Gaming, Gaming, Gaming
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eFootball 2022’s first update has been delayed to next month
Konami has delayed an update to its newly-launched free-to-play eFootball 2022 in order to “ensure the experience is improved for all [its] users”.
The update – which will now roll out in November – was initially expected by the end of this month, October, but Konami says it needs “additional time” and says it will announce the date and details of the fixes “as soon as they are confirmed”.
eFootball 2022 was launched as the new – and free-to-play – successor of Pro Evolution Soccer, but quickly became one of the worst-reviewed Steam games of all time. After an embarrassing long list of bugs and, glitches, Konami issued a public apology for the issues eFootball 2022 players faced at launch, pledging to deliver an update late October – which has now been delayed, of course.
Source: https://www.gamesradar.com/efootball-2022s-first-update-has-been-delayed-to-next-month/
Discord and Skype could make games run worse on PC, eyebrow-raising claim from Ubisoft
Ubisoft says that a number of popular PC applications, including Discord and Skype, may “interfere” with the smooth running of its games.
The developer recently shared its guidelines on ‘disabling background applications’ on Twitter, telling players that “if you are experiencing performance issues or crashing while playing on PC, third-party software may be the underlying cause.” To get around those issues, the company explains that either clean rebooting your system or disabling apps temporarily might help identify which programs are causing problems.
To help players identify potential causes, Ubisoft published a list of third-party software that it says is “likely” to interfere with its games. Unfortunately, it’s a pretty expansive list, ranging from some slightly specialist programs to some that are extremely popular.
Voice applications and video chat services like Skype, Discord, and TeamSpeak are likely to be particularly popular among fans of Ubisoft’s multiplayer games like The Division 2 or Rainbow Six Siege. Blue-light reducing program f.lux is on the list, as well as popular streaming application OBS. Considering how popular these programs are, it’s quite the claim from Ubisoft that they could hamper performance.
Arguably the most unfortunate offender are programs like Razer Synapse and SteelSeries Engine, software that is used to help manage peripherals from some of the most popular PC hardware manufacturers. It’s worth pointing out that Ubisoft says its list is “not exhaustive,” so other programs may also cause issues.
Ubisoft’s advice isn’t necessarily to cease use of these programs entirely, but it does suggest that you’ll want to check whether they’re harming performance. If that’s the case, in some cases you’ll simply be able to turn the programs off while you’re playing, but in others – particularly streaming or voice software like OBS or Discord – that could be significantly more disruptive.
Source: https://www.gamesradar.com/discord-and-skype-might-be-hampering-ubisoft-pc-game-performance/
You can now play Steam PC games on an Xbox with Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Kinda!
Nvidia is unlocking access to its GeForce Now streaming service on Microsoft Edge today, allowing Xbox owners to play Steam PC games on their consoles. GeForce Now includes access to more than 1,000 PC games, and Nvidia has finally started supporting the Edge browser that now ships on Xbox in a beta update to GeForce Now today.
It brings the dream of playing PC games on an Xbox a step closer to reality, as the result is easy access to stream PC games to an Xbox. As the base GeForce Now service is free, you can stream popular PC games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, DOTA 2, and League of Legends at 1080p for an hourlong session.
What makes this all the more interesting is that the Edge browser on Xbox also supports mouse and keyboard input, so you can play certain games that don’t even have gamepad support. It’s not the most ideal experience on the Xbox right now because the virtual keyboard appears when you click and latency isn’t great for multiplayer games.
