That's exactly the point.

Many chip prices have gone through the roof, not just the GPUs. It's quite possible that due to this, if many new suppliers would be needed to source those, a "Pro" version would cost about as much as a PS5 or Series X if they want to sell at some profit, and that's just a price no one would be willing to pay.

Though it might also not be canned, just kicked down the stairs until the prices go down again and Nintendo being able to release the console at a reasonable price. In this case, both the Bloomberg report and the new one could possibly be true, as Nintendo might have planned a release this year, but due to the circumstances, they might have chosen to delay it until next year.

Probably already posted here already but yea.

Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming is now widely available on iOS and PC

https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/28/22554267/microsoft-xcloud-game-streaming-xbox-pass-ios-iphone-ipad-pc

Gonna give it a try.

You're talking like taking those decisions were the easiest thing to do. To make a console, Nintendo or anyone else needs to spend months trying to find not only the right components, but making deals with the suppliers. And those deals include the cost per unit. It's highly inlikely that Nintendo will see an increase in price over what's signed in those contracts and, if they did and that's the cause for this delay/cancellation, the supplier broke the contract and will surely have to pay the fine included in the contract for such instances, as well as the fact that, unless it's a monopoly, it's unlikely it will ever work with Nintendo again.

But if it's Nintendo who has broken the deals, then they'll lose millions for those broken contracts as well as to Foxcon or whoever assembles the machine as they would have also had to book the manufacturing of the device.

So yeah, there so much involved in this that there must be a very, very good reason for scrap the new console.

Of course, all that means nothing if Bloomberg was wrong, and what happened is that Nintendo tried to explore the market to make such device only to find that, in the current situation, it wasn't feasible.

In another vein, today's news will get, hopefully, an hour later or so because I have to go get the vaccine.

Will try to post them telepathically with my new 5G chip .

Meanwhile in Canada... Stock in returning!!

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/o9uep0/stock_returning_in_canada/

Intel teases soon release of Xe-HPG microarchitecture

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-teases-soon-release-of-xe-hpg-microarchitecture

It will be releasing for laptops first and then eventually desktops. It does feel like Intel might be releasing their cards a tad too late as stock is starting to come back. But still, if the performance and price are great, then it would be an awesome third addition in the GPU space... Then again, it is Intel...

EVGA teases AMD-based motherboard, X570 Dark coming?

https://videocardz.com/newz/evga-teases-amd-based-motherboard-x570-dark-coming

While Evga might not be a very well known motherboard company, it is huge that they are now making motherboards for Ryzen. Truly the market has shifted quite a bit.

Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/28/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements/

They are now testing Windows 11 on Intel 7th gen and Zen 1 CPUs to see if those will meet Microsoft's "expectations." Most likely, they will continue to expand support. They also got rid of the Upgrade readiness app due to feedback of it being terrible and they will re-release it later. TPM continues to be a requirement however.

Windows 11 Build 22000.51 - New Action Center, File Explorer, Microsoft Store, Settings + MORE

First major preview update since the leak build. Lots of changes and animations compared to Windows 10. Overall I like it. You can see quite a lot has been optimized for touchscreens but unlike windows 8, none of it feels like it's compromising the Desktop experience. So far it looks like MS is heading in the right direction. There are still going to be lots of changes coming so we will see how things go.

Alright guys, things went quicker than expected so... here are the Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The SNK Publisher Sale comes with up to 70% discounts during the next 6 days. Curiously, most keys are for GOG, with some also for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/snk-publisher-sale/</a<
• And there's a Just Cause Franchise Sale, with up to 90% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/just-cause-franchise-sale/</a<

Fanatical has two new Flash Deals and a new bundle:

• The first Flash Sale is The Banner Saga 3, 70% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-banner-saga-3</a<
• The second one is Persona 4 Golden, 48% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/persona-4-golden</a<
• The new bundle is the Killer Bundle 18, with 8 games and 3 DLCs split in two tiers of 8 and 11 products: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-18</a<

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

New Fallout 4 Mod adds different/unique ending cinematics to all factions
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/new-fallout-4-mod-different-unique-ending-cinematics-for-all-factions/
SixtyMinutemen and Toro Montana have released a new mod for Fallout 4 that adds alternate ending cinematics for faction choice. This mod is basically an enhanced version of an older one (from the same team), so feel free to upgrade if you’re using “iMod’s Alternate Ending Cinematics for Fallout 4”. This mod, like the original, aims to bring some semblance of faction choice endings to Fallout 4. Thus, it can give you the illusion of choice, rather than the uniform cutscene vanilla Fallout 4 had. The modders used iMod in order to create these cut-scenes that have the style of New Vegas’ ending slides.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

Near, creator of the higan and bsnes emulators, has died
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/near-creator-of-the-higan-and-bsnes-emulators-has-died/
Near, also known by their username Byuu, the creator of several groundbreaking videogame emulators and a recent celebrated translation of JRPG Bahamut Lagoon, has died by suicide.

Reverse-engineered GTA 3 and Vice City projects are back online
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/reverse-engineered-gta-3-and-vice-city-projects-are-back-online/
Cast your minds back to February—a fan project which released reverse-engineered source code for both Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City popped up on GitHub. Unsurprisingly, Take-Two Interactive swooped in with a takedown notice a week later, and the project vanished. Now, four months later, both games appear to be back in action.
As reported by Eurogamer, the modders recently filed a counterclaim against Take-Two's original takedown notice for the projects, dubbed Re3 and ReVC. Turns out, Rockstar's parent company has yet to respond, meaning GitHub has put the projects back online.

GAMING NEWS

New Forza Horizon 5 in-engine footage shows weather and lighting effects
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-forza-horizon-5-in-engine-footage-shows-weather-and-lighting-effects/
During its latest Forza Monthly Stream, Playground Games presented some new in-engine footage from Forza Horizon 5. This new in-engine video showcases the game’s weather and lighting effects.

Australian Classification has rated id Software’s new game, codenamed Project 2021B
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/australian-classification-has-rated-id-softwares-new-game-codenamed-project-2021b/
Back in January 2021, the Australian Classification revealed a VR game that id Software is currently working on. And earlier today, a new rating appeared for another id Software game, codenamed Project 2021B.

Tuesday news, part two:

New Teardown difficulty options let you unlock everything at once
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/new-teardown-difficulty-options-let-you-unlock-everything-at-once/
Teardown developer Tuxedo Labs has released a neat update for the game, introducing accessibility and difficulty options.
The explosive heist game has added six new options which can make the game easier or more difficult. "We have done our best to balance the difficulty in Teardown to what we think is an appropriate level of challenge," the options page reads. "If you think the game is too hard, too easy, or just want a more relaxed experience, you can make adjustments here."

Knockout City's next season promises a new ball type, map, and more events
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/knockout-citys-next-season-will-introduce-a-new-ball-type-map-and-more-events/
Knockout City, one of 2021's surprise hits that I can't get enough of, is getting a bundle of new stuff when Season 2 starts in July. Announced today in a blog post from developer Velan Studios, Knockout City Season 2 will kick off on July 27 with a new special ball type, a new map, special events (like the Heatwave event going on right now), contracts, and cosmetics.

Hearthstone's next expansion will be revealed this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hearthstones-next-expansion-will-be-revealed-this-week/
The wheels are turning on a new Hearthstone expansion, and while we don't know yet when it will be released, we do know when it will be revealed: at 9:30 am PT/12:30 pm ET on July 1.

Respawn promises to crack down harder on Apex Legends cheaters
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/respawn-promises-to-crack-down-harder-on-apex-legends-cheaters/
Apex Legends is a really good battle royale, but like so many popular online games, it has a problem with cheaters. Pop around to the Apex subreddit and you can find all kinds of complaints about players breaking the rules instead of competing fairly, over the past few months the game has also been struggling with DDoS problems. Thankfully, Respawn said on Twitter today that it is "pursuing several options to crack down on cheating."

Explore Death Trash's gristly apocalypse with a permanent demo
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/explore-death-trashs-gristly-apocalypse-with-a-permanent-demo/
This month, the Steam Next Fest opened the floodgates to literally hundreds of free demos—most of which went back offline after the festival closed its doors last Tuesday. But some didn't, including Stephan Hövelbrinks' wonderfully meaty pixelated RPG Death Trash.

Old-school RPG Legend of Mana is getting an anime adaptation
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/old-school-rpg-legend-of-mana-is-getting-an-anime-adaptation/
Square Enix has announced that an anime adaptation of Legend of Mana is in the works.
Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal is being produced by Warner Bros. Japan, Graphinica Inc and Yokohama Animation Lab—the latter two have recently collaborated on the opening cinematic for the Legend of Mana remaster. The announcement was made during a livestream celebrating 30 years of the Mana series.

Forza Horizon 4's next update will be the last to add new cars and features
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/forza-horizon-4s-next-update-will-be-the-last-to-add-new-cars-and-features/
Forza Horizon 4's next update will be the last to bring brand new content to the game, though developer Playground Games isn't quite ready to leave its Great British racer behind entirely.

Oh! And I tried connecting to my PC to post the news thanks to the power of the 5G chips... but I think I got a faulty one because it didn't work.

Personally very hyped for Forza Horizon 5. Would have double dipped Forza Horizon 4 when it came to Steam as I originally bought it on Windows Store but MS decided to be dumb and not allow me to transfer my save from the Windows Store version to the Steam version.

Least I'll be buying 5 onto Steam and dem weather effects look mighty fap worthy.

Personally, I'd have prefered a new Forza Motorsport, but it does look very good indeed.

So as GPU stock is coming back and CPUs has been in stock for a while now, we should probably do some recommendations as the prices start to normalize. This will be mine feel free to make your own!

Upper Mid ranged to Enthusiast:

Ryzen 5000 + Nvidia GPUs

- I think it's hard not to go this route. AMD's 5000 series CPUs smokes everything Intel has to offer while giving you an upgrade path into Zen 3 Vcache refresh. From 5600x-5950x, it's hard not to go AMD CPUs if you have the money.

- While Nvidia GPUs aren't in the same dominating position as they once were, I think it's hard not to go Nvidia GPUs as well. At 4k, Nvidia GPUs dominate in Raster. At 1440p they are able to trade blows but usually slightly behind 6000 series in Raster on average. But you get a ton more features:

-- Significantly faster Ray Tracing performance as tons of Ray Tracing games are continuing to come out
-- DLSS
-- ReBar (SAM alternative)
-- FSR since it works on any GPUs
-- Superior Nvenc codec
-- RTX Voice/Broadcast
-- Wider support of applications that use Cuda
-- Support for both G-sync and G-sync Compatible monitors

So similar to how buying a 5700XT was a mistake for many in retrospec as Turing will be getting all the next gen goodies while the 5700XT will be left behind in many areas, I think it's better to skip RDNA 2 and wait for RDNA 3 if you don't want to go with Nvidia as the performance uplift of RDNA 3 will alleviate a lot of the shortcomings of RDNA 2. While RDNA 2 does have a number of benefits, Nvidia simply as more and will age better imo. Just be sure to Skip the 3070 Ti and the 3080 Ti if possible.

Low to mid range:

Intel + Nvidia

In some ways, recommending Intel as a low to mid range build does put a smile to my face cause it shows how things can change if you don't innovate. The i5 11400 costing at $182 is the best performing 6 core 12 thread cpu you can get for it's price. AMD sadly doesn't have anything to offer that is nearly as competitive. The 5600G not only costs more but doesn't give you pci-e gen4 and performs worse. Pair that with a 3060 Ti and you will have a fap worthy setup without breaking the bank. Hopefully AMD can come out with a good alternative in the GPU space at the very least as I don't like the value of the regular 3060.

Low spec gamer:

5600G

Now if you are on a very tight budget and can't really afford a dGPU, that's where a 5600G becomes a good value. It smokes all the iGPUs on the market while beating a GT 1030.