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Project Scorpio is on the way and while Microsoft has made promises of ‘no gamer being left behind', plenty of people still have concerns over exclusive games depending on which Xbox you own. Today, Xbox's Aaron Greenberg settled the issue, stating that all non-VR titles will play on Scorpio as …

If you like the look of the new Xbox One S but don't think it's portable enough, there's one man who can solve that: Ed Zarick. Mere days after the official release of the console, he's managed to fit one into his own custom built laptop chassis, creating the world's …

Earlier this week we got wind of a report claiming that Sony is planning a September press event, at which it will finally reveal the PlayStation 4 Neo in full and give us some official details. Since then, Sony has begun sending out invitations to press outlets for an event …

Nintendo may often be considered a company that looks to the past for its future, but it's understandable when its back catalogue is so strong. One of its more exciting recent announcements is the Nintendo Classic Mini which will bring many of the console's classic games to the modern era, in …

Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Neo exists but so far, it has also avoided talking much about it or showing it off publicly. However, it looks like Sony might finally be ready as a report this week is claiming that the PlayStation Neo will be officially revealed on the …

Nintendo is looking to put itself back on the map next year with the launch of the NX. However, it will be a tough fight given the popularity of the Xbox One and PS4 right now. Now a group of UK-based games retailers have weighed in on Nintendo’s options, saying …

The console market is gearing up for big changes this year. The days of being stuck with the same level of hardware for an entire generation are fading away as both Microsoft and Sony are planning to launch beefier consoles soon. While there was some initial speculation over developer/publisher reaction …

Microsoft announced two new Xbox consoles at E3 this year, one of them being the Xbox One S, a smaller, slimmer version of the standard Xbox One with support for 4K TV and HDR content. However, there was an additional feature Microsoft isn’t advertising with the One S, it comes …

While Sony has been struggling in other areas recently, the company has been able to rely on its PlayStation division for profit, which is now responsible for 58 percent of Sony’s operating income. Besides that, the PS4 has now passed another milestone with 43.5 million consoles shipped. This is according …

Nintendo's next generation console may blend the future with the past, as a number of rumours are now suggesting that it will support cartridges for games. That tie to the past won't mean you're tied to your living room though, as the NX is also said to be a portable console …

The console cycle has changed this year, not only is Sony coming out with a “high-end” PS4 at some point soon but Microsoft has also announced Project Scorpio, which will come out a lot later but will feature much more powerful hardware. During the console's announcement, Xbox head, Phil Spencer …

While Sony has confirmed the existence of the PlayStation 4 Neo, it hasn't given its new console a proper reveal yet, which has opened the door for yet more leaks. We already know quite a bit about Sony's upgraded console but now, the Neo developer document has leaked online, which …

Epic Games head, Tim Sweeney, has been quite outspoken when it comes to Microsoft recently. He has heavily criticised what the company is doing with the Universal Windows Platform for PC gaming but when it comes to Microsoft's new console plans with Project Scorpio, he is actually quite pleased. Now …

With the season finale of Game of Thrones now complete and the world struggling to come to terms with what happened (and that we need to wait another nine months to find out what happens next), Microsoft is hoping to ease that pain with some special hardware: a Game of …

This generation of consoles has gotten pretty interesting recently, with both Sony and Microsoft now planning to launch significantly more powerful mid-generation consoles that offer full backwards compatibility with what is currently out there. While having a more powerful PS4 on the market might be cause for concern for original …

One of the biggest debacles of the last-generation of consoles was the way Sony handled its Other-OS feature. After cracks were found in the console's security, it pulled the feature entirely, leading to a lawsuit that has lasted six years. Now though it's coming to a close and if the …

At this point, Sony has officially confirmed the existence of the PlayStation 4 Neo, a more powerful console aimed to drive better PlayStation VR experiences and while many were expecting the console to show up at E3, it was nowhere to be seen. However, according to sources speaking out this …

It looks like years on from making the Kinect a mandatory piece of kit for its Xbox One console, Microsoft is ready to admit that it's a failure. The recently debuted Xbox One S, doesn't come with a port for the Kinect. If you want to use a Kinect with …

At E3 last night, Microsoft wrapped up its Xbox conference with a quick introduction to Project Scorpio, an upgraded console that aims to offer native 4K gaming when it launches at the end of next year. However, there is only so much time in a press conference, so Phil Spencer …

While the Xbox One S will be taking on 4K Blu-Ray and video streaming this year, Microsoft has something much bigger planned for 2017. Today at the end of its E3 press conference, Microsoft officially announced Project Scorpio, a more powerful Xbox, which comes with a new CPU and a …

Seemingly confirming rumours of a new Xbox One with more power and a reduced footprint, promotional images showing off just that have appeared online days before Microsoft's briefing at E3. They show a smaller, whiter Xbox One, which we're told contains a 2TB hard drive and will be capable of …

In the build up to E3 next week, one of the biggest rumours for Sony's conference has been the announcement of the PS4.5/PS4K/PS4 Neo/whatever name it gets next. However, today we got surprise confirmation that the console exists from Sony itself, confirming that it will be more powerful and support …

It looks like we might see Microsoft turn the tables on Sony mid-generation this console cycle as both companies are currently rumoured to be preparing upgraded hardware versions of the Xbox One and PS4, but Microsoft's could end up being the more powerful of the two. When the Xbox One …

On the back of previous news that Phil Spencer was considering ‘upgrades' for the Xbox console, a new report is saying that Microsoft actually has two new Xbox One consoles in development at the moment. The first one is set to be a slim version of the Xbox One hardware …

As much as the Wii U hasn't turned out to be anywhere near as successful as Nintendo's previous generations of home-console, developers did like making games for it. The only thing they really want with the next-generation NX though, is more power. We don't know a lot about Nintendo's NX. …

We have been hearing a lot about Sony's plans for a new PS4 this year. Currently known as the PS4 Neo/PS4K, plenty of sites have spoken with sources claiming to have knowledge of the console and now, it seems that we have more reason to believe that this upgraded PS4 will …

Back in late 2014, console modder Ed Zarick took the new (at the time) Xbox One and PS4 consoles and turned them into laptops, known as the Xbook One and Playbook 4. The idea proved to be very popular, so much so that he has been able to make more …

While the Nintendo Wii may have enjoyed a long life as one of the most popular consoles on the market, the Wii U won't be subjected to the same fate. Nintendo only expects to sell 800,000 units of the console over the next 12 months and by this time next …

Less than four years on from the release of its Wii U console, Nintendo has announced the official release date of its sequel. The Nintendo NX will not be showing up this year, but not far beyond it, with a planned launch of March 2017. In more disappointing news, Nintendo …

Right now, AMD hardware can be found in the Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U. However, the company could see more than $1.5 billion in revenue over the next few years thanks to “three design wins” from the company's console-focussed chip making business, coinciding with rumours that Nintendo, Sony and …