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An alleged Nintendo Switch 2 dev kit leak has turned up on Twitter that has YouTubers and fans alike wildly speculating on the theme of the next-generation Switch console. Some recent detective work by one content creator had already suggested a Switch 2 release date announcement could be incoming. However, dev kits are often sent out long before the final console hits the shelves.

The Cobra and Cobra Pro both come with Razer Speedflex cables and !00% PTFE feet for potentially smooth, swift movement. However, the latter is definitely the flagship of the two, with a total of 10 customizable buttons and HyperSpeed Wireless technology as well as Bluetooth connectivity. The Cobra Pro is rated to last up to 170 hours per charge and is available from now.

RedMagic's latest teasers for its upcoming major product event indicate that it will indeed launch its first ever tablet along with the more traditional 8S Pro flagship Android smartphone. The slate is said to have a large battery to go with its large, slim-bezel display, although it may not ship with the latest SoC possible. Both mobile devices will debut alongside new audio accessories that may appeal to fans of transparent-look tech.

Valve is finally offering some substantial discounts across the entire Steam Deck stack. The 512 GB is getting a hefty 20% discount, and the 256 GB one a 15%, but the 64 GB variant sees only a small discount of 10%.

While there is nothing worth mentioning in addition to the fact that Nvidia's latest and most affordable member of the RTX 40 family, namely the US$299 GeForce RTX 4060, gets full support thanks to the driver package labeled 536.40, a fresh piece of code from the green team is always good news.

With the Steam Summer Sale in full swing, it's time to have a look at what platformers Valve's game store has to offer. Whether you have a taste for the nostalgic or simply want to see what all the fuss is about, there's oodles of fun to be had in Steam's discounted platformer games.

Available on Amazon since mid-October 2020, the 27-inch Acer Nitro XZ270U Pbmiiphx curved gaming monitor topped at US$349.99 in August 2021. After reaching an all-time low of US$179.99 earlier this month, this piece of hardware is now available for US$199.99 (33% down from the typical price of US$299.99).

Enjoy gritty stealth combat, arcade-style monster hunting, or crazy pirate adventures without spending your rent money on gaming — all thanks to the Steam Summer Sale. Gamers who missed out on the initial launch hype are sure to enjoy these three titles and their 50%+ discounts that are available until July 13, 2023.

Activision Blizzard's CFO has provided hints about the capabilities of a next-generation Nintendo Switch. Disclosed during Microsoft's FTC hearing, it seems that Activision Blizzard believes 'NG Switch' is powerful enough to 'make something compelling for'.

The ROG Flow X13 model in question is not yet in stock, but if it starts selling at the listed price and Best Buy adds some discounts, it could become an attractive budget gaming option that benefits from a glossy touchscreen, increased versatility with the 360-degree hinge. fast LPDDR5-6400 RAM and a port selection with USB4 and the XG mobile interface.

This open-box deal may include minor cosmetic signs on the frame, stand and back, plus some non-essential accessories could be missing, yet the performance should not be affected. There is also a US$1,214.99 open-box option that looks brand new and only misses some packaging.

Prolific leaker Billbil-kun has leaked what Sony has in store for PlayStation Plus subscribers in July. There are three titles up for grabs, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, Alan Wake Remastered and Endling- Extinction is Forever.

Acer's gaming laptop doesn't exactly offer an explosion of power but more like Full HD gaming with decent cooling. In return, Nvidia's smallest current graphics chip has been thoughtfully implemented, as impressively demonstrated in our review.

GPD has revealed the Win 4 (2023), an AMD Ryzen 7040U refresh of its popular gaming handheld. The GPD Win 4 (2023) also features an OcuLink port, making it compatible with the GPD G1 eGPU.

YouTuber Lance McDonald has uploaded footage of Bloodborne running at 1080p 60 FPS. It runs on a PS5 without any image upscaling and can easily maintain a steady frame rate.

A leaked roadmap says Nvidia doesn't plan on launching its next generation of graphics cards until 2025. It is called Ada Lovelace Next in the roadmap, but earlier leaks predicted it would be called Blackwell.

The next-generation Nintendo console, commonly called the Switch 2, appears to be a long way off yet but that hasn’t stopped company president Shuntaro Furukawa from dropping some tiny hints about future hardware. At the very least, wannabe Nintendo Switch 2 scalpers will be in for a fight and backwards compatibility has been hinted at via Nintendo Accounts.

The configuration on sale also features 16 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, dual USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports, a full-size SD card reader and a 2560 x 1600 165 Hz IPS screen.

Thanks to Amazon's latest flash sale, the PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XTX cards dropped to RTX 4070 Ti price points. With July 4 deals on the horizon, similar deals are most likely to be offered by more retailers.

Razer backs its new Moray audio accessory as the ideal solution for streaming or gaming marathons, as they are in-ear monitors (IEMs) as opposed to earbuds, headphones or a headset. As such, they are touted to have ergonomics as "elevated" as their THX-certified audio quality, thanks to components such as a braided Y-cable and "hybrid" drivers.

Although reviews of the RTX 4060 are scheduled to go live on June 28, a handful of YouTube channels have already published the card’s performance in Cyberpunk 2077. These early teasers mainly focus on the RTX 4060 performance with DLSS and Frame Generation enabled.

Available since mid-November 2022, the PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X RGB triple fan graphics card peaked at US$1,239.99, which is also its current list price. However, thanks to a small 9% discount, it dropped yesterday to US$1,129.99, which is its lowest price so far.

The MSI G2712V is a 27-inch IPS gaming monitor with a 1080p resolution and a 100 Hz refresh rate. Sold under MSI's esports series, the G2712V is quite different from its stablemate, the G253PF.

iQOO has now revealed the date and time on which it will unleash its refreshed 2023 Android flagship smartphone, the 11S. The device has been thought to vie with the RedMagic 8S Pro to be first to launch with an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC - however, according to a famous leaker, its brand has chosen to go with super-powered specs in other areas instead.

The Radeon RX 7600 SKUs from MSI, XFX, and ASRock are now on sale for up to US$20 off the US$270 MSRP. For the discounted price, the RX 7600 becomes an excellent 1080p card as it is, on average, 27% more performant than the RX 6600 at 1080p in rasterization.

New real-world images of the presumably cancelled Nvidia Titan Ada graphics card have emerged online. They shed more light on the cooler's design, massive heatsink and unconventional PCB design, all of which could be featured on the yet-to-be-announced GeForce RTX 4090 Ti.

The Alienware x16 is thinner than the Blade 16 or Asus Zephyrus M16 and yet it's still larger and heavier because of its wider width and extended rear. Being the thinnest of the bunch evidently has its costs.

Prices for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 FE series have been skyrocketing with retailers since their recent release in China. Scalpers have been selling the RTX 4090 at prices up to 16,999 yuan (~US$2,368), way beyond the launch price of 12,999 yuan, and an RTX 4060 Ti has been spotted with a shocking price tag that was over +56% higher than its list price.

The premium gaming smartphone brand RedMagic is now tipped to launch a first-gen Android tablet alongside the traditional flagship smartphone refresh in 2023. A leak hinting at a specific date for this event hints that this event might occur in the next 2 weeks from today (June 24, 2023). In the meantime, a second-gen Transformers x RedMagic limited edition has been unleashed.

After the release of the top-end RX 7900 XT/XTX and the lower-end RX 7600, the stage is now set for AMD to launch mid-priced cards like the RX 7800 XT. The rumor mill has it that the RX 7800 XT could use a Navi 32 GPU but the latest report from Moore’s Law Is Dead suggests that the board could feature a cut-down Navi 31 chip inside a Navi 32 package.

NVIDIA is just days away from officially releasing the GeForce RTX 4060, its cheapest RTX 40 series card to date. The company has now published official benchmark results for its AD106-based graphics card, positioning it more as a GeForce GTX 1060 or GeForce RTX 2060 replacement than one to which RTX 3060 owners should upgrade.

The expected Sony PlayStation 6 release date (or year) has been surprisingly stated by rivals Microsoft. In a statement made in the current Federal Trade Commission vs. Microsoft Corp et al. court case, it was revealed that the next-gen consoles from both the PlayStation and Xbox lines could turn up in 2028, thus boosting the likelihood of a PS5 Pro or PS5 Slim mid-cycle console.

Microsoft has revealed its expectations for the launch price of Project Q, Sony's gaming handheld accessory for the PlayStation 5. Disclosed as part of Microsoft's FTC hearing, the pricing would see Sony undercut the Nintendo Switch (OLED Model).

Asus' new handheld gaming device, the ROG Ally, has now paid a visit to a well-known electronics disassembly and repair YouTube channel. The portable console came in for glowing praise as a result of its new iFixit assessment, as well as and favorable comparisons between it and its Steam Deck rival - with some caveats.

Powkiddy has now launched the RGB10 Max 3 Pro, a 5-inch gaming handheld powered by an Amlogic A311D chipset and 2 GB of LPDDR4x RAM. Available from US$114.99, the RGB10 Max 3 Pro has three launch colours and should be powerful enough to emulate game libraries from the N64 and PS1 era.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound is a suite of audio tech solutions for mobile devices, slated to support next-gen features such as Bluetooth 5.4 and Hybrid Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation even in its upcoming mid-tier S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform. Now, the OEM has announced that it will have variants specifically optimized for devices such as gaming dongles with "ultra-low latency" and chat-boosting features.

The 2022 ASUS ROG Flow X13 with a Ryzen 9 6900HS processor and an RTX 3050 Ti dGPU is now on sale at a considerable discount of US$700. After the price cut, the notebook has become an enticing gaming machine since it performs well, has an excellent portable chassis, and boasts good endurance.

The Xbox Series X will now cost as much as the PlayStation 5 in most markets. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and its console-only version will also be more expensive. PC Game Pass, on the other hand, will cost the same as earlier.

CheckList Hundreds, if not thousands of new games get released every year, only to be forgotten soon afterwards. Select few stay in our hearts for longer. In this article, we will revisit three top Android games that were amazingly good back at the time of their release and are just as good today.

The monitor is a sweet spot for gamers who want something faster than 165 Hz while keeping the benefits of fast response times and relative affordability. The VA panel is now more competitive against many IPS options.

This configuration also features 16 GB DDR5-4800 RAM, a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD and a 15.6-inch IPS display with 1080p resolution and 144 Hz refresh rate. B&H is offering a 10% discount off the MSRP.

According to Hardware Unboxed’s GPU pricing update for June, brand new RTX 40, RX 7000, and Intel Arc cards are now marked down by an average of 6% on Newegg. In the case of the last-gen RTX 30 and RX 6000 boards, the reported average price drops are 12% and 33% respectively.