Based on the low stock and the potential for a minor price war as well as more upcoming cards potentially beating the 3090 hard in performance per dollar; I'd say yes to that.

The thing with Nvidia is that they aren't the type of company to give AMD a free pass. There's way too much of a gap between 3080 and 3090 to not put something in the middle that competes with 6900XT. Now they can discount the 3090 but I doubt they will do that cause it will piss off 3090 buyers. Instead creating a new sku makes more sense.

I doubt outside of Amd favored titles and with buffs disabled, the 6900XT can actually beat the 3090 as AMDs slide showed with those on. So I think 3080 Ti would be the perfect counter.

I paid around £700ish to 800 for my 1080ti and it's done me great so far, and previously I was with a 980ti and that also did me well, but I dunno about a 1000+ 3080ti. I typically class cards that high as not having much if any shortcomings, but we know the 2000 series has, and I know Nvidia is currently trying to fastball AMD, but I just hope that the 3080ti doesn't fudge things up, because if it does it'll also make it as awkward against AMD as the 3090 is right now with it's price.

Ultimately I do want better RT performance, but 1000+ for a card just seems like a lot to me tbh.

Here come the news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

This week's new Epic Games Store freebie gets a last minute swap
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-weeks-new-epic-games-store-freebie-gets-a-last-minute-swap/
Last week the Epic Games Store announced Wargame: Red Dragon as one of its new free games for the week starting November 5. But due to a "temporary delay" that's been put on the backburner: now you'll be able to grab Dungeons 3.

GOG's Midweek Sale is full of "games perfect for cozy autumn evenings" with up to 90% discounts until Saturday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20201104_midweek_sale

Steam has several new deals, including the Midweek Madness deals:

• As Far As The Eye is 20% off for the next 3 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119700/As_Far_As_The_Eye/
• Rebel Cops gets a 50% discount for the next 5 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/970960/Rebel_Cops/
• And these are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • The first one is Project Winter, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774861/Project_Winter/
  • The Desperados franchise is on sale, up to 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/DesperadosFranchise
  • To celebrate its 5th anniversary, the Kingdom franchise is on sale, between 35 and 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/KingdomFranchise
  • As part of the former sale, Kingdom Classic is free to keep until Friday. If you didn't get it from the Humble Store, now it's your chance: https://store.steampowered.com/app/368230/Kingdom_Classic/
  • The Eastern European Games Sale brings up to 85% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/devplay
  • And the last one is a City Builder Sale with up to 90% discounts on that genre: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/citybuildersale

The Humble Store has a new Kingdom Two Crowns Sale, 40% off for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/kingdom-two-crowns-sale/

And Fanatical has four new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Anno 1800, 67% off for the next 48 hours. The keys are for UPlay: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/anno-1800-standard-edition
• Space Crew gets a 20% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/space-crew
• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Obsidian Edition is 55% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire-obsidian-edition
• And the new Killer Bundle 14 features 9 games with a 97% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-14

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Gameplay trailer released for Portal Reloaded
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gameplay-trailer-released-for-portal-reloaded/
Last month, we informed you about a new mod for Portal 2 that aims to bring puzzles that take place in two different timelines, Portal Reloaded. And its creator, Jannis Brinkmann, has released a new gameplay trailer for it that you can find below.

Holy crap: Rust looks gorgeous in this fan-created Modern Warfare 2 remaster
https://www.pcgamer.com/holy-crap-rust-looks-gorgeous-in-this-fan-created-modern-warfare-2-remaster/
Remember when Modern Warfare 2 Remastered dropped earlier this year and didn't include the multiplayer? One group of fans weren't too happy about that, so they're remastering it themselves. After months of work, the team behind the unofficial remaster recently dropped an impressive showcase of MW2's most legendary map—Rust.
Ah yes, the dusty haven that hosted countless quickscoping showdowns and some of my greatest killstreaks of 2009. The remaster looks very faithful to the 2009 original, so it's interesting to learn that this version was actually recreated within 2015's Black Ops 3, according to the mod team's official Discord. That means this mod also has no ties to the official Modern Warfare 2 campaign remaster.

GAMING NEWS

Praey for the Gods gets a new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/praey-for-the-gods-gets-a-new-gameplay-trailer/
Praey for the Gods is the upcoming action-adventure game from No Matter Studios. The title is currently available on Early Access through Steam. The final game will be released somewhere in the first quarter of the next year.

Horizon Zero Dawn Patch 1.07 released, fixes Anisotropic Filtering bug
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/horizon-zero-dawn-patch-1-07-released-fixes-anisotropic-filtering-bug/
Guerrilla Games has released a brand new update for the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn. According to the changelog, Update 1.07 finally fixes the Anisotropic Filtering bug that all PC gamers have been experiencing.

The news, part two:

Firefighting Simulator looks like hot stuff
https://www.pcgamer.com/firefighting-simulator-looks-like-hot-stuff/
Firefighting Simulator – The Squad is a co-op simulation for up to four players, and published by Astragon Entertainment, which sim fans may recognise as the company behind the excellent (no really!) Bus Simulator and Construction Simulator. The game has been in development for a very long time: it was first announced as Firefighting Simulator, without The Squad, way back in 2016 as an Unreal Engine title. There was a 'Showroom' demo on Steam in 2017 that let you coo over the trucks and, since then, complete silence.

Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 will feature a Celeste run with dance pads
https://www.pcgamer.com/awesome-games-done-quick-2021-will-feature-a-celeste-run-with-dance-pads/
The full schedule of games featured during the next Awesome Games Done Quick event, taking place from January 3 to 10 is out, and above all others, an entry by streamer PeekingBoo has caught my attention. Because PeekingBoo doesn't just speedrun games, oh no—he speedruns them using his feet. On a DDR dance pad.

Riot teased Valorant's dataminers for doing such a good job, but they missed it
https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-teased-valorants-dataminers-for-doing-such-a-good-job-but-they-missed-it/
The release of a new weapon skin wouldn't usually be interesting, but Valorant's returning Reaver line has a little backstory. Essentially the Reaver set was the internal prototype for all Valorant gun skins, released during the game's closed beta period, and showed players that the game's cosmetics would be more elaborate than a new texture. The Reavers had custom reload animations, a custom melee, and a 'finishing' animation for the last kill of a round.

Watch Dogs: Legion corrupted save fix may be several days away, Ubisoft says
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-dogs-legion-corrupted-save-fix-may-be-several-days-away-ubisoft-says/
Watch Dogs: Legion players are reporting a pretty big problem with the game's save system in the Watch Dogs subreddit and Ubisoft forum: When players don't properly exit the game, save data is being erased. Because there's only one save slot, and no option to manually save, hours of progress—sometimes entire campaigns—are being lost. Ubisoft says it's aware of the problem and that a fix is in the works, but it may not be out until early next week.

Friday The 13th: The Game will close its dedicated servers after one final patch
https://www.pcgamer.com/friday-the-13th-the-game-will-close-its-dedicated-servers-after-one-final-patch/
Gun Media's lead community developer Matt Shotcha announced on the official Friday The 13th forums today that following the next patch, to be released sometime during November, dedicated servers for the asymmetrical survival game will be taken offline. That's not the end of the story, though: Quick Play will continue to function via peer to peer matchmaking after the update, and database servers will remain in place so players can still access the game in full, including private matches.

Among Us vs cheaters: persistent account system could be ready in December
https://www.pcgamer.com/among-us-vs-cheaters-persistent-account-system-could-be-ready-in-december/
Among Us is a game about putting a token effort into figuring out who's killing your friends and then blowing the wrong person out the airlock. (Sorry, Jorge.) It's light, silly, and a lot of fun, and because it's a videogame, of course there are cheaters. Developer Innersloth said in October that it was working on an account system for the game to help cut back on that sort of behavior, and in an update posted yesterday expressed hope that they'll be ready to go in December.

Fortnite 14.50 patch notes: Jetpacks return, next-gen upgrades on the way
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-1450-patch-notes/
The Fortnite 14.50 update is here, and we've got a new round of patch notes to run through that detail all the new features, bug fixes, and future events we can expect to see. Fortnite season 4 is getting closer to wrapping up, but there's still a fair amount of Marvel content to chew through. Even better for our friends on the console side, Epic is making some significant updates for next-gen hardware. Thankfully, we don't have to worry about that.

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius is adding another new faction next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/warhammer-40000-gladius-is-adding-another-new-faction-next-week/
Warhammer 40,000 Gladius – Relics of War is not our favorite WH40K game of all time: We called it "a plodding and predictable 4X strategy game that's relaxing in its own way, but rarely challenging" in our 61/100 review, and placed it 25/39 in our comprehensive ranking of every Warhammer 40,000 game. But Proxy Studios and Slitherine have stuck with it, releasing multiple DLC packages including the Tyranid, Chaos Space Marine, and T'au factions, and next week the Craftworld Aeldari will join the fight.

Bloodrayne: Terminal Cut is coming on November 20, free for owners of the original
https://www.pcgamer.com/bloodrayne-terminal-cut-is-coming-on-november-20-free-for-owners-of-the-original/
Back in June we learned Bloodrayne is back, now under the control of publisher Ziggurat Interactive, working with developer Terminal Reality to update the game for modern systems. It's doing the same for Bloodrayne 2, as it turns out, and now both games are headed our way in "Terminal Cut" editions that will be out on November 20.

A major new Spelunky 2 patch makes Olmec heaps less annoying
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-major-new-spelunky-2-patch-makes-olmec-heaps-less-annoying/
Spelunky 2 can be beaten in under three minutes if you're really clever, but if you want to go off the beaten path and access some of the game's secret areas there's one very time-consuming encounter. Beware: spoilers ahead.

Fans figure out how to fill Teardown with giant spiders, dev says 'nope'
https://www.pcgamer.com/fans-figure-out-how-to-fill-teardown-with-giant-enemy-spiders-dev-says-nope/
When Teardown was still in development, developer Dennis Gustafsson would occasionally post screens or videos of the work-in-progress. At one point, there were spiders, but then they vanished. Where did all the spiders go? At the time Gustafsson explained that they were for a prototype.

Apex Legends can be pre-loaded on Steam ahead of today's launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-can-be-pre-loaded-on-steam-ahead-of-todays-launch/
Season 7 of Apex Legends arrives today—and with it, Respawn's battle royale also makes its long-awaited Steam debut. The game won't go live until much later tonight, but you can now pre-load Apex Legends on Valve's platform to make sure you're ready to drop as soon as the clock strikes 8pm PT / 4am GMT.

Surgeon Simulator 2's Clinical Trials update lets you compete for a golden heart to put on your real shelf
https://www.pcgamer.com/surgeon-simulator-2s-clinical-trials-update-lets-you-compete-for-a-golden-heart-to-put-on-your-real-shelf/
Fancy yourself an experienced Surgeon Simulator 2 practitioner? Well, you'll have a chance to prove it in next week's Clinical Trials update—a five-day scalpel showdown that has very little to do with surgery, but may just land you a grizzly golden trophy for your troubles.

Blizzard is going to warn World of Warcraft multi-boxers, then it's going to permaban them
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-is-going-to-warn-world-of-warcraft-multi-boxers-then-its-going-to-permaban-them/
Blizzard has issued A Policy Update for Input Broadcasting Software, which in English means "we've had it with the multi-boxers." Multi-boxing is a technique any MMOG player will be familiar with, even if you haven't done it yourself: a big group of avatars running about like a hivemind, under the control of a single player using thirdparty software.

Don't judge my money spending habits!

Oh, I do, I very much do.

Anyway, I thought you may like this:

First full AMD Ryzen 5 5600X review published ahead of launch
https://videocardz.com/newz/first-full-amd-ryzen-5-5600x-review-published-ahead-of-launch
ITHardware are known for quality reviews, which often appear sooner than official embargoes lift. The site clearly has not signed the NDA with AMD, hence there was no reason to delay the publishing of their review. Disclaimer: The reviewer has not published a single photo of the processor being tested, so we cannot confirm that they had the CPU in the first place.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 5600X tested in 16 games
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-9-5900x-ryzen-7-5800x-and-ryzen-5-5600x-tested-in-16-games
A Brazilian YouTuber got access to four of the Zen3 CPUs that are being released today: 5950X, 5900X, 5800X and 5600X. He tested the new processors on the ASUS TUF B550M motherboard, while Intel CPU was tested on the TUF Z490 motherboard. Both systems were equipped with the same power supply and memory clocked at 3600 MHz.

They're a good apperitive for the rest of reviews that will come later today.

With the cash I'm about to fork up next year for a new rig, I certainly won't judge you! Good buy!

I wish I could buy things.

They're live!

https://videocardz.com/95980/amd-ryzen-5000-vermeer-zen3-review-roundup