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Rumour: New Microsoft Gaming Console(s) to Launch in 2020

by Andrew Fenn

According to new reports, Microsoft is planning to release its next gaming console — codenamed “Scarlett” — in 2020, seven years after the original Xbox One launched. Two mid-generation upgrades have since followed, in …

Xbox One Getting Alexa and Google Assistant Support?

by Andrew Fenn

If leaked images that surfaced earlier this week are to be believed, Xbox One owners who didn’t buy into Microsoft’s Kinect accessory will soon have an alternative method for controlling their consoles via voice …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Atari VCS Will Support UHD, HDR, 60FPS and Media Streaming

by Andrew Fenn

It has been announced that the forthcoming Atari VCS console will be available for pre-order from May 30th, priced at $199, with initial shipments planned for spring 2019. Not only that, but the company …

Tags:4k| AMD| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Report: PlayStation 5 is at Least Two Years Away

by Andrew Fenn

Sources close to the Kotaku website have claimed that the PlayStation 5 is coming but it may not be until 2020, putting paid to recent rumours that the console could launch as early as …

Big Screen TVs for Gaming to be Stutter Proofed

by Jon Peddie

Why should PC gamers have all the fun? Indeed. Just because you can get a large screen 4K UHD beautiful monitor and drive it with a powerful GPU that is used in supercomputer, doesn’t …

Xbox One S and X Consoles to Get FreeSync Support in Spring Update

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft’s spring update for its Xbox One S and X gaming consoles will add support for variable refresh rate on AMD FreeSync-compatible displays, as well as 1440p resolution output and HDMI 2.1 Auto Low …

Portable PC Gaming Console Back on Course for Summer Release

by Andrew Fenn

PGS Lab’s portable Windows and Android gaming console has reemerged, after a Kickstarter campaign to fund it was cancelled way back in July 2016. (PGS is a Portable PC Gaming Console (with Android!)) The …

Tags:Consoles| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Nintendo Switch Is Fastest-Selling Console in the US

by Andrew Fenn

Nintendo Switch has been named America’s fastest-selling home video game console, beating the previous record, also held by Nintendo with the Wii, released in 2006. The console-portable hybrid sold 4.8 million units in the …

YouTube App for Xbox One X Now Supports UHD at 60 FPS

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft’s Xbox One X console, the most powerful console currently available—certainly on paper, anyway—now supports YouTube at 2160p resolution and 60 frames per second. Not only that, but Google has stated that the console …

PlayStation 4 Sales Now 70.6 Million, PSVR Hits 2 Million

by Andrew Fenn

Sony recently announced that the PlayStation 4 has achieved 70.6 million unit sales. The earlier PlayStation 3 sold around 84 million. The firm also revealed that a combined total of more than 617.8 million …

Fix On the Way for Xbox One X UHD Blu-ray Playback Issue

by Andrew Fenn

A fix for an issue with Xbox One X’s UHD Blu-ray player is a “few days away” according to Mike Ybarra, Corporate VP of Xbox. Xbox One X owners have reported issues with raised …

Xbox One X is Out Now with 50 Enhanced Games

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft’s new console-market killer, the Xbox One X, is out now. Boasting six teraflops of power—versus rival PlayStation 4 Pro’s 4.2 teraflops and the Xbox One S’ 1.4 teraflops—Xbox One X is claimed to …