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The PlayStation Portal can now stream games directly from the cloud without a base console. A PlayStation Plus Premium subscription is required to access the feature.

Family members are noticing different PS5 sale prices on popular games. The PlayStation Store may be introducing more regular dynamic pricing, which is drawing scorn from gamers. Buyers want more transparency to explain the unpredictable discounts.

The latest handheld gaming from Arduboy keeps its charming single-board design with a black-and-white display, D-pad and two buttons, but the new model gets three upgrades: 300 included games, USB-C and a multiplayer mode.

Valve has announced a new quality-of-life feature for the Steam Deck. Users will now be able to download games/updates with the console's screen switched off.

Evidence that Sony is exploring a PS5 PC cross-buy option is mounting. A dataminer stumbled on a graphic linking the platforms. PlayStation may enable buyers to launch PS5 games on Steam or its own marketplace. Another theory is that the graphic will signal crossplay on the rumored PS6 handheld.

A total of eleven games will be added to the Xbox Game Pass catalogue in November, with the most notable entry being Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Other titles, such as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, will be leaving the platform on November 15.

Open-world games aren’t only reserved for MMOs and action-adventure titles. EA Sports FC 26 hopes to capitalize on a community-based mode seen in NBA 2K26. The publisher launched a playtest featuring its new multiplayer universe on November 3rd.

A World of Warcraft console release looks less likely after an interview with its senior game director. He explains that attempts to simplify the MMO don’t signal wider platform support. Gamers speculated that The World of Warcraft: Midnight expansion has changes aimed at the next Xbox console.

Nintendo has released early Switch 2 sales figures. With Mario Kart World currently being the console's most popular game, the Switch 2 is currently outselling the Sony PlayStation 5 in the first few months of both consoles being released.

Tech YouTuber Macho Nacho Productions has brought the legendary 2000 Xbox prototype back to life – this time as a fully functional console rather than just a glowing aluminum shell.

The Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is causing feelings of frustration more than nostalgia. Input lag is one reason why players are requesting PlayStation Store refunds. The classic Mortal Kombat games suffer from high latency, audio snafus, and dysfunctional matchmaking.

Fans are digesting the first hands-on impressions of the improved Xbox Cloud Gaming. Videos show demanding open-world titles like The Witcher 3 streaming smoothly at 1440p. Available in the pricier Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the performance is comparable to some GeForce Now plans.

The Outer Worlds 2 developers have responded to complaints over problematic PSSR upscaling. Many PS5 Pro Enhanced games display noisy images as a result of the technology. A new patch swaps PSSR with the TSR used by the Xbox Series X version, which doesn’t suffer from the same technical glitches.

Microsoft may reintroduce older Xbox 360 games earlier than expected. Gamers spotted delisted titles with "coming soon" banners appearing on the Microsoft Store. There have been rumors about an Xbox 360 emulator benefiting Windows handhelds and a new Xbox console.

YouTube channel Not From Concentrate (NFC) has unveiled the Tiny PS5 Redux, a refined and compact redesign of Sony’s console that fans can now build themselves. The project focuses on better thermals, portability, and accessibility, with a step-by-step guide available through the NFC store.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 developers expect to profit from Xbox Game Pass price increases. A leaker reports that as more gamers purchase the shooter, the studio will enjoy additional revenue. Subscribers now pay $29.99 for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which may lead to higher game sales.

Rumors about an earlier-than-expected launch for Black Ops 7 continue to surface. PlayStation Game Size discovered a surprising release date for the campaign and zombie modes. The PSN leak may be a mistake, since most Call of Duty games have not offered early access following open betas.

Delibird in Wild Zone 12 in Legends ZA has low spawns and a high flee rate, which turns a simple capture into an endurance test, one that not all gamers appreciate in 2025. Here's how you can potentially make the process easier for you.

The recently announced Switch 2 Pro controller Resident Evil Requiem Edition is finally available for preorder on the Nintendo Store, Amazon, and other retailers. It features neat nods to the game in a design straight from a survival horror classic.

Despite GTA 6 being a massive undertaking, Rockstar Games has dismissed several dozen employees. A UK trade union believes that the studio fired the workers for attempting to unionize. Previously, employees accused the Take-Two Interactive-owned company of abusing staff.

GTA 6 may not be the only high-profile title Rockstar Games will promote in 2026. The development of the Max Payne 1+2 remake is progressing on schedule, with a potential October release date. However, some fans anticipate a GTA 6 delay to avoid shipping both games within six months of each other.

Fans have gained more insight into how little some 1990s developers considered game preservation. Without original documents, the Final Fantasy 7 Remake director often resorted to word of mouth. Other Final Fantasy games, like The Ivalice Chronicles, grappled with missing the original source code.

A Reddit user has given their Game Boy Advance SP a massive battery upgrade by connecting it to a DeWalt power pack from a cordless drill. The handheld now looks like something you'd find on a construction site – and can theoretically run for almost 17 days straight.

Danny Russell, the former Senior Global Community Manager for Sega of America and the architect of the Sega Forever initiative, confirmed on LinkedIn that he left Sega after 7 years. He was a key figure in Sega's launch of the 2017 program, which evolved from mobile re-releases into a full-blown preservation and archival effort for titles.

Antenna data confirms that Game Pass sign-ups have declined since August 2024. Highly-rated Xbox Game Pass games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 resulted in a temporary influx of new memberships. Still, an investment adviser argues that Xbox price increases could boost the service as it evolves.

Another fan theory has suggested that the next trailer for GTA 6 could release in early November. This time, it is believed to be before the alleged investor call, but this is all just speculation.

After a setback for a cartridge manufacturer, Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards look poised to dominate. Macronix has been unable to develop a more affordable solution for physical releases. Switch 2 games increasingly rely on Game-Key Cards, which need internet connections to download data.

Sony has revealed a whole range of horror games for PlayStation Plus just in time for Halloween, including a number of premium titles, like the highly regarded Silent Hill 2 remake.

Amid increasingly heated debates on Reddit, rumours of a next‑gen or Switch 2 port for Red Dead Redemption 2 have failed to materialize around the game's seventh anniversary, with Rockstar issuing no official confirmation on the matter.

Japan’s Patent Office provisionally rejected Nintendo’s patent application for “monster‑capturing” mechanics, finding the claim lacked novelty in light of prior art from older games and mods. This is a ruling that bolsters Palworld developer Pocketpair’s defense in its ongoing lawsuit, in which Nintendo is also a plaintiff.

After the latest Microsoft earnings report, the state of Xbox hardware sales is predictably dire. The Q1 2026 fiscal data reveal another 29% decline in revenue. Game Pass experienced minor growth, but Xbox price increases have led some subscribers to cancel the service.

Microsoft executives have stated that the company remains invested in making first-party hardware. Even so, YouTuber Austin Evans suggests that many OEMs will manufacture the next Xbox console. The hybrid PC/consoles would offer multiple performance tiers, with varying prices and features.

Sony has finally revealed the PlayStation Plus lineup for November 2025. The headliner is Stray, an adventure game where you play as a stray cat exploring a cyberpunk city.

Even after a triumphant launch, Battlefield 6 does not have the same massive console player base as Call of Duty. New Circana data confirms that Call of Duty HQ remains ahead of the new Battlefield release. Black Ops 7 will add to the many military shooters that EA has to contend with.

While there is much attention on the rumored PS6 handheld, the PS Portal may soon have more features. A store listing hinted that the handheld could stream games not in the PS Plus catalog. Mobile gamers would enjoy a larger selection of PS5 games available on the PlayStation Portal.

The free-to-play Battle Royale mode is available across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series. Here's how to jump in and where to download it.

A 40-minute unfiltered PS5 build of Wreckreation leaked a day before release, showcasing Burnout‑inspired high‑speed arcade racing with loops, big jumps, track‑building, and destructible elements, even as viewers pointed out inconsistent performance and bugs that could perhaps be attributed to an earlier build.

Version 1.0 of ARMSX2, an ARM-focused branch of the popular PCSX2 emulator, has landed on Android. The new version of the PlayStation 2 emulator uses a translation layer to run code from PCSX2 (with some additions) on ARM devices, including Android smartphones. This gives retro gamers another option to play PS2 titles on their smartphones.

GameStop is currently offering a PS5 with a disc drive and 2 years of PS Plus Premium for $170 off. While this bundle includes the original "thick" PS5, buyers get access to hundreds of current-gen and classic PlayStation titles.

A new report has shared more details about Microsoft's next Xbox 'Magnus' console. Not only is Microsoft now rumoured to be switching to free console multiplayer, but the move to running future Xbox consoles with a modified version of Windows will allow it to support PC games while retaining backwards compatibility with older Xbox generations.

EA has shared the release date for the battle royale mode in Battlefield 6. This will be a free to play mode that will not require purchasing the base game and will bring some interesting additions to the standard game mode.

Digital Foundry is one of the first sites to evaluate the PS5 power saver mode. Demon’s Souls and Days Gone Remastered accomplished more efficient performance, but forced different compromises. The new mode could preview how PS5 games will run on the rumored PS6 handheld.

Studios are increasingly hesitant to embrace platform exclusives. The No Rest for the Wicked director shunned Xbox exclusivity even before Microsoft changed its philosophy. Companies are struggling with higher development costs, making the PS5 and Switch too lucrative to ignore.

GameStop has poked fun at decades of platform rivalry that allegedly started and ended with Halo becoming and then unbecoming a platform exclusive with a single post: 'The Console Wars are over.'

Dataminers on X have uncovered files including maps, UI strings, and event scripts suggesting Battlefield 6's unannounced battle royale "RedSec" may be built into the live build and could shadow-drop as early as next week, even as EA and DICE remain mum on the topic.

Many PlayStation fans wish their DualSense offered the same innovations on every platform. The PS5 controller doesn’t emit advanced haptics when paired wirelessly with PCs. However, the third-party DSX app has discovered a way to achieve these rumbling effects through Bluetooth.

The third installment of the Final Fantasy 7 remake series may be further along than gamers had anticipated. Director Naoki Hamaguchi provided another promising update on Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3. He also went into detail about how developers are optimizing the Switch 2 port.

The former Blizzard President is among the fans critical of Microsoft’s views on exclusivity. Mike Ybarra argues that these titles still can be a selling point for consoles. Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games are only available on the handheld and have encouraged buyers to adopt the system.

PlayStation players will finally be able to experience a Halo game natively. Halo: Campaign Evolved is a complete remake of Halo: CE, and it launches sometime next year.