"Same price range" is a bit of a vague statement there, TBH.

That being said, I hope the 4080 does drop in price because it will age poorly at current prices. 50% more RAM and 60% more cores for the 4090 vs. the 4080 is a huge gap that's kind of being masked by engine and CPU bottlenecks right now.

NVIDIA calls off AI Summit in Israel

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-calls-off-ai-summit-in-israel

Considering what's happening around the world, unsurprising

ASUS Hyper M.2 SSD Gen5 x16 expansion card announced, $79 price and up to 512 Gb/s bandwidth

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-hyper-m-2-ssd-gen5-x16-expansion-card-announced-79-price-and-up-to-512-gb-s-bandwidth

Surprisingly cheap

Intel Executive Hints Towards a Potential Windows 12 Launch By 2024

https://wccftech.com/intel-executive-hints-towards-a-potential-windows-12-launch-by-2024/

Hopefully the UI will better than 11

impressive.

I don't think Embracer will keep that size for long.

Question: Is there any specific meaning for the different colors?

It's time for the Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has new deals for us:

• There are two new Deals of t he Day, that will last until Wednesday:
  • IMMORTALITY gets a 25% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/immortality
  • Overlord + Raising Hell will be 75% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/overlord_raising_hell
• The Git Gud Sale, with roguelike games, features up to 90% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_git_gud_rougelikes_sale
• And Publisher 2K puts its titles up to 95% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20231002_2k_publisher_sale

Steam has two new deals:

• The Early Access title Havendock (that was part of the Programmer's Sale that will end tomorrow), will be 50% off until the 15th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2020710/Havendock/
• Sweet Transit, also in Early Access, gets a 33% discount until October, 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612770/Sweet_Transit/

The Humble Bundle has launched the Laugh Till You Die: Multiplayer Mayhem Bundle, with up to 7 games during the next 18 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/laugh-til-you-die-multiplayer-mayhem.

Fanatical has three new deals:

• The Star Deal is Saints Row Gold Edition, 71% off during another 24 hours (It started yesterday). The keys on sale are for EGS, while the Steam ones have no discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/saints-row-gold-edition-epic
• Publisher Plus In Digital puts its games up to 92% off during 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/plug-in-digital
• And the BYO Fall Bundle 2023 features 19 games to choose for your 1, 5 or 10 items bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-fall-bundle-2023

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Lies of P Mod introduces accurate vertical mouse movement
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-lies-of-p-mod-introduces-accurate-vertical-mouse-movement/
Modder ‘zetto’ has released a must-have mod for Lies of P that introduces accurate vertical mouse movement. This mod is a must for everyone who plays this latest Souls-like game with the keyboard and mouse.
For those unaware, the vertical mouse sensitivity in Lies of P does not match the horizontal one. No matter how you tweak the in-game settings, you cannot get an accurate mouse movement. And, thankfully, this mod addresses this issue.
>> There are no screenshots nor videos.

Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a physics ragdoll overhaul mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/red-dead-redemption-2-gets-a-physics-ragdoll-overhaul-mod/
Modder ‘GEOLOGIST’ has released an amazing new mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 that aims to overhaul its physics ragdolls. This mod will make the deaths of all enemies and NPCs more cinematic, and below you can find a video that showcases it in action.
Going into more details, this mod allows NPCs to grab their head and stumble around when shot in the head. NPCs can also freeze, look down at the wound, and then stare at the player when shot in the abdomen.
The mod also introduces different reactions when shot with different ammo types, and allows NPCs to instantly fall down when knocked out. Moreover, NPCs will fall down or stumble around for a bit when hit with a throwing item.
>> The article has an almost 6 minutes video.

This Starfield Mod introduces a dynamic weather system
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/this-starfield-mod-introduces-a-dynamic-weather-system/
Modder ‘Ainsy’ has released a really cool mod for Starfield that introduces to the game a dynamic weather system. This mod changes the weather automatically as you play, even allowing new weather variations in different climates/biomes.
The Starfield Dynamic Weather Mod will activate automatically in-game, allowing the weather to change on the fly as you play. This mod allows a huge variation in weather cycles, even in areas that don’t allow that climate. As such, you can expect to see thunderstorms, sandstorms, rain, snow, and beautiful sunny variations.
This mod comes in three versions; slow, medium, and fast. Slow transitions are for people who like longer weather transitions, medium is average and the recommended version, and faster is for people who want the weather to change a lot quicker than usual.
There is also an optional “Realistic” version that stays true to the game’s original biome weather cycle, but with increased speeds to make the weather more dynamic and enjoyable.
>> There's an almost 10 minutes video of this mod.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage gets a DLSS 3 Frame Generation Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/assassins-creed-mirage-gets-a-dlss-3-frame-generation-mod/
Modder ‘PureDark’ has released a DLSS 3 Frame Generation Mod for the latest AC game, Assassin’s Creed Mirage. This mod will allow owners of RTX 40 series GPUs to take advantage of Frame Generation in order to further enhance their experience.
By default, Assassin’s Creed Mirage supports NVIDIA DLSS 2, AMD FSR 2.0 and Intel XeSS. And, we don’t expect to see any official support for DLSS 3 Frame Generation. After all, Ubisoft has partnered with Intel for this game.
Now what’s also cool about PureDark’s Mod is that it also removes the annoying Chromatic Aberration effect. So yeah, this is a pretty cool mod as Ubisoft has not currently included any setting to disable CA.
Now as with most of PureDark’s DLSS 3 Mods, this is available exclusively to his patrons. In other words, you’ll have to subscribe to his Patreon in order to download it.
>> The article has a video of the mod that is a bit over 5 minutes long.

New Fallout New Vegas Mod fixes and improves its AI
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/new-fallout-new-vegas-mod-fixes-and-improves-its-ai/
Now here is something that passed under our radar. Earlier this Summer, modder “Inthegrave” released a new mod for Fallout New Vegas that attempts to fix and improve its AI.
As the modder noted, Improved AI (Navmesh Overhaul Mod) fixes and improves vanilla game pathfinding errors. Furthermore, it provides a better and more challenging experience with the AI. Thus, if you plan to replay this Fallout game, we highly recommend giving it a go.
Going into more details, the mod introduces better pathing and attempts to eliminate NPCs walking into walls and other objects. NPCs will now more frequently seek cover, and melee attackers will better navigate the environments. Not only that but it optimizes vanilla navmeshes for better performance.
Fallout New Vegas Improved AI (Navmesh Overhaul Mod) also fixes some vanilla game navmesh errors. Moreover, it fixes sunken nodes which can lead to NPCs being stuck in the ground, as well as unfinalized cells and mismatched borders that prevent NPCs from navigating.
>> You'll find an over 5 minutes video of this mod.

Take a look at Need For Speed Most Wanted with RTX Remix Path Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/take-a-look-at-need-for-speed-most-wanted-with-rtx-remix-path-tracing/
YouTube’s ‘Big Boy’ is currently working on an RTX Remix Mod for Need For Speed Most Wanted, aiming to add Path Tracing effects to it. And although there is no ETA on when it will come out, the modder shared a new WIP gameplay video.
In this video, Big Boy showcases the game’s new lighting system. The modder needs to fine-tune the colors but he claims that it’s close to final.
Now as you’ll see, the biggest issue right now is the low-quality textures. Need For Speed Most Wanted came out in 2005 and has really blurry textures (by today’s standards). So here is hoping that Big Boy will use an AI tool in order to overhaul them. Furthermore, the modder plans to implement displacement maps (as the latest version of RTX Remix has added support for them).
>> You'll be able to check the progress thanks to its 2:34 minutes video.

This Cyberpunk 2077 Mod enables ragdoll physics for all finishers
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/this-cyberpunk-2077-mod-enables-ragdoll-physics-to-finishers/
Modder ‘Kvalyr’ has released a new mod for Cyberpunk 2077 that enables ragdoll physics for all finishing moves. Thanks to this mod, enemies will no longer behave like stiff models, and they will no longer clip through world objects or float in the air.
According to the modder, there is a check in the base code to disable ragdoll-ing (and collisions) for NPCs killed by finishers. So, basically, this mod disables that check for an NPC being in a finisher workspot in the `CanRagdoll` function.
In order to showcase these ragdoll physics to finishers, Kvalyr shared the following videos.
The first video is without the mod whereas the second one is with it. Notice how the enemy no longer clips through the bar.

A heroic Starfield modder just straight-up deleted those repetitive temple 'puzzles' from the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-heroic-starfield-modder-just-straight-up-deleted-those-repetitive-temple-puzzles-from-the-game/
Without getting too deep into spoiler territory for those who haven't played much Starfield yet, there's a quest line in the main story involving temples. The first temple has a sort of puzzle inside that takes a few minutes to figure out, and there's a nice reward at the end of it.
When I finished my first temple mission I thought "That was cool." But that was my first temple mission. Thing is, there are more temple missions—24 of them altogether—and they're all 100% identical. The puzzle, which is barely a puzzle to begin with, never changes. It's like the temple and its contents were copy-pasted onto different planets, and it just becomes a mindless, time-sucking chore.
But that chore is now over forever, thanks to modder johndoebowler who created a mod called No More Temple "Puzzles." (Yes, they added those sarcastic quotes.) Now you just step inside each temple and wait a few seconds, get your reward, and bail. Nice.
>> There are no screenshots nor videos of t his mod.

GAMING NEWS

Naughty Dog’s Lead Outsource Artist may have leaked The Last of Us 2 Remastered
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/naughty-dogs-lead-outsource-artist-may-have-leaked-the-last-of-us-2-remastered/
Naughty Dog’s Lead Outsource Artist may have leaked an upcoming remaster of The Last of Us 2. According to his LinkedIn page, the artist was responsible for overseeing the production of The Last of Us 2 Remastered.
>> Given that they're unable to launch new games this gen, remasters will do.

Redfall finally gets a new patch, featuring numerous performance, graphical and gameplay fixes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/redfall-finally-gets-a-new-patch-featuring-numerous-performance-graphical-and-gameplay-fixes/
Arkane has finally released the second major patch for Redfall which packs numerous performance optimizations, as well as graphical, gameplay and QoL improvements.

Battlefield 2042 Patch 6.0 releases on October 10th and here’s its full changelog
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/battlefield-2042-patch-6-0-releases-on-october-10th-and-heres-its-full-changelog/
DICE has announced that Patch 6.0 for Battlefield 2042 will release on October 10th. According to the changelog, Update 6.0 will bring vehicle handling, recon balancing and aim assist improvements, and it will introduce a new map called Redacted, new weapons and new gadgets.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (2023) versus Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-2023-versus-modern-warfare-2-2009/
Activision has launched the multiplayer beta phase of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on PS5 this week. COD: MW3 will feature modern versions of all the 16 launch maps that were in the original 2009 version of Modern Warfare 2. And since the beta has the Favela Map, YouTube’s Cycu1 shared a graphics video comparison between Modern Warfare 3 (2023) and Modern Warfare 2 (2009).

Monday news, the very long part two:

Upcoming indie RPG says forget about looting treasure chests—now you are one
https://www.pcgamer.com/upcoming-indie-rpg-says-forget-about-looting-treasure-chestsnow-you-are-one/
(...)
Just a Chest, from a small Chinese dev called 42TeaParty, stars a protagonist named Issac—standard stuff so far—but Isaac isn't a valiant knight or devious demon lord. Isaac is a humble treasure chest. Joined by some wacky companions, he sets out on a journey to… well, I'm not exactly sure. Probably to find some gold to put in his belly or something.

Deep Rock Galactic is going rogue with an all-new spinoff game coming next year
https://www.pcgamer.com/deep-rock-galactic-is-going-rogue-with-an-all-new-spinoff-game-coming-next-year/
To be blunt, the success of Deep Rock Galactic was a surprise to me. A game about "space dwarves" mining for resources while fighting off hostile aliens in the deepest reaches of space sounds a little niche, doesn't it? Especially without a Warhammer 40,000 license attached to it. And yet, it's a hit: An "overwhelmingly positive" rating across nearly 200,000 user reviews on Steam, and more than three years after its 2020 launch—which came after two years of early access—it still regularly draws thousands of concurrent players.
Now developer Ghost Ship Games has announced that a new game set in the same universe, called Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, is coming in 2024.

The most bizarre Final Fantasy 14 bug to date is giving everyone random buffs and making them go Super Saiyan
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-most-bizarre-final-fantasy-14-bug-to-date-is-giving-everyone-random-buffs-and-making-them-go-super-saiyan/
There must be something in the water over in Eorzea—or a few backend bugs chewing their way through some Final Fantasy 14 code—because players have found themselves getting some unexpected power ups from totally random, persistent buffs.

Cozy fishing horror Dredge gets some chilling DLC next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/cozy-fishing-horror-dredge-gets-some-chilling-dlc-next-month/
Dredge is easily one of my favourite games of 2023—and considering how many bangers have released this year, that's a pretty big deal. Its sinister blend of fishing and Eldritch horror had me hooked, and next month I'll be able to experience even more thanks to its Pale Reach DLC.

Stardew Valley creator reveals a new and very important addition coming in the 1.6 update: 'Hats on cats (and dogs)'
https://www.pcgamer.com/stardew-valley-creator-reveals-a-new-and-very-important-addition-coming-in-the-16-update-hats-on-cats-and-dogs/
Stardew Valley's 1.6 update was supposed to be a relatively small thing, intended primarily to make life easier for modders rather than approaching the size of the feature-packed 1.5 update that once seemed like it would be Stardew Valley's send-off. 1.6 has grown significantly in scope since then, to include things like "a major new festival," new late-game content, new items and crafting recipes, and support for eight-person multiplayer on Steam. But now creator Eric Barone has teased what is undoubtedly the most important part of the update, and it can be summed up in five words: "Hats on cats."
"(And dogs.)"

Save a busy village from the apocalypse in this 'merciless' survival city builder
https://www.pcgamer.com/youre-doomed-from-the-start-in-merciless-survival-city-builder-dotage-but-trying-to-survive-the-apocalypse-is-all-part-of-the-fun/
As a city builder enthusiast and horrible mayor I've paved the way for plenty of disasters in my cities, like neglectfully letting peasants freeze by the dozens, losing my honey fortune to a heist, and chopping down a friendly enchanted talking tree just to get an amulet.
But in new turn-based roguelike city builder Dotage, your game ending in ruin is all but assured before you've even placed your first foraging hut. The elder of your village has delivered a prophecy of doom—and predicted a bunch of smaller catastrophes that are headed your way, too. Worse still, the old coot won't shut his damn mouth about it so your industrious little peasants have to live and work in constant fear of the approaching End Times.

It sure looks like edgy Pinocchio retelling Lies of P is getting some kind of DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/it-sure-looks-like-edgy-pinocchio-retelling-lies-of-p-is-getting-some-kind-of-dlc/
It seems Lies of P's chilling take on the tale of Pinocchio isn't finished yet. A Neowiz job listing discovered by Okami Games has revealed that DLC "is planned for production."

It turns out good guys can rescue Baldur's Gate 3's evil playthrough companion mod-free by turning her into a sheep and making the sheep stand trial
https://www.pcgamer.com/it-turns-out-good-guys-can-rescue-baldurs-gate-3s-evil-playthrough-companion-mod-free-by-turning-her-into-a-sheep-and-making-the-sheep-stand-trial/
Drow Paladin Minthara seems like a cool character, even if she placed dead last in PC Gamer's Baldur's gate 3 companion ranking. To recruit her, you have to betray most of act one's questgivers and friendly NPCs to help a bunch of stinky goblins instead, and this route also sees you waving goodbye to companions Karlach, Wyll, Halsin, and possibly Gale.
There's already mods for recruiting Minthara without being heinous, but a Taiwanese gamer with the handle pao870111 figured out a way to do so in vanilla Baldur's Gate 3, subsequently shared in English to Reddit by ZookeepergameDeep360. Fair warning: it's a jank juggling act of epic proportions, and very much not what Larian intended.
>> Larian went above and beyond with this game, as proven by what they did to get the armor clanking noises right.

Warfare MMO Foxhole is adding naval combat complete with huge multi-person ships
https://www.pcgamer.com/warfare-mmo-foxhole-is-adding-naval-combat-complete-with-multi-person-ships/
Massive multiplayer warfighting game Foxhole is expanding big time, taking its huge wars to the high seas for the first time by adding major naval vessels like submarines, battleships, destroyers, and more that will take dozens of players to crew and operate across duty stations like command, piloting, engineering, guns, sonar, depth charges, and sea mines. It'll also bring a huge overhaul to the mechanics of naval invasions, introducing sea-based headquarters vessels where players can spawn. Foxhole's Naval Warfare update will launch on October 26, 2023.

Dave the Diver gets crabs and lobsters this month, among other new stuff, in its first content update
https://www.pcgamer.com/dave-the-diver-gets-crabs-and-lobsters-this-month-among-other-new-stuff-in-its-first-content-update/
Spearfishing and sushi restaurant managing indie RPG Dave the Diver was my surprise delight from last year, and proper release saw everyone else at PC Gamer agreeing with me. It's also poised to get its first real content update since release this month, October, bringing greater diversity to some dives, a fresh new quality of life update, and some straight-up crustaceans.

Following layoffs at CD Projekt Red, staff have formed a union for Polish game developers
https://www.pcgamer.com/following-layoffs-at-cd-projekt-red-staff-have-formed-a-union-for-polish-game-developers/
Developers at CD Projekt Red—the Polish studio responsible for a trilogy of videogames about a worker who believes in negotiating a fair price for his labor and one game set in a dystopian future where corporate exploitation is the rule—have formed a union. The Polish Gamedev Workers Union (PGWU) is part of the national union OZZ Inicjatywa Pracownicza, and is open to developers who work for other studios in Poland.

Weirdo indie RPG Knuckle Sandwich will finally release in November
https://www.pcgamer.com/weirdo-indie-rpg-knuckle-sandwich-will-finally-release-in-november/
Quite a few years after we first got a look at its early development and it won a bunch of indie show awards, surreal RPG Knuckle Sandwich will release next month: November 23, 2023. The game got a lot of attention back in the era when Undertale was still fresh because it offered something similar, and yet, very distinctly different.

Upcoming RTS-RPG fusion dares to ask big questions like 'What if the Vikings were riding dinosaurs?'
https://www.pcgamer.com/upcoming-rts-rpg-fusion-dares-to-ask-big-questions-like-what-if-the-vikings-were-riding-dinosaurs/
Personally I quite like Age of Empires, Warcraft, and Stronghold games. I also like dinosaurs. So, naturally, I like the concept behind Dinolords, a recently announced fusion of medieval city-builder and action RPG with RTS combat and also, you know, dinosaurs. Set to release into Early Access in the first few months of 2025, Dinolords is developed by new studio Northplay and published by the publishing arm of Ghost Ship Games, the developer behind Deep Rock Galactic.

Your whole life is secretly a deadly reality show in American Arcadia
https://www.pcgamer.com/your-whole-life-is-secretly-a-deadly-reality-show-in-american-arcadia/
We know the setup: A whole group of people life in an elaborately fake place that's actually the set of a sprawling reality show where they—and their lives—are the entertainment. Upcoming "cinematic puzzle game" American Arcadia is just that, a retro futuristic 1970s world constructed for entertainment purposes. Except for one thing: If you're not popular, if your ratings with the audience at home drop too far, you're killed.
American Arcadia just got a proper release date, too: November 15, 2023 will debut the hybrid of puzzle, platforming, cinematic story, and first-person mystery as protagonist Trevor and stage tech Angela Solano attempt to keep Trevor alive. There's a demo out now, for the curious. The voice cast will definitely be a draw for people, featuring Yuri Lowenthal (Spider-Man 1 & 2), Cissy Jones (Firewatch), and Krizia Bajos (Cyberpunk 2077).

This Pathfinder RPG's weakest class is a poisoner in a game where nearly everyone is immune to poison, but after two years it's about get a lifesaving overhaul
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-pathfinder-rpgs-weakest-class-is-a-poisoner-in-a-game-where-nearly-everyone-is-immune-to-poison-but-after-two-years-its-about-get-a-lifesaving-overhaul/
If you wanted to play a sneaky assassin guy (like I often do) in the excellent CRPG, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, you paradoxically never, ever wanted to pick the Assassin prestige class⁠—it was that bad. In the game's 2.2 update accompanying the release of its Lord of Nothing DLC on November 21, though, Assassins might just get their ticket to the major leagues.

WoW Classic hardcore duel goes horribly wrong when player is ganked by a Horde guard in the ultimate act of betrayal
https://www.pcgamer.com/wow-classic-hardcore-duel-goes-horribly-wrong-when-player-is-ganked-by-a-horde-guard-in-the-ultimate-act-of-betrayal/
Leveling in WoW Classic hardcore might be exhilarating, but when any enemy has the potential to end your life prematurely and send you crying back to character creation, it makes sense to be cautious. A friendly duel seems like a safe way to let off some steam without worrying about your character's mortality, but sadly, the encounter ended the promising life of a poor undead mage called Thegreek.
If you're not familiar, regular duels aren't "to the death" in World of Warcraft, instead, the fight is automatically stopped just short of the losing player falling over. In an unfortunate turn of events, the Horde NPC that happened to be patrolling the area—and would usually be unfazed by a duel going on in his vicinity—rushed over and delivered the fatal blow to the mage before running back to his patrol route and continuing on his way. The mage in question, Reddit user QuadsiusPrime, captured the incident, which you can check out below.

This crab soulslike allows you to whip out a pistol and one shot the boss once you've had enough
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-crab-soulslike-allows-you-to-whip-out-a-pistol-and-one-shot-the-boss-once-youve-had-enough/
The appeal of soulslike games is one I'd somehow avoided. Then the other morning I was mindlessly scrolling TikTok instead of falling asleep and came across a short video. I watched a small crab get fed up with dodging, blocking, and occasionally getting a hit in against a big boss crab, give up, and pop a cap in his face. It just pulled out a gun and blew him away. That game was Another Crab's Treasure by Aggro Crab which currently has a limited time demo up on Steam as part of this year's Next Fest.

Intel Core i9-14900K to cost £579 according large UK retailer

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-14900k-to-cost-579-according-large-uk-retailer

Pointless purchase

AMD Phoenix Desktop APUs For AM5 Might Utilize Phoenix 2 Dies With Zen 4 & Zen 4C Cores

https://wccftech.com/amd-phoenix-desktop-apus-am5-utilize-phoenix-2-dies-zen-4-zen-4c-cores/

AMD’s first AM4 motherboards still getting firmware updates 6 years and 8 months after launch

https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-first-am4-motherboards-still-getting-firmware-updates-6-years-and-8-months-after-launch

Crazy support

AMD introduces “System Lag” metric in the latest preview drivers, works on RDNA3 GPUs

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-introduces-system-lag-metric-in-the-latest-preview-drivers-works-on-rdna3-gpus

AMD Fluid Motion Frames can be used for videos, a return of “Fluid Motion Video”

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-fluid-motion-frames-can-be-used-for-videos-a-return-of-fluid-motion-video

Idk if I like video interpolation all that much when my tv does it but those that do, this would be a good benefit

How far we have come

Cool, but... well, I mean, San Andreas launched almost 20 years ago. That smartwatch may be more powerful than the PS2.