NGL, the only reason I haven't sold my ps5 is cause of Final Fantasy exclusivity

Holy shit, holy fucking shit, I'ma die rn

WAITED 12 YRS FOR THIS, do not fuck this up FS, do not make this a Souls-like, pls for the fucking love of god.

Ayy lmao, fuck off SE.

Wasn't gonna buy it anyway, their previous triple whammy deals with EGS made sure I wouldn't be buying from them ever again, this is like the quadruple slam dunk for "fuck everyone else".

Most hyped up game.

I'll buy it on PS5 when I get my PS5 next holiday - hopefully the rumor about the new SKU is true so I can get that instead of the current PS5.

Also will get it on PC in a few years later when its cheaper (its what I did with FFXV).

Was to be expected, really. After all, all that NVidia said was that the 4080 12GB had a naming problem, but never said it had a pricing problem.

Yeah, and that's after 5 Generations of 10nm FinFet Intel 7 (Cannon Lake, Ice Lake, Tiger Lake, Alder Lake and Raptor Lake), so the next one is already years behind.

Meteor Lake will probably be mobile only, like Ice Lake and Tiger Lake before. Those chips are smaller, as such it will not hurt so much if the yield rate ain't there yet for the big desktop chip.

All Intel can hope is that AMD needs 2 years for Zen 5, if it comes out next year already they'll get slaughtered. By then DDR5 prices should be close to DDR4 prices and cheaper boards should also be out by then, so the platform price advantage would be mostly gone, too.

Both NVidia and Intel came with hew GPUs during that quarter (and the NVidia one sold out pretty fast despite it's price), so I'll wait for the next quarter after Navi 3x launched to see if it's just a blip due to the launches or if this is the new hierarchy.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX & RX 7900 XT 3DMark GPU Benchmarks Leak, Trading Blows With The NVIDIA RTX 4080

https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-rx-7900-xt-3dmark-gpu-benchmarks-leak-trade-blows-with-nvidia-rtx-4080/

Absolutely trash tier of an architecture if true. I suspect 7900XTX will still beat the 4080 but likely by 5-10% at best in Raster and will get rolfstomped in everything else. Considering AIB prices for 7900XTX will be more so around $1300 USD, yea this is horrid if it turns out to be true.

This one I don't doubt in considering Nvidia has Optix render that can rolfstomp CDNA despite CDNA being workstation and Ampere/Lovelace being consumer

NVIDIA RTX 4070 Specifications Leak Out: 250W Affair With 5888 CUDA Cores, 12GB GDDR6X Memory And More

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-rtx-4070-specifications-leak-out-250w-affair-with-5888-cuda-cores-12gb-gddr6x-memory-and-more/

Least the vram won't be an issue this time around but the price probably will

Intel Core i9-13900KS 6 GHz CPU Benchmarks Leak Out: 5% Faster Single & 10% Faster Multi-Threading Performance Versus 13900K

https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-13900ks-6-ghz-cpu-benchmark-leak-up-to-10-percent-faster-than-13900k/

The post-TGA news, aka. the Friday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

First of all, a correction. Yesterday I said that the Epic Store would unveil a new, mysterious, free game "in 7 hours". Well, it turns out that I didn't pay enough attention because it wasn't hours, but days. So yeah, sorry, my bad. Nothing new from the Epic Store until its usual Thursday update. With that said, I'd also like to remind or inform you (it depends if you've seen it somewhere else or not), that next week should mark the start of its Christmas Sale and they'll be giving away one free game per day.

Humble Bundle has the new Company of Heroes Total Command Collection, with up to items to get (games, DLCs, coupons for CoH3) during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/company-heroes-complete.

Fanatical has a new bundle: the Ripper Bundle, with 7 games split into two tiers of 6 and 7 and featuring an up to 96% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/ripper-bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 527.56 WHQL
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-527-56-whql
Highlights

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for the latest new games featuring NVIDIA DLSS 3 technology including Portal with RTX and updates for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Jurassic World Evolution 2.

Fixed Issues

• [GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky [3858016]
• Games utilizing DLSS 3 may crash when ending a recording using Shadowplay or OBS with NVENC [3817185]
• Older versions of Minecraft Java Edition show corruption on screen [3870232]
• [Microsoft Surface Book 2] Display driver fails to install on GeForce GTX 1060 [3876764]
• [RTX 4090] No display when hot plugging back and forth between DisplayPort and HDMI [3672801]
• Errors in Adobe Premiere and After Effects with H.264 and HEVC content [3881781]

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Red Dead Redemption 2 mod gives Arthur a moonshine operation like Red Dead Online's
https://www.pcgamer.com/red-dead-redemption-2-mod-gives-arthur-a-moonshine-operation-like-red-dead-onlines/
As everyone eagerly awaits Grand Theft Auto 6, many Read Dead Redemption 2 superfans are feeling a bit left out in the cold. There doesn't even feel like a slim chance of more DLC being added to RDR2 at this point, and Rockstar confirmed in July that Red Dead Online won't receive any more "major" updates, either. Development-wise, the grand cowboy adventure feels like a ghost town.
Modders haven't given up, though, and if you're looking for a new activity in RDR2 singleplayer, I've got some boozy news for you. The moonshiner role from Red Dead Online has been recreated in a mod for singleplayer RDR2, so you can put Arthur Morgan to work on a new career as a bootlegger.

GAMING NEWS

Official PC requirements revealed for EA’s hunting game, WILD HEARTS
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/official-pc-requirements-revealed-for-eas-hunting-game-wild-hearts/
Electronic Arts has revealed the official PC system requirements for its upcoming hunting game, WILD HEARTS. Developed by KOEI Tecmo, Wild Hearts is a unique twist on the hunting genre where technology gives you a fighting chance against fearsome beasts infused with the ferocious power of nature itself.

New gameplay trailer for the Resident Evil/Silent Hill-inspired game, Post Trauma
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-for-the-resident-evil-silent-hill-inspired-game-post-trauma/
Raw Fury has released a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil/Silent Hill-inspired game, Post Trauma. Post Trauma will feature fixed camera angles, and there is already a demo that you can download and play.

Judas is the new game from Bioshock creator, gets first in-engine trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/judas-is-the-new-game-from-bioshock-creator-gets-first-in-engine-trailer/
Ghost Story has announced its new first-person game that is heavily inspired by the Bioshock games, Judas. Moreover, the team shared the game’s debut in-engine trailer that you can find below.

Death Stranding 2 is the next game from Kojima Productions, and here is its in-engine trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/death-stranding-2-is-the-next-game-from-kojima-productions-and-here-is-its-in-engine-trailer/
Kojima Productions has just announced Death Stranding 2, and shared its debut in-engine trailer. Death Stranding 2 has been initially announced for PS5, however, we are certain that the game will find its way to PC. After all, we already got the first Death Stranding game (which also supported PC-only features like AMD FSR 2, Intel XeSS and NVIDIA DLSS 2).

Tekken 8 gets its first official gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/tekken-8-gets-its-first-official-gameplay-trailer/
Bandai Namco has just released the first official gameplay trailer for its upcoming fighting game, which will be using Unreal Engine 5, Tekken 8. This trailer will give you a glimpse at the game’s art style and graphics.
>> And it brings back Jun Kazama.

Baldur’s Gate 3 will leave Early Access in August 2023, gets new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/baldurs-gate-3-will-leave-early-access-in-august-2023-gets-new-gameplay-trailer/
Larian Studios has announced that Baldur’s Gate 3 will leave Early Access and will be fully released in August 2023. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team shared a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Gearbox has announced the sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes, Remnant 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gearbox-has-announced-the-sequel-to-remnant-from-the-ashes-remnant-2/
Gearbox has announced the sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes, called Remnant 2. Remnant 2 will be developed by the same team behind its predecessor, Gunfire Games, and below you can find its debut trailer.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a new action RPG from the creators of Life is Strange
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/banishers-ghosts-of-new-eden-is-a-new-action-rpg-from-the-creators-of-life-is-strange/
Focus Entertainment has announced Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, a new action RPG from the creators of Life is Strange. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher shared the game’s debut trailer that you can find below.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 gets a brand new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/warhammer-40000-space-marine-2-gets-a-brand-new-gameplay-trailer/
Warhammer fans, here is something special for you today. Focus Entertainment has released a brand new gameplay trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

The Lords of the Fallen gets a brand new TGA 2022 gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-lords-of-the-fallen-gets-a-brand-new-tga-2022-gameplay-trailer/
CI Games has just released the TGA 2022 gameplay trailer for The Lords of the Fallen. This trailer features some cinematics sequences, as well as some gameplay scenes. And while it does not represent the quality of the final product, it can give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

Crime Boss: Rockay City is a new first-person mafia game, first details & in-engine trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crime-boss-rockay-city-is-a-new-first-person-mafia-game-first-details-in-engine-trailer/
505 Games has just announced Crime Boss: Rockay City; an organized crime game combining first-person shooter action and turf wars. Moreover, the publisher released the game’s debut in-engine trailer which you can find below.
>> The game has lots of faces, and voices, you'll recognize.

Here are the TGA 2022 trailers for Hades 2, Atomic Heart, TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE, Dune: Awakening & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-the-tga-2022-trailers-for-hades-2-atomic-heart-transformers-reactivate-dune-awakening-more/
At the TGA 2022 event, numerous publishers shared trailers for their upcoming games. Thus, we’ve decided to collect those that we haven’t shared yet and include them in one big article. So, below, you can find the trailers for Atomic Heart, Blue Protocol, TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE, REPLACED, Forspoken, Hades 2, Scars Above, After Us and Immortals of Aveum.

Friday news, part two:

Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update given Nvidia DLSS 3 frame-gen upgrade
https://www.pcgamer.com/witcher-3-next-gen-update-given-nvidia-dlss-3-frame-gen-upgrade/
We're less than a week from the 14 December launch of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Next-Gen Update. Now comes news that it will fully support Nvidia's DLSS 3 upscaling and frame-rate speedifyin' tech including frame generation.

Chivalry 2 gears up for 'Merry Chivmas' with a massive update, free weekend, and 'yule goat' weapon
https://www.pcgamer.com/chivalry-2-gears-up-for-merry-chivmas-with-a-massive-update-free-weekend-and-yule-goat-weapon/
Good news for fans of screaming and violence: Chivalry 2 has gotten a major update, and Torn Banner is giving everyone a free weekend of the game to try it out. The game got its Winter War update on November 30, dragging the medieval brutality simulator into the holiday season with a new campaign pass, map, weapons and characters, but the free weekend begins today, alongside the game's annual Merry Chivmas event.

Halo: MCC's weirdly great post-launch support continues with Steam Workshop integration
https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-mccs-weirdly-great-post-launch-support-continues-with-steam-workshop-integration/
It's largely been forgotten about now, but Halo: The Master Chief Collection launched on Xbox One in an absolute state. (...) All of which suggests that, back in that launch period, Microsoft had some serious internal discussion about how it had presented its supposed icon of the Master Chief (and in a collection bearing his name). 343 Industries clearly has both the will and the funding to continue improving the game. And now, in what may make the biggest difference to the game's PC playerbase yet, it's added Steam Workshop integration out of nowhere.

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard faces roadblock as FTC sues to stop it
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard-faces-roadblock-as-ftc-sues-to-stop-it/
The US Federal Trade Commission has formally moved to halt Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying that Microsoft has a record of "acquiring and using valuable gaming content to suppress competition from rival consoles."

This gorgeous Breath of the Wild-like is being made by an Overwatch 2 dev in his spare time
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-gorgeous-breath-of-the-wild-like-is-being-made-by-an-overwatch-2-dev-in-his-spare-time/
Today's pre-Game Awards Wholesome Snack presentation closed with a bit of a banger: Europa, "a peaceful game of adventure, exploration, and meditation" that looks firmly in the same vein as Sable and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild⁠—a beautiful, stylized open world adventure with an emphasis on discovery and puzzle solving.

BioShock 4 adds Ghost of Tsushima writer as narrative lead
https://www.pcgamer.com/bioshock-4-adds-ghost-of-tsushima-writer-as-narrative-lead/
We don't know much about BioShock 4, but we know one thing more than we did yesterday: Ghost of Tsushima writer Liz Albl has joined the development team at Cloud Chamber as the game's narrative lead.

Diablo 4 devs reportedly struggling to hit June release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-devs-reportedly-struggling-to-hit-june-release-date/
Rumor has it that Diablo 4 will release next year on June 6, but according to The Washington Post, which interviewed 15 current and former Activision Blizzard employees, hitting that date will be a challenge that could require "many hours of overtime or cut features."
>> Given that the launch date has been confirmed, it could be wise to wait until the first reviews and early adopters say about it before buying it.

Dead Cells crosses over with Castlevania in 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-cells-crossing-over-with-castlevania-in-2023/
New DLC for Dead Cells was revealed in The Game Awards 2022 pre-show tonight, and it mashes up the action-platformer with one of its classic inspirations in the game's "biggest DLC to date," coming in Q1 2023.

After Us is a surreal tale about saving the souls of animals in a post-human world
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-us-is-a-surreal-tale-about-saving-the-souls-of-animals-in-a-post-human-world/
Spanish developer Piccolo Studio announced its next project at The Game Awards tonight, a surreal adventure-platformer called After Us that sets players on a quest to save the souls of extinct animals as Gaia, the Spirit of Life.

Among Us announces official Hide and Seek mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/among-us-announces-official-hide-and-seek-mode/
At The Game Awards preshow today, Among Us delivered an exciting announcement for longtime fans: an official Hide and Seek mode (called Hide N Seek) is arriving on December 9. Hey, that's tomorrow!
>> Nope, that's not tomorrow. It's today.

A badass-looking Hellboy 'roguelite' is being made with creator Mike Mignola
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-badass-looking-hellboy-roguelite-is-being-made-with-creator-mike-mignola/
Announced at The Game Awards today, Hellboy Web of Wyrd is a "roguelite" action game in production by West of Dead studio Upstream Arcade, with a story written "in partnership with" Dark Horse Comics and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola.
>> Well, West of Dead already had the voice of Ron Perlman so...

Supergiant announces Hades 2 at The Game Awards
https://www.pcgamer.com/supergiant-announces-hades-2-at-the-game-awards/
Supergiant Games announced Hades 2 at tonight's Game Awards, a direct follow-up to the popular action roguelite. The sequel will be developed in early access just like the original, with more information coming in 2023.

And here's part three, and also last, of the Friday news:

Destiny 2 gets a very green new Lightfall gameplay trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-gets-very-green-new-lightfall-gameplay-trailer/
It's been a busy week for Destiny 2 enjoyers. The Season of the Seraph only launched on Tuesday, but thanks to a new trailer that just dropped at The Game Awards tonight, our thoughts are turning to next year's big Lightfall expansion.

Ruined King studio Airship Syndicate teams with Digital Extremes for a new co-op action-RPG
https://www.pcgamer.com/ruined-king-studio-airship-syndicate-teams-with-digital-extremes-for-a-new-co-op-action-rpg/
Airship Syndicate, the developer of the League of Legends RPG Ruined King, and Warframe publisher Digital Extreme revealed a new project at The Game Awards tonight called Wayfinder, a "character-based online action-RPG" that's slated to come out in 2023.

Nightingale gets a new trailer at The Game Awards
https://www.pcgamer.com/nightingale-gets-a-new-trailer-at-the-game-awards/
Nightingale continues to be one of the most promising games on the horizon. The PvE survival action game got a new trailer at The Game Awards 2022, showcasing, among other things, umbrella gliding.

One of Steam's most wishlisted games has a chaotic new trailer, and is coming early next year
https://www.pcgamer.com/one-of-steams-most-wishlisted-games-has-a-chaotic-new-trailer-and-is-coming-early-next-year/
It's a bit strange to peruse the list of the most-wishlisted games on Steam and see that among Hogwarts Legacy, Starfield, and Hollow Knight: Silksong is a game called Party Animals sitting firm at number five. Yup, more people are waiting to play Party Animals than there are for big ticket games like Ark 2. Incredible.

Meet Your Maker, Behaviour Interactive's base-building-and-raiding game, launches in April
https://www.pcgamer.com/meet-your-maker-behaviour-interactives-base-building-and-raiding-game-launches-in-april/
An all-new trailer for Behaviour Interactive's Meet Your Maker (opens in new tab) debuted at The Game Awards tonight, giving us a new look at gameplay and—this is the important bit—an April 2023 release date.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty stars the only guy cooler than Keanu Reeves: Idris Elba
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-stars-the-only-guy-cooler-than-keanu-reeves-idris-elba/
Keanu Reeves was undeniably the coolest guy in Cyberpunk 2077, but the new trailer shown at The Game Awards for upcoming expansion Phantom Liberty puts his title in serious doubt. His unmistakable voice gave it away before we even saw his face in the trailer: It's Idris Elba. In Cyberpunk 2077. Heck yeah.

The Game Awards 2022 results: All the winners
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-2022-results-all-the-winners/
All of the winners for The Game Awards 2022 have been announced. The annual gaming awards show had all of its nominations announced last month. A list of over 100 "global media and influencer outlets" voted on the games and the winners were announced in between new game trailers and reveals.

Guy crashes Elden Ring GOTY acceptance at The Game Awards, gets arrested
https://www.pcgamer.com/game-awards-elden-ring-guy-stage-ambush-2022/
As a handful of Elden Ring developers stood on stage to accept the award for Game of the Year, they didn't realize an invader was standing right behind them.

Genshin Impact emerges victorious in the bitter Game Awards war against Sonic Frontiers
https://www.pcgamer.com/genshin-impact-emerges-victorious-in-the-bitter-game-awards-war-against-sonic-frontiers/
The Game Awards was such a bizarre fever dream this year. The show alone housed an eight-minute acceptance speech straight off the bat. Then there was the stage-crasher who appeared during Elden Ring's GOTY speech and somehow wasn't immediately booted off. Perhaps the weirdest thing throughout all this, though, has been the bitter fight between the Genshin Impact and Sonic fandoms over the ceremony's most pointless award: the Players' Voice.
(...)
Well, things are finally over, and it seems not even Sonic's ultra-passionate community could stop the Genshin Impact train. During The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley awkwardly laughed through the "100% fan-voted category" nominees, adding "you guys were very busy voting the past few days." He even threw in a sly jab at the bot accusations, all but confirming some foul play had taken place. "Once we took out all the bot votes, the game award goes to Genshin Impact."

And here are the GOG and Steam deals for the weekend:

+GOG

• The first of two Deals of the Day is Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, 53% off during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/vampire_the_masquerade_bloodlines
• And the second one is Ocean's Heart, 60% off until Monday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/oceans_heart
• And the Weekend Sale features "casual" games with up to 90% discounts during 3 days. I put the casual between quotes because I'm not sure games like Myst or LIMBO fit that category, but anyway: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20221209_weekend_sale

+Steam

• The first Weekend Deal is Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, 40% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611910/Warhammer_40000_Chaos_Gate__Daemonhunters/
• Jurassic World Evolution 2 gets a 70% discount until the 12th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244460/Jurassic_World_Evolution_2/
• Resident Evil Village, that has a demo, will feature a 50% discount until December 14: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196590/Resident_Evil_Village/
• Escape Simulator is going to be 25% off until next Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/
• Crossfire: Legion will be free to try during 3 days and 34% off until December 15: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072190/Crossfire_Legion/
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered will be 75% off until Thursday, 15th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449280/Ghostbusters_The_Video_Game_Remastered/
• theHunter: Call of the Wild is free to try during another 2 days and gets an 80% discount until the 15th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/518790/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild/
• Chivalry 2 is free to try during the weekend and 50% off until December 22 (when the Winter Sale will start): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824220/Chivalry_2/

Let me end with a big thanks to Yuri for posting several videos from the TGA and saving me from doing it.
Also, if you want to see all the trailers and announcements from The Game Awards, you have them here: https://www.pcgamer.com/game-awards-announcements-trailers-2022/.

And well, I've already said enough. Until next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.