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Analysts Call Steam Machine a Console That Won’t Admit It’s a Console
The Steam Machine is currently a hot topic, and everyone is wondering what it really is. Should we consider it a PC or a console? Is it trying to attract users away from the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S? Some analysts have shared their views, explaining what they believe the…
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Former Nintendo President Declares the Console War Over, Warns of Industry Stagnation
Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé believes that the console war is over, at least in the traditional sense we once knew. In a recent interview with The Game Business (thanks DualShockers), Fils-Aimé discussed several topics, offering his own thoughts on the current state of the gaming market, which…
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GameStop Declares the End of the Console War After Halo’s Announcement on PS5
On social media, GameStop continues to ride the wave of gaming news with its usual humor. Recently, the company released an official statement announcing the end of the console war following the reveal that Halo will also launch on PS5. The post, styled like an official worldwide communication, declares that—given…
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Mike Ybarra Slams Xbox Campaign, Says Only a “Moron” Makes Consoles Without Exclusives
Former Blizzard Entertainment president and ex-Microsoft executive Mike Ybarra has openly criticized the “This Is an Xbox” campaign, calling it a bad move for the Xbox brand. Launched last November, the campaign compared Xbox Series X and S consoles to tablets, smartphones, VR headsets, and laptops — claiming they were…
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New Xbox Console Expected in 2026
A new report suggests that Microsoft plans to launch the next Xbox console in 2026. This move aims to give Xbox a fresh start after a challenging generation with the Xbox Series X|S. The next-gen console could debut alongside the 2026 installment of the Call of Duty franchise, providing a…
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Nintendo Confirms There Are No Plans to Price Cut the Switch
Earlier this week, Nintendo released their annual financial report which confirmed that their Switch system (originally released back in 2017) had finally become the third best-selling console of all time. With that being said, however, it was hard to deny that while this might have been the silver lining, there…
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Nintendo Switch is Officially the 3rd Best Selling Console of All Time!
Prior to the release of the Switch back in 2017, Nintendo was in a lot of trouble. The Wii-U had proven to be a huge commercial failure for the company and while I won’t go as far as to say that they needed the Switch to be a success, having…
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Razer Kishi V2 for Android Gets Updated to Bring Additional Controller Support!
Following the release of the award-winning Razer Kishi V2 for Android last year, Razer has now announced a major update to their Razer Nexus software and Kishi V2 for Android controller firmware. The new Virtual Controller Mode allows all Kishi V2 for Android owners to use their controllers to play…
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PS5 Owners Warned Housing the Console Vertically Might Expose a Huge Design Flaw!
While the PS5 can be housed either vertically or horizontally, there’s something about the overall aesthetics (to me at least) that suggests that the former was what Sony was predominantly intending consumers to do. – Given how absolutely huge the console is though, I daresay a lot of people simply…
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Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The 5 Worst Games Of 2022
Is Christmas officially over today? Well, I’m already thinking of taking all the lights and decorations down and getting back to normal, but maybe that’s because I’m a bit of a Grinch. Speaking of being mean though, while you found out my top 5 games of 2022 yesterday, I bet…
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Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – Top 5 Games Of 2022
2022 has been a surprisingly decent year for games with many amazing titles having been released. While I’m sure there’s been something that’s been the thief of time for you, in kicking the hornet’s nest of controversy, I’ve decided to pick my top 5 of the year. – Yep, some…
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PS5 Slim May Be Coming Much Sooner Than Expected!
It’s clearly a matter of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ in regard to revised designs of the PS5 console. They will happen, and, if history has taught us anything, that means that at some point over the next few years we can expect to see both a PS5 Slim and a…
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Microsoft Confirms Xbox AAA-Gaming Titles to Start Costing $70
The grim reality of modern gaming is that consumers do now expect to roughly pay something in the region of $70 for a new AAA-gaming title. Be it on console or PC, this is the new standard whether we choose to like it or not (and in regards to the…
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Sony Warns Devs that a Crackdown on PlayStation Store Shovelware is Coming!
The term ‘shovelware’ first predominantly came into the public knowledge when the Nintendo Wii saw the release of absolute masses of mostly garbage “gaming” titles. – The term is more than a little self-descriptive, but for those of you unaware, it typically tends to refer to a very basic game…
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Microsoft Caught in a Lie? – Report Says They Offered Sony Just 10 Years of COD!
While certainly creating a lot of shock when it was announced earlier this year, the future of Microsoft’s successful takeover of Activision/Blizzard has, over the last 2 months, only seemed to look more and more doubtful. – A key factor in this is the fact that the EU’s anti-competition regulator…
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