In a surprise announcement, Sony announced this morning that it would stop selling movies and TV shows on PlayStation consoles after August 31, 2021. The announcement comes just a couple of months after Sony launched its new PlayStation 5 consoles, ... Read more
Sony announced this morning that it’s working on a new PS VR headset for its PlayStation 5 consoles that will succeed to the company’s original PS VR device for the PlayStation 4. Today’s announcement was pretty light on details and ... Read more
Microsoft still has a lot of work to do to make the Xbox ecosystem more attractive to the billions of gamers across the world. It all starts with the games, but there are also many thing Microsoft can do on the platform level to make playing games on Xbox better compared to other platforms.
Following the launch of Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S and Sony’s PlayStation 5 consoles in November, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) published a report yesterday that focuses on the power consumed by the two machines. Microsoft once again claims to ... Read more
As Microsoft’s Xbox console will celebrate its 20th anniversary this November, some Xbox veterans revealed that Microsoft tried to acquire many companies including EA and Nintendo back in the day.
The release of Cyberpunk 2077 is turning into a disaster for CD Projekt Red, with the company announcing this morning that the game has been temporarily removed from Sony’s PlayStation Store. The developer is “working hard” to bring back the ... Read more
As video games are undoubtedly going to play a big role in the upcoming holidays, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo are joining hands today to promote safer gaming. It’s not often that we see the three brands come together to push ... Read more
The PS5 may offer a more visible generational break thanks to its new DualSense controller and innovative operating system, though Microsoft's Xbox Series X remains competitive with faster loading speeds and a unique Quick Resume technology.
Chinese sourced parts for the Xbox Series X and the Playstation will slow down, if not outright, stop being produced until it is safe for workers to return to their factories.
Sony and Nintendo don't have the infrastructure to springboard their good ol' console war into the next frontier.
The company still employs some gaming policies that even prevent it from being fully compliant with all cross-platform efforts.
Microsoft was part of a joint letter issued to the Trump administration intended to warn the government of the negative effects its current tariff imposition will have in the gaming industry and subsequently those employed through it.
So, the landscape is changing fast. If we simply kinda lean back on the world that we've known for the past 25 years, we're at grave risk of having events around us overtake us.
The escalation in this new US-China trade war has led US president Trump to consider a list of new import taxes that would include taxes on video game consoles.
During an investor conference this week, Sony showed a video showing the PlayStation 5's much faster performance compared to a PlayStation 4 Pro.
Negotiations for this particular agreement began over a year ago and were handled mainly by Sony's senior management in Tokyo and, "largely without the involvement of the PlayStation unit."
Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read! New Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription will reportedly come with Xbox Live Gold for ... Read more
Some of the largest gaming companies, including Microsoft's Xbox, Sony's PlayStation, and Nintendo, are all being investigated by the UK Government's Competition and Markets Authority. They are being investigated to find out whether their auto-renewal terms or roll-over contracts are ... Read more
The recently acquired PlayFab will play a big role in leveraging the immense power of the company's Azure cloud and repurposed for game developers
The company has yet to explain why it should be a part of the gaming industry beyond proliferating the tower defense genre.
While Microsoft may have sold the Xbox One X as the future of console gaming with its beefed-up graphics and improved processing power, the reality has fared a bit differently. The Xbox One X has been more of an iterative ... Read more