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Boss Fights in Final Fantasy XVI Make Players Fear for Their PS5s
Final Fantasy XVI may be one of the hottest titles this year. It is not only about the great quality of the gameplay, but also about the problem of PlayStation 5 consoles overheating.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
June 25, 2023
Diablo 4 Breaks GPUs? Nvidia Investigates the Matter
The Diablo IV beta has a similar problem with GeForce RTX cards as New World had over a year ago.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
March 24, 2023
Buning RTX 4090s Will be Investigated by Nvidia
The RTX 4090 has not had an easy time since its release. Reviews have no shortage of praise for performance, but the card has a serious reliabiliy issue that could affect the manufacturer's reputation. Nvidia wants to investigate the problem.
hardware & software
November 14, 2022
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Some Steam Deck Owners Report Stick Drift [UPDATED]
Steam Deck has only been available for a short time, but some people are already reporting problems with drifting sticks.
hardware & software
Dawid Wanat
March 2, 2022
PS4 Achievements Swapped for PS3 Ones Fuel PS5 Backward Compatibility Hopes
Yesterday, Internet users reported that trophies from the PS4 were swapped for those of the PS3. Many see in this anomaly a confirmation of the theory that the future implementation of backward compatibility in PS5.
hardware & software
Michael Zegar
January 25, 2022
Undetectable Malware on SSDs; Serious Vulnerability Discovered
After CPUs, GPUs, printers, etc. we finally lived to see a security vulnerability in storage drives. As it turns out, modern SSDs allow for undetectable viruses to be installed.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
December 31, 2021
Red Ring of Death - Once a Nightmare, Now an Xbox Legend
Microsoft has started selling posters with the so-called Red Ring of Death. It used to be a symbol of the biggest hardware failure in the history of the corporation, but today the company approaches it almost with sentiment.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 14, 2021
Denuvo Issues on Intel's New CPUs Almost Fixed
The problems of Intel Alder Lake processors with the Denuvo DRM have almost been solved. Only three games - including Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - are still experiencing trouble.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
December 7, 2021
Gigabyte Saves New Intel CPUs in Games Using Denuvo
Gigabyte has released a patch for Intel Alder Lake processors. It eliminates problems with DRM systems in games in exchange for disabling some innovative features - unfortunately, it's available only for owners of boards from Gigabyte for now.
hardware & software
Dawid Wanat
November 23, 2021
Denuvo Causes Trouble on Intel Alder Lake CPUs; 32 Games Affected
Yesterday's launch of Intel Alder Lake CPUs was not without controversy. Information was confirmed that the chips do not work well with 32 games (including AC: Valhalla, Far Cry Primal and Mortal Kombat 11) running on Windows 10 and 11. The main problems are caused by Denuvo DRM solution.
hardware & software
Hubert Sledziewski
November 5, 2021
Human Error Crashed OVH; Many Websites Went Down
OVH's servers suffered a major outage this morning, causing many websites to stop working. The problem reportedly occurred during routine hardware maintenance.
hardware & software
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
October 13, 2021
„It's Not Our Fault,” Claims Amazon in Reponse to GPU Problems in New World
The developers working on New World have addressed allegations that the game „toasts” graphics cards. From the commentary it seems that bugs and glitches are not their responsibility.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
October 7, 2021
You Can Now Run Games on PS4 With Dead CMOS Battery
The CBOMB issue related to the CMOS battery on the PS4 may have become a memory now. The console with updated firmware enables us to run games even with the wrong date set.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
September 22, 2021
New World Not Responsible for Toasting RTX 3090 GPUs
New information on the damage to RTX 3090 GPUs, allegedly caused by the beta of Amazon's New World. The game isn't to blame and Amazon Games responsibility for the situation is minor if any.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
September 2, 2021
Facebook Has a Problem, 4 Million Devices May Cause Skin Irritation
Owners of Oculus Quest 2 VR goggles are reporting health problems. More than 4 million devices may be affected. What's Facebook's response?
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
July 28, 2021
New World Beta Literally Burns RTX 3090 GPUs; Amazon Responds
The closed beta of New World, an upcoming MMORPG from Amazon Games, began on July 20. Owners of RTX 3090 GPUs need to be careful, as the game destroyed some users' cards during testing.
video games
Iltutmis
July 22, 2021
Chia Cryptocurrency Can Damage SSDs in the Span of Few Weeks
It turns out that the increasingly popular Chia cryptocurrency does not only affect the availability and prices increase of SSDs. First information about the increased failure rate of SSD media, which wear out very quickly during the mining proces, appeared on the web.
hardware & software
Martin Nothing
May 12, 2021
PS5 Also Has CMOS Problem Like PS3 and PS4
The PlayStation 5 has the same CMOS battery issue as the PS4 and PS3. Thankfully, not in such a broad way, which may suggest that Sony has approached the solutions used in the PS5 a little better.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
April 18, 2021
Without CMOS PS4 Blocks Access to Games; Internet Investigates
Internet user known as Forest has confirmed rumors of a problem with the PlayStation 4 console's CMOS battery. It seems that after it fails, the PS4 really does block access to all games, even those on disc.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
April 12, 2021
AMD Like Intel: Ryzens 5000 With Serious Security Vulnerability
AMD confirms that the new line of processors based on Zen 3 is vulnerable to a Spectre attack. The reason is the optimization mechanism included in the Ryzen 5000 and Epyc processors, among others.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
April 7, 2021