Sony PlayStation Boss Makes Bold Play For PS5 Game Exclusivity, Talks Console Availability

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Sony PlayStation Boss Makes Bold Play For PS5 Game Exclusivity, Talks Console Availability]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 22, 2021 02:15 pm [Sony PlayStation Boss Makes Bold Play For PS5 Game Exclusivity, Talks Console Availability]( Given the difficulty in finding a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S in stock, you have time to decide which one is the right game console for you. One of the factors that could play a role in that decision is what the exclusive game landscape looks like. Not every game gets released on every platform, and Sony's goal is to release more exclusive [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Linux Kernel Dev Bans Updates From The University Of Minnesota For This Crazy Reason]( By Nathan Ord on Apr 22, 2021 01:22 pm [Linux Kernel Dev Bans Updates From The University Of Minnesota For This Crazy Reason]( When independent or academic research is carried out, ethics is a primary concern if you have anything to do with people outside the research group. With that in mind, the University of Minnesota has seemingly been performing ethically questionable research on the Linux kernel by submitting useless or vulnerable code. Now, one of the biggest [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google's Pixel 5a 5G Might Not Bring A Big Performance Leap This Year]( By Brandon Hill on Apr 22, 2021 11:55 am [Google's Pixel 5a 5G Might Not Bring A Big Performance Leap This Year]( Last year, Google introduced two 5G-capable smartphones to hit the mid-range and "upper" mid-range markets. The Pixel 4a 5G launched at $499, while the Pixel 5 debuted at $699. Google already confirmed that the Pixel 5a 5G is coming later this year, but it might not bring a significant hardware upgrade compared to its predecessor. According [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Emerges Victorious In Landmark $3 Billion VLSI Patent Infringement Lawsuit]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 22, 2021 11:41 am [Intel Emerges Victorious In Landmark $3 Billion VLSI Patent Infringement Lawsuit]( Barring a successful appeal, Intel is already on the hook for $2.18 billion in damages a jury awarded to VSLI Technology LLC last month, over a series of patent infringement claims. In the second of three lawsuits, VSLI was seeking an additional $3 billion in damages for a different set of patents, but this time Intel emerged victorious. This [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Destiny 2 How-To Guide: Obtaining The Heir Apparent And Its Catalyst]( By Brittany Goetting on Apr 22, 2021 10:48 am [Destiny 2 How-To Guide: Obtaining The Heir Apparent And Its Catalyst]( The Destiny 2 2021 Guardian Games have arrived. No Destiny 2 event would truly be complete without a few legendary and exotic items for Guardians to chase after or purchase. Here is how you can acquire the exotic machine gun Heir Apparent and its Catalyst. What Is Heir Apparent And Its Catalyst Heir Apparent is an exotic machine gun [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Now Rumored To Launch In May, Here’s All We Know So Far]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 22, 2021 10:33 am [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Now Rumored To Launch In May, Here’s All We Know So Far]( At this point, it feels like a foregone conclusion that NVIDIA will be announcing a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti soon. We know, we know—the GPU market is in shambles right now, because of cryptocurrency mining, because of bots and scalpers, and because there just is not enough silicon to go around. Nevertheless, you can expect new product announcements [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Ninja Coder Helps AMD Fix Web Store Bot Vulnerability After Scoring A Radeon RX 6900 XT]( By Brandon Hill on Apr 22, 2021 10:26 am [Ninja Coder Helps AMD Fix Web Store Bot Vulnerability After Scoring A Radeon RX 6900 XT]( It is a miserable time now for securing PC gaming hardware like graphics cards and high-end processors. Securing AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series graphics cards have been particularly troublesome due to demand from gamers and crypto miners. The supply issue has been compounded by people using bots to snatch up available [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Gigabyte X570S Aorus Pro AX Motherboard Leak Hints At Incoming AMD Chipset Refresh]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 22, 2021 09:54 am [Gigabyte X570S Aorus Pro AX Motherboard Leak Hints At Incoming AMD Chipset Refresh]( A recent CPU-Z Validator entry adds credibility to the rumor that AMD is getting ready to refresh its X570 chipset. The listing highlights an unannounced Gigabyte X570S Aorus Pro AX motherboard, paired with an AMD Ryzen 7 5700G processor, and it marks the second time we have seen a reference to X570S. The last time also featured Gigabyte. Earlier [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition Seeks Gaming Crown With 2730MHz Boost Clock]( By Brandon Hill on Apr 22, 2021 09:08 am [Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition Seeks Gaming Crown With 2730MHz Boost Clock]( We've seen some rather outlandish Radeon RX 6900 XT cards over the past few weeks, including the OC Formula from ASRock and the Liquid Devil Ultimate from PowerColor. Now it's Sapphire's time to shine in the limelight with the Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition (try saying that three times fast). As its name implies, the graphics card [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [2.5 Geeks Livestream: AMD's Frank Azor On Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1 And Much More!]( By Marco Chiappetta on Apr 21, 2021 05:04 pm [2.5 Geeks Livestream: AMD's Frank Azor On Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1 And Much More!]( In this special episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks, we have a morning cup of joe with our buddy Frank Azor from AMD. And we'll be talking about some exciting new stuff that was just incorporated in the latest Radeon Software Adrenalin suite... Show Notes: 0:00 - Introduction 01:00 - Frank Azor, Chief Architect Gaming Solutions 03:00 [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Right To Repair Movement Gains Steam As Petition With 15K Signatures Is Delivered To FTC]( By Nathan Ord on Apr 21, 2021 04:19 pm [Right To Repair Movement Gains Steam As Petition With 15K Signatures Is Delivered To FTC]( Breaking a phone can be a nightmare of an ordeal, with replacement parts sometimes being absurdly expensive and repairing difficult or downright annoying. Sometimes, you cannot even use a local repair shop for fixing devices as it must go to the manufacturer lest you break some warranty-voiding clause in the end-user license agreement. This [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Meet Is Getting A Big UI Overhaul And New Features To Battle Zoom]( By Nathan Ord on Apr 21, 2021 03:16 pm [Google Meet Is Getting A Big UI Overhaul And New Features To Battle Zoom]( We are in the thick of a pandemic, and, for the most part, people have transitioned online for work, school, and leisure. The main company in the teleconference space right now is Zoom, but it appears Google is trying to sneak up from behind and go for the takedown. Today, Google announced new ways for Google Meet to be more competitive overall. Refreshed [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT Liquid Devil Ultimate Nabs GPU Overclock World Record]( By Brandon Hill on Apr 21, 2021 03:13 pm [PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT Liquid Devil Ultimate Nabs GPU Overclock World Record]( When it comes to current-generation graphics cards, obtaining something like a Radeon RX 6800 or Radeon RX 6800 XT at MSRP is a fanciful dream. Laying hands on the flagship Radeon RX 6900 XT is an even more daunting proposition, with sealed retail units selling at nearly twice their $999 MSRP on marketplaces like eBay. 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