Items tagged with PC gaming
It's a great time for fans of premium controllers: not only did the new Steam Controller just release to high sales and critical acclaim, but now leaked photos confirm the existence of an Xbox Elite Series 3 controller.
The first Elite...
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Gamer frustration with AMD has been high over the last few months as the company continued to introduce new graphics technologies that were exclusive to its latest-generation Radeon RX 9000-series GPUs while leaving buyers of its popular...
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Valve's new Steam Controller is out, shipping to customers, and even getting firmware updates, but don't panic if you haven't gotten yours yet--supply is pretty constrained. Some folks do have them, though, and that's how someone like...
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The upcoming Forza Horizon 6 looks great and may be one of Xbox Game Studio's biggest releases yet, but unfortunately for the publisher and series developer Playground Games, the entire game was inadvertently leaked 10 days ahead of its...
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PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 has earned much praise thanks to its rapid pace in emulating the complex Cell CPU architecture since its initial release in 2011, but the open source nature of the project means that virtually anybody can...
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There's probably a lot of you gamers out there on older graphics card pondering an upgrade. Is it worth it? Or is it a waste of money? Well, in an attempt to answer that question for a fair few of you, we decided to do a head to head: the...
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When Valve announced the Steam Machine late last year it became one of the most anticipated hardware releases of 2026. Gamers have been excited to see what the company has in store after the success of its Steam Deck handheld. However, the...
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The Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds has evolved into a fully-fledged "Xbox Mode" available for all Windows 11 PCs after a brief period locked to Xbox Ally, and then handhelds only. Per a release from...
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If you're a fan of the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller on PC, you aren't alone. With the help of Steam Input, you can easily utilize the controller's gyro and touchpad functionality to your heart's content, and certain PlayStation...
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It's been an interesting week for PlayStation players, but among conflicting reports of a 30-day DRM policy applied for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, GameStop has stepped into the spotlight thanks to a "Play really has no limits at...
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Arc Raiders' promised Riven Tides update and map—the last of four Escalation updates promised for the season—has arrived, and reactions are mixed thus far. On a positive note, a brand-new Riven Tides map with several detailed locations...
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ZSNES, known and beloved as one of the greatest SNES emulators of all time, launched in October 1997 for DOS and survived on modern platforms with continuous updates until January of 2007. After 19 years of inactivity, the original...
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Valve's newest Steam Controller is landing soon and is set to launch on May 4th for $99.99 USD. As we suggested last week following an unlisted unboxing video, the Steam Controller is arriving ahead of the hotly-anticipated Steam Machine...
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If you are a HotHardware reader, there's a pretty good chance I don't need to tell you that for a few generations, AMD has been leading Intel in PC gaming CPU performance. Well, according to Intel's Robert Hallock, this is not because AMD...
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In a statement originally made to GameSpot, Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty has confirmed that Project Helix is a direct collaboration between Xbox's hardware and software teams, stating that "We're there every step of the way as...
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Valve's Steam storefront for PC games has always been known for frequent updates and feature additions, and now signs point toward one region-specific Steam feature going global. That feature, a 30-day pricing history, is one that is also...
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If you use Steam consistently you'll likely have noticed that many reviews now include the user's system specs thanks to a new checkbox you can check when you're adding a review for a game. You may also have seen a pop-up dialog recently...
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In the lead up to Grand Theft Auto 6's release, any statement from former Rockstar Games developers become veritable wildfires in the press. The latest example is from former Rockstar Games audio engineer Rob Carr. An interview with Carr...
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Most days around here at HotHardware are frantic, but everyone needs a good work-life balance. As a team populated by mostly PC gamers, we have varying opinions on the best gaming mice currently available. Below are 11 of the top gaming mice to help you dominate the competition, which includes...
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Epic Games' recent lay offs of over 1,000 employees has been decried by gamers and industry professionals alike, most prominently by Chet Faliszek, former Valve writer best known for his work on the Portal, Half-Life, and Left 4...
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Ayaneo's Next 2 (also stylized Next II) was teased as far back as January 2023, but was formally reintroduced late last year. There was much enthusiasm for the device, which sports a 9-inch OLED and an AMD Strix Halo APU. But the harsh...
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Fortnite has been declining in popularity, to the point that not only are several game modes going offline this year, but over 1000 employees are being laid off from Epic Games. Fortnite's past success, constant tie-in promotions with a...
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