an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU with a Radeon 780M iGPU.

AYN Technologies has revealed even more details about the Odin2 ahead of its launch later this year. Reportedly, the Android gaming handheld will launch for US$299 with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. However, there will also be two higher memory configurations available, all with five colour options.

ASUS is now offering two significant updates for the ROG Ally. Following on from last month's release of BIOS 323, ACSE v1.3.6 and MCU 311 make numerous improvements to ASUS' first gaming handheld, including a dead zone bug fix in desktop mode.

Microsoft might release an Xbox Series X console without a disc drive according to a rumor detailed by Shpeshal_Nick. The leaker has also reported hearing of plans for "other" Xbox hardware slated for 2025. It is important to note that Microsoft hasn’t publicly shared any plans to launch new hardware anytime soon.

The thinner profile, mini-LED, and Core i9-13900HX CPU updates are all nice to see, but they trade away faster GPU options and secondary SSD support. For a high-end gaming laptop, these setbacks can make or break a deal.

In addition to the powerful RTX 4070 dGPU, the well-equipped 2023 Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 sports a 240Hz QHD display and spacious 1TB SSD. Thanks to an 18% discount, the 16-inch gaming laptop has now dropped to its lowest price point thus far.

Asrock has confirmed it has five mid-range RDNA 3 GPUs in the pipeline, two Radeon RX 7800 XT and three Radeon RX 7700 XT models. The former will feature 16 GB VRAM and the latter 12 GB. Both SKUs are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

The TUF Gaming VG27AQ3A is a new mid-range monitor that aims to pack a lot of core gaming features in at an attractive price. To that end, ASUS installs a 27-inch IPS panel that combines a 1440p resolution with a 180 Hz refresh rate that also delivers 1 ms GtG response times.

This model appears to be the shortest RTX 4060 Ti with 16 GB VRAM at just under 200 mm, but its 145 mm height will not be compatible with some of the more compact mini-ITX cases. There is also an 8 GB version, which does not feature a smaller shroud.

Other specs include 16 GB DDR5-5200 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, a 16-inch IPS screen with 2560 x 1600 resolution and 165 Hz refrest rate, plus a robust port selection.