Sony Aims To Ship 2M PSVR2 Headsets In Battle With Quest 2 For VR Gaming Dominance

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Sony Aims To Ship 2M PSVR2 Headsets In Battle With Quest 2 For VR Gaming Dominance]( By Mark Tyson on Oct 03, 2022 02:53 pm [Sony Aims To Ship 2M PSVR2 Headsets In Battle With Quest 2 For VR Gaming Dominance]( Sony is betting big against recessionary forces by ordering the production of two million new PlayStation VR2 headsets, according to a report published today. The number may sound rather small in comparison with typical unit sales for consoles, smartphones, and so on, but this is a big bet in the VR space. For gamers that have become increasingly [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Half-Life Ray Traced Mod Looks Fantastic In Delay Trailer As Quake RT Releases To Gamers]( By Lane Babuder on Oct 03, 2022 02:31 pm [Half-Life Ray Traced Mod Looks Fantastic In Delay Trailer As Quake RT Releases To Gamers]( It's almost time for Half-Life to celebrate its 24-year anniversary. The Valve Software team, led by Gabe Newell, a former Microsoft engineer, released the genre-defining first-person shooter in 1998. Unfortunately, though, the real-time ray-traced update to the game we saw in January has been delayed. Ray tracing is all the rave, and GitHub [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [PlayStation 5 Jailbreak Is Now Available For Daring Gamers, Here It Is In Action]( By Ryan Whitwam on Oct 03, 2022 01:42 pm [PlayStation 5 Jailbreak Is Now Available For Daring Gamers, Here It Is In Action]( All the major game console makers try their best to lock down the hardware, and they don't take kindly to people working to circumvent their systems. Microsoft had its program against mod chips, Nintendo gets hackers locked up, and Sony had a high-profile case against noted hacker George Hotz in the PS3 era. Another Sony dispute may be brewing [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Is Allegedly Testing Under Display Touch ID But Don't Get Your Hopes Up]( By Tim Sweezy on Oct 03, 2022 11:57 am [Apple Is Allegedly Testing Under Display Touch ID But Don't Get Your Hopes Up]( While many may want Apple to bring Touch ID back to the iPhone, do not get your hopes up for it to happen anytime soon. A new report says that while the company has been testing ways of adding Touch ID to the iPhone, it is likely not coming in the near future. Apple recently launched its iPhone 14 lineup after announcing the new additions [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Cougar Gaming's Cratus Open Air Case For Massive PC Builds Should Come With A Spoiler Alert]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 03, 2022 11:19 am [Cougar Gaming's Cratus Open Air Case For Massive PC Builds Should Come With A Spoiler Alert]( When it comes to bucking traditional case design, Cougar has been known to don its honey badger hat and release some pretty wild concepts, criticisms be damned. The result is often a truly distinct enclosure that people are apt to either really love or loathe. Case in point is the new Cougar Gaming Cratus, an open-air chassis with a spolier [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Ocean On Saturn's Moon Could Be A Cosmic Swimming Pool For Alien Life]( By Tim Sweezy on Oct 03, 2022 11:10 am [Ocean On Saturn's Moon Could Be A Cosmic Swimming Pool For Alien Life]( New research indicates that one of Saturn's moons could hold evidence for habitability. The new findings suggest Enceladus's subsurface ocean could hold a key building block for life. The search for life outside of our own planet has been heating up with new data obtained more and more often. But it is not always the latest data obtained [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Memory Makers Slash Production In Rare Desperate Bid To Prevent Prices From Freefalling]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 03, 2022 10:34 am [Memory Makers Slash Production In Rare Desperate Bid To Prevent Prices From Freefalling]( As prices for PC memory kits and solid state drives (SSDs) continue to fall, NAND flash and memory chip makers are initiating what TrendForce has deemed a "rare production reduction." These are significant scale backs—Micron last month announced a "nearly 50 percent wafer fab equipment capex cut" compared to last year, while Kioxia has followed [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Keyboard Shortcuts, Tips And Tricks That Will Boost Your Windows Productivity]( By Chris Goetting on Oct 03, 2022 10:30 am [Keyboard Shortcuts, Tips And Tricks That Will Boost Your Windows Productivity]( The mouse and graphical user interface are still arguably two of the greatest innovations in computing. They make computers easy to use, but that does not always mean slinging a cursor around is the best use of time. The keyboard still reigns supreme for many Windows tasks, so it is worthwhile to learn how to use it efficiently and may even [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Amazon's Huge 2022 Hardware Event: Here's Everything Unveiled]( By Lane Babuder on Oct 02, 2022 03:35 pm [Amazon's Huge 2022 Hardware Event: Here's Everything Unveiled]( As we roll into the holiday season in the US, Amazon decided to hold a new device releases event. We've got the details on what was announced and the links where you can preorder, buy or at least get full details on them. And wow, did Amazon pull the veil off a lot of new products. So buckle up, there's a lot of ground to cover here. 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