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If you're like me, then you're old enough to remember when big screen TVs were absolutely massive units with monstrous price tags to boot. Remember those unwieldy front projection models, followed by slightly sleeker but still bulky rear projection sets? TVs have come a long way, not only in form factor and...
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The rumors surrounding Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro continue to swirl. Recently, there was speculation that this console update would potentially overshoot the 2024 holiday season and land sometime in 2025. That may not be the case, however.
Leaker Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming tweeted "If it releases this...
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It's been a whirlwind week in terms of deals, with Amazon's Prime Day event kicking off a frenzy of sales both from within and at places like Best Buy and Walmart. While the two-day sales bonanza is officially over, there are still bargains out there, like a dirt cheap HP laptop and a big discount on a mirrorless...
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An interesting part of computing history came to light on LinkedIn. Renato Fragale, who is the Senior Director of Gaming and Client Business at AMD, shared how the work his team did on the PlayStation 4 helped the company stave off bankruptcy. Sony used a custom APU dubbed Jaguar in both the PlayStation 4 and...
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When the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 launched four years ago many expected that the difference in hardware between the two systems would be apparent as time went on. However, that supposed gap never materialized, with Sony’s system keeping up with it’s more powerful counterpart. The pixel peeping gurus at Digital...
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Helldivers 2 was a surprise smash hit when it launched earlier this year, contributing to the record of concurrent players seen on Steam back in March. However, these days the game’s PC audience has significantly diminished with the number of concurrent players sitting at 45,315, which is a mere 10% of its peak (and...
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Owners of Sony’s PlayStation Portal will be getting an update that adds several quality of life improvements to the device, as the company says it looks to “continue to evolve the experience on PS Portal.” The update will be making it easier to join public Wi-Fi networks, and it also improves the emulated touchpad by...
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The PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers are getting a fresh new set of titles added to the game catalog for the month of June, including an entry from the popular Monster Hunter franchise. An interesting wrinkle to the additions for this month is the inclusion of a PS VR2 title available in the Premium...
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Hidetaka Miyazaki, president of game studio FromSoftware, made it known during an interview with PC Gamer that he isn’t the least bit opposed to Bloodborne making its way to PC. Fans have long requested updates for the game on console along with a PC port. However, nothing has materialized, not even a performance...
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Yesterday afternoon, Sony gave its latest "State of Play" presentation showcasing new and upcoming games for its platforms and from its studios. While the response to Sony's show has ranged from enthusiastic glee to outright outrage, we're going to sidestep all of that and just show you the stuff that was presented...
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Considering how the company is arguably best known for its TVs and game systems these days, it's easy to forget that Sony made its mark in the field of audio. Indeed, the very name of the company comes partially from the Latin "sonus", meaning sound. Sony's running a big pile of Memorial Day deals right now, and if...
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A rumor about a possible new gaming handheld from Sony is making some waves on the ResetEra gaming forum. The source of the rumor is Russian journalist Anton Logvinov, whose post was found by ResetEra user Iroshino and later translated by user DieH@rd. According to Logvinov, Sony has plans to release a new handheld...
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Helldivers 2 has been an unexpected hit for developer Arrowhead Game Studios, but Sony almost screwed it all up. The publisher recently announced that it would force all PC players to connect their game to a PlayStation Network (PSN) account. The player base revolted, and then Valve got involved. Now, Sony is backing...
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It’s game time at Best Buy right now with some great deals on some gorgeous OLED big screen TVs. Don't miss out on these deals from big brands such as Samsung, Sony, LG, and Hisense, whether you're watching the NHL or NBA playoffs.
Great Sony 55-inch Bravia XR Deal
Sony brings games to life with its 55-inch Bravia...
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There are two premium display technologies competing for the attention of consumers, those being OLED and mini LED (you can throw micro LED into the mix as well, but it's not as widely adopted yet or remotely affordable). Sony has chosen a side for refreshed Bravia TV line for 2024: mini LED is the winner, though it...
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More leaks have emerged regarding the upcoming Sony Playstation 5 Pro. Prior leaks have pointed to a console with more RAM, an overclocked mode, and an upgrade to AMD's RDNA 3 graphics architecture.
As PC gaming becomes more affordable and accessible, many console gamers are having a harder time justifying the...
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Sony scored a big win in US District Court in a long running patent lawsuit, which has been ongoing since 2017. Genuine Enabling Technology claimed that Sony was infringing on its ‘730 patent,” Method and Apparatus for Producing a Combined Data Stream and Recovering Therefrom the Respective User Input Stream and at...
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The PlayStation 5 will turn four later this year, and by all accounts, Sony will celebrate by upgrading its successful game console. Some details of the alleged PlayStation 5 Pro have previously leaked, but a new leak has hit the internet with details on the memory, CPU, and more. Combined with the previous GPU leak...
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Johan Pilestedt, CEO & Creative Director at Arrowhead Studios spoke at length about the design choices his team made that led to the success of Helldivers 2. Helldivers 2 is defying expectations in terms of popularity and sales, which forced the development team to put out mulitple fires during the first days of its...
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The latest update for Spider-Man 2 not only brought highly anticipated additions to the game such as New Game+, it also accidentally included a developer menu that can destroy game saves and trophy progress. Developer Insomniac Games confirmed this on social media, saying that “we're aware the latest game update may...
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If you're not a PlayStation gamer, there's a good chance that you may not have heard of this game. Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world pseudo-historical action-adventure game set in 13th-century Japan during the Mongol invasion. It was developed by Sucker Punch, the studio previously known for the Sly Cooper and...
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Signs of a console stagnation are beginning to set in as current-generation hardware continues to age. As such, Sony now expects to sell four million fewer PlayStation 5 consoles for its current fiscal year (which ends next month) than previously projected, with the revised forecast coming after PS5 sales last quarter fell short of the company's
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