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Steam Machine questions, answered: a crash course on Valve's new gaming console
If you're new to PC gaming, here's a crash course on the Steam Machine and how it differs from a traditional video game console.
AMD’s FSR Upscaling 4.1 Comes To Older GPUs, Steam Machine And Xbox ROG Ally Support On The Way
AMD has announced that owners of RDNA 3 GPUs can now enjoy the benefits offered by its latest version of AI-powered upscaling, FSR 4.1. This comes a few weeks earlier than its July estimate, with the promise for more devices down the line, too. FSR Upscaling 4.1 functions similarly to other upscaling technologies on the market, and comes much closer to the performance and quality of Nvidia's market-leading DLSS than previous iterations. It's the same technology that underpins the PlayStation 5 Pro's PSSR 2(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-pros-upgraded-pssr-is-rolling-out-today-here-are-the-first-games-getting-it/1100-6538811/), with Sony layering on its own work on top of what AMD has engineering here. https://twitter.com/jackhuynh/status/2069059207383720091 The upscaling suite was previously exclusive to the company's latest GPUs, the RX 9070 and 9070 XT, but will now be available to many, many more RDNA 3 GPUs, such as the popular 7800XT and XTX. You'll need the latest version of AMD's Adrenalin software, which you can grab here(https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/RN-RAD-WIN-26-6-2.html). Devices with RDNA 3.5 APUs, such as Valve's Steam Machine(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-machine-price-and-release-date-officially-confirmed-by-valve/) and the Xbox ROG Ally X, will eventually get FSR 4.1 support, with AMD working on lightweight AI models specific to the lower memory bandwidth of these and similar devices. AMD has also committed to supporting even older RDNA 2 cards with FSR 4.1 sometime in 2027. That, unfortunately, isn't likely to include the one in Valve's Steam Deck, which might have given more life to the aging, and now more expensive(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-deck-gets-massive-price-hike/), handheld gaming PC.
Xbox Is Working On A Dozen Movies And TV Shows, Including Sea Of Thieves
Xbox is going full steam ahead with a slate of films and TV shows, which now includes a live-action adaptation of Rare's 2018 pirate-filled, social-sim adventure game, Sea of Thieves(https://www.gamespot.com/games/sea-of-thieves/). According to a June 22 Entertainment Weekly report(https://ew.com/xbox-25th-anniversary-hollywood-adaptations-cover-story-exclusive-12003252), Xbox has "over a dozen adaptations in the works." Some of these projects are already known--Death Stranding is getting a film(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/death-stranding-movies-script-is-almost-done-director-says/), Netflix is fully supporting an animated and live-action Gears movie(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gears-of-war-movie-netflix-is-100-behind-it-director-says/1100-6539465/?utmsource=gamefaqs&utmmedium=partner&utmcontent=newsmodule&utmcampaign=gamespacenews), Fallout has a new season(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-season-3-adds-more-big-names-to-its-cast/), and Minecraft is getting a sequel film(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-minecraft-movie-2-gets-a-new-name-adds-one-of-the-funniest-actors-out-there/). But one that may come as a surprise is that Sea of Thieves will get the live-action treatment, too, with American filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) producing. No director has been attached to the project just yet, though. Matt Booty, Xbox's newly minted chief content officer and executive vice president, teased to Entertainment Weekly what the film's story would be about. "The main character of a Sea of Thieves game is actually the player and the community," Booty said. "So if you sit down to think about Sea of Thieves, it's not, 'Who are the main characters? What's the plot?' It's a super social game, but there's a tone to Sea of Thieves. It's built on a very cooperative community, so you can start to sense what that's going to be like." Developed by Rare Limited and published by Xbox Game Studios, Sea of Thieves is an open-world pirate action-adventure game that launched on Xbox consoles in 2018. You create a pirate, helm a ship, and sail the seven seas in search of bodies to shoot and booty to plunder. While you can play solo, the game was built with multiplayer in mind, so it'll be curious to see how Hollywood brings a live-action adaptation of a primarily social game to life.
This $1,000 Steam Game Offers Very Little, But At Least It’s Honest About It
With people wondering if GTA 6 preorders will kickstart a new $80 era(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/80-games-are-already-here/) for standard edition PS5 and Xbox Series X|S games, one new release on Steam already has Rockstar Games beat: Congratulations On Your Purchase. The new red carpet-simulator launched not too long ago, and it can be yours for the mere price of $1,000. Designed to be a "first-person luxury experience" set inside a palace, the Steam listing(https://store.steampowered.com/app/4693030/CongratulationsOnYourPurchase/) says that players can expect a red carpet, a chandelier, and a velvet rope barrier to protect them from "the wrong kind" of people. As for the gameplay, there is no combat, no enemies, no quests, no skill trees, and one box that contains only the feeling of having arrived somewhere important. Developer Minimal Viable Prestige is also brutally honest about what you can expect from their debut game. "You paid for this. Not accidentally. Not on impulse. You saw the price. You read the description. And then you bought it anyway. Welcome." !(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Congrats.jpg?w=1024) For $1,000, I was expecting character models not to look squished. Of course, players are protected, just in case they take a bad stumble near their PC, open up Steam, input their credit card details, and then click through several confirmation pages during their fall. Steam's refund policy allows for a game to be returned, provided that it hasn't been played for more than two hours or owned for more than two weeks. Congratulations On Your Purchase might be expensive, but several other special editions of games have also been priced high over the years while offering more content overall in comparison. This $750 Stylish Edition of Resident Evil 6 came with a wearable replica of Leon S. Kennedy's leather jacket, and an $800 Assassin's Creed Origins collector's edition was limited to just 1,000 units. If you had cash burning a hole in your pocket for a publicity stunt, there was the $190,000 edition of Grid 2 that included an actual car, one Dying Light player could get a custom-built zombie apocalypse shelter(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/386-000-dying-light-special-edition-announced/1100-6425493/), and Saints Row 4 even offered to send you to space if you purchased the one-of-a-kind $1 million special edition(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/1-million-saints-row-iv-edition-revealed/1100-6412754/). Prefer not tospend $1,000 on a single game? Then check out our favorite recommendations from the recent Steam Next Fest(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-next-fest-june-2026-25-of-the-best-demos-you-can-play-right-now/). All the demos are free to play, and we're pretty certain that each game won't be too expensive when they eventually launch in full.
Two Point Museum is free on Steam this weekend and Xbox too, if you have Game Pass
Sega and Two Point Studios are making Two Point Museum free on Steam for a weekend, and there's a discount if you want to buy it
Rockstar makes GTA 5 upgrade on PS5, Xbox Series X and PC free
Grand Theft Auto 5 players on PS4 and Xbox One can upgrade to the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions completely free of charge, Rockstar announced.
Resident Evil Veronica was the most popular announcement at Summer Game Fest
Capcom's Resident Evil Veronica is the most wishlisted Summer Game Fest title on Steam following its reveal, beating out Guild Wars 3 and more
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Brings Back Campaign Early Access, Here’s How To Get It
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/preorder-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-vault-edition-and-save-10/) will feature "campaign early access," allowing people who preorder or pre-buy the game to start playing the story mode early. This applies to preorders and pre-purchases for the MW4 standard digital edition or the Vault edition, across Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Steam. The campaign early access begins on October 16, which is a full week before the game releases for everyone on October 23. During that week, only the game's campaign will be available; multiplayer unlocks on October 23. !(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-12-at-9.46.18-AM-1.png?w=1024) Modern Warfare 4 releases in October. Existence of the campaign early access for Modern Warfare 4 leaked already(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-may-get-campaign-early-access-report/), so the announcement today is not a total surprise. There is also precedent for it, as 2022's Modern Warfare 2 was the first game in the series to offer campaign early access. 2023's Modern Warfare 3 did as well, but 2024's Black Ops 6 did not, and neither did 2025's Black Ops 7. See at Amazon(https://www.amazon.com/Call-Duty-Modern-Warfare-Standard-PlayStation/dp/B0H37MKQ64/tag=gamespot-preorders-20) The Modern Warfare 4 campaign puts players into the shoes of Private Park, a young, inexperienced Korean soldier(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-puts-you-in-the-boots-of-a-grunt/). He's played by Young Mazino, who is best known for his roles on Beef and The Last of Us. For more, be sure to check out GameSpot's Modern Warfare 4 preorder guide(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/preorder-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-vault-edition-and-save-10/).
Two More Games Are Losing Online Services Soon
Two more games are losing their online services, but the good news is that the server shutdowns aren't happening all that soon. Delisted Games(https://delistedgames.com/electronic-arts-and-2k-games-update-their-online-service-pages-grid-legends-and-topspin-2k25-impacted/) spotted notices from EA(https://www.ea.com/legal/service-updates/a-h) and 2K(https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/33058906107667-2K-Online-Services-Status) informing fans about forthcoming server closures. Grid Legends will lose its online service on PlayStation and Xbox consoles on September 11 this year, but servers will stay up for the game's Steam and Switch 2 editions. !(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gridlegendsdaaa79.jpg?w=1024) Grid Legends is riding ... off into the sunset. 2K, meanwhile, announced that TopSpin 2K25's online support will go dark on December 31, 2027. 2K had previously said servers will close at the end of 2026, so players are getting an entire year more than expected. 2K said in its notice that supporting older titles while managing newer ones eventually becomes "commercially unfeasible." EA, for its part, said a similar thing, noting that, as player populations on older titles fall, "it's no longer feasible to continue the behind-the-scenes work" involved with operating them. This all may be true, but anyone who is playing and enjoying Grid Legends and TopSkin 2K25 may not be thrilled by the shutdowns. In the case of TopSkin 2K25, that's the newest game in the series, so it's even more of a bummer.
Epic Games Store's new free PC games include a Warhammer 40K favorite
The Epic Games Store has a selection of free PC games that changes every week. The latest free offerings will be available until June 18.
Crazy Taxi: World Tour Producer Clarifies AI Use
!Game Informer News(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2026/06/08/d3362944/ctwt.jpg.webp) The announcement of a new Crazy Taxi game(https://www.gameinformer.com/xbox-games-showcase/2026/06/07/crazy-taxi-and-the-offspring-are-back-in-world-tour-launching-next) during the Xbox Summer Showcase made waves for how excited longtime fans were to not only see an updated version of the iconic arcade passenger-delivery game. But following the announcement, a Steam page listing that disclosed generative AI use stirred up controversy(https://gameinformer.com/2026/06/07/sega-confirms-and-responds-to-generative-ai-content-in-new-crazy-taxi-game). During a recent hands-off gameplay demonstration, I had the chance to seek clarification from series creator and lead producer on Crazy Taxi: World Tour, Kenji Kanno. For reference, here is what the Steam page said regarding the Crazy Taxi: World Tour team's use of AI: At SEGA Corporation, we utilize generative AI as a support tool for developers, aiming to provide better content to our users and enable developers to focus more on creative tasks. We have used such generative AI support tools during development of Crazy Taxi: World Tour. No AI was used in reference to the performers in the game. The Steam listing provided a vague explanation. However, upon reaching out to a Sega spokesperson yesterday, they provided the following expanded version of the statement above: At SEGA Corporation, generative AI is available as an optional support tool for developers, enabling our teams to focus more on creative tasks and ultimately focus on what matters most: delivering better games to our consumers. Generative AI was used to support our teams during the development of background assets for ”Crazy Taxi: World Tour”. Assets generated were still subject to review by the development team. No AI was used in reference to the performers in the game. With the clarification from the spokesperson still remaining too vague for my liking, I went straight to the lead producer of the upcoming revival of the series to get further clarification on the development team's use of AI, in particular, generative AI. Here's what Kanno had to say: "First, I think I can be a little bit more specific or clear on how we use the generative AI. So, it's like one small part of the creative process. So, to get a little bit more detailed about our design process, as mentioned earlier, it's World Tour, and we have five different countries. I can't say which countries there are today, but our artists, our designers, they actually went to the actual locations, and they took references, and based on that, they came up with the designs. And generally, AI is just one part of that, and is used as a hint or part of the ideation. I think the statement on the Steam page was quite vague, so to make things a bit more clear – and this is a sentiment that both me and our team of talented artist and designers back in Japan share – is that we want to create things ourselves and deliver that as a great experience for our customers. So rest assured, everything in the final product is going to be original." Despite the controversy surrounding AI use in the development of Crazy Taxi: World Tour, the game does look like a fun and faithful modernization of the beloved franchise with which many fell in love during the Dreamcast era. Crazy Taxi: World Tour is set to arrive on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC in 2027.
Sega Confirms And Responds To Generative AI Content In New Crazy Taxi Game
!Game Informer News(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2026/06/07/01814929/crazytaxi.jpg.webp) Crazy Taxi: World Tour was just announced at the Xbox Games Showcase(https://www.gameinformer.com/xbox-games-showcase/2026/06/07/crazy-taxi-and-the-offspring-are-back-in-world-tour-launching-next) and players were quick to notice that the game's Steam page(https://store.steampowered.com/app/2924540/CrazyTaxiWorldTour/) contained a generative AI disclaimer which reads, "At SEGA Corporation, we utilize generative AI as a support tool for developers, aiming to provide better content to our users and enable developers to focus more on creative tasks We have used such generative AI support tools during development of Crazy Taxi: World Tour. No AI was used in reference to the performers in the game." We reached out to Sega for confirmation and a potential response to the details on the Steam page. Many fans excited for the return of Sega's racing game have already expressed frustration(https://bsky.app/profile/gameovergreggy.bsky.social/post/3mnpulk7whk2f) over the use of generative AI assets. Below is Sega's response, which repeats some of the details on the Steam page: At SEGA Corporation, generative AI is available as an optional support tool for developers, enabling our teams to focus more on creative tasks and ultimately focus on what matters most: delivering better games to our consumers. Generative AI was used to support our teams during the development of background assets for ”Crazy Taxi: World Tour”. Assets generated were still subject to review by the development team. No AI was used in reference to the performers in the game. To learn more about Crazy Taxi: World Tour's reveal during the Xbox Games Showcase, head here(https://www.gameinformer.com/xbox-games-showcase/2026/06/07/crazy-taxi-and-the-offspring-are-back-in-world-tour-launching-next).