Consoles
In a quite unexpected turn of events, Valve has introduced a revamped version of its Steam Deck console that got a larger OLED display, a more efficient system-on-chip, a higher-performance memory subsystem, a 1 TB storage option, faster Wi-Fi 6E, and higher-capacity battery. While performance target of the portable gaming device remained the same, the new unit might just be faster than the original one due to faster memory. Meanwhile, the cheapest 256GB version of the console, which retained an LCD screen, now costs $399. The main difference between the new Steam Deck OLED and the original Steam Deck is the larger 7.4-inch OLED display. The new screen retains a 1280x720 resolution, but it has a 600 nits typical brightness (a major improvement) and also...
Sabrent Ships 8TB SSD for PlayStation 5: High Capacity for a High Price
Although Sony's PlayStation 5 game console fully supports off-the-shelf PCIe 4.0 solid-state drives, Sony initially limited the maximum capacity to 4 TB. Recently the company removed that cap as...
19 by Anton Shilov on 9/22/2023
Asus Quietly Begins to Sell Cheap ROG Ally Console with Non-Extreme CPU
With a plethora of news coming from Intel early this week, it went almost unnoticed that Asus has begun to sell an inexpensive version of its ROG Ally portable...
11 by Anton Shilov on 9/20/2023
Sony Unveils The PlayStation Portal: A Remote Play Handheld For PlayStation 5
For all of their ups and downs in the handheld game console space over the years, one of Sony's bigger successes has been their local game streaming support, better...
10 by Anton Shilov on 8/24/2023
Modders Equip Asus's ROG Ally with 4 TB M.2 2280 SSD
The Asus ROG Ally game console comes with a tiny M.2-2230 SSD featuring a 512 GB capacity, which can be a bit tight for modern games. But enthusiasts from...
16 by Anton Shilov on 6/29/2023
Asus ROG Ally Is Now Available: A $700 Handheld Powerhouse
Asus this week started global sales of its ROG Ally portable game console. The Asus take on Valve's Steam Deck and other portables offers numerous advantages, including higher performance...
21 by Anton Shilov on 6/14/2023
Microsoft to Bring Game Pass Games to NVIDIA's GeForce Now
Microsoft on Sunday announced plans to bring select PC Game Pass games to NVIDIA's GeForce Now cloud streaming service later in 2023. The move will allow gamers to enjoy...
2 by Anton Shilov on 6/12/2023
Asus Formally Unveils ROG Ally Portable Console: Eight Zen 4 Cores and RDNA 3 GPU in Your Hands
Asus on Thursday officially introduced the ROG Ally, its first handheld gaming PC. With numerous handheld gaming systems around, most notably Steam Deck, Asus needed something special to be...
35 by Anton Shilov on 5/12/2023
Asus Preps ROG Ally: A Portable Windows Game Console with Custom Zen 4 + RDNA 3 APU
Asus has begun teasing its own portable game console, the ROG Ally, which the company is positioning as a high-end offering for the handheld PC gaming market. With its...
18 by Anton Shilov on 4/5/2023
The Xbox Series X Review: Ushering In The Next Generation of Game Consoles
What makes a console generation? The lines have been blurred recently. We can state that the Xbox Series X, and its less-powerful sibling, the Series S, are the next...
68 by Brett Howse on 11/5/2020
Xbox Series X Unboxed: Our First Look At Microsoft’s Next Gen Console
After over a year of official teases, naming, and plenty of performance details, Microsoft is on the cusp of launching their first proper new generation of the Xbox since...
35 by Brett Howse on 10/28/2020
Sony Announces PS5 Pricing: $499 For Regular Console, $399 For Digital Edition
At Sony’s PlayStation 5 Showcase this afternoon, the final (and much awaited) pieces of the puzzle with regards to the console’s launch have dropped: pricing and a release date. Sony’s...
86 by Ryan Smith on 9/16/2020
Storage Matters: Why Xbox and Playstation SSDs Usher In A New Era of Gaming
A new generation of gaming consoles is due to hit the market later this year, and the hype cycle for the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 has been...
200 by Billy Tallis on 6/12/2020
Sony Teases PlayStation 5 Design
Today during Sony’s “The Future of Gaming” show where the company and its partners revealed a slew of next-generation game titles, we also had a first glimpse of the...
114 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/11/2020
Microsoft Drops More Xbox Series X Tech Specs: Zen 2 + RDNA 2, 12 TFLOPs GPU, HDMI 2.1, & a Custom SSD
For the past several months both Microsoft and Sony have been slowly but steadily trickling out additional details about their forthcoming gaming consoles. And now this morning we’re getting...
74 by Ryan Smith on 2/24/2020
Microsoft Announces Xbox Series X: Available Holiday 2020
Microsoft this evening has finally given their long-awaited next generation gaming console a name, announcing the Xbox Series X. The device, formerly known as Project Scarlett, is said to...
83 by Ryan Smith on 12/12/2019
NVIDIA Reveals New SHIELD TV: Tegra X1+, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos
NVIDIA has introduced new versions of its SHIELD TV set-top-boxes featuring an all-new design as well as based on an improved Tegra X1+ SoC. The new STBs support all...
80 by Anton Shilov on 10/29/2019
Sharp to Supply IGZO Displays to Nintendo
In a surprising move, one of Sharp’s top executives revealed that the company will supply its IGZO displays to Nintendo. Usage of IGZO screens promises to reduce power consumption...
25 by Anton Shilov on 8/7/2019
Nintendo Announces New Version of Switch with Longer Battery Life
Nintendo has announced a new version of its Switch game console that features a considerably longer battery life than the first-generation model. The new console likely uses new components...
12 by Anton Shilov on 7/17/2019
Update: Nintendo Reveals Handheld-Only Switch Lite, With a New NVIDIA SoC
Nintendo has announced a new version of its Switch game console that only works in handheld mode, yet it is considerably more compact, comes at a lower price point...
51 by Anton Shilov on 7/10/2019
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