Microsoft has announced a new limited-edition Xbox Series X console variant inspired by the original Xbox. The console will sport a translucent Xbox green shell, allowing you to see all of the ...

With the reveal of the Switch 2, Nintendo has, at last, finally confirmed the arrival of its latest console. With over 40 years of video game hardware under its belt, we’re very excited to see that it ...

Project Helix has been confirmed as the codename for Microsoft's next-gen Xbox gaming console. Credit: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images After a big shakeup at Microsoft's gaming division, ...

In 2018, we lamented as Nintendo officially replaced the Virtual Console—its long-running line of downloadable classic games on the Wii and Wii U—with time-limited access to a set of games through a ...

The Nintendo Switch has become the company's best-selling console ever with over 155 million units sold. It was released in 2017, a pivotal time for Nintendo which was coming off the back of a flop ...

Xbox has been losing the gaming console war for years, as declining hardware sales struggle to compete against the Nintendo Switch and Sony's PlayStation. The past year has seen layoffs, price hikes ...

Growing up in the 1990s, my parents refused to buy me a Sega Genesis or Super Nintendo. They thought it was a waste of money since I already had the Nintendo Entertainment System. To folks who had ...

Setting your PlayStation 5 as your primary console ensures other users on that system can access your digital games and PlayStation Plus benefits. This includes offline access to your library and ...

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Earlier this month, Nintendo received a lot of negative attention for an end-user license agreement (EULA) update granting the company the claimed right to render Switch consoles “permanently unusable ...

Amid the furore around the $449.99 price of the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World's $79.99 price tag, there is shock at Nintendo’s decision to charge for the console’s tutorial game, Welcome Tour.

When Nintendo launched the original Switch, it took the gaming world by storm, blending the power of a home console with the portability of a handheld device. With the announcement of the Nintendo ...