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Handheld gaming PCs are loved by many of us in the PC Gamer hardware office and I especially like the Asus ROG Ally. The only thing I wished it had was a bigger screen, as the 7-inch 1080p panel limits how much you can do in Windows. One creative modder has solved that problem by making a clamshell attachment for an extra touchscreen, doubling the Ally's amount of screen space.
Like many PC gamers across the world, I was appalled when I heard about the shuttering of Arkane Austin by Microsoft. Despite the studio's recent woe with Redfall, a game described by some commentators as one where 'executives ruined everything', I'd presumed that its previously stellar track record and new ownership by a financial juggernaut would insulate it from the tsunami of gaming industry job losses we've witnessed over the last year.
The display standards body VESA has rolled out a new 1.2 spec for its DisplayHDR certification regime. The revised Version 1.2 standards add a range of new requirements, but the bottom line is that most so-called HDR-certified monitors still won't actually be HDR capable.
Sometimes, in the world of laptop design, it can be difficult to stand out from the pack. After all, when it comes down to the internals laptop manufacturers are pulling from the same parts bins, so when it comes down to making the right laptop purchasing decision for you, beyond what internal hardware you're getting for the price, when it comes to aesthetics they can all seem like much of a muchness.
A new form of upgradeable laptop memory has been rolled out within a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop. This new memory format, LPCAMM2, offers upgradeability and efficiency in a compact form factor, which means it can be used more widely in laptops that might usually have non-replaceable, soldered memory inside them.
We've got some concrete plans for the first Manor Lords patch, and it looks like it could fix some unpopular problems in the new early-access city builder, including one that has bankrupted my town.
With Metaphor: ReFantazio just five months away, there's been surprisingly little information for us to glean about Atlus' medieval fantasy RPG. Thankfully, the developer has released in-depth info on some mechanics and dungeons we can expect in the game, and it really is looking to be modern Persona with an aesthetically archaic flair.
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has released a snapshot of its latest PC market analysis, showing that over the last three months, global shipments of CPUs for notebooks and desktop PCs have declined, compared to the constant growth throughout 2023. The portion of those shipments for desktop PCs has also continued to shrink, and JPR predicts that this trend will carry on for the next few months of 2024.