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AI demand prompts gaming hardware price hikes in 2026
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Asus has announced price adjustments for its gaming devices starting January 5, 2026, citing shortages driven by the AI boom. Reports indicate AMD and Nvidia will significantly raise GPU prices this year due to surging demand for components from AI data centers. These changes could delay next-generation consoles like the PlayStation 6.
Following Nvidia's DLSS 5 announcement and ensuing backlash, GeForce Evangelist Jacob Freeman described the technology as processing a single 2D frame plus motion vectors—seemingly contradicting CEO Jensen Huang's emphasis on geometry-level generative control. The exchange underscores confusion around the AI upscaling feature unveiled earlier this month.
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Xbox-published shooter Doom: The Dark Ages has had its Denuvo DRM protection bypassed by anti-DRM pirates. Reddit user voices38 announced the crack on March 13, marking it as the first 2025 game to have its DRM illicitly circumvented.