Every piece of hardware in a given budget is ultimately a product of compromise. 3D capabilities of N64 are way beyond what PS can offer - texture filtering and Z buffer just put Playstation to shame. No CD is equally embarrassing to N64. The controller… well, it was a weird time.
Interesting that Battlemage is launching in a mobile device first. Alchemist was quite power efficient but mired by high power draw at idle. Intel might be confident?
Things are getting back to normal in a way. People rented games for 8/16-bit consoles from video rental stores commonly. These days it’s common for people playing on consoles to buy, play through and sell games because there are no such stores anymore.
Phil Spencer said expect more first party Xbox games coming to PS5 and possibility the next Nintendo Switch. Doom The Dark Ages and Call of Duty Black Ops 6 are the next game to be on multiplatform. (x.com)
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Microsoft edges towards all-digital future with three new Xbox console variants (www.eurogamer.net)
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The Silent Hill 2 remake is under a lot of pressure to succeed (www.destructoid.com)
Chasm devs reveal sci-fi WWII Metroidvania WOLFHOUND, and it looks gnarly (www.destructoid.com)
MultiVersus is a Smash Bros. clone that feels like a smartphone game, spoiled by its monetisation (www.eurogamer.net)
Valorant coming to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, beta starts next week (www.destructoid.com)
Yet another cult classic is being remastered by Nightdive, this time, it's The Thing (www.destructoid.com)
Sony removes still-unmet “8K” promise from PS5 packaging (arstechnica.com)
Former Tony Hawk's Pro Skater devs reveal 50-player skateboarding game Wrekless (www.destructoid.com)
A Brief Look at the 3DS Cartridge Protocol (blog.winter-software.com)
Suda51 says he doesn't know if we'll ever see No More Heroes' Travis Touchdown again (www.eurogamer.net)
Ikea is hiring UK workers for its new store in Roblox (www.eurogamer.net)
Ubisoft Toronto is joining the development of the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. (x.com)
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Here's the original Fallout on a Nintendo 3DS (www.eurogamer.net)
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Here's the original Fallout on a Nintendo 3DS (www.eurogamer.net)
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Here's the original Fallout on a Nintendo 3DS (www.eurogamer.net)
Baldur’s Gate 3 mod support is coming in September (www.theverge.com)
Sony’s PSVR 2 PC adapter launches in August (www.theverge.com)
The N64
I am probably going to get hate for this, but I don’t think too highly of this console....
MSI Claw 8 AI+ Gaming Handheld Powered by Intel Lunar Lake and Intel Arc Battlemage Graphics (www.indiekings.com)
Leaks Show Assassin's Creed And Rabbids Coming To Ubisoft's CoD-Like Shooter (kotaku.com)
Starfield has "something big going on behind the scenes" (www.eurogamer.net)
Skald: Against the Black Priory review - a robust but inessential throwback to the RPG's primordial era (www.eurogamer.net)
Take-Two is reportedly set to close Roll7 and Intercept and sell off Private Division (www.eurogamer.net)
Nightmare Kart, the legally distinct gothic horror kart racer, is out now (www.destructoid.com)
Can FSR 3 frame generation deliver the 120fps dream on PS5 and Xbox? (www.eurogamer.net)
[Civvie 11] Descent Double Header (www.youtube.com)
AVA and the Half-World - Reveal Trailer (youtu.be)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 won't be locked behind a new Xbox Game Pass tier (www.eurogamer.net)
PlayStation 5 "most profitable generation to date", Sony says (www.eurogamer.net)
Who is subscribing to Game Pass, PS Plus and Nintendo Switch Online, and why? (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Slipknot mask maker creates masks based on Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance characters (www.destructoid.com)
YouTube rolls out its new Playables games to all users (www.theverge.com)
Finishing live service games: How do you get off a ride that never stops? (www.destructoid.com)
Microsoft's Automatic Super Resolution arrives to improve gaming performance — Auto SR serves as an upscaler similar to Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR (www.tomshardware.com)
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Larian Studios' CEO says, "we did have to do a bit of crunch" making Baldur's Gate 3 (www.eurogamer.net)
Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth dev's new game Blade Chimera delayed to August (www.destructoid.com)
2K will develop the next FIFA game, leaker claims (www.eurogamer.net)
I hated Animal Well until I beat the game (www.theverge.com)
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - DF Tech Review - The Next Level in Real-Time Visuals (youtu.be)