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Somebody turned a Nintendo Switch into the world's slowest iPhone, and the results were a disaster — boasts 20-minute boot times, kernel panics, and no working apps 2025年6月19日 20:45

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Somebody turned a Nintendo Switch into the world's slowest iPhone, and the results were a disaster — boasts 20-minute boot times, kernel panics, and no working apps

2025年6月19日 20:45

A tinkerer managed to boot Apple iOS on the Nintendo Switch

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Measuring 'fake' frames — Steam beta in-game overlay now detects DLSS/FSR frame generation and reports both framegen and native frame rateseditors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) 2025年6月19日 18:00

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Measuring 'fake' frames — Steam beta in-game overlay now detects DLSS/FSR frame generation and reports both framegen and native frame rates

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz)

2025年6月19日 18:00

Valve is making Steam's overlay more functional: the Steam Client Beta includes the ability to monitor AI-generated and native frame rates simultaneously in games where DLSS/FSR frame generation might be used.

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Steam OS as a desktop? I used the Legion Go S as my work PCbrandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) 2025年6月19日 18:00

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Steam OS as a desktop? I used the Legion Go S as my work PC

作者 brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill)

2025年6月19日 18:00

I attempted to experience Linux firsthand in the most awkward way possible – using a handheld gaming PC.

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Expert asserts Mario Kart World is a 'fake HDR' Nintendo Switch 2 title — ‘Mario Kart World reveals that even the highest caliber of developers aren’t taking HDR seriously’

2025年6月18日 21:03

Mario Kart World appears to have been developed using 'an SDR-first content pipeline with a last-minute HDR tonemap.'

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$1.4 million worth of Switch 2 consoles stolen from semi-truck — 2,800 consoles were en route from Nintendo of America HQ to a GameStop store in Texas

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月18日 20:35

A $1.4-million Nintendo Switch 2 shipment has been stolen off the back of a semi-truck.

A Nintendo Switch 2 console next to its box

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AMD to design processor for Xbox Next: Team Red extends long-standing Microsoft partnershipashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) 2025年6月18日 02:01

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AMD to design processor for Xbox Next: Team Red extends long-standing Microsoft partnership

作者 ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)

2025年6月18日 02:01

Microsoft has officially confirmed a multi-year partnership with AMD to co-develop high-performance custom processors for both next-generation Xbox home consoles and new Xbox-branded portable gaming devices.

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'There's nothing I can do. I don't even know if I wanna play anymore' — Pokémon fan left devastated after '20 years worth of data' lost in Switch to Switch 2 transfer

2025年6月17日 23:29

A passionate Pokemon fan has lost '20 years worth of data' due to a botched transfer between the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2

A Nintendo Switch 2 and a Nintendo Switch next to one another

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After just 12 days, Nintendo is already nuking Switch 2 console accounts for players caught using Mig Flash — popular cartridge allows Switch 1 games on the new console, but users say they're only using their own ROMs

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)

2025年6月17日 22:36

Be wary if you're planning to use the MIG-Switch with your Nintendo Switch 2, with user reports indicating a widespread ban on consoles that have been used with the flash cart.

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'There is no way a Borderlands game is that demanding' — Borderlands 4 users furious as PC requirements reveal RTX 3070 minimum GPU, 3080 recommended

2025年6月17日 19:22

Borderlands fans are up in arms over the game's recently revealed recommended PC specs and tier pricing strategy.

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I've been gaming on Windows for over 30 years, but now I'm giving Linux a shot 2025年6月16日 23:33

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I've been gaming on Windows for over 30 years, but now I'm giving Linux a shot

2025年6月16日 23:33

Hopefully I can play more than Super Tux Kart

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Nintendo Switch 2 gets a CT scan that shows off internals layer-by-layer, including a scan of the Nvidia Tegra SoC 2025年6月16日 18:00

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Nintendo Switch 2 gets a CT scan that shows off internals layer-by-layer, including a scan of the Nvidia Tegra SoC

2025年6月16日 18:00

Scan-of-the-month over at Reddit shows off what the Nintendo Switch 2 looks like under a CT scan and confirms the hardware inside.

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$3,000 Steam Deck prototype disassembled — concept units had discrete GPU support, smaller joysticks, circular touchpads

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月15日 23:00

Jon Bringus of Bringus Studios explored one of the first iterations of the Steam Deck gaming console.

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First reverse engineered Sony PS1 motherboard enables fixing broken systems — bare PCBs for $40, boards with chips for $95 2025年6月15日 22:40

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First reverse engineered Sony PS1 motherboard enables fixing broken systems — bare PCBs for $40, boards with chips for $95

2025年6月15日 22:40

An electronics enthusiast has created what they say is the 'first custom PlayStation 1 motherboard created in 30 years.'

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Nintendo Switch 2 screen survives being smashed with pliers 50 times — destructive testing finds the Switch 2 to be exceptionally tough

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月15日 00:49

Zack Nelson of JerryRigEverything tore apart the Nintendo Switch 2 to show us its internals and then stress-tested the screen with pliers to see how durable it is.

JerryRigEverything breaking the Nintendo Switch 2 screen with a pair of pliers

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Steam beta gets native Apple Silicon support — the only public Arm version of Steameditors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) 2025年6月13日 19:23

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Steam beta gets native Apple Silicon support — the only public Arm version of Steam

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月13日 19:23

Another Rosetta 2 holdout gone

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Nintendo Switch 2 tested: new internals are a major power-up 2025年6月13日 02:31

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Nintendo Switch 2 tested: new internals are a major power-up

2025年6月13日 02:31

The Nintendo Switch 2's powerful internals deliver a major upgrade to the Switch formula, but there's still some room for improvement.

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Mig Flash V2 shown working on Nintendo Switch 2 — could pave the way for Switch 1 games on latest console

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)

2025年6月12日 21:40

In a recent showcase, the team behind the MIG-Switch (now MIG Flash) successfully booted up The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom directly from the flash cart.

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Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS) Review: Sky-high performance with a price tag to matchbrandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) 2025年6月12日 21:03

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Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS) Review: Sky-high performance with a price tag to match

作者 brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill)

2025年6月12日 21:03

The Ryzen Z1 Extreme and SteamOS transform the Legion Go S from an also-ran to a giant slayer.

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Disastrous MindsEye launch plagued by performance issues — even an RTX 5090 can't deliver 60 fps despite 19GB VRAM usage, developer working on a fix

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月12日 19:07

MindsEye players are complaining of poor performance despite having hardware that exceeds the game's recommended requirements.

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Nintendo Switch 2's 3.5 million opening weekend sales smashes brand's console record — beats Switch 1's opening month by almost a million in four days

作者 stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick)

2025年6月11日 17:59

Nintendo says it sold 3.5 million Nintendo Switch 2 units worldwide in its opening weekend.

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Open source Switch 2 adapter brings M.2 NVMe SSD to Nintendo's latest console — MicroSD Express and NVMe share a similar pinout that could even theoretically support an eGPU

2025年6月10日 19:07

A console modder has shared details of their SDEX2M2 Adapter project, which adds M.2 SSD storage to the Switch 2.

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Xbox Series X|S expansion card from Seagate now comes in 4TB — quadruple your storage for $499

作者 stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick)

2025年6月9日 20:00

Seagate has unveiled a new 4TB version of its Xbox Series X|S that costs $499.99.

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Asus partners with Microsoft launch first Xbox gaming handhelds, the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar)

2025年6月9日 07:36

The new ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X are technically the first Xbox handheld gaming consoles

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Commodore shocks retro TechTuber with option to buy 'the whole company' 2025年6月8日 23:39

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Commodore shocks retro TechTuber with option to buy 'the whole company'

2025年6月8日 23:39

In response to a licensing inquiry, Commodore Corporation has shocked retro TechTuber Perifractic with an option to buy 'the whole company'.

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Microsoft 'Xbox PC' branding surfaces in game dev publicity materials — Xbox App also sees big changes

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月8日 20:36

Microsoft quietly changed the branding on Windows gaming, replacing it with the Xbox PC mark.

MIO Memories In Orbit showing Xbox PC branding

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Steam Deck internals crammed inside an Apple Magic Keyboard create a portable gaming PC

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz)

2025年6月8日 02:02

A modder has built a keyboard computer out of the Steam Deck's internal hardware, creating an ultra-portable SteamOS computer.

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Hackers discover Nintendo Switch 2 exploit one day after launch — minor hack allows running custom code on top of OS

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月7日 00:16

Bluesky user David Buchanan discovered a userland Return-Oriented Programming vulnerability on the Switch 2.

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New Nintendo Switch 2 units show potential signs of tampering — UK customers report receiving unsealed products from multiple retailers

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月6日 20:41

Many Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order customers are complaining that their consoles arrived already open.

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Where to buy Nintendo's Switch 2 games console 2025年6月6日 01:38

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Where to buy Nintendo's Switch 2 games console

2025年6月6日 01:38

Here's where to buy the latest Nintendo Switch 2 games console.

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GameStop Nintendo Switch 2 customers hit with punctured screens after store employees staple receipts to the box (Updated)

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz)

2025年6月5日 23:50

Customer reports reveal some Nintendo Switch 2 inventory is being damaged accidentally at a Gamestop location in New York due to staples piercing the packaging material, damaging the console's LCD screen.

Nintendo Switch 2 playing Mario Kart World

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The Nintendo Switch 2 may face steeper repair costs — Japanese listings show up to a 92% increase in prices for replacement parts

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)

2025年6月5日 21:43

Nintendo Japan's pricing for Switch 2 replacement parts suggests higher repair costs, which may extend globally as well.

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Forget about Switch 2, this PlayStation 5 Pro deal is the best gaming choice 2025年6月5日 20:41

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Forget about Switch 2, this PlayStation 5 Pro deal is the best gaming choice

2025年6月5日 20:41

The most powerful gaming console out there. Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro is discounted by £63 today.

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Nintendo Switch 2 gets disassembled — Nvidia chip gets its close-up 2025年6月5日 00:52

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Nintendo Switch 2 gets disassembled — Nvidia chip gets its close-up

2025年6月5日 00:52

A YouTuber tore down the Nintendo Switch 2, showing off the new Nvidia chip.

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Unreal Engine 5.6 promises 60 FPS Ray Tracing on current hardware – features Hardware Ray Tracing enhancements and eliminates CPU bottlenecks

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月4日 20:07

Epic Games just released Unreal Engine 5.6, which optimizes current hardware to deliver more performance for next-gen games.

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Nintendo Switch 2 has 'the most advanced graphics ever in a mobile device' – Nvidia CEO hails custom chip efforts ahead of launch

2025年6月3日 22:55

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described the chip in the Nintendo Switch 2 in a video on Nintendo's YouTube channel.

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Nvidia RTX 4000 and 5000 series owners instructed to lower quality settings in Hell is Us demo — Developer urges users to turn down settings and disable DLSS during cinematic intro to resolve crashing issue

2025年6月3日 19:18

A demanding new PC game demo crashes on RTX50 and RTX40 cards, but a workaround is to crank down the visuals to get past the intro, and then restore good quality settings.

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Microsoft shelves first-party Xbox handheld to work on Windows 11 portable performance 2025年5月30日 17:44

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Microsoft shelves first-party Xbox handheld to work on Windows 11 portable performance

2025年5月30日 17:44

Windows Central reports that Microsoft has postponed work on its own Xbox handheld in favor of enhancing Windows 11's handheld gaming support.

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Battlefield 2024 requires secure boot for anti-cheat, following in Valorant's footstepseditors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) 2025年5月28日 00:28

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Battlefield 2024 requires secure boot for anti-cheat, following in Valorant's footsteps

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz)

2025年5月28日 00:28

Battlefield 2042 introduces Secure Boot enforcement, requiring all players to have the security feature turned on to play the game. The change will prevent cheats from sneaking in during the Windows boot process.