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The Next Console War Will Be Fought Over Subscriptions and Streaming
Summary Game Pass and its day one releases takes priority over selling consoles like the Xbox Series X for Microsoft. Sony prioritizes selling hardware and timed-exclusive big releases at full price, before they eventually make it to PlayStation Plus. The two companies look set to battle it out over next generation with differing strategies. Sony’s PlayStation 5 is doing well…
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Xbox Console, Game, and Accessory Price Increased, Says Microsoft
Microsoft has announced a significant price increase for its Xbox consoles, games, and accessories, citing rising development costs and market challenges. This move comes amid ongoing global economic pressures and recent U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made electronics, which have impacted manufacturing and supply chains. Microsoft’s Xbox Console, Game, and Accessory Price Changes List On the official Xbox support page, Microsoft shared…
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Logitech’s MX Creative Console now supports Figma and Adobe Lightroom
Logitech is releasing a major software update for the MX Creative Console it launched last fall, expanding the control panel’s compatibility to several new apps. Now available for download in the Logi Marketplace, the update adds “powerful new integrations and expanded functionality for Final Cut Pro,” while new plugins bring support for popular apps like Adobe Lightroom and Figma. Created…
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Nintendo Switch 2 US pre-order date announced — console price stays same but accessories going up
Nintendo just announced the pre-order date for the Switch 2 in the U.S. The new date is April 24, but there’s good news and bad news about pricing. Thankfully, Nintendo has decided to keep the price at $449 for the Nintendo Switch 2, which is good news given all the tariffs and price increases affecting tech products. However, Nintendo has…
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The 5 Best Barely Used Features in Game Console History
Video game consoles are no stranger to weird and unusual gimmicks. Some of these features unexpectedly grew into system-selling successes, while others were forgotten for a reason. But not every good idea gets the recognition it deserves, especially when some of the best console features have been sorely underused. Here are some of the best features in gaming hardware history…
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Nintendo Switch 2 announcement: all the news on the next console
It’s finally time: after months of teases and rumors, Nintendo has finally revealed the successor to the Switch. A new console generation is always a big deal, but this is an especially pivotal one for Nintendo. Now we have official answers to at least some of them — you can keep up with everything we learned from the reveal right…
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Forget Expensive GPUs, Some Console Games Came With Their Own Graphics Chip
Summary 16-bit consoles excelled at 2D graphics, offering large sprites, complex animations, and vibrant colors. 32-bit consoles marked a shift to 3D rendering, leaving behind 2D graphic powerhouses like the SNES and Genesis. Nintendo’s Super FX chip and Sega’s Virtua Processor enhanced specific games with unique capabilities, but increased costs. It’s easy to be cynical about the cost of gaming…
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Console Developers Should Offer Keyboard and Mouse Support for Every Game
Summary Many console games now support keyboard and mouse Most games have existing PC versions with KBM support Controller support in PC games shows KBM support is feasible in console games. Modern consoles all have USB ports, and they all technically support keyboards and mice, but just because the hardware is capable, doesn’t mean the software is. Yet, today there…
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Apple Arcade’s Fantasian is launching on console and PC
Fantasian was an easy game to recommend when it launched in 2021. Developed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker studio, Fantasian was an approachable old-school roleplaying game that had a lot of clever ideas, along with an adorable aesthetic thanks to its world made out of hand-crafted dioramas. There was just one problem: it was exclusive to Apple Arcade,…
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Sony’s making a handheld console to compete with Nintendo and Microsoft
Sony is currently making a new handheld gaming console that allows users to play PlayStation 5 games anywhere. According to Bloomberg, the console is being developed to compete against Nintendo and Microsoft in the portable gaming market, and is likely “years away from launch” — if Sony decides to release it at all. Sony’s efforts to not be left behind…
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