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PlayStation 5 Pro Game Boost Mode Could Run Elden Ring at Locked 60 FPS; Games Using FSR 2 and Dynamic Resolution Scaling Should Be Significantly Improved
The PlayStation 5 Pro game boost mode could make the system the only one capable of running FromSoftware's Elden Ring at locked 60 frames per second, according to a new analysis.
PlayStation 5 Pro Early Analysis Highlights Improvements for First-Party Titles, Hogwarts Legacy, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Alan Wake 2 and Others
The PlayStation 5 Pro is going to bring visual and performance improvements to games even without patching, although some games will benefit more than others from the console's improved specs.
VGC Patreon update: More videos, more podcasts
In case you missed it, VGC is on Patreon giving you more podcasts, videos, and bonus content from VGC.
Shure MV7+ podcast microphone review
When I found out Shure was discontinuing the Shure MV7 Podcast microphone, I felt a genuine twinge in my stomach. Y'see, I've been using two of the big beasties for vocal audio capture for years, and they've become like old friends. Slightly unwieldy perhaps, but as plug and play microphones, they were unparalleled.
As Astro Bot threatens world domination, PlayStation CEO says the series is "very, very important" as Sony aims to focus on "the family market"
PlayStation is very pleased with Astro Bot and says to expect more family friendly games.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Is Playable at TGS; KONAMI Provides Progress Update, Explains Why They Stayed So Faithful
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be playable at the Tokyo Game Show 2024, KONAMI confirmed. The publisher didn't really share any other details on what would be in the demo, but it won't be long until they'll have to, especially since TGS 2024 is around the corner (it will be held as usual in Tokyo's Makuhari Messe between September 26 and 29).
Former Sony prez says thousands of laid-off devs can just 'go to the beach for a year' and don't blame greedy execs: 'Things jump out in front of you and you deal with them just like any game. So get over it!'
It's been an awful couple of years to work in the games industry. More and more, developers are living at the point of a knife, as studios big and small make cut after cut after cut with the usual blather about streamlining and resets and delivering value for shareholders. At the beginning of this year, 16,000 devs had lost their jobs, and that number has only climbed as companies like Bungie, Rocksteady, and countless others have laid off hundreds of staff.