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 generation consoles from Microsoft. But how do you define the generation? Just three years ago, Microsoft launched the Xbox One X, the most powerful console in the market, but also with full compatibility with all Xbox One games and accessories. With multiple tiers of consoles and mid-generation refreshes that were significantly more powerful than their predecessors – and in some cases, their successors – the generational lines have never been this blurred before. None the less, the time for a “proper” next generation console has finally arrived, and Microsoft is fully embracing its tiered hardware strategy...
Microsoft Adds Over-the-Air Tuner Support To Xbox
Back in the day, if you wanted to watch broadcast television on your Xbox 360, all you had to do was build an entire other computer, complete with TV...
33 by Brett Howse on 4/8/2015NVIDIA Announces SHIELD Console: Tegra X1 Android TV Box Shipping In May
Today NVIDIA has announced their latest addition to the SHIELD product family, the SHIELD Console. Launching in May at $199, the SHIELD Console is a combination microconsole and Android...
64 by Ryan Smith on 3/4/2015PlayStation Plus September 2014 Games Preview
September is only a few days away, which means it is only a few days before the next round of games become available at no cost to PlayStation Plus...
6 by Brett Howse on 8/29/2014Xbox Games With Gold September 2014 Preview
It is the end of August already, which means two things. School is back, and Xbox Games with Gold has released the upcoming games for September. On the Xbox...
13 by Brett Howse on 8/28/2014PlayStation Plus August 2014 Games Preview
August will soon be here, with one of the perks being a new list of games available to PlayStation Plus members. Like last month, Sony is offering up six...
12 by Brett Howse on 7/30/2014Xbox Games With Gold August 2014 Preview
The latest round of upcoming games for the Games with Gold program have been announced today, and unlike last month, there are no carryover games on the list. As...
6 by Brett Howse on 7/28/2014Xbox Games With Gold July 2014 Preview
Today Xbox released the list of upcoming games for Xbox Live members under their Games With Gold program. In an odd move, one of the Xbox One games carries...
4 by Brett Howse on 6/26/2014PlayStation Plus July 2014 Games Preview
Summer is upon us now, and with that comes new free games for PlayStation Plus members. Sony has now moved to a two game per system per month model...
2 by Brett Howse on 6/26/2014Microsoft Unbundles Kinect, $399 Xbox One Model Available Starting June 9th
In an interesting reversal of what happened last generation, Microsoft's Xbox One launched at a $100 price premium to Sony's PlayStation 4. Despite Sony building the higher performing console...
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/13/2014NVIDIA SHIELD Price Cuts and Portal
NVIDIA has a couple big SHIELD-related announcements today. The first is a “limited time” price cut to $199. The original price was $299, which then dropped to $249 &ndash...
20 by Jarred Walton on 3/25/2014NVIDIA Consolidates Game Streaming Tech Under GameStream Brand; Announces Shield Console Mode
As part of their Montreal game showcase announcements, NVIDIA has announced that come October 28th the company will be consolidating their various PC game streaming technologies under a single...
15 by Ryan Smith on 10/18/2013Xbox One: Unboxed
We’ve already discussed the hardware of the Xbox One (or Xbone as Brian likes to call it) and compared it with the PlayStation 4, so all that’s left is...
41 by Jarred Walton on 8/8/2013