May was a catastrophic month for PlayStation and Xbox sales in the U.S., driven by price rises that have clearly had a significant impact on consumer interest in buying a new console. Sony raised the ...

Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices again, citing higher memory and storage costs as the Xbox Series X rises to $800 in the US. The most expensive Xbox upgrade this summer may be the same console ...

Valve has finally announced the price of the new Steam Machine, and it’ll be over $1,000 when it launches on June 30. In addition to confirming the price and release date, Valve published a new FAQ ...

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Cloud gaming vs console gaming in 2026 presents a clash of convenience and performance. Streaming platforms like Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now offer access to hundreds of games on mobile, PC, and ...

The Nintendo Switch has become the company's best-selling console ever with over 155 million units sold. It was released in 2017, a pivotal time for Nintendo which was coming off the back of a flop ...

The console wars ended a while ago, in case you didn’t know. But if they were still raging on, a talented hardware modder in China created a device that would force a lasting peace. It’s a massive and ...

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Xbox has been losing the gaming console war for years, as declining hardware sales struggle to compete against the Nintendo Switch and Sony's PlayStation. The past year has seen layoffs, price hikes ...

Headsets, controllers, live chat — even when we’re connected, most of us game alone. In the void of stronger couch co-op experiences, entrepreneur Brynn Putnam saw an opportunity: a device that could ...