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Source: The Verge - All Posts<\/a><\/p>\n

Article note: I've been waiting for a clear summary of this greasy shit from outside the terminally online gamer segment and their hysterics.\nIt... actually does seem to be as greasy as the hysterics. I shouldn't be surprised.<\/div>
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Nvidia has gone too far.<\/p>\n

This week, the company reportedly attempted to delay, derail, and manipulate reviews of its $299 GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card, which would normally be its bestselling GPU of the generation. Nvidia has repeatedly and publicly said the budget 60-series cards are its most popular, and this year it reportedly tried to ensure it by withholding access and pressuring reviewers to paint them in the best light possible. <\/p>\n

Nvidia might have wanted to prevent a repeat of 2022, when it launched this card's predecessor. Those reviews were harsh<\/em><\/a>. The 4060 was called a \"slap in the face to gamers\" and a \"wet fart of a GPU.\" I had guessed the 5060 was headed for the same fate after seeing how reviewers handled the 5080<\/a>, which similarly showcased how little Nvidia's hardware has improved year over year and relies on software to make up the gaps.<\/p>\n

But Nvidia had other plans.<\/p>\n

Here are the tactics that Nvidia reportedly just used to throw us off the 5060's true scent, as individually described by GamersNexus<\/em><\/a>, VideoCardz<\/em><\/a>, Hardware Unboxed<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> GameStar.de<\/a><\/em>, Digital Foundry<\/em><\/a>, and more:<\/p>\n