Gamers who’ve yet to get the PS5 may have to pay more for the console when they do buy it. Sony Interactive Entertainment has raised the console’s prices in select markets due to “challenging economic conditions,” president and CEO Jim Ryan has announced on the PlayStation blog. The company had to make the difficult decision,…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Google has announced that its Google Play Games for PC beta is rolling out today in selected regions. For now, the service is restricted to South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Australia but Google plans to expand further. Previously, the beta was invite-only, but anyone in the supported regions can now access the service….
Sonos is said to be planning a flagship speaker that can beam audio in “nearly all directions” at once. The Optimo 2, as it is allegedly codenamed, is a single-speaker solution designed to replace the Sonos Five. It is said to contain a large array of drivers, including some that fire in different directions, and…
Sony has increased the price of its PlayStation 5 and PS5 Digital Edition consoles in every country save for the United States. It cites “high global inflation rates” for the hike, which comes into effect immediately in the UK, Europe, Australia, China, Mexico, and Canada. Pricing in Japan will change from 15 September 2022. “The…
Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles may take visual performance to the next level, but the internal storage capacity is likely to become a problem for many users over time. Since many of the top Xbox games have pretty large file sizes, as well, it’s time you counteracted this with a top…
Corsair, the brand most well known for PC gaming components, is continuing its push into peripherals with something completely out of the ordinary: the Xeneon Flex OLED gaming monitor. It’s an ultrawide OLED monitor that can be used either flat or curved thanks to an adjustable, bendable W-OLED panel developed by LG. With this monitor…
Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard will potentially be the industry’s largest-ever deal at $68.7 billion. As you might expect, regulators are keeping a close eye on this one, hoping to weed out any antitrust issues that may arise. Xbox CEO, Phil Spencer, isn’t overly concerned. He told Bloomberg “I feel good about the progress…
Halo Infinite isn’t in the Top 10 of most-played Steam games. In fact, at a little more than six months old – and its fan-favourite multiplayer component entirely free-to-play and available on Steam – Halo Infinite doesn’t even breach the top 50 games that boast the highest concurrent player numbers. Or the top 100. At…
Sony has raised the price of its PS5 console in a number of key territories, including the UK, Europe, Australia, and its home territory of Japan. It had been feared that Sony would hike the price of its still-hard-to-get PS5 console in light of the current inflation crisis. That fear grew to outright suspicion when…
Xiaomi announced its Redmi Note 11SE in India yesterday and while most of the coverage is centered around the phone’s specs, Xiaomi India’s official page confirms the phone will ship without a charger. Xiaomi stopped bundling chargers with its phones starting with the Mi 11 last year but this would mark the first time a…