All i can say is Epic has been good to me this year with some games that i most defo will play such as The Outer Worlds, DNF Dual, Deathloop, Deliver us Mars, Surviving the Aftermate etc etc. All games i plan to play into the new year. Thank you epic for the free shit.
Now for what i got was a Ps5 (Shocking i know for some :P ). A bunch of steam games :D (Cant wait to try some on my steam deck). And that was it im sure im missing some shite but happy late xmas and an early new year to all my fam here in the PC thread .

The price of the 7800XT has risen to $550 while the 7700XT dropped slightly to $440. That gives some wiggle room for a 7800 non-XT at around $500.

The 7700 could come anywhere in the $350-400 price bracket, though probably closer to $400.

The 7600XT meanwhile seems to already have a $300 price tag. And the 7600 could still drop a bit if that's too high.

The last news of not only the week or the month, but also the year 2023:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Today's free game from the Epic Store is Snakebird Complete: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/snakebird-complete-e6f0ae.

This is the last weekend of GOG's Winter Sale, and has several new deals for us:

• There's a new GIVEAWAY: South of the Circle will be free during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/south_of_the_circle
• There are four new Deals of the Day, that will last 70 hours:
  • ANSTOSS 3: Der Fußballmanager, that is only available in German, will be 20% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/anstoss_3
  • Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical also has a 20% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/stray_gods_the_roleplaying_musical
  • Might and Magic® 6-pack Limited Edition is going to be 80% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/might_and_magic_6_limited_edition
  • And the last one is Whale Rock Games - Immersive Puzzles Bundle, with a 95% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/whale_rock_games_immersive_puzzles_bundle

This is also the last weekend of Steam's Winter Sale, just in case you're still debating about getting *that* game or not.

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Dead Island 2 - Gold Edition, 47% off during 48 hours. There are keys for Steam and EGS: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/dead-island-2-gold-edition
• The new BYO Retro Bundle features 31 titles to choose from for your 2, 6 or 10 games bundle during the next 44 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-retro-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

ENENRA feels like a “Batman: Arkham Knight with blades” cyberpunk game in Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/enenra-batman-arkham-knight-cyberpunk-unreal-engine-5/
Now here is something interesting. STRIVE STUDIOS has shared a new short gameplay video from its upcoming third-person action game, ENENRA. ENENRA feels like a “Batman: Arkham Knight with blades” game, set in a cyberpunk world and powered by Unreal Engine 5. So, make sure to watch the video after the jump.

Escape From Tarkov adds Ground Zero, a dense urban area
https://www.pcgamer.com/escape-from-tarkov-adds-ground-zero-a-dense-urban-area/
Extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov dropped a big new update this week, bringing a new urban area, new weapons, a new boss, and a rework of the shoreline area. The big new region is Ground Zero, a major downtown filled with skyscrapers that also includes urban infrastructure like "banks, cafes, restaurants, stores, pharmacies, and so on."

My new favorite idler is about these little guys who hit their heads against a rock
https://www.pcgamer.com/my-new-favorite-idler-is-about-these-little-guys-who-hit-their-heads-against-a-rock/
It's hard to argue with a game that sprays particles all over your screen, if you are me, and recently-released indie incremental idler The Gnorp Apologue sprays some particles right good. Starring little things called gnorps, it's about how they smash a rock and bits come off the rock, and then they use those bits to make stuff: Houses, buildings, hot air balloons, guns, bigger guns, rockets, helmets to use when they smash their heads against the rock—you get the drift.

Curious little turn-based medieval strategy game Rising Lords musters for a January release
https://www.pcgamer.com/curious-little-turn-based-medieval-strategy-game-rising-lords-musters-for-a-january-release/
Turn-based strategy game Rising Lords will release on January 18, 2024 after nearly three years in Early Access. The hybrid of PC turn-based strategy with more traditional board game and card game design focuses around strategically expanding a medieval fiefdom's economy while raising armies to defend yourself against—or conquer—your neighbors.

And that's it, until next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend and beyond!

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER to feature 23 Gbps GDDR6X memory, full RTX 40 SUPER specs leaked

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-super-to-feature-23-gbps-gddr6x-memory-full-rtx-40-super-specs-leaked

4070 Ti Super improves the vram while 4070 Super has a pretty big increase in cuda cores. As 4080 and 4070 Ti are discontinued, these should be a replacement with hopefully the same prices.

Intel 14th Gen Core non-K series listed by Spanish retailer, 14-core i5-14500/14400 for €250

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-14th-gen-core-non-k-series-listed-by-spanish-retailer-14-core-i5-14500-14400-for-e250

Handheld Consoles Are Now Being Updated With AMD’s Ryzen 8040U “Hawk Point” APUs, Same Specs With Faster AI

https://wccftech.com/handheld-consoles-updated-amd-ryzen-8040u-hawk-point-apus-same-specs-faster-ai/

It is hard to recommend these companies in the west over Steam Deck but in the east where Steam Deck still has limited availability, still somewhat viable

Apple Suffered Longest Revenue Dip In More Than Two Decades This Year, With Rival Firms Performing Better In The 12-Month Period

https://wccftech.com/apple-suffered-longest-revenue-slump-in-more-than-two-decades/

When you continue to ship $1600 macbook pros with 8GB of ram... Yea people will start to think twice

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090D Graphics Card To Hit Retail In China In Late January, Same Price As RTX 4090

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090d-graphics-card-retail-china-late-january-same-price-rtx-4090/

The 4080 Super seems to be the least interesting updated card, mostly because it stays with the same AD103 chip. But we'll see how they perform.

It's the second time Coomod has been the source of a leak. They're a good store, but they need to be more serious about stuff like that. With that said, you can't see them in their regular web site, so maybe it's been a problem with their mobile version.

And regarding Apple's revenue... well, we're not going through the best times when it comes to regular people economies, so even Apple fans have to face reality and either don't upgrade to this year's iPhone or, God forbids, go with the competence. And I'm sure some business will have gone with other laptop brands as well.

There's a limit to what you can charge people for your stuff (unless you're Nvidia), and Apple may have found it.

My appologies. I missread your post and assumed that, your "I'm using Epic's store too frequently by grabbing the free games, or so it tells me." meant something else.

While the prices of 7700XTs and 7800XTs may be true (I haven't checked), the MSRP still remains in place, and that's the one that AMD will look at when deciding the price point of a possible new card.

The 7700 and 7600XT have a bit more room to play with, but it'll still be a tight fit unless the 7600 drops a bit in price, maybe going to the $250 some reviewers asked for when it launched.

No worries!

The 4080 Super looks rather pointless, I doubt it will beat the old 4080 by more than the measuring margin.

The 4070Ti Super looks like the best of the bunch, mainly due to the (2 generations overdue) VRAM upgrade. However, I'm not sure the actual performance increases by much since the TGP stays strictly the same.

The 4070 Super comes with the biggest upgrade in CUDA Cores, but the TGP doesn't increase nearly as much. As such, I fear the performance increase might end up staying below 10% and well below the old 4070Ti, which had 65W more TGP to handle stuff with.

The second reason is that th M1 and M2 Macbooks already had more than enough power for the vast majority of Apple users, and M3 mainly increases the GPU, not the CPU, which very few Apple users actually make much use of.

The third reason is how they downgraded the Pro to fit better between the base model and the Max. Why bother with that model in the first place, Apple could simply not have released an M3-based Pro model and it would have been fine, but this shitfuckery doesn't go down well at all with the Apple fanbase.

The Apple silicon hype died ages ago. The company is also reliant on the US market, if their customers do not buy then Apple will sell fuck all.

Seriously considering buying the Ayaneo Flip DS over a Steamdeck or other handheld.
Might be the first handheld that will competently manage all my handheld gaming needs?

Has the horsepower to do N64, PS1, DS, 3DS, Gamecube, Dreamcast, PS2, Switch and PC.

7" 1080P 120hz top display, 3.5" Multi-touch bottom display.
Ryzen 8840u, probably a choice of 16GB or 32GB of Ram and a 512-1TB-2TB-4TB SSD as usual.

...Could sell my 3DS at current market rates to pay for one of these ironically enough.