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Xbox One X First Impressions

by Andrew Fenn

The latest contender in the battle of Ultra HD and HDR console gaming has entered the ring, and it packs a serious punch. While Nintendo focuses, as per usual, on innovation and substance over …

Cheaper Nvidia Shield Package Goes on Sale Next Month

by Andrew Fenn

Following the release of the new Apple TV, capable of outputting Ultra HD resolution and HDR, Nvidia has reacted by announcing a price drop for Nvidia Shield. From October 18th, consumers will be able …

Tags:Consoles| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 24 - Issue 35

Gfu Study 2017: Age Affects German Buying Interest – VR Interest is Weak

by Bob Raikes

Hans-Joachim Kamp of the GFU pictured at IFA. Image:MekoThe GFU in Germany has conducted a survey of 2,000 households in Germany on trends. 90% of households have PC, followed by TV at 89%, but …

Xbox One X Unveiled

by Yvette Raikes

Microsoft’s “project Scorpio” has now been announced as the Xbox One X. It will have the Scorpio gaming processor with 6Tflops of memory and 326GB/s bandwidth, as well as 12GB of GDDR5 graphic memory. …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 24 - Issue 23| xBox

Nintendo Struggles to Meet Switch Demand

by Alan Spencer

Nintendo’s latest results show that as of the end of March it had shipped 2.74 million Switch consoles, which is above the analyst’s estimates of 2.3 to 2.5 million and Nintendo’s estimate of 2 …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Nvidia Shield Can Now Stream 4K Movies

by Alan Spencer

The Nvidia Shield box has received an update that enables it to stream 4K movies from the Google Play Movie store and also enables the built-in Chromecast feature to handle 4K movies. Google started …

Tags:Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Xbox ‘Scorpio’ Supports VRR & HDR

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft has announced the specifications for its next XBox version which will support UltraHD game play with high frame rates. While the XBox One has 12 compute cores in the GPU and around 12 …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 24 - Issue 14| xBox

PGS is a Portable PC Gaming Console (with Android!)

by Bob Raikes

PGS Labs has announced a smartphone-sized gadget that is designed to play games, but with the power and compatibility of PC games and which will ship in Q2. The device is 15mm thick and …

Tags:Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Sony to Stop PlayStation 3 Production This Month

by Alan Spencer

You might not have realised that it is was still being made, but after a little more than 10 years on the market, Sony is to phase out the PlayStation 3 with production stopping …

New PS4 Update Offers Playback of 3D Blu-ray Movies in VR

by Alan Spencer

Sony is to release an update for the PlayStation 4 that will will enable playback of 3D Blu-ray movies in PlayStation VR headsets, plus support for external HDDs. These updates will feature in software …

Microsoft Scorpio Looks Good for UHD

by Bob Raikes

More details of the Microsoft Project Scorpio console project are emerging. The console will be compatible with games for the XBox One S but brings UltraHD game play and will have a high power …

Nintendo Switch will launch on March 3 for $300 / €300

by Bob Raikes

Nintendo has released details of the new Switch console, which will be released in early March (the 3rd) for $300 / €300 and will be ‘region-free’. The console will ship first in Japan followed …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Vol 24 - Issue 02