1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:05,919 TechLinked 69. It's not That's not 2 00:00:06,359 --> 00:00:11,200 it. This is actually worse than usual. 3 00:00:09,599 --> 00:00:15,759 Frosted tips. You know what else is worse than usual? The tech news today. 4 00:00:13,599 --> 00:00:22,720 The leaks were accurate. NVIDIA launched the GeForce GTX 1660Ti today. A graphics 5 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:29,039 card with a touring GPU similar to the RTX 20 series, but without any ray 6 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:33,079 tracing or DLSS capabilities. Now, the Linus Tech Tips review is coming out 7 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:39,280 tomorrow, but the overall takeaway is already pretty much clear. It's pretty 8 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:44,719 close to a GTX 1070 in terms of performance, which means that the price 9 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:46,879 point of $280 is pretty good, but that 10 00:00:44,719 --> 00:00:53,760 assumes that you can find a reference card because ASUS alone launched nine 11 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:56,640 different versions of the 1660 Ti. Along 12 00:00:53,760 --> 00:01:03,039 with the card itself, NVIDIA released a questionable explanation for why they 13 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:05,280 called it the 1660 instead of the 1160, 14 00:01:03,039 --> 00:01:11,439 telling Gamers Nexus that the GPU's designation is 15 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:15,040 TU16. And also that it's closer to 2060 16 00:01:11,439 --> 00:01:18,320 than 1070 in terms of performance. 16 is 17 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:20,159 closer to 20 than 10. It's dumb. It's so 18 00:01:18,320 --> 00:01:24,799 dumb. It's really dumb. And I actually have a different take on that whole 19 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:27,840 debacle in uh the video that I host that's coming up tomorrow. Don't miss 20 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:32,240 it. It's actually hilarious. The PlayStation 4 has beaten the Xbox One in 21 00:01:30,320 --> 00:01:37,360 the war for home gaming console dominance. And now Microsoft may be 22 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:42,720 looking to ally with a common enemy, Nintendo. Is it is this real? Is it 23 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:44,720 April 1st? A report from Direct Feed 24 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:50,079 Games, a source of accurate information in the past, claims that Microsoft is 25 00:01:47,439 --> 00:01:56,640 currently working with Nintendo to bring its Xbox Game Pass subscription program 26 00:01:53,600 --> 00:02:00,159 and its indevelopment Project XCloud 27 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:01,840 game streaming service to the Nintendo 28 00:02:00,159 --> 00:02:05,600 the Nintendo Switch. We're talking about playing Halo on the Switch. They're 29 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:10,879 going to have Halo on the Switch before they have it on the PC. Yeah, I'm I'm 30 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:16,000 upset. Reports are also claiming that Microsoft will announce two nextG Xbox 31 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:19,360 models at E3 2019. One of which will be focused on game streaming, while the 32 00:02:17,599 --> 00:02:23,360 other set up as more of a traditional console. Either way, 2019 is shaping up 33 00:02:21,599 --> 00:02:26,800 to be a very interesting year for consoles. I mean, heck, Google might 34 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:32,319 even be showing off a streaming console of their own at GDC. Like, it's enough 35 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:36,239 to make a PC gamer say like, "Oh, isn't that cute? All the console people are 36 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:40,959 having so much fun while we play all these games that cost less." Good for 37 00:02:38,239 --> 00:02:44,800 them. Good for them. And Intel continues to try to build up the hype for their 38 00:02:42,959 --> 00:02:51,840 upcoming discrete graphics cards. Can I get a whoop whoop for Intel? Yeah. No. 39 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:53,920 Lesser of two evils even. 40 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:59,200 Anyway, the company put out a video inviting gamers to join them on the 41 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:02,159 path, the journey, the Odyssey, which as 42 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:06,480 it turns out is a website where users can sign up to get the latest reports 43 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:10,640 first and access to amazing offers and giveaways. Intel will also be hosting a 44 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:14,720 series of live events around the world to foster interaction with the 45 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:19,120 community. And they they even gave us some useful information. Intel did 46 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:23,120 confirm some details to tech report about their discrete GPUs. There will 47 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:28,720 apparently be a whole stack of graphics options from new integrated graphics all 48 00:03:26,239 --> 00:03:33,680 the way up to the highest end. And they do plan to duke it out with NVIDIA and 49 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:37,040 AMD when their products start releasing in the year 2020. But if they're going 50 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:40,720 to do that, they are going to have to build some buzz first, right? They're 51 00:03:38,879 --> 00:03:44,560 gonna have to go on like a world tour and make a website. Yeah. Yeah. That's 52 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:48,400 what that'll do. Wait, are we are we are we playing into the hype hype machine 53 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:52,040 right now? Oh, no. No. Have we done it again? Oh, no. No. They didn't even pay 54 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:57,760 us. Onto the HTC has announced an upgrade to its 55 00:03:55,200 --> 00:04:03,200 original Vive Focus wireless VR headset called the Vive Focus Plus. The Plus 56 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:07,920 comes with new six degrees of freedom ultrasonic controllers that will also 57 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:11,360 work with the Vive Cosmos. But the most important bit is that it will be 58 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:17,359 available worldwide. The original Focus only launched in China, and that's just 59 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:20,160 not fair. We want new VR headsets, too. 60 00:04:17,359 --> 00:04:24,479 Yeah, but do we do we really? I've already got the good kind that plugs 61 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:28,520 into my PC. So now this one isn't really tech news, but 62 00:04:26,280 --> 00:04:33,759 Reggie F as is this a French name. Phil's Ames. I 63 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:38,720 you know what? Forget it. The president of Nintendo of America is no longer the 64 00:04:36,479 --> 00:04:43,840 president of Nintendo of America. He has passed the torch to Doug 65 00:04:41,479 --> 00:04:51,600 Bowser. What is this? Some kind of joke? No. next their their VP is gonna be like 66 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:53,120 you know Jeff Toad stool like Jeff Yoshi 67 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:56,960 the mushroom the mushroom kingdom is taking over. Oh no. Speaking of Japan, 68 00:04:55,120 --> 00:05:01,840 the country successfully landed its Hayabusa 2 probe on the surface of 69 00:04:59,919 --> 00:05:06,080 Ryugu, the asteroid that it's been orbiting for the last couple of months. 70 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:11,280 It's only the second time that humans have managed to land something on an 71 00:05:07,919 --> 00:05:13,440 asteroid. And I think that that's pretty 72 00:05:11,280 --> 00:05:18,639 cool. Don't you? Yes, I should be asking what's wrong 73 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:23,840 with Singapore Airlines and American Airlines. That segue didn't work. After 74 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:28,880 flyers discovered cameras embedded in the back of airplane seats flown by the 75 00:05:26,479 --> 00:05:34,800 two companies, both airlines claimed that the cameras are a standard feature 76 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:38,639 for possible future use, such as recognizing hand gestures to control 77 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:44,720 on-screen entertainment, and that they have never been activated. But like I 78 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:48,479 mean at what point do we kind of go, you know, yeah, I'm just carrying around 79 00:05:45,919 --> 00:05:53,039 this duct tape and a machete for future use. A machete. They've never actually 80 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:56,240 been activated. And the second largest cable company in the US, Charter 81 00:05:54,720 --> 00:06:01,600 Communications, has announced a streaming service called Spectrum TV 82 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:05,199 Essentials. Essentially bundles a broad 83 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:06,720 spectrum of around 60 TV channels into a 84 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:11,840 streaming package that you can purchase for 15 bucks a month. Wait, hold on a 85 00:06:08,479 --> 00:06:14,720 second. That's just a cable TV package. 86 00:06:11,840 --> 00:06:18,960 Wait, hold on. Is it No, the cycle's starting all over. No, we have to get 87 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:22,880 It's It's cable TV all over again. I have to I have to get out. I have to get 88 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:28,160 out. There's no time left. Save yourself. Subscribe to Tech Link and 89 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:31,440 PewDiePie. It's over. It's over. It's too late. He's done.