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Sony’s already won the next console war thanks to PSVR
Sony skipped gaming’s biggest event, E3, this year and Microsoft pounced. Xbox stormed the stage with a veritable bevvy of announcements about new games and services, and a slew of details about its next generation console — dubbed Project Scarlett. дальше »
2019-6-11 02:55 | |
Microsoft’s next Xbox is coming in 2020 with 8K graphics and SSD storage
At its E3 briefing today, Microsoft announced Project Scarlett, the working name for its next-generation Xbox game console – and it sounds like it’s going to be a real powerhouse. I don’t mean to use that term lightly – if Microsoft is to be believed, this machine should see you enjoying a top-notch gaming experience several years into the future. дальше »
2019-6-10 08:20 | |
CHEAP: Call the police, a Nintendo 2DS for $50 is CRIMINAL
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Everyone loves a little bit of on-the-go gaming. There’s little better than kicking back on a plane, train, or any other sort of transport, and losing yourself in a title. дальше »
2019-6-8 15:00 | |
Google resolves cloud outage that took down YouTube, Snapchat, and Discord
Gmail, YouTube and other services that rely on Google’s backend technology were disrupted for more than four hours on Sunday by what the company blamed on “high levels of network congestion. ” Apple iCloud, Snapchat, Nest, Discord, Vimeo, and a number of third-party applications that host their services on Google were affected as a result. дальше »
2019-6-3 10:13 | |
Playdate is a cute lil’ console with a… crank (?) – and I fucking want one
I love it when a bit of gear surprises me. And today? That surprise is the weirdly brilliant games console the Playdate. This little handheld device (it measures no blacklight unfortunately) and it also has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB-C, and a headphone jack. дальше »
2019-5-23 18:07 | |
Atari’s VCS throwback console is getting a joystick upgrade
The Atari joystick is one of the most recognizable controllers in gaming history, and now the company is not only bringing it forward into the modern age, it’s making it better with new bells and whistles. дальше »
2019-5-23 04:11 | |
Everything we know about the PlayStation 5 (so far)
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. While it’s kept a tight grasp on most details on its next-generation gaming console, Sony has unveiled a few details about the next PlayStation. дальше »
2019-5-22 17:58 | |
Sony shows off PS4 Spider-Man game on PS5
We’ve allegedly had our first look at what Sony‘s next-generation PlayStation console will be capable of doing — and, unfortunately, what we saw didn’t show us much of anything except that the PS5 will be able to run PS4 games very well. дальше »
2019-5-22 22:39 | |
Xbox Two Could Thrash Sony PS5 in the Next Round of the Console Wars
By CCN: Sony’s PlayStation 4 dominated this round of the console wars, leaving Microsoft’s Xbox One in second place year after year. The lifetime sales of the PS4 just crossed 94 million, while the Xbox One is way behind with just over 42 million in sales since launch. дальше »
2019-5-14 00:16 | |
Twitter tears into Delta for its tone-deaf anti-union, pro-video game poster
Delta Airlines is passing around anti-union posters comparing union dues to the price of a new console, implying the latter will bring employees more joy than the former. And this particular message is uniting both gamers and pro-union labor leaders in a single message: WTF, Delta? The message, a poster emblazoned with a non-brand-specific controller, was spotted by Common Dreams writer Eoin Higgins. дальше »
2019-5-11 02:26 | |
Sony offers EA Access to PS4 owners, 5 years after the Xbox One
Electronic Arts today revealed it’d be offering EA Access, its game subscription service, for PS4 owners. For Sony’s fans, this means the console gets the service five years after its competitor, the Xbox One. дальше »
2019-5-7 22:27 | |
Earthworm Jim 3 releases exclusively on retro console Intellivision Amico
There’s a new Earthworm Jim game on the horizon — but you have to be willing to buy a whole new console to play it. The console in question is the upcoming Intellivision Amico, a retro plug-n-play that’s suddenly looking like a much hotter commodity now that it has a new game to show for itself. дальше »
2019-5-2 03:14 | |
The top-selling game consoles of all time, magnificently animated
Well, here we are again. A couple of weeks ago, we put together a bar chart animation tracking video game console sales. We organized this by year, so the viewer could see which bit of hardware shifted the most units in, say, 1996. дальше »
2019-4-23 16:56 | |
PlayStation 5 Will Save Sony Again…But Only If it Nails One Crucial Detail
The PlayStation 5 is coming. Sony has finally revealed the first details of its “next generation console” in an interview with Wired. The PS5 will feature 3D audio, 8K resolution, backwards compatibility, and – crucially – an SSD which will dramatically speed up loading times. дальше »
2019-4-17 14:10 | |
Microsoft’s cheaper, disc-less Xbox One S sounds like a good buy in 2019
Microsoft has just unveiled the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, a new version of its gaming console that doesn’t include a disc drive. It’s cheaper by $50 than the standard Xbox One S at $249, and it’ll arrive in stores on May 7. дальше »
2019-4-17 09:15 | |
Sony reveals the PS5 will come with an SSD and PS4 compatibility
So it begins: after months of rumors and speculation, the first details of the next-generation PlayStation console have finally come to light. In addition to the predictable nuts-and-bolts updates, we have new information on the most desirable upgrades, namely that the new console will be fully backwards compatible. дальше »
2019-4-16 22:26 | |
40 years of console wars, spellbindingly charted for your viewing pleasure
We enjoyed creating our last bar chart race about phone sales so much, we couldn’t resist doing another. So, this time round we’ve looked at something close to all our hearts: the console wars. дальше »
2019-4-9 17:05 | |
Google accidentally revealed its mid-range Pixel 3a phone is on the way
Google just can’t stop info about its Pixel phones from leaking, can it? It happened several times last year ahead of the Pixel 3’s launch, and now, the latest news about the handset’s successor comes from, um, Google itself. дальше »
2019-4-8 08:50 | |
SEGA’s Genesis Mini arrives late to the party — are we still entertained?
SEGA finally revealed the official release date of the Genesis Mini, its answer to the craze of fun-sized retro consoles that peaked last year. As cool as it’ll be to see the return of one of gaming‘s most golden of oldies, SEGA may have missed the boat on this fad — and now we get to see if gamers actually want to buy a retro console that doesn’t have “Nintendo” emblazoned on it. дальше »
2019-4-1 21:08 | |
Nintendo is reportedly launching 2 new versions of the Switch this summer
The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo is working on two variants of its popular Switch game console, and aims to unveil them this summer. According to the outlet’s sources who have used both devices, they’re apparently not just ‘Lite’ and ‘Pro’ versions of the existing Switch, but are more varied than that. дальше »
2019-3-25 12:03 | |
The most troubling parts of Nintendo’s new Labo VR kit, ranked
You know Nintendo, right? Then you’ll probably be aware of the Labo, a set of cardboard add-ons that transform the company’s Switch console. Well, today the company announced the next instalment in the series: the VR kit. дальше »
2019-3-7 19:19 | |
Here’s how to find a lost Joy-Con with the Nintendo Switch
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. The Nintendo Switch is an amazing console, but let’s face it: its small Joy-Con controllers can be a bit of a pill sometimes. дальше »
2019-2-27 02:00 | |
Rocket League now lets you play with friends on any platform
If you’ve never played Rocket League before, there’s now a good reason to give it a go: the massively popular soccer-with-RC-cars game has just introduced full cross-platform play across every modern OS and console – including the Nintendo Switch – so you can team up with players regardless of what system they own. дальше »
2019-1-15 11:09 | |
Alien Blackout backlash shows fans and creators see mobile very differently
Fans and game makers are clashing over a newly revealed mobile game, Alien Blackout. A continuation of the Alien series, revived so spectacularly with 2014’s Alien Isolation, the game has fans crying foul and developers raising a confused eyebrow. дальше »
2019-1-11 21:27 | |
Project Cars game studio is working on “the most powerful console ever built”
London-based game development shop Slightly Mad Studios – which is behind the Project CARS racing sim series, as well as the Need for Speed: Shift franchise – is living up to its name with the announcement of its next project: a game console to rival the Xbox and PlayStation, and support VR content, in three years’ time. дальше »
2019-1-4 08:38 | |
Nintendo Switch’s US sales surpass the PS4 and Xbox at the same age
Nintendo today revealed the Switch has now sold over 8. 7 million units at the 21-month mark in the US, more than both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One did when they were the same “age. ” Given how little we know about the sales of at least one of the consoles past that mark, this might be the last time we get to compare the three reliably. дальше »
2018-12-19 02:24 | |
Sony’s cartridge patent raises questions about the PS5 (and the Vita)
A recently-discovered patent implies Sony might be working on a new kind of game cartridge. Whether this is an idea for its upcoming console, tentatively called the PlayStation 5, or an as-yet-unknown successor to the poor old PlayStation Vita, we don’t know — but it’s also possible it could be both. дальше »
2018-11-27 22:09 | |
Leak: Supposed PlayStation 5 prototype hits the web (Update: Fake)
Update 2:23PM ET: Well, that was fast. Rozetked has informed us it now believes the leak is fake. What follows is the original post. By all indications, the PlayStation 5 is not supposed to arrive until 2020, but that isn’t stopping the internet from doing its thing. дальше »
2018-11-28 20:10 | |
Leak: Supposed PlayStation 5 prototype hits the web
By all indications, the PlayStation 5 is not supposed to arrive until 2020, but that isn’t stopping the internet from doing its thing. We may have just gotten our first glimpse at what the console will look like thanks to images of an alleged prototype posted on Russian tech site Rozetked. дальше »
2018-11-27 20:10 | |
The inevitable ‘PC Classic’ joins the retro console rat race
Okay, this is just getting silly now. The retro console craze is still in full swing, with ever-more obscure mini-devices joining the roster alongside the likes of the NES Classic, the PlayStation Classic, and the Atari VCS. дальше »
2018-11-14 02:40 | |
Nintendo’s Switch just outsold the GameCube
The growth of the Nintendo Switch has been nothing short of meteoric, easily surpassing those of the disappointing Wii U within months. Now, according to a new report from Nintendo, the Switch’s lifetime sales just surpassed those of the GameCube. дальше »
2018-10-31 01:08 | |
Sony reveals the rather disappointing list of games for the PS One Classic
PlayStation today revealed the list of games that will come bundled with its retro console, the PS One Classic. While the list does include several (ahem) classics and old favorites, there are still a few rather large holes in the library. дальше »
2018-10-30 20:35 | |
PS4s are being bricked by a chat exploit – here’s how you can stay safe
PlayStation 4 owners recently began reporting a strange messaging exploit, one which has already been allegedly weaponized to brick their consoles. Sony is working to fix the problem, but in the meantime, everyone just set your messages to private. дальше »
2018-10-16 21:49 | |
Here’s why millions of PC gamers still love their old 360 controllers
Valve revealed this week which controllers are the most popular of among its PC gaming audience. The winner, by a longshot, is an old favorite. Despite the conventional PC gaming wisdom that keyboard and mouse is “better” for certain games, millions of Steams players use controllers. дальше »
2018-9-27 01:35 | |
PlayStation One Classic won’t fix the biggest problem with retro consoles
Sony today announced it was releasing the PlayStation One Classic later this year — the sixty millionth retro console so far (I’m guesstimating). You’d think, now that we’re so deep into this trend, we’d see a little innovation, or at least something other than a tiny hunk of plastic with a couple of emulated games on it. дальше »
2018-9-20 00:57 | |
Sony calls time on the PlayStation 2 (for real)
The PlayStation 2 was the console Sony couldn’t kill. It was too popular. Too enduring. Top-tier developers kept making games for it, long after it passed its prime. In fact, Sony only stopped production five years ago, thirteen years after it first hit shelves. дальше »
2018-9-4 17:21 | |
Nintendo wants you to play with your friends
Some of my most cherished memories involve crowding round a TV with friends and playing multiplayer games until the early hours of the morning. While this used to be the only way a group could play on a console, the success of online gaming has relegated a lot of local-multiplayer experiences. дальше »
2018-8-23 14:25 | |
Gamefly to shut down its streaming service at the end of August
Remember Gamefly — that game rental service you may have gotten a gift card for that one Christmas? The company announced earlier this week it was shutting down its digital streaming service, effective at the end of this month. дальше »
2018-8-4 23:17 | |
Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox range reportedly includes a powerful console and a game streaming device
We’ve been hearing about Microsoft’s ambitions for the future of its Xbox gaming business since E3, where the company revealed it was working on a cloud-based game streaming service. In a new report, Thurrott. дальше »
2018-7-24 08:45 | |
Sony announces limited edition ‘Amazing Red’ PS4 Pro bundle
Sony today announced a custom-edition PlayStation 4 that features a bright red exterior adorned with the logo of everyone’s favorite web-slinger. I’m not a fan of custom-edition consoles. I’d like to think that when I fork over upwards of $500 that the console I just bought is going to be, visually speaking, something I’ll have to live with for the next several years — until a new version takes its place. дальше »
2018-7-20 03:15 | |
Microsoft teases Xbox hardware reveal next month
Microsoft today hinted it could be showing off some fun new hardware at a major gaming event next month and be still, my heart. The details: Microsoft gave a small preview of what to expect from its visit to this year’s Gamescom, to be held in Germany in late August. дальше »
2018-7-18 19:00 | |
This Nintendo Switch adapter addresses one of our biggest annoyances
Last November, Nintendo “fixed” what is perhaps the one glaring deficit on its most adaptable console to date: lack of support for any headphones that don’t use a 3. 5 millimeter jack. Unfortunately, the fix was a messy one, requiring USB-based wireless headphones, or a nasty mess of adapters. дальше »
2018-7-14 04:19 | |