Tag: game consoles
The best Black Friday 2022 gaming deals on video games, headsets, laptops and more
Black Friday is usually a good time to pick up some new gaming gear at lower-than-usual price, and generally speaking, that’s the case again this year. This year we’re seeing strong discounts on a number of the year’s highest-profile games, special offers for the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series S…
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The Morning After: UK competition regulator investigates Apple and Google’s mobile dominance
Apple and Google’s domination across the mobile internet is under scrutiny again. Earlier this year, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was consulting on a possible probe into Google and Apple’s dominance in the mobile phone market. Now, the regulator has announced it received “widespread support” for…
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The best Black Friday game console deals on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5 and others
Demand for the current generation of Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox consoles has been through the roof for the better part of two years now, and that should only amplify during Black Friday. We can’t guarantee you’ll be able to get the Switch, PS5, or Xbox Series X/S you’ve been eyeing…
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Built-in Discord voice chat is now rolling out to all Xbox users
Microsoft is now rolling out the Xbox November update, which includes a heap of useful features. Starting today, all Xbox One and Series X/S owners will be able to connect to Discord voice channels directly through their console — you’ll no longer need to set things up with your phone.…
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The Morning After: The new gaming-subscription normal
PlayStation’s game-streaming scheme, at its top tier, is now competing directly with Xbox Game Pass, the service that proved the concept by earning 25 million-plus subscribers over the past five years. It’s now been over a month since PlayStation Plus Premium went live, offering similar cloud gaming services to Microsoft’s…
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Xbox, PlayStation and the new subscription normal
It’s been more than a month since PlayStation Plus Premium went live, cementing the video game industry’s shift toward cloud gaming and subscriptions. PlayStation’s game-streaming scheme is competing directly with Xbox Game Pass, the service that proved the concept by earning more than 25 million subscribers over the past five…
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