Hardware

Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, Switch OLED and a Mario question block against a red background

News

Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly has magnetic Joy-Cons, new cartridges, larger 1080p screen

Chinese peripherals firms also claims next console will still be backwards compatible with all games, controllers and docks

April 29, 2024 James Batchelor

Feature

"We never really thought anyone was going to make a Playdate game"

We talk to Panic about finally getting its "ducks in a row," getting more awareness and retail opportunities, and what the future holds for its "weird bizarre device"

April 23, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

Opinion

What is the elevator pitch for a PS5 Pro? | Opinion

Without the 4K upgrade to justify its existence, Sony’s new hardware may struggle to explain itself to consumers

March 22, 2024 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Where is the console hardware market headed? | Opinion

A Switch successor may not appear until next year and Sony may be prepping a Pro model of the PS5; after a quiet 2024, console hardware looks set for a very busy 2025

Feb. 23, 2024 Rob Fahey

News

Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly not launching until 2025

Platform holder is said to be advising publishers that next console will not arrive until March at the earliest

Feb. 19, 2024 James Batchelor

A patent drawing shows Nintendo's proposed splitting clamshell-style handheld in its connected and closed form, with the third screen viewable on the top of the device when closed.

News

Nintendo patent details a handheld that splits into two

Portable hardware's clamshell design would include a third screen visible when system is closed

Oct. 30, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

Two of the 2023 redesigned PS5 models, one with the disc drive and one without. A DualSense controller sits next to them

News

Redesigned PS5 arrives next month

Slimmer system will launch in standard and digital-only models this November alongside price hikes in US and Japan

Oct. 10, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

Mark Zuckerberg wearing a Meta Quest 3 headset, looking off to the right of the frame

News

Meta Quest 3 launches October 10

Xbox cloud gaming to launch for headset in December

Sept. 27, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

Opinion

Microsoft's hardware strategy looks more and more traditional | Opinion

Xbox Series X|S once presented a radically different vision; a console platform that would evolve and improve, ending the hardware generation cycle for good. What happened?

Sept. 22, 2023 Rob Fahey

News

Xbox planning hybrid cloud gaming platform for 2028

Platform would run cloud-based titles on a device costing less than $99

Sept. 20, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on a white background

News

Next Xbox planned for 2028

Court documents show as of spring 2022, the plan was for Series X|S to have an eight-year cycle

Sept. 18, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

News

Arm jumps 25% on IPO

Semiconductor company set at IPO price of $51 ended first day of trading with shares topping $63

Sept. 15, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

A picture of the Atari 2600+ console with a joystick attached and a 10-in-1 game cartridge plugged in. It has four-switches along the top edge of the console and a front plate with a wood-grain finish.

News

Atari reveals Atari 2600+ console

Recreation of classic console plays original 2600 and 7800 cartridges, sells for $130

Aug. 22, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

News

Microsoft discontinues Kinect successor

Azure Kinect camera sensor was introduced in 2019, primarily aimed at non-gaming business

Aug. 22, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

News

Nintendo's new console is reportedly due out in the second half of 2024

Partner studios are in possession of dev kits and the system is said to accept game cartridges

July 31, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

Handheld consoles required to have replaceable batteries by 2027

A new EU regulation will see future portable consoles have accessible batteries for consumers to replace

July 17, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

News

Antstream Arcade is coming to Xbox

It will be the first third-party cloud gaming system on Microsoft's platforms

July 14, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

News

Report: Arm in talks with Nvidia as anchor investor ahead of IPO

The chip manufacturer could float as early as September

July 14, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

News

Atari makes minority investment into Playmaji

Firms to collaborate on "retro hardware and software initiatives"

July 6, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

News

Japan Switch repair service cancelled after a year

Nintendo has confirmed the subscription-based service will end in August

July 5, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

A woman wearing the Apple Vision Pro headset and looking straight at the camera. You can see her eyes dimly through the semi-transparent visor

News

Report: Apple scales down plans for Vision Pro headset

Tech giant reportedly only making between 130,000 and 400,000 units in the first year instead of the one million initially projected internally

July 4, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

News

Xbox Series X|S have sold a combined 21m units

48% of Series S players are new to Xbox, Leonard Barros Barreto revealed at BIG Festival in Brazil

July 3, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

Opinion

Nintendo Direct introduces the Switch's "sunset slate" | Opinion

A focus on remasters and remakes was a fan-pleasing move – but it's increasingly obvious that Switch software is in a holding pattern as we wait for a hardware refresh

June 23, 2023 Rob Fahey

News

Microsoft studios no longer developing for Xbox One

Current-gen titles will be supported via Xbox's cloud streaming service instead

June 16, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

A man at his desk looks up at soapy thought bubbles appearing above his head.

Feature

Apple's AR headset suffers from a lack of vision | Opinion

The Vision Pro can improve on the tech and design of HoloLens and Magic Leap all it wants, but it still shares the same fuzzy idea about what it's actually for

June 6, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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