3 Years Later, Playdate Is Still Gaming’s Best-Kept Secret

With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn’t make any ...

This handheld retro gaming device serves up 10,000 games and endless entertainment for $80

Enjoy games from more than 20 retro consoles, including Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Sony PlayStation, Atari, and Linux-based ...

The 26-Year-Old Mystery Behind A Cult-Classic SRPG’s Gradius Sword Has Finally Been Solved

Vandal Hearts II is an obscure strategy RPG sequel produced by Konami at the end of the PS1’s life. Few played it but many who did will cherish it forever. Now its oldest and weirdest mystery has ...

How Arcade1Up Turned Retro Nostalgia Into A Growing Home Arcade Market

After trying out some recent cabinets, we checked in on the success and future plans of Arcade1Up and their home arcade ...

Microsoft hold-my-beers Nintendo, announces $1,000 Xbox handheld

Which doesn’t make it any less wild to see Microsoft step into the handheld console market with an offering more than twice that price, announcing that its new ROG Xbox Ally systems will retail at ...

The Neo Geo Mini is one of my favorite tiny arcade machines, and it's keeping my Friday night fighting game sessions alive

I'm beyond terrible at fighting games but, for whatever reason, having a throwdown on a Friday night is a personal ritual of ...
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Nintendo Is Bringing Virtual Boy Back Because They’re Mad with Power

Basically since the original Famicom made its way from Japan to North America, under the name Nintendo Entertainment System, it’s been Nintendo’s world and we’re all just living in it.
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I Never Realized How Expensive Video Game Consoles Used to Be

For most of us, the overall cost of living has increased far more quickly than our salaries. In that respect, many things were more affordable in the past than they are today. For all that gaming ...
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Circana Data Shows Fewer Young Adults Are Purchasing Video Game Consoles - Sales

Circana Executive Director and Video Game Industry Analyst Mat Piscatella has revealed some worrying trends about the video game console market in the US in recent years. The number of young adults ...
GamesIndustry

Console pricing has gone terribly wrong | Opinion

Monster Hunter Wilds is one of the best-selling games of the year – which makes it all the more notable that Capcom president Tsujimoto Haruhiro sees the market position of the PS5 as a significant ...
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Valve applies to use 'Steam Frame' as a trademark for a new console as speculation over a mythical next-gen Half-Life game continues

Remember Fremont, that supposed SteamOS device from Valve that popped up in Geekbench's CPU results and according to some sources is a new console designed to connect to TV sets and running AMD CPU ...
TechSpot

The rising cost of play: AAA games, consoles, and GPUs surge in cost

The big picture: Historically, video game console prices have fallen over time as manufacturers prepared for the next generation of hardware. However, the current generation – Xbox Series, PlayStation ...