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Xbox owners will now be able to play Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding on their Series S|X consoles. It costs $40 but you can grab it for $20 now thanks to a 50% discount.

In an interview with CNBC, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has put to rest rumours about GTA 6's delay. The game will launch in late 2025, but only on consoles.

Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed on X that the Switch's successor will be able to run the Switch's software. The company will reveal more information about this feature, and the Switch 2 release date, at a later point.

Valve has started selling the Steam Deck officially in Australia. It can be pre-ordered soon and will begin shipping on November 19. Both the LCD and OLED variants are up for grabs.

The Sony PlayStation 5 Pro will start shipping in just a few days. Sony has now finally confirmed which games will receive an update at launch in order to utilize the more powerful hardware, while unboxing and teardown videos reveal the new hardware in detail.

The newly announced PlayStation 5 Pro will be officially available on November 7. Days before the launch, footage of multiple games running on the new console popped up. They show that the updated hardware can indeed offer improved performance over the PS5.

An official-looking PlayStation 5 Pro spec sheet has shown up online. It confirms many of the console's key specs, including a Zen 2 CPU, a new 16.7 TFLOPS RDNA family GPU and max power consumption of 390 Watts.

The Playdate gaming handheld will be getting a new season of games in 2025, but before then there will be a couple of new games on its store as well as a sale on available games. Unfortunately, the Stereo Dock accessory has been put on hold for the foreseeable future.

Despite having identical dimensions to the PS5 Slim's side covers, the PS5 Pro forces gamers to buy faceplates specifically designed for the new console. Sony has confirmed that its old Console Covers are not compatible, indicating that it will launch a version specifically designed for PS5 Pro customisation. Dbrand, infamous for its third-party tech customisation accessories, says exactly what everyone is thinking.

Linux gamers who play Apex Legends will no longer be able to access the game. EA apparently made the decision due to cheaters exploiting the platform's customizable nature to circumvent anti-cheat measures.

Nintendo has announced a new music streaming app featuring classic tunes from Nintendo games. The Nintendo Music app is only available for Switch Online subscribers and is available on iOS and Android.

The launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Game Pass has allegedly proven to be a huge success for Xbox with the console seeing more players than PlayStation for the first time in CoD's history. PC players also reportedly preferred PC Game Pass over Steam.

Sony has published an internal email announcing the shut down of two of its game studios, one of which developed the ill-fated Concord PvP shooter. The other studio is Neon Koi which was working on a now-cancelled mobile game.

Digital Extremes recently confirmed a December release for Warframe 1999. Meanwhile, those eager to play Soulframe will have to wait a little longer, as the fantasy RPG is only slated to enter pre-alpha in 2025, effectively constituting an official delay.

An intrepid user on Reddit posted a screenshot of what appears to be Pokémon Legends: Arceus running natively in Windows. Per the Reddit post, this port comes courtesy of source code present in the massive Game Freak leak earlier this month.

CheckMag Halfway through the ninth generation of consoles, it's probably safe to say that much of the gaming audience is unimpressed. Yet the release valve for console gamers that is mainstream PC gaming is growing further and further out of reach - and it's not just about price.

A homebrew developer has released a new version of the original Super Mario Bros. for the Game Boy Color, complete with all levels, enemies, and power-ups. There's quite a bit of additional content as well, including the titular plumber's dinosaur friend.

Ubisoft previously guaranteed that Assassin's Creed Mirage would work on the Steam Deck, but as of tomorrow, the game will automatically detect that it is running on the Linux-powered gaming handheld and apply recommended graphics settings.

Switch owners are flooding Reddit with reports of issues like reduced battery life and overheating since installing the new firmware version 19.0.0.

A modder transformed a PlayStation 4 Slim into a sleek portable gaming system, cramming the console's internals into a custom-built handheld just 5-centimeters (1.97-inch) thick.

The SteamOS 3.6.19 release adds more functionality to the Asus ROG Ally and moves the gyro controller driver into the kernel, outside of Steam's proprietary driver stack, suggesting that support for third-party gaming handhelds is inching closer to reality. At the same time, the Steam Deck OLED becomes more Windows-friendly.

Nixxes has revealed the PC system requirements of the upcoming Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster. While the actual hardware needs aren't that high, the game will take up a good chunk of your hard drive.

Razer touts its latest headset as the best multi-platform gaming life accessory of its line to date, and not merely due to its series-first six-zone Chroma lighting. It can also connect to 2 wireless devices at once, so as to be able to take calls while gaming (or possibly vice-versa). The Barracuda X Chroma is also touted as a "multi-day use" set of headphones with an ergonomic, lightweight build.

Pre-orders for the Analogue 3D have now opened. Surprisingly still available over 24 hours later, the new FPGA console is designed to play original N64 cartridges up to 4K for a $249.99 launch price.

A new update to Battlefield 1 has officially removed Steam Deck compatibility from the online FPS, despite the game launching as long ago as 2016. This move comes after a similar decision was made with GTA Online last month. Unlike GTA Online, there doesn't seem to be any hope for redemption for Battlefield 1.

The Switch online playtest is scheduled from October 23, 2024, to November 5, 2024. Nintendo did not make players sign an NDA but requested that users not share any details online.

The Nintendo Wii U can die due to memory corruption in storage. The issue stems from the eMMC chips that can get corrupted if the system sits without power for too long.

Black Myth: Wukong has received its ESRB rating for Xbox, suggesting its release is nearing. The game was delayed due to technical issues but is now expected to launch soon on Xbox Series X|S.

Sony has announced a PC release date for Marvel's Spider-Man 2. It can be pre-ordered now via Steam/Epic Games store and will be playable in late January 2025.

An intrepid modder has created what could be the world's first and only portable version of the original Xbox. It comes with a 9-inch screen and full compatibility with the existing Xbox library.

Diablo 4's first-ever DLC Vessel of Hatred aims to breathe new life into the game. While the expansion has its moments, it doesn't feel like a $40 DLC, especially after the standards set by Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077.

Microsoft's new Xbox Series X Digital Edition comes with a new die-shrunk 6 nm SoC under the hood. While it does not offer anything in terms of performance benefits, it is a bit more power efficient than the launch model.

8BitDo has revealed its wireless controller accompanying Analogue's reimagining of the Nintendo 64. Sold as the 8BitDo 64, the controller will be available next week with a Hall effect joystick and an N64 controller layout for under $40.

The Analogue 3D is now official. Built around Intel's Cyclone 10 GX FPGA chip, the Analogue 3D is a $249.99 reimagining of the classic Nintendo 64 that contains many modern new features like 4K gameplay while retaining original cartridge support.

Microsoft has begun selling a disc-less but cheaper version of the Xbox Series X. It comes in a different color but packs the same features as the standard version. However, Amazon has renewed units of the regular Xbox Series X in excellent condition for the same price.

Ayn Technologies has shown off its new handheld console: The Odin 2 Portal. Its notable specs include a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, a 7-inch OLED screen and Hall-effect joysticks. Information about its price and availability will be revealed later.

First announced in 2019, Rare has been suspiciously quiet regarding Everwild over the years. Granted, the game did get a new trailer in 2020 but the trailer focused mainly on the visuals and didn't reveal anything about the gameplay. A new rumor now claims that Everwild is coming along nicely.

It looks like the popularity of the Lenovo Legion Go, Asus ROG Ally, and their stablemates has finally forces Microsoft to realise that gaming handhelds are here to stay. In the latest Windows Insider Preview, Microsoft has added a new on-screen game keyboard that uses an optimised layout and a mixture of touch and controller input to increase typing speed.

Following the success of Tom Raider I-III remastered, it has been announced that Tomb Raider IV-VI will also be getting remastered. The collection of games will bring improved graphics and new additions when it arrives early next year.

The NES Hub is an accessory designed for the Nintendo NES that makes use of the classic console's 15-pin expansion port to provide support for modern Bluetooth controllers. Now finally released, the NES Hub also supports Expansion Audio and is compatible with other add-ons.

Xbox is releasing a limited-edition Indiana Jones-themed Series X console to celebrate Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. Available through a puzzle contest, the console comes inside a handcrafted puzzle box.

Nintendo's Switch 2 console will arrive no sooner than spring of next year. However, that hardly dampens excitement for the upcoming gaming console, with Digital Foundry experts shedding light on what can be expected from the Switch's widely awaited successor.

The Asus Rog Ally handheld gaming console has recorded a big $100 discount at Best Buy. With the price cut in place, the Asus Rog Ally has become a worthy deal considering the machine packs a speedy Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU alongside a high-quality IPS panel.

Sony has begun selling refurbished units of the original PlayStation 5 console released in 2020, with a starting price of $350. However, Amazon also has a deal on the newer PS5 Slim which is tempting.

EmuDeck may be popular as a tool. However, it turns out that few people wanted to jump aboard the project's first hardware releases.

The team behind the SUPER5 OLED display kit for the Switch Lite has announced an even brighter alternative intended for the regular Switch. Allegedly, it will allow Switch LCD or Switch OLED owners to swap in a much brighter OLED panel that peaks at well beyond 1,000 nits.

The Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld has now dropped to less than $550 on Amazon. The console features an 8.8-inch display, the powerful Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of storage. Moreover, the machine has two Type-C ports, a 3.5 mm combo jack, and Wi-Fi 6E.

CheckMag Starfield's new Shattered Space expansions fails to improve upon the numerous issues that plagued the base game. The plot is tepid, at best, and there isn't enough content to justify its $30 price tag.

Nintendo's wildly popular Switch gaming console is set to receive a successor sometime in early 2025. Recent leaks and rumors have hinted at major improvements to performance, while a more recent leak sheds light on the console's Joy-Con improvements and a launch date estimation.

The PlayStation 5 Pro and the strictly limited 30th Anniversary Edition were sold out within a very short time after launch. If you're still looking to get your hands on a console right now, you'll likely have to accept the scalpers' prices – and they are outrageously high, especially for the 30th Anniversary Edition.