{"id":2134,"date":"2026-01-16T23:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-two-things-amd-subtly-revealed-at-ces-that-actually-excite-me\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T23:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:25:12","slug":"the-two-things-amd-subtly-revealed-at-ces-that-actually-excite-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-two-things-amd-subtly-revealed-at-ces-that-actually-excite-me\/","title":{"rendered":"The two things AMD subtly revealed at CES that actually excite me"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/AMD_Ryzen_7000_Desktop_CPU_Lineup_low_res_scale_4_00x_Custom-1.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/851165\/ces-2026-what-to-expect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As we predicted<\/a>, the world&rsquo;s biggest consumer electronics show was a bit of a bust for gamers this year! CES 2026 brought us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/848331\/8bitdo-ultimate-3e-controller-xbox-wireless-tmr-swappable-joysticks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@verge\/video\/7593953104756821262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/860346\/force-feedback-steering-wheel-in-a-gamepad-feels-surprisingly-great\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gamepads<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/853587\/lenovo-legion-go-2-steam-os-annoucement-price-release-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barely<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/860992\/onexplayer-ces-2026-liquid-cooled-strix-halo-apex-super-x-handheld-egpu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">any<\/a> handhelds and no new desktop GPUs &#8211; not from Nvidia, not from Intel, and not from AMD. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But if you dig deep, AMD said two things at this year&rsquo;s show that are worthy of attention. Did you catch that the company&rsquo;s about to make socketed <em>mobile<\/em> chips again? Or that its answer to Intel is to lower the price of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/791460\/gpd-win-5-corded-handhelds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monster Strix Halo silicon<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Publicly, AMD barely acknowledged consumers at the Consumer Electronics Show. \u00ab\u00a0AMD failed us,\u00a0\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WsCrKGY9F1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decried Gamers Nexus<\/a>, pointing out that the compa \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/862861\/amd-ces-2026-socketed-laptop-chips-strix-halo-price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we predicted, the world&rsquo;s biggest consumer electronics show was a bit of a bust for gamers this year! 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