Every single computer uses memory to some degree, and video game consoles are no exception. If you’ve been paying attention to the ongoing RAM shortage and the knock-on effect for small-scale chips, desktops, and laptops, you’re probably wondering when the other shoe will drop for consoles. Sorry to say, it’s likely coming soon. The first […]
Limited Edition Analogue 3D Colors Release Date on Dec. 10
Nintendo, being Nintendo, has historically been more than willing to release its consoles in a variety of colors beyond the boring base black. While we’re biding our time until Nintendo launches a prettier Switch 2 without a noir veneer, Analogue is ready to bring us all the classic colorways of the Nintendo 64. If you […]
Samsung Odyssey G7 Review: This 40-Inch Gaming Monitor Is Big on Immersion and Trade-Offs
There are some monitors that force you to involuntarily pucker your lips and utter a silent “ooh.” That normally happens long after you fit the base and arm into the display and turn it on for the first time. When unboxing the 40-inch 4K Samsung Odyssey G7, I found I was much more excited by […]
The PS5 Could Receive a Massive AI Upgrade for Games
Sony isn’t done improving the PS5. While the PlayStation 5 Pro brought us new GPU microarchitecture, the company’s new AI software could prove far more significant for console performance in the months leading up to the Grand Theft Auto VI launch. The present console may see better performance and fewer glitches, though the future PS6—especially […]
Cloud Gaming Is Looking More Attractive Than Ever for All the Wrong Reasons
I had a plan. I was going to build my own version of Valve’s Steam Machine using traditional PC parts, then stuff it all into my childhood PC case installed with SteamOS for the ultimate combination of convenience and nostalgia. But I waited too long. The price of RAM has skyrocketed so high that even previous-generation […]
The Next Gaming Trend Is… Uh, Controllers for Your Feet?
There are only so many points of fine articulation the body is capable of for the sake of maximizing gaming. We’re limited to a measly 10 digits when modern games may demand many more controls than that. So what’s there left to do but shove a gamepad under our feet and execute expert esport-level inputs […]
The Best Gaming CPU May Get Even Better
When gamers are surfing around for lingering deals looking for the best CPU, there’s simply no comparison. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D still has its square butt on the throne of the fastest, most efficient gaming CPU available today. AMD seems like it’s not doing much to change that with a supposed sequel, even if […]
The Best Gadgets of November 2025
This is it, folks: the home stretch of 2025. We’ve got one more month left to go in our rotation around the sun before a new year dawns, and CES 2026 hits us with a wave of new gadgets. But before that happens, let’s look back at November, which was somehow full of gaming announcements. […]
Abxylute 3D One Review: This Gigantic Handheld Fails at ‘3D’ PC Gaming
There comes a point in every consumer tech writer’s career where they have to lie down on the railroad tracks and take the heat for a tech category nobody else believes in. For me, it’s stereoscopic, glasses-less 3D screens. So when I agreed to test the Abxylute 3D One, a tablet-sized handheld PC, it only […]
We Bullied Microsoft Into Making Its Handheld Feel More Like an Xbox
If you were hoping to spy how Microsoft intends to transform Xbox into a console/PC hybrid, watch the updates coming to the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X. Microsoft is slowly but surely updating the handheld software to make it feel more console-like. There’s more work to do, but it’s already a far, far better experience. […]