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Valve “Deckard” (or Steam Frame) to hit mass production, launching THIS YEAR. Valve anticipating 600k units shipping annually.
Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/virtual-reality/valves-next-gen-deckard-vr-headset-reportedly-enters-mass-production-company-allegedly-plans-to-ship-up-to-600k-units-annually-upcoming-steam-frame-could-launch-before-the-end-of-the-year
The Valve “Deckard” has been a long rumored device, and as per Chinese analyst firm “XR Research Institute”, they claim the headset will launch THIS year and has entered mass production. Previous leaks have priced the Deckard or Steam Frame at $1200. I’m not really a VR person so I don’t know what’s worth getting. $1200 for what is effectively a Half-Life Alyx machine is awfully expensive, even if the game is the best VR game we’ve gotten.
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Steam, Riot Games, and multiple OTHER services hit by major DDOS attacks
Link: https://cybernews.com/security/steam-riot-gaming-services-hit-by-disruptions-ddos-suspected/
Steam & Riot Games and OTHER Services experienced widespread issues beginning around 8PM EDT, October 6th. An alleged DDOS attack appears to be the cause launched by the record breaking Aisuru botnet, reaching a record breaking 29.69 terabits per second. In addition to Steam / Riot, PSN, Epic Games, AWS, Hulu, and specific ISPs were hit by this DDOS attack as well.
The Dedicated Xbox Handheld… Canceled due to AMD
Link: https://insider-gaming.com/xbox-handheld-amd-10-million-units/
A supposed dedicated Xbox handheld, separate from ASUS’s Xbox products, was rumored for quite some time. Reports suggested that it would effectively be a Series S on the go. But now we know it at some point DID exist, and that it will now never come to fruition because AMD required a minimum of 10 million units in their contract. Of course to commission AMD for a custom chip does mean AMD needs a minimum guarantee that you will at least purchase X or so amount of chips from them. Jez Corden however says that this is untrue. Steam Deck is reported to have sold 4 Million as of the time of writing.
Discord Hack - Worse Than We Thought?
Link: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-claim-discord-breach-exposed-data-of-55-million-users/
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