Within the last year, the chip shortage has caused strains across numerous industries including gaming. If you are hoping to easily secure a PS5, Xbox Series X/S, or RTX 30 graphics cards, it likely won't happen until 2023.

During Intel's Q2 Earnings call, CEO Pat Gelsinger expects the chip shortage to continue well into 2022, with supply issues stretching into 2023. "While I expect the shortages to bottom out in the second half, it will take another one to two years before the industry is able to completely catch up with the demand,” Gelsinger said during the call.

This is not the first time we hear that the chip shortage will stick around longer than we hoped and will worsen before they get better. In May, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he anticipates supply shortages for the RTX 30 series to last until "the second half of this year." In that same month, Sony CFO Hiroki Tokoi said during an earnings call that the company is expecting PS5s to remain in limited supply into 2022.

Due to the global semiconductor shortage, demand for gaming's high-ticket items has been notoriously difficult to acquire. Many of these items are being sold primarily online, mostly with unexpected restocks. While some retailers have sold select items in stores, supply remains extremely limited and cannot keep up with the overwhelming demand.

To help ease the shortages, in February the Biden administration signed an executive order pledging to review the supply chain issues that have caused these consoles and graphics cards to remain scarce. Beyond the chip shortages, scalpers have also posed an additional problem, with many flagship GPUs and next-gen consoles surging hundreds of dollars above their suggested retail price.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Within the last year, the chip shortage has caused strains across numerous industries including gaming. If you are hoping to easily secure a PS5, Xbox Series X/S, or RTX 30 graphics cards, it likely won't happen until 2023.

During Intel's Q2 Earnings call, CEO Pat Gelsinger expects the chip shortage to continue well into 2022, with supply issues stretching into 2023. "While I expect the shortages to bottom out in the second half, it will take another one to two years before the industry is able to completely catch up with the demand,” Gelsinger said during the call.

This is not the first time we hear that the chip shortage will stick around longer than we hoped and will worsen before they get better. In May, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he anticipates supply shortages for the RTX 30 series to last until "the second half of this year." In that same month, Sony CFO Hiroki Tokoi said during an earnings call that the company is expecting PS5s to remain in limited supply into 2022.

Due to the global semiconductor shortage, demand for gaming's high-ticket items has been notoriously difficult to acquire. Many of these items are being sold primarily online, mostly with unexpected restocks. While some retailers have sold select items in stores, supply remains extremely limited and cannot keep up with the overwhelming demand.

To help ease the shortages, in February the Biden administration signed an executive order pledging to review the supply chain issues that have caused these consoles and graphics cards to remain scarce. Beyond the chip shortages, scalpers have also posed an additional problem, with many flagship GPUs and next-gen consoles surging hundreds of dollars above their suggested retail price.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Update 07/21: Although Amazon says that the New World closed beta has not caused any hardware failures, an Amazon spokesperson told IGN that it will roll out a new patch today in response to reports of some RTX 3090 cards getting bricked:

Hundreds of thousands of people played in the New World Closed Beta yesterday, with millions of total hours played. We’ve received a few reports of players using high-performance graphics cards experiencing hardware failure when playing New World.

New World makes standard DirectX calls as provided by the Windows API. We have seen no indication of widespread issues with 3090s, either in the beta or during our many months of alpha testing.

The New World Closed Beta is safe to play. In order to further reassure players, we will implement a patch today that caps frames per second on our menu screen. We’re grateful for the support New World is receiving from players around the world, and will keep listening to their feedback throughout Beta and beyond.

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Multiple reports have emerged that the closed beta for Amazon's MMO New World is reportedly killing Nvidia RTX 3090 graphics cards.

Reports first came to the surface via the New World subreddit, where the user 'greyone78' posted that their EVGA RTX 3090 RTW3 Ultra graphics card was bricked after adjusting their graphics quality in New World. After saving the new graphical setting, the GPU seized up, according to greyone78 who previously said that they were playing Cyberpunk 2077 on the Ultra settings with the same card before it died.

Greyone78 was not the only one to see their EVGA RTX 3090 graphics card get bricked; during the alpha test earlier this year, a user by the name of Goatz went to the New World official forums reporting that their EVGA RTX 3090 was bricked when playing the alpha test. Unfortunately, Goatz's new GPU met a similar fate as their card bricked once again during the New World closed beta.

Surfing through the New World official forums, other users shared similar horror stories that their EVGA RTX 3090 GPU have died when plying the closed beta. Some users are reporting similar issues, but it appears EVGA's RTX 3090 is the only card reportedly being bricked by the New World closed beta. Though I did notice one user with a Gigabyte RTX 3090 report that their GPU was allegedly bricked also.

IGN has reached out to Amazon Game Studios and EVGA for comment, but neither company has responded yet.

While it's never great when graphics cards get bricked when using, the issue is particularly concerning as the RTX 3090, like other GPUs in the RTX 30 series have been in high demand and short supply and are some of the most difficult high-ticket items to purchase right now due to the ongoing chip shortage.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Multiple reports have emerged that the closed beta for Amazon's MMO New World is reportedly killing Nvidia RTX 3090 graphics cards.

Reports first came to the surface via the New World subreddit, where the user 'greyone78' posted that their EVGA RTX 3090 RTW3 Ultra graphics card was bricked after adjusting their graphics quality in New World. After saving the new graphical setting, the GPU seized up, according to greyone78 who previously said that they were playing Cyberpunk 2077 on the Ultra settings with the same card before it died.

Greyone78 was not the only one to see their EVGA RTX 3090 graphics card get bricked; during the alpha test earlier this year, a user by the name of Goatz went to the New World official forums reporting that their EVGA RTX 3090 was bricked when playing the alpha test. Unfortunately, Goatz's new GPU met a similar fate as their card bricked once again during the New World closed beta.

Surfing through the New World official forums, other users shared similar horror stories that their EVGA RTX 3090 GPU have died when plying the closed beta. Some users are reporting similar issues, but it appears EVGA's RTX 3090 is the only card reportedly being bricked by the New World closed beta. Though I did notice one user with a Gigabyte RTX 3090 report that their GPU was allegedly bricked also.

IGN has reached out to Amazon Game Studios and EVGA for comment, but neither company has responded yet.

While it's never great when graphics cards get bricked when using, the issue is particularly concerning as the RTX 3090, like other GPUs in the RTX 30 series have been in high demand and short supply and are some of the most difficult high-ticket items to purchase right now due to the ongoing chip shortage.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Though I enjoyed most of Cris Tales, one moment in particular really sold the game for me. I was in the midst of a boss battle that had already gone on for 25 minutes against a big robot--every time I destroyed one of the mechanical giant's arms, a drone would appear to fully repair it, so the only way to end the fight was to scrap the drone. But the drone would only appear when an arm was destroyed, dragging the fight out as I slowly chipped away at the arms' huge health pools over and over. Then I had an idea: What if I could use protagonist Crisbell's Regression spell on an enemy? I had only previously used it for its described purpose of regressing allies to a previous state in time, returning them to full health after taking damage or suffering a status effect. To my surprise, my idea worked. By using Regression on the robot's arms after the drone repaired them, it returned them to their destroyed state, causing the drone to reappear and giving me the opportunity to continuously whale on it. A few minutes later, victory was mine.

This gameplay mechanic speaks to Cris Tales' overall narrative, which is about the importance of examining the past, facing the challenges of the present, and changing the future for the better. It's a message that goes beyond trying to hurl the right magic spell at a murderous mining robot too, as Cris Tales is largely a story about humanity's impact on the world at large and how exploitation of the environment, racism, greed, and hoarding cures to deadly diseases are far more dangerous threats to humanity's future than an evil witch. It's a concept that doesn't neatly wrap itself up as well as I would have liked, but the journey to that point is an incredible RPG experience, one satisfyingly supported by the cool idea of being able to see the past, present, and future all at once.

In Cris Tales, you play as Crisbell, a young girl with no knowledge of her past who unexpectedly becomes a Time Mage. She meets a talking, time-travelling frog named Matias who explains that Crisbell can now perceive the past, present, and future of the world simultaneously, giving her the unique ability to glean knowledge from people's histories and alter their fates. Matias takes her to meet Willhelm, also a Time Mage, who tells Crisbell that she's key to stopping the Time Empress, an immensely powerful Time Mage set on taking over the world. With the help of young knight and mage Cristopher, the trio repel an attack led by two of the Time Empress' lackies, and the squad, now of four, set out to find a way to enhance Crisbell's powers so that she'll be strong enough to save the world, stopping to recruit additional allies and help the world's diverse assortment of kingdoms along the way.

Though I enjoyed most of Cris Tales, one moment in particular really sold the game for me. I was in the midst of a boss battle that had already gone on for 25 minutes against a big robot--every time I destroyed one of the mechanical giant's arms, a drone would appear to fully repair it, so the only way to end the fight was to scrap the drone. But the drone would only appear when an arm was destroyed, dragging the fight out as I slowly chipped away at the arms' huge health pools over and over. Then I had an idea: What if I could use protagonist Crisbell's Regression spell on an enemy? I had only previously used it for its described purpose of regressing allies to a previous state in time, returning them to full health after taking damage or suffering a status effect. To my surprise, my idea worked. By using Regression on the robot's arms after the drone repaired them, it returned them to their destroyed state, causing the drone to reappear and giving me the opportunity to continuously whale on it. A few minutes later, victory was mine.

This gameplay mechanic speaks to Cris Tales' overall narrative, which is about the importance of examining the past, facing the challenges of the present, and changing the future for the better. It's a message that goes beyond trying to hurl the right magic spell at a murderous mining robot too, as Cris Tales is largely a story about humanity's impact on the world at large and how exploitation of the environment, racism, greed, and hoarding cures to deadly diseases are far more dangerous threats to humanity's future than an evil witch. It's a concept that doesn't neatly wrap itself up as well as I would have liked, but the journey to that point is an incredible RPG experience, one satisfyingly supported by the cool idea of being able to see the past, present, and future all at once.

In Cris Tales, you play as Crisbell, a young girl with no knowledge of her past who unexpectedly becomes a Time Mage. She meets a talking, time-travelling frog named Matias who explains that Crisbell can now perceive the past, present, and future of the world simultaneously, giving her the unique ability to glean knowledge from people's histories and alter their fates. Matias takes her to meet Willhelm, also a Time Mage, who tells Crisbell that she's key to stopping the Time Empress, an immensely powerful Time Mage set on taking over the world. With the help of young knight and mage Cristopher, the trio repel an attack led by two of the Time Empress' lackies, and the squad, now of four, set out to find a way to enhance Crisbell's powers so that she'll be strong enough to save the world, stopping to recruit additional allies and help the world's diverse assortment of kingdoms along the way.

New PlayStation documentation shows that Sony may be working on a model refresh for the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, which seemingly makes it lighter than the launch version.

According to the official product manual (spotted by Twitter user @Renka_schedule), which is available on the official PlayStation Japanese website, this rumored PS5 Digital Edition weights 3.6kg — 300g less than the original PS5 Digital Edition launched less than a year ago, which weighs in at 3.9kg (in pounds, that's 0.7lb less, from 8.6lb to 7.9lb).

The revised PS5 Digital Edition model also notes that the console will also include a new version of the screw that connects the console to the stand, allowing you to position it vertically or horizontally on a flat surface. It also appears that the model number has changed from the PS5 launch hardware's CFI-1XXX model to the new CFI-11XX scheme.

This is not the first time rumors of a PS5 model refresh have surfaced. In April during an earnings call, Sony CFO Hiroki Tokoi said that the company was considering several options to address the global semiconductor shortage, such as the possibility of adjusting the product design. In May, analyst Roberto Serrano spotted that Sony registered a new wireless communication module that could be added to a gaming console model. It's not clear if this model is connected to those stories.

Japanese retailers have reportedly begun listing the rumored PS5 Digital Edition model refresh, and according to @Renka_schedule, it will begin to ship by the end of the month with a lottery-based system for sales of the console, with no indication on whether it will launch in other regions.

IGN has reached out to Sony for comment.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

New PlayStation documentation shows that Sony may be working on a model refresh for the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, which seemingly makes it lighter than the launch version.

According to the official product manual (spotted by Twitter user @Renka_schedule), which is available on the official PlayStation Japanese website, this rumored PS5 Digital Edition weights 3.6kg — 300g less than the original PS5 Digital Edition launched less than a year ago, which weighs in at 3.9kg (in pounds, that's 0.7lb less, from 8.6lb to 7.9lb).

The revised PS5 Digital Edition model also notes that the console will also include a new version of the screw that connects the console to the stand, allowing you to position it vertically or horizontally on a flat surface. It also appears that the model number has changed from the PS5 launch hardware's CFI-1XXX model to the new CFI-11XX scheme.

This is not the first time rumors of a PS5 model refresh have surfaced. In April during an earnings call, Sony CFO Hiroki Tokoi said that the company was considering several options to address the global semiconductor shortage, such as the possibility of adjusting the product design. In May, analyst Roberto Serrano spotted that Sony registered a new wireless communication module that could be added to a gaming console model. It's not clear if this model is connected to those stories.

Japanese retailers have reportedly begun listing the rumored PS5 Digital Edition model refresh, and according to @Renka_schedule, it will begin to ship by the end of the month with a lottery-based system for sales of the console, with no indication on whether it will launch in other regions.

IGN has reached out to Sony for comment.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

After each of the challenging, climatic boss fights in Death's Door, you're forced to sit through a brief eulogy for the foe you've just slain. Sombre music plays as a gravedigger arrives to fulfill his duty, summerizing your enemy's actions--good and bad--while also throwing in a joke or two for levity. Death's Door doesn't take itself too seriously, but it always finds interesting ways to make a point about the unending cycle of life and death, the pursuit of a means to unbalance that cycle, and ultimately the consequences of those actions. It's a consistently entertaining action-adventure game with an eye-catching art style and engrossing combat, all which elevate its distinct setting into something special.

Playing as a fledgling of a commission of crows, you're duty-bound to reclaiming the souls of those that are meant to pass onto the next life. Aided by doors that can transport you to lands near and far, you can hop between locales rapidly as you reap souls. The catch is that every crow needs to complete its task in order to halt the flow of their own life, with incomplete missions forcing you to experience that natural flow of time. When one such assignment goes poorly and your target's soul is stolen, you'll need to aid an old crow into opening a large, ominous door to reclaim your lost soul and, in turn, continue to live indefinitely.

Death's Door starts strong with its introduction to the commissions, with its bleak black-and-white presentation fitting in with a strong noir theme. Colors stand out in these bureaucratic offices, with the warm glow of your weapons and the searing brightness of sparse neon signs creating a striking contrast. The rest of Death's Door's worlds are far more colorful but all distinct in their own ways--the dreary, muted colors of the game's opening cemetery transform into a lush, green forest with a damp and dark temple, while the snowy white peaks of the northern mountain regions offer another opportunity for piercing bright colors from your attacks to shine through. The isometric angle of the game's camera doesn't limit your ability to soak in the artistic beauty of Death's Door, which consistently had me stopping to take in the atmosphere of each new area.

After each of the challenging, climatic boss fights in Death's Door, you're forced to sit through a brief eulogy for the foe you've just slain. Sombre music plays as a gravedigger arrives to fulfill his duty, summerizing your enemy's actions--good and bad--while also throwing in a joke or two for levity. Death's Door doesn't take itself too seriously, but it always finds interesting ways to make a point about the unending cycle of life and death, the pursuit of a means to unbalance that cycle, and ultimately the consequences of those actions. It's a consistently entertaining action-adventure game with an eye-catching art style and engrossing combat, all which elevate its distinct setting into something special.

Playing as a fledgling of a commission of crows, you're duty-bound to reclaiming the souls of those that are meant to pass onto the next life. Aided by doors that can transport you to lands near and far, you can hop between locales rapidly as you reap souls. The catch is that every crow needs to complete its task in order to halt the flow of their own life, with incomplete missions forcing you to experience that natural flow of time. When one such assignment goes poorly and your target's soul is stolen, you'll need to aid an old crow into opening a large, ominous door to reclaim your lost soul and, in turn, continue to live indefinitely.

Death's Door starts strong with its introduction to the commissions, with its bleak black-and-white presentation fitting in with a strong noir theme. Colors stand out in these bureaucratic offices, with the warm glow of your weapons and the searing brightness of sparse neon signs creating a striking contrast. The rest of Death's Door's worlds are far more colorful but all distinct in their own ways--the dreary, muted colors of the game's opening cemetery transform into a lush, green forest with a damp and dark temple, while the snowy white peaks of the northern mountain regions offer another opportunity for piercing bright colors from your attacks to shine through. The isometric angle of the game's camera doesn't limit your ability to soak in the artistic beauty of Death's Door, which consistently had me stopping to take in the atmosphere of each new area.