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
Hardware (Page 2)
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?
News
Xbox planning hybrid cloud gaming platform for 2028
Platform would run cloud-based titles on a device costing less than $99
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
News
Arm jumps 25% on IPO
Semiconductor company set at IPO price of $51 ended first day of trading with shares topping $63
News
Atari reveals Atari 2600+ console
Recreation of classic console plays original 2600 and 7800 cartridges, sells for $130
News
Microsoft discontinues Kinect successor
Azure Kinect camera sensor was introduced in 2019, primarily aimed at non-gaming business
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
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
News
Antstream Arcade is coming to Xbox
It will be the first third-party cloud gaming system on Microsoft's platforms
News
Report: Arm in talks with Nvidia as anchor investor ahead of IPO
The chip manufacturer could float as early as September
News
Atari makes minority investment into Playmaji
Firms to collaborate on "retro hardware and software initiatives"
News
Japan Switch repair service cancelled after a year
Nintendo has confirmed the subscription-based service will end in August
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
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
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
News
Microsoft studios no longer developing for Xbox One
Current-gen titles will be supported via Xbox's cloud streaming service instead
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
News
Apple unveils Vision Pro AR headset
$3,499 headset has variably transparent visor, interface driven by hands, eyes, voice, launches in US early next year
Opinion
Do players now value performance over graphical realism? | Opinion
Conventional wisdom is that graphical quality is more important but expectations may have shifted
News
Meta Quest 3 launches this fall at $499
Meta promises next headset will be thinner, more powerful, "first mainstream headset with high-res color"
News
Spider-Man 2, Project Q handheld headline PlayStation Showcase
Sony reveals a raft of new PS5 titles including Bungie's new Marathon and the debut offerings from acquisitions Haven Studios and Firewalk Studios
News
Sony aims to sell 25m PS5 units by April 2024
Platform holder says this will set a new record for PlayStation console sales within a financial year
Feature
Don't like always-online consoles? #DealWithIt | 10 Years Ago This Month
Reports of Microsoft's next system requiring a constant internet connection got the industry talking, fretting, screaming, and harassing