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16 votes
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Over ten years after its Kickstarter campaign and Alpha launch, 7 Days to Die is finally leaving Early Access
18 votes -
Modder packs an entire Nintendo Wii into a box the size of a pack of cards
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"PS5 has no games"
This is what everyone always says. It's the big punchline of this console generation. They say it as if they meant "Sony hasn't made or published any games worth playing since November 2020."...
This is what everyone always says. It's the big punchline of this console generation.
They say it as if they meant "Sony hasn't made or published any games worth playing since November 2020." That's definitely not true. Sony's released several great, critically acclaimed games on PS5: Returnal, Horizon 2, God of War Ragnarok, and just recently they had Helldivers 2. They've had a PS5 game get nominated for Game of the Year every year.
What people have really complaining about is "Sony doesn't keep their games solely on the PS5, instead they've also been bringing them to PS4 and/or PC when able." Isn't that... good?
I remember during the PS3 and PS4 generations, it sucked that you'd have to buy a whole console for that 1 exclusive you were interested in. I had a friend who got a PS4 solely to play Bloodborne. I saw a lot of people back then interested in these exclusives coming to PC. For convenience, for better graphics and frame rates, for the novelty, for game preservation, for any number of reasons.
Now it's finally happened, Sony's big IPs are pretty much all on PC. You can go buy God of War or Ratchet and Clank on Steam. That's awesome! 15-years-ago me would've never believed that could happen in a million years.
And how did people react? "Why would I buy a PS5? It has no games!" It has games, they're just not keeping the games locked up there serving a life sentence, maybe getting a remaster 20 years later if they're lucky. I also find it odd how the Series X has even less exclusives, releasing games day-and-date on PC, but nobody jokes about that.
21 votes -
The insane engineering of the Nintendo GameBoy
16 votes -
Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles
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$400,000 worth of Playdate game consoles disappear in Las Vegas, hardware maker says
21 votes -
PlayStation Portal sales continue to impress despite skepticism
22 votes -
SNES piracy in the 1990s - disk copiers
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PS5 entering 'the latter stage of its life cycle,' Sony says
22 votes -
Nintendo is telling game publishers Switch 2 will be delayed [until early 2025]
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The Playdate handheld console is now in stock and available in twenty-two additional countries
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Microsoft to share details on bringing Xbox games to PlayStation next week / Microsoft has moved up an important Xbox business update to address fan concerns
25 votes -
Vectrex reborn: How a chance encounter gave new life to a dead console
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Atari 2600+ review: Gaming like it’s 1977 again
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This game console has no pixels. The Vectrex from 1982.
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Xbox's Phil Spencer considers PS5 and Nintendo Switch players part of the Xbox community
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What do we know about the Switch 2’s hardware power?
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Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002'
42 votes -
Head tracking for desktop VR displays using the WiiRemote (2007)
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Analogue is working on a Nintendo 64 console
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Sony announces smaller PlayStation 5 design with option to add a disc drive to the Digital Edition console
20 votes -
The Brazillian who nutted in his Dreamcast: Leonam's journey
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Microsoft leaked its own Xbox documents, court says
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This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a new controller
22 votes -
Introducing my dad to video games
As of late, I've decided to introduce my dad to video games. It's his birthday upcoming in a few days, and I'm leaning towards getting an Xbox of some kind. I haven't been in the world of vidya...
As of late, I've decided to introduce my dad to video games. It's his birthday upcoming in a few days, and I'm leaning towards getting an Xbox of some kind. I haven't been in the world of vidya for quite some time, so I'm hoping to lean on other opinions to make the right decision.
The main question I have is: if I'm buying used, is it worth it to try and find a Series S/X or would I be fine at entry level with an Xbox One? I figure I'll get GamePass and figure out what sorts of games he'd like to play before investing. I only really have $200 to spend, which puts a Series more or less out of the question. Would an Xbox One be a decent introduction to gaming for someone who doesn't have much of a standard for graphics / gameplay etc.? Also: what games should I add to the library?
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Atari 2600+ announced
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First look at AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3
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Ball und Panzer Golf: Making a Playdate game in a week
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PlayStation’s first Remote Play dedicated device, PlayStation Portal remote player, to launch later this year at $199.99 USD
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‘Killing Floor 3’ announced for PC and consoles
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Four friends built a ‘Hypercube’ to play Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
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Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console
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Why Pac-Man won
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PS5 and Xbox Series closing in on three years of use
Curious to hear what the people of tildes think. As we close in on 3 years of use with these newer consoles, what are every one’s thoughts? Has “next gen” been what you thought it’d really be or...
Curious to hear what the people of tildes think.
As we close in on 3 years of use with these newer consoles, what are every one’s thoughts? Has “next gen” been what you thought it’d really be or are you kinda just feeling whelmed?
I have a PS5 and I use it every now and then for pretty much the first party games. PC is my main platform but as I think back, I’ve been pretty happy with my PS5 and the games to come so far. I also really enjoy the UI (although custom backgrounds would be great).
I don’t know how the Xbox side is so I’d love to hear your thoughts to!
Thanks for taking the time to read.
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Developers restore “retail” Xbox emulators after Microsoft crackdown
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Turn your Xbox controller into a Switch Pro controller
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What are the best portable retro consoles under 120 US dollars?
The idea is to get a console to play raging in complexity from the NES, SNES, up to Nintendo DS and PSP. Anything above that is not a priority or a necessity. But it would be nice to have a screen...
The idea is to get a console to play raging in complexity from the NES, SNES, up to Nintendo DS and PSP. Anything above that is not a priority or a necessity. But it would be nice to have a screen large enough to handle DS games in some form. Can I find anything decent in that price range?
Thanks :)
24 votes -
The story of the first video game cartridge
9 votes -
Your Wii can play this (and much more)
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Microsoft crackdown disables emulators downloaded to Xbox consoles
7 votes -
The forgotten portable NES
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Statically recompiling NES games into native executables with LLVM and Go
6 votes -
Cemu 2.0 announcement. Linux builds, open-source and more
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Playdate handheld console release thread
Playdate announced on Twitter that they are beginning shipping today: Oh! A new Playdate Update video is here! It recaps the great developer things we've released this year, like Pulp and the...
Playdate announced on Twitter that they are beginning shipping today:
Oh! A new Playdate Update video is here!
It recaps the great developer things we've released this year, like Pulp and the Playdate SDK. Please enjoy it. https://youtu.be/BmrtkBmFSn4
There's one extra important bit in the update. Playdates in Group One will begin shipping…
…today.
The embargo on reviews also lifted:
- The Verge: All it’s cranked up to be
- Rock Paper Shotgun: A handheld indie curio that goes hand in hand with the spirit of PC
- Eurogamer: A fascinating puzzle in itself
- Video Games Chronicle: The Playdate is fun but its quirks may wind you up
- ArsTechnica: Playdate earns its $179 price tag with cute design, memorable games
- Engadget: Playdate is a magical indie game machine
- IGN: It's Crankin' Time
- Venture Beat: An alternate-history boutique handheld
- GamesRadar: Tiny, mighty, unfussy fun
- Destructoid: You’ve got a date
- Gizmodo: The Playdate Is Oozing With Charm and Potential
Also, ArsTechnica released reviews of all of the Playdate games. SPOILERS ahead:
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Building a retro-gaming super-console with $100 and a Raspberry Pi: 2022 edition
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Cemu emulator plans to go open source and release Linux build in 2022
10 votes -
Take a look inside Steam Deck
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Running emulators in Xbox's Edge browser
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Playdate hardware teardown
12 votes