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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon comes out in just over a week and we've just had the official specs for the PC revealed.

The good news is that there's nothing too demanding here with FromSoftware's mech shooter, and the minimum requirements (flagged up by Wccftech) are certainly easy going enough.

Here's the minimum spec:

3DMark has added a new benchmark test to its repertoire, called Solar Bay, and it allows for testing ray-traced graphics on both PCs and Android devices.

This allows for comparisons between a high-end Windows rig and a powerful Android smartphone, which, of course, have already been carried out.

VideoCardz spotted the launch of this benchmark and ran a test of a PC with an NVIDIA RTX 4090 graphics card, comparing that to the result from a Samsung S23 Ultra.

Most role-playing game fans are entirely concentrated on the incredibly popular Baldur's Gate 3 and the highly anticipated Starfield, but what about Ubisoft's newest Assassin's Creed?

In what seems like to be an effort to attract some eyeballs toward Assassin's Creed Mirage, Ubisoft has announced its newest Assassin's Creed title will be arriving a week early and at a discounted price. According to a new X post by the official Ubisoft X account, Assassin's Creed Mirage will be released a week early on October 5 and for $50, instead of the typical $70 price point for most other RPG titles.

For those that have been out of the loop when it comes to Assassin's Creed Mirage, players will be immersed within 9th century Baghdad, and according to Ubisoft, this installment into the long-time running franchise takes major inspiration from classic Assassin's Creed games, as Mirage is a stealth-focused title, indicating a shift away from more recent AC titles that force players into grinding/hack & slash combat Valhalla and Odyssey.

Sony confirms that at least one first-party PlayStation game has been delayed into next year.

PlayStation's latest quarterly report outlined what investors should expect from the games unit throughout the new fiscal year. Sony started its new Fiscal Year 2023 by delivering record-breaking PlayStation revenues and selling more PS5 consoles than any other Q1 period. However, operating income slid downwards as Sony continues paying towards the Bungie acquisition. Another big impact to operating profit was the delay of at least one first-party title, possibly others, leaving Spider-Man 2 as potentially the only big marquee game for Sony's Fiscal Year 2023.

It's highly likely that Naughty Dog's new Last of Us multiplayer game is the title that was delayed, however it's possible other games could have been delayed as well. Reports made earlier this year indicated the Last of Us game had been pushed back.

Did you finish Baldur's Gate 3 during the RPG's launch weekend? You were among a very elite group of players if so, as not many managed this feat.

Larian compiled and shared a bunch of stats on Baldur's Gate 3 in its latest community update on Steam, including how many players completed the game in that initial three-day weekend - a grand total of 368.

Of course, there's a lot of game to get through, but still, we thought there'd be more dedicated hardcore RPG'ers out there who would be racing to be first past the finish line. Or at least one of the pack who got over the line in the launch weekend.

It's unclear whether or not Sony is still selling the PlayStation 5 console at a profit, or whether or not the console will be completely profitable throughout the current Fiscal Year 2023 timeline.

Sony's latest financial report indicates that PS5 profitability may be in jeopardy. The Games & Network Services' new revised operating income forecast indicates that the costs of console production may be outweighing sales by some degree.

In the report, Sony mentions that its flat 270 billion gaming operating income target (about $1.862 billion) is due in part to a "deterioration in profitability of PlayStation 5 hardware mainly due to changes in promotions by geographic region and the sales channel mix". It's unknown as to what extent PS5 profitability has been reduced, and whether or not the system is still sold at a profit.

Sony kicks off its new fiscal year with a new PlayStation 5 sales record.

Sony's latest Q1 Fiscal Year 2023 earnings report gives key updates on its gaming business, including hardware sales and overall revenues. The PlayStation 5 achieved its best-ever Q1 period by delivering 3.3 million shipments to all markets, bringing total cumulative lifetime shipments to 41.7 million.

The PS5 has yet to beat PS4 sales, with aligned shipments between the two systems tallying up to the PS5's shipments of 41.7 million against the PS4's sell-in of 43.7 million. Sony expects the PS5 to beat the PS4 in all relevant aligned metrics by the end of Fiscal Year 2023, including sales numbers.

Sony executive management explains the rationale behind the recent steep PlayStation 5 discounts.

A bit ago, Sony and multiple retailers decided to reduce the PlayStation 5's price tag by at least $50. This led to some pretty surprising deals with both consoles and accessories, with the base disc-based PlayStation 5 model selling for as low as $420.

Now in its latest Q1 Fiscal Year 2023 earnings report, Sony outlines the reasons for the sales. Apart from unconfirmed reports that a new PS5 model is believed to launch sometime this year, Sony Corp. essentially says that it hasn't sold as many PS5 consoles as it would have liked and the company is willing to take "necessary measures" to hit its lofty sales target of 25 million PS5s sold throughout the fiscal year.

With the passing of the late Lance Reddick in March, Bungie has chosen the perfect person to carry forward Commander Zavala's legacy.

The sudden passing of beloved actor Lance Reddick hit the entertainment world pretty hard, with millions of Destiny (and Fringe) fans mourning Reddick and celebrating his iconic performances. Reddick gave life to some of the most interesting and stoic characters including (but not limited to) Destiny's Commander Zavala, agent Broyles from Fringe, and Daniels from the Wire, and while his performances can't be replaced, Bungie has now announced who will be playing Zavala from here on out.

That choice is none other than Keith David, who has one of the most recognizable voices in entertainment history. David has lent his voice to countless shows and films, from HBO's older Spawn animated series to the 1990s to the Saints Row games and even Rick and Morty.

Video footage of Sony's new PlayStation 5 "slim" model has leaked out, showing a new console case redesign that accomodates the detachable drive.

We've seen multiple reports of a so-called PS5 slim pop up over recent months. Sources have told insider Tom Henderson that the new PlayStation 5 model will be a disc-less digital-only system by default--instead of having two PS5 models on the market, Sony wants to eliminate weight and streamline production efficiency with a singular PS5 model. Consumers would buy the base model at a certain price, and then buy a disc drive separately for an added fee.

Now we have reportedly leaked footage of this so-called PlayStation 5 slim (model number CFI-2016). Overall, it doesn't look all that much different than the existing models outside of a new segmented case redesign. The new PS5 features segmented base plates, presumably so that consumers can easily snap off the bottom part of the plate and easily attach a disc drive to the system.