Mira Tan
Southeast Asia based; grew up on Game Boy and PSP, then the smartphone gaming boom (Clash of Clans, MLBB, Genshin Impact), and the handheld PC wave from Steam Deck to ROG Ally. Reads spec sheets for fun and cares about local prices in ringgit, Singapore dollars and pesos.
By Mira Tan
Hardware PS5 QSSR upscaling reaches Spider-Man 2, with ARC Raiders and Control Resonant next
The free updates are for the base PS5, not the Pro. Control Resonant gets it in December, while ARC Raiders and The Finals have no date beyond soon.
Hardware A patched $45 USB-C hub now works as a Switch 2 dock, HDR included
About 540 bytes of firmware answer Nintendo's dock handshake and a 108-byte fix repairs HDR. No code is public, and VRR still does not work on the hub.
Hardware Microsoft Auto SR leaves preview on ROG Xbox Ally X and now works in handheld mode
A new Performance Mode lifts the cap to 120 fps and Auto HDR now works with it, but those two arrive later through Windows updates rather than today.
Hardware Steam now shows average Steam Deck framerates before you buy
A histogram exposes stutter that an average hides, data covers thousands of Deck-tested games, and desktop PCs are next via an opt-in on the Steam Client Beta.
Hardware AMD fixes the Radeon driver bug that kept SSDs writing in optional Adrenalin 26.11.1
The optional driver out November 12 fixes idle drive writes on RX 7000 cards and newer. It will not install itself, and RX 6000 coverage is still unclear.
Hardware GeForce 8800 GTX turns 20 with a free Steam demo that needs an RTX 4070
Nvidia's free path-traced Steam demo lets you unbox an 8800 GTX in a 2006 gaming room. You need an RTX 4070 and 32GB of RAM to run it; an RTX 5080 is advised.
Hardware Free gputaskman tool shows which apps are eating your video memory
Scott Hanselman's open-source GPU task manager hit v0.3.5 in a week, adding Linux, macOS, AMD and Intel support plus per-process VRAM and AI model breakdowns.
Hardware CPU-Z data shows 64GB PCs down 18% as RAM prices push buyers to 16GB
For the first time, average RAM in CPU-Z submissions fell year on year. DDR4 rose to 54.5%, AM4 boards grew 17.5%, and the Ryzen 5 5500 jumped 67%.
Consoles Sony delays Pulse Elevate speakers six days before launch over a production issue
The $219.99 PS5 desktop speakers were due November 12. Sony gives no new date and no word on pre-orders, the second PlayStation accessory to slip this year.
Hardware Lisa Su calls AMD a data center-first company as she warns of a PC slump
AMD's gaming revenue fell 40% to $773 million last quarter on weaker console-chip and GPU sales, and AMD now expects PC shipments to drop by double digits.
Mobile Azur Promilia launches November 26 in East Asia; English waits for a 2027 beta
Manjuu's Kibo-collecting RPG arrives on PC, iOS and Android in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. Southeast Asia is not on the list, and PS5 has no date.
Consoles Xbox Cloud Gaming now lets your phone act as a controller on smart TVs, in preview
Scan a QR code and the pad opens in your phone's browser, with no app. In the US, the $49.99 Nano Controller can also test a direct Wi-Fi link to the cloud.
Consoles Nintendo has no plans for another Switch 2 price hike, but won't rule one out
Furukawa says memory supply is secure, yet Nintendo will consider new prices if rising costs can't be absorbed. Switch 2 shipments fell 37.4% in the half-year.
Mobile Absolum is out on iOS and Android at $11.99, with online co-op and Android-PC saves
Playdigious's port keeps all four heroes and adds touch controls, pad support and cloud saves. Its own pages list the launch discount as both 25% and 30%.
Hardware GameSir Nova Vision puts a settings screen on a $54.99 pad for Switch 2 and PC
Its 0.96-inch LCD shows profiles and battery, the Hall effect sticks have 30-80gf tension, and the dock wakes a Switch 2. A Nioh 3 edition ships in December.
Hardware reviews Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max gaming test: XRing O3 flies in Genshin, not PUBG Mobile
Notebookcheck's tests show Genshin Impact locked near 60 fps and PUBG Mobile stuck at 30. It is China-only, starts at CNY 4,799, and has no official SEA launch.