Yea it is gonna be a hard time for RDNA 2 overall until RDNA 3 comes out. Well on paper anyway since they are able to sell as many as they can make loll.

I think it's just a situation where Nvidia saw what was coming next for the GPU industry which was Ray Tracing and built their GPUs around it from the ground up. AMD on the other hand was playing catch up with Raster and because of that, they are now in a position where they are behind in next generation tech.

I think RDNA 2 is more of a stepping stone for AMD. More so than anything, they needed to catch up in Raster against Nvidia in all fronts and for the most part, they did. And luckily for them, being behind in Ray Tracing and not having DLSS isn't affecting them very much thanks to a number of games still being Raster heavy and the stock issues.

The biggest question is going to be whether or not AMD can have all these technologies ready in time for RDNA 3 and take on Nvidia's Lovelace. Cause as the list of games that implement Ray Tracing and DLSS grows, it will get harder to recommend AMD GPUs. And you just know that Nvidia is gonna have something big cooking in Jensen's oven after seeing RDNA 2. But say what you will about AMD, I had my doubts they could even take on 3080 in Raster yet here we are.

13:59 GMT

RX6700XT OOS before even launch. LOL bots. 

Why am I even surprised anymore?.

https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nier-automata-on-gamepass-is-based-on-a-newer-version-fixes-some-of-the-steam-issues/

SE the biggest troll in the universe

Feels good I paid £449 for PS5 on Amazon, day 1.

AIB 6700XT were going for £600-800 from retailers and sold out instantly.. like wut. Can't imagine Ebay double scalping prices.

The news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has a new sale and also a new release:

• To celebrate the release of the second expansion of The Outer Worlds, the game and previous DLCs are up to 50% off during the next 18 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/the_outer_worlds
• And the game Calico lands on the store with a 15% discount until the 25th: https://www.gog.com/game/calico

Steam has two new sales:

• Raji: An Ancient Epic is 50% off until March 23: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730390/Raji_An_Ancient_Epic/
• And the 2nd Pégases Ceromony Sale comes with up to 50% discounts for the next 5 days: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/pegases

The guys at Humble have two new deals:

• At Humble Bundle features a new Humble Curve Digital Supply-Drop Bundle, with up to 11 games to get during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/curve-digital-supplydrop
• And the Humble Store has a new sale featuring the games from Private Division up to 75% off during the next 4 days. The keys are for Steam and the Epic Store: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/private-division-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Railway Empire - Complete Collection, 45% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/railway-empire-complete-collection
• 2K Games has its games on sale durng the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/2k-games
• And the Nitro Bundle features 6 games and 6 DLCs with a 98% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/nitro-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Epic Games Store 'parties' will be kind of like Discord channels
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-store-parties-will-be-kind-of-like-mini-discord-channels/
In a post about upcoming Epic Games Store social features, the company introduced a new "party system" it's working on: a way for players to group up and chat in and out of games. Somewhat like Discord channels, party "windows" will allow Epic Store users to chat with each other whether or not they're in a game together, and won't depend on one person staying logged in. Parties will support voice, video, and text chat.
Epic's vision is for cross-platform parties where you can "share your latest highlights to convince your friends to play a game with you" or "kick off a match with only a few friends in the group while being able to continue talking" to everyone else. So, modern chat rooms, more or less.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Amazing Bioshock Mod for Half-Life: Alyx available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amazing-bioshock-mod-for-half-life-alyx-available-for-download/
Modder ‘Wim Buytaert’ has released a must-have Bioshock mod for Half-Life: Alyx. Return to Rapture is an eight-part story that revisits the iconic world of Rapture from the original BioShock. So basically, you can now experience Bioshock in VR.
Return to Rapture also features enemies and weapons from Half-Life: Alyx to fight. So yeah, this mod does not simply have maps that you can explore.
Additionally, the mod features an original soundtrack by RPM STUDIO warszawa. It also packs an exciting story complete with dialogue from the team’s new professional voice actor Seamus Bryner.
>> You'll find it at Steam, of course.

Star Wars – Dark Forces Fan Remake in Unreal Engine 4 gets a full playthrough video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/star-wars-dark-forces-fan-remake-in-unreal-engine-4-gets-a-full-playthrough-video/
In November 2020, we shared an alpha gameplay teaser trailer for a fan remake of Star Wars Dark Forces in Unreal Engine 4. And today, Shadow Art Games released a full playthrough video from its project.

Valheim mod adds Diablo-style epic loot drops
https://www.pcgamer.com/valheim-mod-adds-diablo-style-epic-loot-drops/
It'd be nice if all the greydwarf mobs and trolls you're killing in Valheim occasionally dropped something a bit more interesting than resin and shaggy blue leather. A modder is working on making that happen with the Epic Loot mod, created by randyknapp (and currently in early development) which adds magic items with new powers than can be found randomly in drops and chests.

GAMING NEWS

Techland released an update video for Dying Light 2 with new in-engine footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/techland-released-an-update-video-for-dying-light-2-with-new-in-engine-footage/
As promised, Techland released a development update video for Dying Light 2. However, and as we predicted, the team did not reveal anything meaningful. Instead, it is asking its fans to trust them, and that it will be talking about it soon.

EA has finally removed SecuROM from Crysis 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ea-has-finally-removed-securerom-from-crysis-3/
Electronic Arts has released a new update for the PC version of Crysis 3 that removes its SecuROM protection system. Crysis 3 came out in 2013 so it basically took the publisher almost 8 years until it removed it.
>> They've waited until there's no one left that cares about the game.

PC gamers can now explore Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s environments in VR
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/pc-gamers-final-fantasy-7-remake-vr/
While Final Fantasy 7 Remake is not yet available on PC, PC gamers can explore some of its environments thanks to this fan VR project. Created by Takato Matsuki and Colonel McKernel, you can now explore several iconic locations in Final Fantasy VII Remake with your friends using VRChat.

Watch Dogs Legion Online Mode now available on PC, Title Update 3.22 Release Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/watch-dogs-legion-online-mode-now-available-on-pc-title-update-3-22-release-notes/
Ubisoft has announced that the Online Mode for Watch Dogs Legion is now available on PC. In addition, the company released Title Update 3.22, and shared its full patch notes.

Part two of the news:

It looks like Call Of Duty: Warzone's zombies are heading to the hospital
https://www.pcgamer.com/it-looks-like-call-of-duty-warzones-zombies-are-heading-to-the-hospital/
In most zombie fiction, the last place you wanna be stuck is the hospital. It was only a matter of time before Call Of Duty: Warzone's Outbreak event followed tradition, and now it looks like Verdansk hospital is about to be overrun by the living dead.

Yeehaw, American Truck Simulator is going to Texas
https://www.pcgamer.com/yeehaw-american-truck-simulator-is-going-to-texas/
If there's one things Texans love, it's the whole world thinking that a state of 30 million-odd folks is exclusively populated by cowboy boot-wearing, Tex Mex guzzling, country music-listening rednecks. Of course that's not true: There's Austin.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla players can finally change how their armor looks, but many are unhappy with how it works
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-players-can-finally-change-how-their-armor-looks-but-many-are-unhappy-with-how-it-works/
Since Assassin's Creed Valhalla launched last year, one of the features most requested by players was the ability to change the appearance of armor and weapons while still keeping their stats. (...)
Valhalla's 1.2 update, which adds a bunch of things including being able to transmog gear, should have been good news for players. But many are pissed at how Ubisoft went about implementing the feature.

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut releases on March 30
https://www.pcgamer.com/disco-elysium-the-final-cut-releases-on-march-30/
Studio ZA/UM has announced that melancholy detective RPG Disco Elysium will get its expanded Final Cut version, complete with new political vision quests and one million words of voice acting, on March 30. It'll be a free upgrade for anyone who owns the existing game, and a good reason to replay the best game you can play on PC.

Investment group slams Activision CEO Bobby Kotick’s massive bonus payment
https://www.pcgamer.com/investment-group-slams-activision-ceo-bobby-koticks-massive-bonus-payment/
CtW Investment Group, which "works with union-sponsored pension funds to enhance long-term stockholder value," has issued a statement criticizing a "Shareholder Value Creation Incentive" bonus payment to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick that it says is worth nearly $200 million.

The Outer Worlds' last DLC expansion ‘Murder on Eridanos’ is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-outer-worlds-last-dlc-expansion-murder-on-eridanos-is-out-now/
The second and final expansion for The Outer Worlds is out today, and as the trailer above demonstrates it’s jam-packed with the vanilla game’s trademark quirk. ‘Murder on Eridanos’ takes you to the titular planet in order to figure out who murdered Halcyon Helen, star of the in-game TV serial Terror on Monarch.

The Avengers directors were behind Fortnite's Season 6 cinematic
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-avengers-directors-were-behind-fortnites-season-6-cinematic/
From slick, frictionless action to goofy moments of character banter, the cinematic opening for Fortnite's latest season has big Marvel energy. There's good reason for that, mind. Turns out, Avengers directors Anthony and Joe Russo had a hand in co-directing the short.

Drive around a full-scale recreation of Berlin in The Bus
https://www.pcgamer.com/drive-around-a-full-scale-recreation-of-berlin-in-the-bus/
I don't have a fantastic history with Berlin's public transport system. (...)
And yet, I am beyond excited for The Bus, a game that offers a 1:1 scale replica of the German capital to ferry passengers around.

New LiS title leaked - True Colours. Resetera must be on fire rn lol

NAND flash prices expected to rise up to 8 percent next quarter

https://www.techspot.com/news/88958-nand-flash-prices-expected-rise-up-8-percent.html

Time to buy SSDs gents before the prices go back up. I have seen the 980 Pro and SN850 get $200 off from time to time.

Intel introduces Adaptive Boost Technology for 11th Gen Core i9 Series

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-introduces-adaptive-boost-technology-for-11th-gen-core-i9-series

Sounds like PBO for Intel Cpus

Scarlet Nexus releasing 25.06.2021

It's supposed to be releasing for PC and Playstation as well.