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Framework is teasing a lot of Linux for its April 21st event

Framework is teasing a lot of Linux for its April 21st event

Framework is teasing a lot of Linux for its April 21st event Modular PC maker Framework is hosting a “Next Gen” event on April 21st at 1:30PM ET, and it looks like it might have something to do with Linux. Alongside a newsletter announcing the event, Framework posted a video on Thursday titled “Follow the […]

A YouTuber channeled his distaste for the PS5’s design into slick console covers

A YouTuber channeled his distaste for the PS5’s design into slick console covers

A YouTuber channeled his distaste for the PS5's design into slick console covers The PlayStation 5’s curvy design is divisive. The Verge‘s Andrew Webster called it a “robotic clam” in his 2020 review, which is actually kind of endearing. Personally, I kind of got over hating it sometime during the past almost-six years of its […]

Evercade’s new handheld has a larger screen and dual thumbsticks for 3D games

Evercade’s new handheld has a larger screen and dual thumbsticks for 3D games

Evercade's new handheld has a larger screen and dual thumbsticks for 3D games The Evercade Nexus will launch at $199.99 when preorders open. | Image: Evercade After releasing smaller versions of its handhelds, Evercade has announced a new portable console called the Nexus featuring a large 5.89-inch screen. That’s larger than the 4.3-inch screen on […]

Can my favorite Game Boy gadget tell fake cartridges from real?

Can my favorite Game Boy gadget tell fake cartridges from real?

Can my favorite Game Boy gadget tell fake cartridges from real? The GB Operator. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge The $50 Epilogue GB Operator has a brand-new trick up its sleeve. In addition to backing up Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance cartridges and saves to a PC, it […]

Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April

Sony is raising PS5 prices by 0 in April

Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles globally starting April 2nd. In an announcement on Friday, Sony says that the standard PS5 will now cost $649.99, up from $549.99. Meanwhile, the PS5 Digital Edition now costs $599.99 instead of $499.99, and the PlayStation […]

Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’

Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’

Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld 'is no longer sustainable' Ayaneo is suspending preorders for its $1,999 Next 2 gaming handheld due to the skyrocketing price of digital storage. In a post on Monday, Ayaneo says the overall cost to build its Windows handheld now nearly doubles the price it originally set, making it […]

Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production amid weakening console sales

Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production amid weakening console sales

Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production amid weakening console sales Nintendo will produce fewer Switch 2 units than it previously projected in response to weakening demand for the console in the US, Bloomberg reports. Four million units of Nintendo’s flagship device are expected to be made this quarter instead of the six million it had originally […]

Future Sony PlayStation games will use AI to imagine new frames

Future Sony PlayStation games will use AI to imagine new frames

Future Sony PlayStation games will use AI to imagine new frames Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro, told Digital Foundry that ML-based frame generation tech is coming to “PlayStation platforms” in the future, letting the game console use AI to imagine new frames between the ones it’s actually rendering, […]