Microsoft Delays EA Play On Xbox Game Pass PC Subscriptions Until 2021

Hot Headlines in Technology for today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Microsoft Delays EA Play On Xbox Game Pass PC Subscriptions Until 2021]( By Nathan Ord on Dec 15, 2020 02:15 pm [Microsoft Delays EA Play On Xbox Game Pass PC Subscriptions Until 2021]( When Microsoft launched EA Play with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the intent was to give EA Play to Xbox gamers first, and Windows PC gamers later. While the plan remains the same, Windows 10 PC gamers will be getting EA Play a little later than expected. The Xbox Game Pass team has now decided to push back the launch of EA Play on Windows 10 [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung Hints S-Pen Support Coming To Galaxy S21, Cheaper Folding Phones Inbound]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 15, 2020 01:57 pm [Samsung Hints S-Pen Support Coming To Galaxy S21, Cheaper Folding Phones Inbound]( As we wind down what little is left of 2020, Samsung's head of mobile, Dr. TM Roh, penned a blog post waxing poetic on the company's product portfolio and technological developments, like having "led the charge with 5G and changed the shape of the future with a series of foldable smartphones." He also discussed what is store for 2021, promising [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Zen 3 Brain Transplant Yields Huge Performance Gains]( By Dave Altavilla on Dec 15, 2020 01:55 pm [AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Zen 3 Brain Transplant Yields Huge Performance Gains]( There was little question, when we took a deep dive look at AMD's Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 5900X in our launch day review, we came away thoroughly impressed. Not only did AMD deliver on its promise of a significant performance lift in many areas, versus its previous gen Ryzen 3000 series, but we also realized better power consumption characteristics [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Cyberpunk 2077 Dev CDPR Admits It Dropped The Ball On Previous-Gen Consoles]( By Brandon Hill on Dec 15, 2020 12:45 pm [Cyberpunk 2077 Dev CDPR Admits It Dropped The Ball On Previous-Gen Consoles]( There's no question that Cyberpunk 2077 is an incredibly demanding game that can bring even the most well-stacked systems to its knees with the resolution and all graphics settings maxed out. But while gamers on PC (with recommended hardware), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X can at least get decent performance and visuals out the game, those [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Fortnite Performance Mode Arrives To Increase FPS On Low-End PC Hardware]( By Nathan Ord on Dec 15, 2020 12:40 pm [Fortnite Performance Mode Arrives To Increase FPS On Low-End PC Hardware ]( Perhaps you are a competitive gamer who likes to eke out every last drop of performance when playing games. Maybe you do not have the latest and greatest PC that can play all games fluidly. Either way you play, Epic Games has a new setting for you that should help. Starting today, Fortnite will have a new additional rendering mode called “Performance [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Destiny 2: Beyond Light's Stasis Subclass Primed For Future Aspects And Fragments Expansion]( By Brittany Goetting on Dec 15, 2020 11:21 am [Destiny 2: Beyond Light's Stasis Subclass Primed For Future Aspects And Fragments Expansion]( Destiny 2’s Beyond Light expansion introduced something entirely new to the game -- a darkness subclass dubbed Stasis. Stasis is particularly different from the Light-based subclasses in that it can be customized through Fragments and Aspects. Beyond Light has introduced a handful of Aspects and Fragments, but Bungie has confirmed that they [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Another PC Performance Boost With These Unofficial Config Tweaks]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 15, 2020 10:41 am [Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Another PC Performance Boost With These Unofficial Config Tweaks]( Cyberpunk 2077 is the talk of the town, and nobody should be the least bit surprised—this was, after all, one of the most anticipated games of the year. it was also a long time coming with numerous delays. Unfortunately, bugs still managed to hitch a ride, as they always seem to do (especially on higher profile games). CD Projekt Red will [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [TeamGroup's First Consumer DDR5 Modules Now Entering Validation Phase For 2021 Launch]( By Brandon Hill on Dec 15, 2020 10:26 am [TeamGroup's First Consumer DDR5 Modules Now Entering Validation Phase For 2021 Launch]( Earlier this month, TeamGroup boasted that its first 16GB DDR5-4800 modules would be rolling out in 2021. The company indicated that it would be coordinating the release of these blazing faster modules with next-generation CPU platforms from leading PC processor manufacturers AMD and Intel. In the lead-up to an expected Q3 2021 debut, TeamGroup [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Project Zero Outs Qualcomm Adreno GPU Driver Exploit Affecting Millions Of Android Devices]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 15, 2020 09:59 am [Google Project Zero Outs Qualcomm Adreno GPU Driver Exploit Affecting Millions Of Android Devices]( It seems Qualcomm is having a devil of a time fixing a security flaw related to its Adreno GPU driver code. It was brought to Qualcomm's attention by Google's Project Zero team, which sniffs out vulnerabilities and compels companies to fast-track security fixes by going public with the details after 90 days have passed (barring a grace period, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Now Rumored For February Launch With 20GB GDDR6X]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 15, 2020 09:23 am [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Now Rumored For February Launch With 20GB GDDR6X]( In our GeForce RTX 3080 review, we were plenty impressed with the card's overall performance, and its relatively quiet operation was the cherry on top. NVIDIA has since launched three other Ampere cards—GeForce RTX 3090, 3070, and 3060 Ti—and more are on the way. One of them is the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, and it now sounds like it will debut [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Updated: Best Buy Will Have Xbox Series X And PS5 Back In Today After 9AM EST]( By Brandon Hill on Dec 15, 2020 08:58 am [Updated: Best Buy Will Have Xbox Series X And PS5 Back In Today After 9AM EST]( OK folks, it's that most wonderful time of year again. No, we're not talking about drinking eggnog and watching National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation for the 100th time; we're talking about the next scheduled "console drop" from a major U.S. retailer. In this case, Best Buy has announced its intent to restock its shelves with Xbox Series S, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Destiny 2 Hotfix 3.0.1.2 Lands With Updates To Cryptolith Lure, Penumbral Blast And More]( By Brandon Hill on Dec 14, 2020 03:19 pm [Destiny 2 Hotfix 3.0.1.2 Lands With Updates To Cryptolith Lure, Penumbral Blast And More]( In case you don't already pick up on it, we're pretty big fans of Bungie's Destiny 2, and have posted a number of guides over the past few weeks specifically relating to Beyond Light. Today, however, Bungie has released its latest patch for the game -- labeled as Hotfix 3.0.1.2 -- that addresses a number of outstanding issues with the game. 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