Sony has revealed its Black Friday deals for PlayStation 5 consoles, accessories and games, with the headline discount being $100 off all PS5 models in the US.

That means the base PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition consoles, and the PS5 Pro, are all knocked down by $100 from November 21 next week, when Sony's sale kicks off.

So, instead of paying $750 for a PS5 Pro, you'll be looking at an outlay of $650. The base PS5 price is reduced from $550 to $450, and the PS5 Digital Edition is reduced from $500 to $400 (yes, we're rounding up the cent here).

Xbox president Sarah Bond comments further on Microsoft's next-gen hardware plans, reiterating previous statements about openness of games libraries and storefronts.

Microsoft isn't giving up on consoles...but the new Xbox will break the mold. Reports indicate that the next Microsoft gaming hardware will essentially be an Xbox PC hybrid, with the device running Windows 11 and containing an "Xbox experience." In theory, the new melded system should be a major evolution of the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) on the Xbox Ally and Ally X handhelds.

While Microsoft won't officially confirm or deny the rumors, the public comments from top executive management, including those from CEO Satya Nadella, seem to align with the Xbox PC reports. Now in a recent interview with Fortune, Xbox president Sarah Bond reiterates some of her previous assertions about new hardware.

If you think that your internet is playing up because you can't load your favorite website, or even a multiplayer game, don't worry, it likely isn't your home internet that is playing up; it's Cloudflare, the internet hosting service that is responsible for keeping up approximately 20% of all internet traffic.

Cloudflare has taken to its status website to issue several updates, with the first being on Nov 18, 2025, 11:48 UTC, where the hosting service stated its "experiencing an internal service degradation" and that "some services may be intermittently impacted."

Additionally, Cloudflare wrote in that update, its focus is on restoring service. Approximately 15 minutes later, it issued another update where it said it's continuing to investigate the issue, and then 20 minutes after that update at 12:03 UTC, it stated it's "still investigating."

Last week, we shared a story that involved Microsoft's Windows boss, Pavan Davuluri, posting on social media that Windows is "evolving into an agentic OS, connecting devices, cloud, and AI to unlock intelligent productivity and secure work anywhere." Basically, it refers to a plan to turn every major component in Windows into an AI agent that you can interact with using speech, text, and natural language.

As expected, this announcement didn't go down well, with the post quickly getting hundreds of negative comments from Windows users, engineers, developers, and PC enthusiasts. Although a big slice of the comments were along the lines of "no thanks" (with more colorful language), many were constructive, detailing why Windows 11's current state felt like a mess of inefficiencies, telemetry, bugs, and other issues.

It got to the point where Pavan Davuluri turned off the ability to comment on his post about Windows becoming an "agentic OS," but not before the message was received loud and clear. In response to a separate post by technology writer Gergely Orosz, who discussed how this new direction would see software engineers ditch Windows as a platform, Microsoft's Pavan Davuluri said, "We want developers to choose Windows."

With reports indicating that GPU prices are set to increase due to the current memory shortage and price hike situation, now might be the best time to pick up a new graphics card, as we're seeing prices drop to below MSRP levels on select models for Black Friday. This includes the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB model, now available at its lowest price to date: $399.

NVIDIA released the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti earlier this year, with two models available - one with 8GB of VRAM for $379 and one with 16GB for $429. As detailed in our review of the 16GB model, the additional memory makes it a far better choice for high-end 1080p and 1440p gaming. In our review of the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X 16GB model, we found it to be 23.5% faster than the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti and 33.3% faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in 1440p gaming.

The good news is that you can purchase the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X 16GB in black right now on Newegg for $399.99, after a $20 rebate has been applied. With 16GB models usually selling for around $430 to $500, this is a great deal. You can also pick up a PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics card over at Microcenter for the same $399.99 price.

SK hynix has just mega-boosted its investment plans for its Yongin semiconductor cluster, where initially proposing an $85 billion investment, expanding that to a whopping $410 billion investment thanks to unstoppable DRAM chip and AI demand.

In a new report from Korea JoongAng Daily, the outlet reports that a meeting was held over the weekend with South Korean president Lee Jae Myung, and the leaders of major South Korean conglomerates including SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who said SK hynix plans to increase its investment into the Yongin semiconductor cluster in South Korea, from an initially proposed 128 trillion won ($85.5 billion USD) to a gigantic 600 trillion won ($410 billion USD) in Yongin alone.

Chey said during Sunday's televised meeting: "The amount of investment continues to change, following the growing demand for memory chips and upgrades of the manufacturing process. While it is difficult to estimate the exact amount, around 600 trillion won will be invested in Yongin alone".

Recently, we've been reporting on how memory shortages created by the AI boom and the shift to a data center-first strategy for manufacturers are already causing prices to increase dramatically. It has been described as an unprecedented situation that will affect all corners of the tech world, with the situation expected to worsen throughout 2026.

According to a new insider post over at Board Channels, the price for AMD's Radeon graphics cards could increase very soon due to a "significant increase in memory procurement costs." The post indicates that AMD is communicating to its partners in Asia that the upcoming shipment pricing and costs for GPUs and memory will increase, with the potential for it to be substantial.

At this time, we can only guess as to what the outcome will be if these costs are passed down to consumers (which they probably will due to the small margins on GPUs), but it's expected to affect all RDNA 4 models, which include the Radeon RX 9060 XT, Radeon RX 9070, and the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT.

The nominees for The Game Awards 2025 were announced earlier today, with indie hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leading the pack with 12 nominations, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, and Best RPG. Other big winners, nomination-wise, include Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, PlayStation's Ghost of Yōtei, and Hades 2 - all receiving nominations in multiple categories.

When it comes to the big award of the night, Game of the Year, it's going to be a highly contested category thanks to it being stacked with critically acclaimed and fan-favorite titles. The aforementioned Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and Hades II are all there, with Donkey Kong Bananza, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II all vying for the top award.

The Best Multiplayer game is also set to be highly contested, as it will see ARC Raiders go up against Battlefield 6 on the competitive side, with co-op titles Elden Ring Nightreign, Peak, and Split Fiction also nominated.

RAM shortages are causing more issues than higher pricing for consumers, with motherboard makers like ASUS and GIGABYTE enjoying that distributors are now forcing RAM purchases to be tied to motherboard purchases.

In a new report from the Taiwan Economic Daily, we're hearing that Taiwanese distributors are forcing customers to buy motherboards with RAM module purchases, meaning that if you are looking to buy DDR5 RAM, you'll need to purchase a motherboard at the same time.

In retail this isn't so new, as distributors will often tie purchases of one product to another. I worked retail for 10 years before my now huge 15+ year stint here at TweakTown, and I personally remember dozens of times where in order to get our hands on bleeding-edge CPUs at the time, we had to bundle in entry-level and mid-range motherboards as well. The same thing happened with high-end HDDs at the time, we would have to order a bunch of other mid-range drives to get other products before competitors (or to even get our hands on them at all).

Samsung has officially announced its mass production results for its new 2nm GAA process node, saying that it's 5% faster, 8% more efficient, and has 5% more area than its current 3nm GAA process.

Samsung Electronics announced the update on its new 2nm GAA process node mass production during its Q3 2025 earnings report, stating: "the 2nm first-generation gate-all-around (GAA) process has improved performance by 5%, power efficiency by 8%, and area by 5% compared to the 3nm second-generation process".

TSMC absolutely dominates semiconductor manufacturing, where according to its Q2 2025 sales, it owns 70.2% global market share, while Samsung Foundry only holds 7.3% of the global silicon manufacturing market. TSMC has enjoyed mega-success in the AI market, with big tech customers like Apple and NVIDIA using its 3nm process node for their latest silicon.

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Steam has reportedly generated over $16.2 billion in sales this year so far, and Valve founder Gabe Newell is celebrating with a super-expensive $500 million superyacht.

Valve has been going from stride to stride recently with Steam hitting a record concurrent player count of 41.6 million users online all at the same time, but in a new report by Rhys Elliott from Alinea Analytics, Steam has reportedly pulled $16.5 billion in sales so far -- and we haven't even reached the holidays and its Steam Holiday Sales -- representing a 5.7% increase from 2024's estimated $15.33 billion in sales.

But remember that Valve takes a 30% in each sale until the product passes $10 million in revenue, a 25% slice between $10 million and $50 million, and a smaller 20% cut once the product passes $10 million in revenue. Steam competitors in the Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store have the company taking a smaller cut -- in order to get developers to their platforms and away from Steam -- with Epic and Microsoft only taking a 12% fee, giving developers 88% of the sale.

Samsung Foundry has reportedly secured two Chinese cryptocurrency mining equipment manufacturers as customers for its new 2nm GAA process, to make new crypto-mining hardware.

In a new report from Korean media outlet Hankyung, Chinese crypto mining equipment manufacturers -- MicroBT and Canaan -- will reportedly have their new chips fabbed by Samsung Foundry on its new 2nm GAA node. MicroBT and Canaan are the world's second and third largest crypto mining equipment manufacturers, only behind Bitmain which has its new mining chips being fabbed on TSMC's new 2nm node.

Bitmain and Apple were two of TSMC's first customers for its bleeding-edge 2nm node, but its competitors have chosen Samsung Foundry and its new 2nm GAA process node, so this will be a great comparison of performance, yields, efficiency, and more once they all start hitting the market.

Fortune interviews Xbox president Sarah Bond, revealing some interesting potential connections between her words and what's happening with Xbox.

Xbox is changing. First there was Game Pass, then came Play Anywhere, and Xbox has further changed by fully breaking exclusivity to sell its first-party games on rival platforms. The biggest shift, though, is Microsoft's reported move to meld Windows and Xbox together to make an Xbox PC-console hybrid.

In a recent interview with Fortune, Xbox president Sarah Bond gives a candid response that could underline some of the thinking around Xbox and its future. Bond mentions how people in general "spend most of their lives trying to hold on to what's known right now," and that the world itself is constantly changing.

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and Elon Musk have joined in with the recent round of Windows 11 bashing since Microsoft revealed its grand plan to focus more heavily on AI and Copilot in the desktop OS.

As Windows Latest noticed, in a post on X from the official Windows account which was explaining how the 'Hey Copilot' voice command is the "new shortcut to everything Windows 11 can do", Sweeney chimed in with a swift jab that read: "Hey Copilot, make my taskbar vertical and don't ask me to create a Windows account ever again!"

Musk saw the post and agreed, noting "especially the Windows account part" before adding a flame plus tears of joy emojis. (It's a Microsoft account, guys, technically).

Nintendo reveals three new promotional images for the new Legend of Zelda movie adaptation.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a billion-dollar success, so it's no surprise that Nintendo is moving forward with more film adaptations based on its iconic franchises. Mario is getting a sequel with Super Mario Galaxy, and a Zelda film is in production for release in May 2027. Fans have speculated on a Zelda live action adaptation for years, and Nintendo is finally ready to make it happen.

Now the company has released new images that show how Link and Zelda will appear in the film. The movie stars Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link, and the new images feel like stylized versions of the characters as they appear in Breath of the Wild. The promos also show what appears to be the bright, sun-lit Hyrule Field with its sweeping grasslands.

Rockstar recently announced a remaster for the first Red Dead Redemption game, which caused confusion among Red Dead Redemption fans, as rumors circulating for quite some time indicated that work was underway on a remaster for Red Dead Redemption 2.

The announcement of the remaster led many fans to believe the rumors of a Red Dead Redemption 2 enhanced edition development were misguided, and that it was actually for the first game. However, industry insider NateTheHate, who has quite a solid track record when it comes to knowing the happenings of the gaming industry, particularly with upcoming games, has put those fears to bed.

In a recent X post, the insider wrote, "This doesn't negate RDR2 happening," in response to an X user pointing out that RD1 has received the enhanced version, not RDR2. Notably, when asked about the timeline for the current-gen upgrade to RDR2, NateTheHate wrote that he was informed it would arrive "a few months after" the release of the Nintendo Switch 2. However, this information was given to him at the start of 2025. Since then, Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed, altering the release timeline.

Valve recently unveiled the Steam Machine, a new dedicated PC gaming system in the shape of a console, and on the heels of the announcement a Valve hardware engineer has revealed what the company was considering when designing the device.

In an interview, Yazan Aldehayyat, a hardware engineer at Valve, explained that one of the things Valve looked at when choosing the components for the Steam Machine was the Steam Hardware Survey. For those who don't know, the Steam Hardware Survey is an opt-in survey that Valve conducts on all Steam users, which amounts to approximately 147 million monthly active users.

The survey involves Steam scanning the hardware and software of the system it's installed on and sending the results back to Valve, which then turns them into data for public viewing. Valve updates the Steam Hardware & Software Survey every month. With it, the public can see interesting information such as which operating system the majority of Steam users are running, average RAM size, average CPU speed, most common GPU, primary display resolution, and much more.

If you're unfamiliar with CUDIMM memory, it stands for 'Clocked Unbuffered DIMM,' with the primary difference from standard DDR5 DIMMs being the inclusion of a dedicated chip that generates a clock signal. The result is a clock generator that sits closer to memory chips and hardware, resulting in higher-performance memory designed for demanding workloads, where speed, low latency, stability, and capacity are key.

This week, ADATA has announced that, working alongside MSI, it has developed the world's first 128GB DDR5 CUDIMM Memory Module using the innovative 4-RANK architecture. By doubling the capacity compared to traditional 2-RANK modules, ADATA notes that this new memory is "engineered for large-scale applications and data-intensive workloads," retaining the speed and performance of its existing CUDIMM lineup.

These new 128GB DDR5 CUDIMM Memory Modules will support up to 256GB on 2-DIMM platforms, delivering a substantial capacity for desktop systems using the Intel Z890 platform. And yes, this new memory is also optimized for gaming performance.

Intel's new Xeon 654 processor has leaked out, with some more details learned about the company's new Granite Rapids-WS workstation processors.

The upcoming Intel Xeon 654 processor is an 18-core, 36-thread workstation CPU with 72MB of cache, and CPU clocks of up to 4.80GHz. We should expect the company to unveil two variants of its Granite Rapids-WS chips, with a 4-channel DDR5 memory version, and 8-channel "Expert" family. The mainstream Granite Rapids CPUs have 80 PCIe Gen5 lanes, while the Expert chips have 128 PCIe Gen5 lanes.

We will see Intel launch a much higher-end Granite Rapids-WS processor in the form of a beastly 86 cores and 172 threads, which was leaked a couple of months ago. The new Intel Xeon 654 processor with its 18C/36T was tested on a reference "GNR-WS" platform joined by 32GB of DDR5 memory.