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Steam keeps breaking concurrent-user records as new games arrive

Just as Henry Cavill expresses his love for Space Marine 2
What just happened? There's been a slew of great new titles landing on Steam recently, and that's good news not only for gamers, but also for Valve. The platform has broken its concurrent user record four times over the last month, peaking yesterday when 38,367,277 people were logged into Steam simultaneously.
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Nvidia CEO: "We can't do computer graphics anymore without artificial intelligence"

Jensen Huang champions AI upscaling in gaming, but players fear a hardware divide
In context: Upscaling tech like Nvidia's DLSS can enhance lower-resolution images and improve image quality while achieving higher frame rates. However, some gamers are concerned that this technology might become a requirement for good performance – a valid fear, even though only a few games currently list system requirements that include upscaling. As the industry continues to evolve, how developers address these concerns remains to be seen.