Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 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 […]
Razer’s new Blade 16 gaming laptop has an Intel Panther Lake chip and very fast RAM
Razer's new Blade 16 gaming laptop has an Intel Panther Lake chip and very fast RAM Razer is giving its Blade 16 gaming laptop a speed and battery boost for 2026. The high-end gaming laptop keeps the same thin chassis and RTX 50-series GPU options as last year’s model, but it’s now making the switch […]
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 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 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, […]
Meta is actually keeping its VR metaverse running, for now
Meta is actually keeping its VR metaverse running, for now Meta is reversing its plans to shut down its VR metaverse – sort of. On Monday, the company announced that it would be shutting down the VR version of its 3D social platform Horizon Worlds on June 15th in favor of a new focus on […]
Nvidia has lost the plot with gamers
Nvidia has lost the plot with gamers Nvidia surely thought it was doing a good thing for gamers by “upgrading” the faces of our favorite video game characters. But that just shows how much the company has lost the plot. Nvidia could’ve marketed its new DLSS 5 real-time lighting technology as a way to make […]
DLSS 5: Has Nvidia’s AI graphics technology gone too far?
DLSS 5: Has Nvidia's AI graphics technology gone too far? Nvidia has revealed a new “3D guided neural rendering model” called DLSS 5 that can change a game’s lighting and materials in real-time, and… many gamers aren’t happy. From DLSS 5 memes to complaints about how it’s “yassified” Resident Evil Requiem characters in demos, the […]
Intel announces Core Ultra 200HX Plus CPUs for high-end gaming laptops
Intel announces Core Ultra 200HX Plus CPUs for high-end gaming laptops Intel has a pair of new flagship CPUs coming to a variety of pricey gaming laptops: the Core Ultra 9 290 HX Plus and Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. The Arrow Lake Refresh chips sport 24 cores / 24 threads and 20 cores / […]
Asus’ new open earbuds are a wonderful companion for handheld gaming
Asus' new open earbuds are a wonderful companion for handheld gaming They look like your average open earbuds, but with optional RGB LED effects. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge The Cetra Open Wireless aren’t like most other gaming earbuds. They’re large, with an open-style design that rests just outside of your ears, […]