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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is getting upgraded for Xbox Series X/S and PS5

Home / Software & Gaming / Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is getting upgraded for Xbox Series X/S and PS5

Matthew Wilson
15 hours ago
Software & Gaming

Back in 2019, EA finally broke its Star Wars curse with the release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, an excellent single-player adventure set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. Now later this year, the game will be upgraded to take advantage of Xbox Series X/S and PS5 hardware.

Over on the official Star Wars website, we are starting to see announcements ahead of May 4th, otherwise known as Star Wars Day. One of the announcements is an early tease of Jedi Fallen Order heading to next gen consoles.

“Coming this summer, we’re excited to announce the next-gen release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, bringing a number of technical improvements to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S console versions of the game. This will be a free cross-generation upgrade to current owners.”

We’ll have to wait a little bit longer for specific details on these technical improvements, but higher resolutions and 60 frames per second gameplay seem like natural upgrades for these new consoles. In fact, the game can already run at 60 frames per second on next-gen hardware in backwards compatibility mode, but this new update should improve graphical fidelity at this performance level to further optimise the experience.

KitGuru Says: I’ve been wanting to give this one a replay recently, so I’ll be looking forward to the next-gen upgrade. Are any of you going to be jumping back in to Jedi Fallen Order when the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 version launches?

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Battlefield V is free on PlayStation Plus in May

Mustafa Mahmoud
15 hours ago
Console, Featured Tech News, Online, Software & Gaming

Each month, Sony offers a number of titles for free to all of those who are subscribed to its PlayStation Plus service. For the Month of May, subscribers can get their hands on Battlefield V, the next-gen version of Wreckfest and more.

Beginning on the 4th of May, PS Plus subscribers can purchase and download:

Battlefield V (PS4)
Stranded Deep (PS4)
Wreckfest (PS5)

Battlefield V is the latest entry in the much-loved first-person shooter franchise from DICE. Taking players back to WWII, Battlefield V offers many different ways to play, from Grand Operations and the cooperative Combined Arms, to the single player War Stories, or even a battle royale mode known as Firestorm. Ahead of its next game set to launch later this year, Battlefield V offers the latest and greatest that the series is known for.

Stranded Deep is an open world survival game, which sees you brave the ocean and the land, scrounging to stay alive. Critical reception for the game was mixed, though fans of the genre may find enough unique in it to warrant a playthrough.

The final game available is Wreckfest: Drive Hard, Die Last. Only playable on PlayStation 5 – though can be purchased by all PS Plus players regardless – Wreckfest is a full-contact racer which lets you create carnage with up to 24 players using all types of vehicles. Though not the most intellectually stimulating game, Wreckfest will offer plenty of fun for you and your friends.

All three of these titles will be available to purchase for free from the 4th of May until the 31st – but will of course remain in your library for as long as you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber.

KitGuru says: What do you think of May’s line-up? Are you excited for the next Battlefield game? Do you like Sony’s current approach to PS Plus? Let us know down below.

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GeForce Now adds Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition and six other titles

Home / Software & Gaming / GeForce Now adds Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition and six other titles

Matthew Wilson
16 hours ago
Software & Gaming

Earlier this month, Nvidia announced plans to bring 34 more games to GeForce Now throughout April. We’re now down to the last week of the month, with the remaining seven titles joining the GFN library today.

This is a quieter week for GeForce Now, with seven games joining the service versus last week’s drop of 15 games. Still, there are some notable additions, including the likes of Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition and SOMA.

Here is the full list of titles joining GeForce Now this week:

R-Type Final 2 (day-and-date release on Steam)
Chinese Parents (Steam)
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (Epic Games Store)
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos (Epic Games Store)
GoNNER (Epic Games Store)
SOMA (Epic Games Store)
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (Epic Games Store)

All of these games will be live and ready to stream on GeForce Now as of today.

KitGuru Says: What do you all think of the latest additions to GeForce Now? Do many of you use the service for gaming away from your usual rig?

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Fortnite is not on Xbox Cloud Gaming due to competition with Epic PC offerings

Home / Software & Gaming / Fortnite is not on Xbox Cloud Gaming due to competition with Epic PC offerings

Matthew Wilson
16 hours ago
Software & Gaming

With the Epic Games V Apple trial set to get underway in just a matter of days, court documents are starting to reveal some interesting facts about both companies. One court document reveals that Epic Games is keeping Fortnite off of Microsoft’s xCloud streaming service, as Epic views it as a competitor to its own PC offerings.

The document, which was uncovered by The Verge, goes over deposition questions directed towards Epic Games VP of business development, Joe Kreiner. When asked about why Fortnite isn’t on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Streaming service, Kreiner said: “we viewed Microsoft’s efforts with xCloud to be competitive with our PC offerings”.

As a result, Fortnite isn’t available to stream on Microsoft’s service, although it is available elsewhere, including Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service.

On GeForce Now, all revenue made through microtransactions and in-game subscriptions goes straight to Epic Games, while on the Xbox, Epic has to use the Xbox Store for in-game transactions. However, Kreiner does admit that Epic Games hasn’t negotiated this with Microsoft.

This line of questioning is all part of the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple. Epic’s case against Apple is centred around iOS App Store policies, which prohibit rival app stores and payment processing methods from being used. Due to this, Fortnite was removed from the iOS platform last year.

KitGuru Says: We’re going to get some interesting looks behind the scenes of mobile, PC and console businesses during this case. The Epic V Apple trial is set to begin next week.

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Sapphire launches Nitro+ RX 6900 XT Special Edition with 2365MHz boost clock

Matthew Wilson
23 hours ago
Featured Announcement, Graphics

Sapphire is back with an even faster Radeon RX 6900 XT. The new Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT Special Edition is launching today, with faster out-of-box overclocks, pushing the GPU up to 2365MHz.

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT Special Edition features the highly regarded Tri-X cooling solution, which maximises airflow with three 100mm fans and tunnelled fins on the fans to increase the convection of airflow for improved temperatures and noise levels.

The card of course features plenty of RGB, with LEDs in the fans, cooling shroud and the back of the PCB as well. As you would expect, the GPU also comes with several classic Sapphire features, including Intelligent Fan Control, Precision Fan Control, TriXX Software BIOS switch and TriXX Boost for further performance enhancements.

While the standard Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT comes with a GPU game clock of 2050MHz and a boost clock of 2285MHz, the Special Edition pushes things further, with a 2135MHz game clock and a 2365MHz boost clock.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT Special Edition will be available at retailers starting this week. We will update with pricing information as soon as UK retail listings go live.

KitGuru Says: Are any of you looking to make the upgrade to an RX 6900 XT? Will you be considering the new Sapphire Special Edition card for its higher overclock speeds?

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Leo Says Ep. 61 – Nvidia wants to rule the world

Nvidia made a big splash when they announced their planned CPU named Grace at their recent virtual GTC event. We all know about Nvidia’s GPUs and we are sort-of aware of Bluefield which is described as a DPU. Now Nvidia also has plans for a CPU, so that means they have a Three Chip Strategy which surely merits a video from Leo…

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition arrives next week with extensive graphical enhancements

Home / Tech News / Featured Tech News / Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition arrives next week with extensive graphical enhancements

Matthew Wilson
2 days ago
Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming

Back in February, 4A Games announced that it would be releasing an Enhanced Edition of Metro Exodus, complete with a ton of graphical upgrades. Now, just a couple of months later, we have our first look at the new version in action, as well as a release date.

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition is coming on the 6th of May, as a free update to those who already own the game on PC. The enhancement list is huge, boasting re-worked ray-tracing effects, improved temporal reconstruction technology, emissive lighting, ray-traced reflections, 4K textures and support for Nvidia DLSS 2.0, a big upgrade over the original DLSS technology that shipped with Metro Exodus the first time around.

Below, you will find an extensive video from the folks at Digital Foundry showing off the Enhanced Edition in all of its glory:

The upgrade is so extensive that the game’s minimum and recommended system requirements have been updated. As you can see in the image below, you are going to need a very powerful PC to max out this new version of the game.

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition releases on PC on the 6th of May. The game will also be coming to next-gen consoles later this year and promises to run at 4K/60FPS.

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KitGuru Says: What do you all think of the overhauled version of Metro Exodus? Will you be re-installing and jumping back in?

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Call of Duty 2021 is apparently in trouble, ‘recovery roadmap’ already planned

Matthew Wilson
2 days ago
Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming

This year’s Call of Duty game could be in some trouble. According to a notable leaker, the game has been encountering development issues for sometime now and as a result, Activision has reportedly lowered its expectations for the release and already has a ‘recovery roadmap’ planned months ahead of time.

Tom Henderson, a known leaker who often posts new information on upcoming shooters like Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty, has recently shared some new information on COD 2021. According to their sources, Activision is pushing ahead with plans to release a new Call of Duty this year, despite some apparent issues with the game at this late stage in development.

“Activision have stated that a new premium Call of Duty title will release this year and from what I’ve been told, they knew it wouldn’t perform that well (“recovery road map” is already in place)”, Henderson said.

The next Call of Duty, currently known as Call of Duty WWII Vanguard, is being developed by Sledgehammer games and will tell an alternative history story through its campaign. Sledgehammer was previously working on a different Call of Duty game in collaboration with Raven Software, but that project also faced development issues, leading to Activision stepping in and pulling Sledgehammer off of the project. That game was then reworked to become Black Ops Cold War and Treyarch was put in place as the lead studio.

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KitGuru Says: If a recovery roadmap really is being planned six months ahead of time, then it might be time for Activision to finally stop pushing annual releases and instead, give the franchise and developers a bit of breathing room. After all, annual campaign and multiplayer releases aren’t nearly as important now that Warzone has taken off, which is now the go-to Call of Duty mode for most players.

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Naughty Dog has already outlined The Last of Us Part III

Mustafa Mahmoud
2 days ago
Console, Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming

The Last of Us is one of the PlayStation’s most prestigious first-party franchises, with both entries garnering near universal critical acclaim (despite Part II seeing more controversy from fans), and selling millions of copies. Therefore, it may come as little surprise that the team at Naughty Dog already have a third game outlined – though it is not in development.

Making an appearance on the Script Apart podcast (and as transcribed by IGN), Naughty Dog’s co-president Neil Druckmann revealed that while “I don’t know how much I want to reveal… [co-writer Halley Gross] and I did write an outline for a story, that we’re not making – but I hope one day can see the light of day – that explores a little bit what happens after this game. We’ll see.”

Without delving into any spoilers, the ending of The Last of Us Part II offers multiple different avenues with which a sequel could take. Furthermore, with the second game being titled ‘Part II’ it would be interesting to see whether a hypothetical 3rd entry would be Part III, or take a different subheading. Druckmann’s statement seems to suggest the former, but who knows.

While there is little doubt that Naughty Dog would be given the go-ahead to make a 3rd game in the franchise if they wished to do so, it is understandable that the team have put the idea on the backburner. With The Last of Us Part II only releasing last year, a multiplayer game on the way, and rumours of a remake of the first game, the team likely does not want to saturate the market with The Last of Us, instead opting to maintain its reputation as a flagship franchise.

Still, the idea of a 3rd Last of Us game is compelling, and it would be interesting to see where the team would take the universe next – but just don’t expect it any time soon.

KitGuru says: Would you like to see a 3rd entry in the franchise? What did you think of Part II? Where would you want to see the franchise go next? Let us know down below.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.22 brings further optimisations and fixes

Home / Software & Gaming / Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.22 brings further optimisations and fixes

Matthew Wilson
2 days ago
Software & Gaming

At this point in time, CD Projekt Red has picked up work on upcoming, new content for Cyberpunk 2077 but there is still a team working to squash lingering bugs and improve performance. The latest patch does just that, with some more open world and quest fixes, as well as further optimisations.

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.22 is now live across all platforms, addressing “the most frequently reported issues”. For quests and open world, we have the following fixes:

The Metro: Memorial Park dataterm should now properly count towards the Frequent Flyer achievement.
Fixed glitches in Johnny’s appearance occurring after buying the Nomad car from Lana.
Fixed an issue in Gig: Until Death Do Us Part where it was not possible to use the elevator.
Fixed an issue in Epistrophy where the player could get trapped in the garage if they didn’t follow the drone and ran into the control room instead.
Added a retrofix for the issue we fixed in 1.21, where Takemura could get stuck in Japantown Docks in Down on the Street – for players who already experienced it before update 1.21 and continued playing until 1.22, Takemura will now teleport to Wakako’s parlor.
Fixed an issue preventing the player from opening the phone in the apartment at the beginning of New Dawn Fades.
Fixed an issue where the player could become unable to use weapons and consumables after interacting with a maintenance panel in Riders on the Storm.

This patch will also fix instances of NPC clothing clipping, an issue with subtitles not being properly aligned and memory management improvements for the PC version, which should reduce the number of crashes. On the PC side, further optimisations are now in place for skin and cloth rendering, which should now have less of a performance hit.

For consoles, the Xbox One version gets additional GPU and ESRAM optimisations and memory management has also been improved for the game on PlayStation 5.

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KitGuru Says: We’ve had several months of bug fixing patches, hopefully soon, CD Projekt Red will be ready to start discussing plans for future Cyberpunk 2077 content. We know new story content is coming thanks to the efforts of dataminers, so it is just a matter of when we’ll start seeing announcements.

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Resident Evil RE: Verse may be delayed to Summer

Mustafa Mahmoud
2 days ago
Featured Tech News, Online, Software & Gaming

Alongside the upcoming Resident Evil Village, Capcom announced that the latest entry in the long-running survival horror franchise would be accompanied by a standalone multiplayer experience titled Resident Evil RE: Verse. Following a couple betas however, it seems as though the publisher may have decided to delay RE: Verse.

Fans who had subscribed to the Resident Evil Ambassador program recently received an email from Capcom regarding Resident Evil RE: Verse. In the email, it was explicitly stated that Resident Evil RE: Verse “is scheduled to begin in the Summer of 2021”. This of course is counter to previous claims, which had RE: Verse launching on the same day at Resident Evil Village – on the 7th of May.

Following its initial reveal in January of this year, Capcom hosted a number of beta tests for the 3rd person multiplayer deathmatch title. Initial impressions were lukewarm, with many fans claiming that the game’s quality does not match that of its single-player counterpart. Though no reason was given for its supposed delay, polishing up the game in response to these criticisms would make sense.

The Resident Evil franchise has released many different multiplayer games over the years – most of which were poorly received. It would seem that Capcom may want to buck the trend of substandard multiplayer Resident Evil titles, and so has opted to delay the game. We will have to wait and see what the publisher says following a more official announcement.

KitGuru says: Did you play the RE: Verse beta? What did you think? How excited are you for Resident Evil Village? Let us know down below.

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Xbox to reportedly update its commitments to PC gaming tomorrow

Mustafa Mahmoud
2 days ago
Featured Tech News, PC, Software & Gaming

With Microsoft’s renewed brand focus for Xbox revolving around making games as accessible to players as possible, the console manufacturer has been putting more effort into the PC market than ever before. According to industry insider Jeff Grubb, Xbox is set to provide an update on its commitments to the PC market tomorrow.

Jeff Grubb, who has garnered a reputation over the past year for his accurate string of leaks, recently claimed that Xbox would provide an “update about its commitment to PC gaming”. Such commitments could include an increase in parity between Xbox Game Pass on console and PC – something which the latter has fallen behind on somewhat. Furthermore, Microsoft is reportedly set to give a high level update reaffirming “how important” PC gaming is to them.

Grubb stressed that this will neither be an event nor a showcase, but will most likely be in the form of a blogpost on its website. The final possible point of discussion according to Grubb is providing an update on the new Microsoft Store for PC – though this announcement is less likely than the rest.

While fans eagerly await whatever Microsoft has to announce, some fans have speculated that the console manufacturer may bring Xbox Game Pass to Steam – though there is no substantiated evidence to back this up. Regardless of what is announced tomorrow, it is clear that the PC market is important to Microsoft, and hopefully overtime they will show the platform just as much attention as they do to the Xbox. We will have to wait and see what they have planned for the future.

KitGuru says: What do you think the update will be? Do you use Game Pass on PC? Would you like to see Game Pass come to Steam? Let us know down below.

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Sony has sold 7.8 million PS5 consoles so far

Matthew Wilson
2 days ago
Console, Featured Tech News

Sony just released its quarterly earnings report, giving us a look at how well PlayStation has sold during its first full quarter on the market. At this point, Sony has sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles, boosting gaming revenues to new heights.

By the end of 2020, Sony had sold 4.5 million PS5 consoles, meaning another 3.3 million units have been sold between January and March 2021. The numbers likely would have been much higher if supply could keep up with demand – right now, it is still very difficult to buy a next-gen console. The PS4 has also continued to sell well, with another million units sold during this quarter, bringing lifetime sales of the console up to 115.9 million.

Of course, the launch of the PS5 also brought a boost to Sony’s gaming and network divisions. PlayStation Plus has grown to 47.6 million subscribers, a 14.7 percent increase year-on-year.

Over the last fiscal year, Sony sold 58.4 million copies of first-party games. Sony expects strong sales to continue in the next financial year, as exclusives like Horizon Forbidden West and the next God of War start to release. These new games will also see an increase in costs for Sony though, as it plans to invest even more in software development.

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KitGuru Says: Sony’s gaming division is doing very well, just as expected. Are any of you hoping to pick up a PS5 soon for upcoming exclusives?

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Google updates latest Chromecast with more HDR controls and improved Wi-Fi performance

Google is rolling out a new April update for the Chromecast with Google TV that launched last year. It’s a fairly large update for a streaming device — totaling 166MB on my Chromecast — but includes numerous improvements.

Once you’ve installed the new software and restarted your Chromecast, you’ll be able to dig a little deeper into video settings than was previously possible. In the new “advanced video controls” area of settings, you’re now given the ability to choose your preferred dynamic range format. Options include Dolby Vision, HDR, or even SDR if you want to keep it there. You can also manually switch to a ton of resolutions at various refresh rates from this menu:

4K (60Hz / 50Hz / 30Hz/ 25Hz / 24Hz / smpte)
1080p (60Hz / 50Hz / 24Hz)
720p (60Hz / 50Hz)
1080i (60Hz / 50Hz)
576p (50Hz)
480p (60Hz)

Unless you’ve got a good reason to make a change, I’d keep it at whatever Chromecast selects as the default: that was 4K 60Hz in my case. Google says this update also improves the Chromecast with Google TV’s Wi-Fi performance on 5GHz networks and mesh systems. For the full list of improvements, see below. I’m still waiting for a way to clear the “continue watching” row, where shows and movies can sometimes just get stuck — even after you’ve finished streaming them.

– Advanced Video Controls setting for granular HDR formats, resolution/refresh rate, and color formats

– HDMI hotplug improvements helping your Chromecast detect the best TV Settings available

– Wi-Fi Improvements for 5Ghz and Mesh networks

– Bluetooth Audio stuttering improvements in some Apps

– HDMI-CEC can now be configured to turn on/off only the TV in settings

– Security update: Android security patch level to April 2021

Separate from this software update, the Chromecast with Google TV also recently picked up certification for HDR10+. So if you come across content on Amazon Prime Video that streams in that format of HDR, it should soon be supported on Google’s streaming gadget.

Dual Raspberry Pi Device is a Cyberdeck for Network Security

We love Raspberry Pi cyberdecks, including all of the fun ways the community has contained our favorite SBC over the years and this project from Michael Torino joins our list of favorites. Torino began developing the Portable Threat & Security Device (PTSD for short) to keep busy during the early lockdowns of 2020. This project quickly snowballed into a quality network security rig capable of supporting a small facility on its own.

According to Torino, the idea was to create an all-in-one device that could handle most network security and support needs without lugging additional “accessory cases” frequently found on the ground in military deployment. His solution was to install two Raspberry Pi 4s inside of a single Pelican V100 Pistol Case which measures in at just 12.7″ x 12.6″ x 5.5″.

The best Raspberry Pi projects use more than one Pi (because we can’t get enough) and this project is no exception. One of the Pis is running Ubuntu while the other is running an instance of Kali. Torino can swap between them with a KVM switch as they share a 1280 x 800 IPS LCD touchscreen.

We asked Torino if he had a chance to use the device out and about for testing, he said “I’ve been using it in my garage so far. It has been taken apart and put back together many times and seems to be holding up well.“

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There are a few upgrades in the works that should be field testing more plausible. Power is an issue, making mobility (a critical component to the portability of the project) a bit of a strain until a more powerful battery is implemented that can support both Pis and the touchscreen.

If you’re going to make an all-in-one rig, why not go all out? Torino plans to include a Pi Cam as well as additional features like a software-defined radio or possibly a Wi-Fi Pineapple, which is good for testing network penetration. Follow Michael Torino on YouTube for more updates on this cool project.

Nvidia’s Enhanced Anti-Mining GPU Limiter Debuts in Mid-May

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Nvidia released its GeForce 466.24 driver today, wherein the chipmaker also confirmed the exact arrival date of its improved anti-mining limiter. Listed as one of the driver’s new features, the bullet point reads: “This driver updates the hash limiter for the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB and is required for product shipped starting mid-May.”

The information from the GeForce driver lends credence to the previous rumor that Nvidia would deploy its revamped Ampere graphics cards in mid-May. Barring any complications, the new graphics card should be available in June the latest. The objective behind the revised Ampere silicon and the anti-mining limiter is to discourage cryptocurrency miners from ransacking the hardware shelves for Ampere graphics cards. Hence, more of them should get into gamers’ hands instead.

The previous anti-mining limiter didn’t hold up too well. Ironically, it wasn’t hacked at all — Nvidia inadvertently released a Beta GeForce driver that rendered it useless. It’ll be interesting to see how long this new anti-mining algorithm will last, assuming Nvidia doesn’t give away the keys to the house again.

Enhancing the software is just the tip of the iceberg, though. Nvidia previously explained that its hash rate limiter involves a handshake between the driver, silicon and firmware. As an added measure, Nvidia allegedly switched the Ampere dies inside its current GeForce RTX 30-series products for new silicon with different PCI Device IDs.

Nvidia specifically references the GeForce RTX 3060 in its driver, so it’s uncertain if the other Ampere SKUs will arrive at the same time frame. Word around town is that the chipmaker will give the treatment to its entire Ampere product stack, except for the GeForce RTX 3090. The flagship Ampere graphics card is reportedly being ignored due to its low return on investment. It stands to reason that the approaching GeForce RTX 3080 Ti will also arrive with Ethereum anti-mining measures in place.