Articles for tag: fails, Hardware

The Boss

PC
why hardware fails more when new

why hardware fails more when new

In statistics and probability, he calls a normal or Gaussian distribution to be one of the continuous variable probability distributions that appear most frequently in statistics and probability theory. When it comes to hardware failures, this Gaussian distribution (represented by the famous Gaussian bell) perfectly explains device failure statistics, but why does new hardware tend ...

NinFan

Gabe Newell: Pricing Valve’s Switch-Like Steam Deck Was “Painful”

Gabe Newell: Pricing Valve’s Switch-Like Steam Deck Was “Painful”

© Valve In case you missed it, Valve’s rumoured “Switch-like” handheld device has now been officially revealed as the Steam Deck. While the American company best-known for its digital games platform on PC hasn’t drawn any comparisons to Nintendo’s hybrid system itself, it’s sort of hard to ignore certain similarities and the fact the price ...

Geralt of Sanctuary

We are looking for freelance hardware authors (m / f / d)

We are looking for freelance hardware authors (m / f / d)

The GameStar team works daily to provide you with all the important information. Support us with your technical know-how. No other Europe website reaches as many PC gamers as GameStar, and our readers could soon be yours too! We are expanding our team and are looking for freelance authors (m / f / d) with ...

The Boss

PC
What are hardware audio codecs and how do they work?

What are hardware audio codecs and how do they work?

In software, a multimedia codec is a type of file that is encoded in a specific format and requires specific interpretation to obtain the information stored inside. A hardware codec performs precisely this task, but in such a way that it is not necessary to use a processor running a program for it. Among these ...

NinFan

Those responsible for Eiyuden Chronicle are confident that in 2023 there will be new Nintendo hardware on the market to launch the game on it – iGamesNews

Those responsible for Eiyuden Chronicle are confident that in 2023 there will be new Nintendo hardware on the market to launch the game on it – iGamesNews

Surely you remember that Eiyuden Chronicle confirmed delay in E3 2021 until 2023. Well, today we get news of this game, which is destined to reach a Nintendo console according to its managers. On the official Kickstarter page of the game, they have now clarified a little more what they mean with this intention of ...