Nvidia Treats PC Gaming Graphics Cards as a Minor Detail in Its Strategy

Nvidia is starting to feel like that old buddy who just won’t let go, even though it’s clear they’ve moved on. The developers behind Nioh 3 are sticking to their guns about not including an easy mode, which isn’t surprising but still a bit disappointing. And it’s a bummer that Oblivion Remastered won’t even get a physical game card for its Switch 2 launch. In the latest gaming news roundup, I’m keeping a close eye on the rumors surrounding Xenoblade Chronicles 4, hoping it might surprise us as one of Nintendo’s major fall titles this year. It might be a stretch, but a gamer can dream.

Reports indicate that the tech giant at the forefront of AI advancements is scaling back production of its 50-series graphics cards and delaying the mid-gen refresh of its Blackwell designs. Hardware leaker Kopite7kimi suggests that the new 6090 series won’t hit the market until late 2027. Yet, Nvidia isn’t letting the speculation get them down.

“Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is strong, and memory supply is constrained,” they stated in a recent announcement. “We continue to ship all GeForce SKUs and are working closely with our suppliers to maximize memory availability.” That’s a bit reassuring, right?

However, it seems like stepping back from PC gaming is exactly what the market is signaling Nvidia to do right now. Back in 2014, their quarterly revenue was $1.23 billion, a record at the time. Fast forward to last quarter, and they pulled in $4.3 billion from PC gaming alone, but that’s just a sliver of their overall business. Total revenue soared past $50 billion, with PC gaming making up only 8 percent of that.

Meanwhile, Nvidia has committed to investing $20 billion into OpenAI, down from an initial promise of up to $100 billion. While it might look like they’re playing it safe, that $20 billion is still more than what they’ll rake in from PC gaming over the next year.

In a recent town hall Q&A, CEO Yves Guillemot and the leadership team tried to reassure employees, but it didn’t quite hit the mark, according to reports. They stood firm on their controversial return-to-office policy, citing similar practices at other companies. When asked about potential layoffs affecting over 2,000 employees, CFO Frederik Duguet didn’t provide much comfort. “First of all, we must state very clearly that we have never shared such numbers externally, and as I’ve just said, we won’t share any more decisions today,” he reportedly said.

“This year, we plan to share more updates on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Project than ever before,” director Naoki Hamaguchi announced, confirming that Rebirth will launch on both Switch 2 and Xbox on June 3. Does this mean we might finally see the trilogy’s third installment before the end of 2026? Or is this just the marketing machine gearing up for an early 2027 release? It likely hinges on Grand Theft Auto 6, as does every other release date this year.

Bounty Pack 2: Legend of the Stone Demon is set to launch on February 26, according to Gearbox Entertainment. This will feature “bite-sized-yet-flavorful narrative content” along with free updates like the addition of Pearlescent gear. The next main story missions, titled Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, are also on the way in March, introducing a new vault hunter, the ex-casino bot C4SH.

“Editing for the first time in…8 months?” a developer tweeted, looking a bit down. Could this be related to the rumored PlayStation State of Play happening later this month? Speculation is swirling around a potential PC port of Death Stranding 2 or a significant DLC for it. Surely, it’s too soon for anything else?

“We’ve never considered adding difficulty settings to the Nioh series,” director Masaki Fujita stated. “The value of clearing the game is something that is unifying, and since Nioh 3 has even more variations on strategies to clear the game compared to previous titles, our approach is not to change the difficulty setting when you can’t clear it.”

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be available on Nintendo’s portable console as a full game cartridge. However, Fallout 4 and Oblivion Remastered won’t be getting that treatment; they’ll just come as download codes in boxes. It’s pretty much what we’ve come to expect given how rough the ports look.