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On Valve’s Steam Deck handheld, the minimum VRAM allocation automatically adjusts within its native Linux-based OS. However, if you prefer to make adjustments yourself, you can set a value ranging from 256MB up to 4GB (out of the 8GB available to its GPU), to optimize gaming performance when using Windows 11 and even enhance specific games in SteamOS. Here’s how to elevate the UMA Frame Buffer Size on your Steam Deck, allowing you to test various games across each operating system.

At the 2024 Game Awards, long-held dreams were realized when Capcom announced they would be rekindling not just one but two classic series that haven’t been active for many years – Onimusha and Okami. Alongside Okami 2 and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Capcom has also promised to revive more of its inactive intellectual properties in the future, while continuing to create new games (as stated on their official website).

Corsair is back with a premium headset offering for Xbox and PC users in its Virtuoso Max.

Leading AI research facilities like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are said to be encountering a significant barrier that might impede further advancements in artificial intelligence. This roadblock is due to the limitation imposed by scaling laws as a result of insufficient high-quality data for training and constructing sophisticated models. Contrarily, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt refuted these claims, suggesting there’s no empirical proof that scaling laws have come to a halt. In line with this, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman stated, “There’s no wall” in reference to the notion of an unsurmountable barrier to AI development.

The latest update for Microsoft’s PowerToys has done away with the final hurdle, allowing me to make full use of Workspaces within the application. I suspect many others are as excited about this change as I am. In version 0.87.0, the app now accommodates Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in Workspaces. This means you can create a setup of apps and web applications on your desktop that you can easily launch with just one click.

As a tech enthusiast, it’s no secret that Windows, Microsoft’s operating system, is widely used across the globe. One might assume that such widespread popularity translates to enormous profits for Microsoft. Yet, in a surprising revelation during a BG2Pod episode featuring Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared: