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‘The possibility exists since the PlayStation 4 shares many of its parts with the PC,’ EVP Masayasu Ito says
Read More »Further source says PS4.5 is ‘real’
A second outlet has gone on record to report that Sony is working on an enhanced version of the PS4. Eurogamer now says that it has independently established that it’s real”, saying the internal name it has heard most often is the ‘PlayStation 4K’. This follows on from a Kotaku …
Read More »UPDATED: Are these leaked images of the NX controller?
ORIGINAL STORY 18/03/16: A snapshot has appeared online that claims to give us our first glimpse of the Nintendo NX controller. The picture comes from Reddit, although Dual Pixels appears to be also claiming some of the credit. The controller that’s shown seems to closely mirror a design first seen …
Read More »OPINION: You can argue the case for PS4.5, but it’s a hell of a risky strategy
What appears to be concrete talk about an updated version of the PlayStation 4 is probably the most interesting thing to have come out of GDC last week. For those who missed it, Kotaku seems to have what sounds like pretty firm inside news on a new version of PS4 …
Read More »Sony reportedly planning 4K support, improved GPU in ‘PlayStation 4.5’
Developers claim that improved hardware would also work to boost PlayStation VR performance
Read More »AMD shows off wireless all-in-one VR headset
Newcomer to increasingly popular sector puts the processing power inside the headset, doing away with two of VR’s main gripes
Read More »Coleco cuts ties with Retro VGS manufacturer
The owner of the Coleco brand has said that it is no longer associated with the makers of a supposed retro console that was to carry its name. Retro VGS has decided that the work that they have created is not sufficient to demonstrate at this time,” the Coleco Facebook …
Read More »New 3DS gets SNES downloads and special edition console
Nintendo has confirmed the long-awaited arrival of SNES games on the 3DS Virtual Console. There’s a catch though – the downloads will only be available to those with the latest generation New 3DS and New 3DS XL. There’s no cross-buy support, either, so even if you’ve already purchased the games …
Read More »Questions asked about legitimacy of Coleco Chameleon retro console
A retro console recently demoed at the New York Toy Fair could be little more than a hoax, it is being alleged. Nintendo Life reports that development of the Coleco Chameleon, itself a rebranded version of failed Kickstarter The Retro VGS, has been put on hold following a string of …
Read More »Microsoft: Retail Xbox Ones doubling as dev kits ‘still a good idea’, but no update yet
‘We don't want the price of the hardware to be a barrier,’ reaffirms Xbox chief Phil Spencer
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