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    News Nintendo Switch 2 thermal limits mean you need air conditioning if you want to play in a hot climate — Big N advises against use in environments ab...

    On point. People want more from these devices than is fiscally or physically possible. Economics and physics are what they are. We either get less performance for less money or more performance for more money. The sliding scale is pretty much set in stone atp. Long gone are the days when we got...
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    News Nintendo Switch 2 thermal limits mean you need air conditioning if you want to play in a hot climate — Big N advises against use in environments ab...

    I am not sure why this is news. Ambient temps are always an issue for PC/console hardware. It be nice if the range was wider, particularly on the high end but it is what it is. Nintendo will respin this silicon in all likelihood down the road, add an OLED and still have a temperature range...
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    News Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected semiconductor veteran Gary Patton

    As Intel bleeds more and more veteran talent... I find it increasingly unlikely they can dig themselves out of the pit they jumped head first into in the pre-zen era. I hope they turn around things soon for the sake of competition but unfortunately I find that more improbable by the day.
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    News Intel might cancel 14A process node development and the following nodes if it can't win a major external customer — move would cede leading-edge ma...

    The very last thing we should want. We need competition not consolidation or the consumers lose.
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    News First AMD Strix Halo handheld gaming PC confirmed — GPD teases Ryzen AI Max+ 395 handheld in performance video

    I been waiting on a pc handheld spec'd this highly. Finally something with enough performance to get me to buy one. Z2 extreme was as low as I'd go....this should be better but I suspect crap battery life. I'll wait for reviews for sure on this one.
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    News AI bubble is worse than the dot-com crash that erased trillions, economist warns — overvaluations could lead to catastrophic consequences

    I oppose me opposing your very correct viewpoint. Have a wonderful day!!! (takes myself out back and jumps myself...jk)
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    News AI bubble is worse than the dot-com crash that erased trillions, economist warns — overvaluations could lead to catastrophic consequences

    That is my biggest concern. Sorry I should have articulated that better in my first post. I rather it bust now before it gets so huge it does even more damage than need be. If AI is sustainable it be a whole other thing, I just don't believe it is. From a jobs stand point I'd love to be wrong...
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    News AI bubble is worse than the dot-com crash that erased trillions, economist warns — overvaluations could lead to catastrophic consequences

    Any tech nerd knows as much . Personally been hoping it comes soon. I want to get it over with before it gets too bad. Cheaper gaming gpus will hopefully be a nice added bonus.
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    News Retro reviewer could face up to three years in jail over copyright — Italian authorities investigate creator for 'advertising' Anbernic handheld ga...

    I mean fair point but I bought a Anbernic online via Amazon and it came with zero Roms. Had it come with roms I would of reported the seller as I do not condone piracy. Pay for what you play, period. Point being as long as they aren't shipped with roms I think these retro handhelds/consoles are...
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    News Nintendo president apologizes for Switch 2 shortage — says demand greatly exceeded expectations

    The big N has done better than Sony, MS, Nvidia and AMD on availability. I would call the stocking a win thus far. I have picked up 3 units without to much hassle. One on release night that was not a preorder (mine), one during a best buy restock (nephew's bday gift) and one from a walmart...
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    News Sony faces class action over expensive digital game and DLC prices — ‘Sony tax’ means digital games cost ‘an average of 47% more’ than those on dis...

    I certainly can't speak for everyone but for me as a disabled person in a wheelchair who gets sick frequently enough to make hospital stay purchases (PC laptop and Switch1/2 looking at you) plus I have to weigh how much I use my arms, particularly my shoulders as they wear out at a faster rate...
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    News VRAM-friendly neural texture compression inches closer to reality - enthusiast shows massive compression benefits with Nvidia and Intel demos

    You're probably right. I was going off my old and ever more faulty memory lol. 250nm is more likely. Corrected in my post.
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    News VRAM-friendly neural texture compression inches closer to reality - enthusiast shows massive compression benefits with Nvidia and Intel demos

    The article was interesting. This tech does look amazing but you're left you with a lot of blanks to fill in as a reader. Jarred's reply was very thought provoking on the subject. It really calls into question the viability of the tech in real world games, particularly on lower tier cards. It...