reader comments 70 with 46 posters participating, including story author Share this story Fig. 1: The PS5 is among the quickest consoles ever to reach 10 million worldwide sales. Fig. 2: Consoles have generally hit 10 million sales more quickly as time has passed and the worldwide player base has increased (though there are exceptions). ..
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Enlarge / Another sim racer bites the dust—and this time without a new one in its place. reader comments 62 with 50 posters participating, including story author Share this story Microsoft has long boasted about the backward compatibility of its Xbox consoles, letting you play hundreds of past-gen games on newer systems like the Series ..
reader comments 124 with 64 posters participating Share this story Seagate says its Firecuda 530 M.2 drive will work with the PS5. A Sony graphic showing the physical dimensions for PS5-compatible M.2 drives. The heatsink on single-sided M.2 drives should be no more than 8 mm high to fit inside the PS5. Space is even ..
Enlarge / Artist’s reconstruction of Thomas Cromwell’s mansion on Throgmorton Street in 1539, London, England. Peter Urmston reader comments 24 with 19 posters participating Share this story Tudor England was a treacherous place for ambitious courtiers, as the steady rise and sudden tragic fall of Thomas Cromwell—one of the chief architects of the English Reformation ..
reader comments 39 with 27 posters participating, including story author Share this story Anyone who has played a flight simulator knows that screen real estate is critical. Your average 16:9 TV or monitor is fine for most video games, but flight simulators are all about the spatial awareness of sitting in a cockpit, peeking at ..
reader comments 55 with 43 posters participating Share this story Ghostbusters: Afterlife moves the setting from New York City to Summerville, Oklahoma. Callie (Carrie Coon) is relocating with her two kids after inheriting her father’s old mansion. YouTube/Sony Pictures Daughter Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) is a shy, awkward, science-loving nerd. YouTube/Sony Pictures That means she’s tormented ..
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Enlarge / One day, the VR industry may be boosted with sensory tricks like smell-o-vision. That’s different from the itching and burning sensations reported by Quest 2 users—unless one of Quest 2’s VR zombie games is really, really ahead of its time. Oculus | Aurich Lawson reader comments 38 with 35 posters participating, including story ..
reader comments 17 with 14 posters participating, including story author Share this story In the wake of a sexual harassment and pay-disparity lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard, an internal petition has begun circulating at the gaming company. Its text, as independently verified by multiple outlets, comes down against leadership’s public and private response to the ..
reader comments 26 with 19 posters participating Share this story The Steam Deck, from Valve. The back. I spy a lot of shoulder and “grip” buttons—and some ventilation. The main face buttons, an analog stick, and one of two haptically wired touch pads. Big shoulder buttons for a big portable console. A better zoom on ..
