![Meta is just a poorly built video game](/media/k2/items/cache/d82c608d9639b1887cfb17eca0c3bac0_S.jpg)
Meta is just a poorly built video game
Microsoft's Xbox boss dismisses the hype
Microsoft exec Phil Spencer (pictured) has said that Facebook's Metaverse was just a poorly constructed video game and too dull for him to be bothered with.
![AMD Ryzen 9 7950X improved by disabling CCD](/media/k2/items/cache/f9fd1346cb262ccbcf3dade6fd6ece44_S.jpg)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X improved by disabling CCD
At least for gaming
It is possible to get a 10 per cent improvement for gaming on the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X by disabling one of two CCDs.
![Sony’s M.2 2280 PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD gamble paid off](/media/k2/items/cache/b711561fbb057b494e3fe1ec0cf2fcfc_S.jpg)
Sony’s M.2 2280 PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD gamble paid off
Played its cards right
Sony appears to have made a good decision to use M.2 2280 PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSDs for additional storage early even though such drives weren't yet widely available at the time of launch.
![Gamers shunning high priced GPUs](/media/k2/items/cache/26576ff32c52a370e295a39ceb5d897c_S.jpg)
Gamers shunning high priced GPUs
Long term difficulties for Nvidia
While the GPU maker named after a Roman vengence daemon, Nvidia is dominating the GPU market, there is some bad news for the outfit from the Steam hardware survey.
![Microsoft Xbox team rumoured to be pressing into Japan](/media/k2/items/cache/7a01ba15378f3e76ce8a8ddf95027b67_S.jpg)
Microsoft Xbox team rumoured to be pressing into Japan
Island hopping
Software King of the World Microsoft wants to grow its Xbox fanbase in Japan.