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Useful Links for first half of W/E 20th November 2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Enthusiast Gaming launches channel on Samsung TVs PlayStation 5 launch: What you should know (Useful display specification listing) Disney+ 73m global subs Epson And Yamaha Join Forces On New Laser TV …

Tags:audio| Consoles| Disney| Epson| Game Playing| Kiosks| PlayStation| Retail| Samsung| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Smart Monitors| Streaming Video| SVOD| TVs (TV Sets)| UST Projectors

Analyst: Pandemic boosts console market; delays 8K TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say ABI Research said that 40 million consoles will ship in 2020, up 6% on last year as a result of the pandemic. However, the crisis has delayed the introduction of 8K …

Tags:Consoles| Market Data| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Apple TV is coming to Xbox consoles on November 10th

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I saw a stream of articles that highlighted that the Apple TV app will come to X-Box in a week or so. The Verge reports that it will also be on …

Tags:Apple| Consoles| PlayStation| Streaming Video| xBox

Inconsistent HDR format support in PS5 & Xbox Series X

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Flatpanelshd reports that there is uncertainty about HDR support in the XBox Series X and PS5. Xbox Series X will support HDR10+. Microsoft will also support Dolby Vision for streaming and …

Tags:Consoles| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range

A look at Epic’s Unreal Engine 5

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Unreal engine 5 – click for higher resolutionDr Jon Peddie explains the capabilities of the latest version of the Unreal Engine that will be supported in the upcoming PlayStation 5 (and …

Tags:3D software| Consoles| Graphics Software| UltraHD

Xbox Series X/S pre-orders now available at these retailers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Microsoft’s new XBox Series X and Series S consoles will be available on November 10th from a number of retailers in North America and Europe. They will cost £339/€499/$499 and £249/€299/$299, …

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Nintendo hits record as world plays games during pandemic lockdown

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nintendo had its best financial quarter for April-June, reporting a 427% rise to $1.3 billion (¥144 billion) because of strong demand for the Switch console as well as good software sales …

Tags:Consoles| Covid-19| Financial Data| Game Playing| Nintendo

Toys Will Be Toys

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On February 17th I went to the North American International Toy Fair in New York to see the latest in toy technology. The vast majority of toys at the show were made with old …

Tags:AI & Machine Learning| Consoles| Game Playing| Toys| USA

What Bob Saw on the Net 21/03/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Nvidia …

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