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Sony Presses Ahead With Killing Physical PlayStation Games Despite Backlash
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (454+ words) Sony is pushing ahead with plans to stop producing physical PlayStation games despite strong opposition from players concerned about ownership, resale and the future of game preservation. The company plans to end manufacturing of physical discs for new PlayStation releases…...
Microsoft Slugs Aussie Gamers With Up To 30% Xbox Price Hike, Weeks After Banking US$35.8 Billion Profit – channelnews
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (575+ words) Microsoft, the same Company that last week reported quarterly income of US$35.8 billion, has moved to jack up the price of its struggling Xbox consoles in Australia by as much as $250, with the increases landing just months out from the…...
Microsoft Tests Xbox Download Speed Fix For Consoles And PC
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (360+ words) Microsoft is testing a new Xbox download system designed to deliver faster and more consistent game installations and updates across consoles, PCs and gaming handhelds. The Smart Download Client has begun rolling out to members of the Xbox Insider Program’s…...
MSI Unveils World’s First Inkjet-Printed OLED Monitor To Challenge Samsung And LG
1+ week, 1+ day ago (367+ words) MSI has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first monitor built around an inkjet-printed OLED panel, introducing a new challenger to the display technologies supplied by Samsung Display and LG Display. The MSI PRO MAX OLED 271UPJW12 uses a 27-inch…...
Valve Warns Steam Machine Prices Could Climb Further As Memory Crisis Worsens
1+ week, 5+ day ago (444+ words) Valve has warned that the price of its new Steam Machine could climb further as AI-driven demand intensifies shortages of memory and storage components. Valve engineer Yazan Aldehayyat told Bloomberg that wholesale component costs were continuing to rise, with retail…...
Microsoft Brings Original Xbox Games To PC And Handhelds In Backward Compatibility Push
1+ week, 5+ day ago (415+ words) Microsoft has launched Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, allowing players to access selected original Xbox games on Windows 11 computers and gaming handhelds for the first time. The program is rolling out in early release with four titles: Blinx: The Time…...
Nintendo Moves To Dismiss Lawsuit Seeking Tariff Refunds For Gamers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (309+ words) Nintendo has asked a US court to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit claiming the gaming giant should pass tariff refunds on to customers who bought products at increased prices. The lawsuit was filed in April by two Nintendo customers…...
Could Game Pass Kill Xbox?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (395+ words) Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service could ultimately threaten the future of Xbox unless its strategy is overhauled. Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier recently said on the Triple Click podcast that Game Pass was unlikely to disappear, but Microsoft could remove…...
ASUS Launches Powerful New ROG Strix G18 With 240Hz Mini LED Display
2+ week, 1+ day ago (373+ words) ASUS has started rolling out its latest ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop internationally, bringing Intel’s fastest mobile processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU to its large-screen gaming range. In Australia, the new model currently appears to be available only through…...
Xbox’s Disc-To-Digital System Could Enter Public Testing
2+ week, 6+ day ago (422+ words) Microsoft may be preparing to let Xbox users publicly test its reported disc-to-digital system, codenamed Positron, through an upcoming Xbox Insider update. The feature itself is not new, with reports earlier this month that Microsoft employees were testing technology that…...