Tag: game consoles
Sony’s PlayStation Portal remote player is a $200 handheld just for PS5 game streaming
Several months back, Sony teased a dedicated remote play device for the PlayStation 5 as well as new gaming earbuds. Now, the company has revealed more details about the device. It's called the PlayStation Portal remote player. The handheld looks a bit like a tablet wedged between two halves of…
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Cloud gaming platform Antstream Arcade brings over 1,000 retro games to Xbox
Antstream Arcade is offering over 1,300 retro game titles on Xbox One and Series X/S, with notable titles such as Space Invaders, Metal Slug and Bubble Bobble. The company says these titles will be playable instantly without additional downloads or installation via its cloud gaming platform, with more titles being…
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Sony’s latest portable party speaker also works with your TV
Sony's X-Series party speakers typically have few tricks up their sleeves to power your gatherings. The company's latest model, the SRS-XV800, packs in a lot those but it also has an additional handy tool. Besides a built-in light show, karaoke mode and more, this speaker is also equipped with an…
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Nintendo’s eShop closures are putting generations of games out of reach
The Nintendo eShop for the Wii U and 3DS game consoles officially closed for business on March 27th, 2023, permanently disabling all new purchases on the platforms. We knew this was coming. Nintendo quietly announced the eShop’s closure over a year ago, asserting that it was the “natural life cycle…
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Microsoft will bring Call of Duty and its PC games to a cloud service you’ve probably never heard of
Microsoft is still hard at work convincing antitrust regulators that its planned Activision Blizzard purchase won’t hurt competition in the gaming industry. Today, the company announced a 10-year agreement with Boosteroid for the cloud gaming provider to stream Activision’s PC titles if the deal goes through. It’s Microsoft’s latest attempt…
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PlayStation VR2 review: A great headset that should be cheaper
The PlayStation VR 2 is the virtual reality upgrade console gamers have been waiting for — but is it really worth $550? That depends on how much you need high quality VR. The virtual reality landscape looks completely different today than it did in 2016. The original PlayStation VR arrived…
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