Halo Infinite is going to be the foundation that future Master Chief and friends games are built on for the next couple of years Just don't call it a live service game.

Over on Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb’s podcast, Director of Xbox program management Jason Ronald detailed the upcoming audio features that’ll be present within the Xbox Series X. While dedicated hardware acceleration for audio was a topic teased for GDC not too long ago (Like that’s going to be happening this year), Ronald revealed that Microsoft is taking sound design a lot more seriously with new technology that he described as audio ray tracing.

I was never one to be impressed by graphics. Substance over style, that’s always been my motto when it comes to games; I can appreciate the care and attention that goes into crafting a beautifully rendered landscape, but I’ve never gone out of the way to play games solely because they look good. In the same vein, I’m not the …

The RTX 2080 Super is a strong, fast performing card that will definitely be difficult to feel disappointed with. But with both the RTX 2070 Super and the RTX 2080 Ti so closely around it, it’s a tough sell on either end of the spectrum.

The ASUS Strix Scar III refines most elements that were already finely tuned in the previous iteration of this stellar laptop line, making it a top contender in the space with a hard price to beat.

The RTX 2060 Super is a more forward-thinking iteration of the entry-level ray-tracing supported card from Nvidia, with more memory and faster clock speeds making it a much better deal than before.

It turns out you don't need a fancy new RTX card to get some ray-tracing in your games anymore. Though if you want the best performance, you're still going to want to spend a fortune on the top of the range RTX cards.

The ASUS ROG Strix Scar II isn't the prettiest laptop out there, but its price and RTX support make it a strong contender in an increasingly expensive space.