Overall, though, you can see a clear and significant downward trend to the year-over-year pricing for game consoles released before 2016. After three years on the market, the median game console during this period cost less than half as much (on an inflation-adjusted basis) as it did at launch. Consoles that stuck around on the market long enough could expect …
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The new Skate hits consoles and PC in early access on September 16
It’s been only a, *checks watch*, casual 15 years since the last Skate game came out. Now, we finally have an early access release date for skate. (styled lowercase, with a period): September 16, 2025. The early access version is free and heading to PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and …
Read More »Skate 4 Is Finally Launching On Consoles & PC In September
Electronic Arts and developers Full Circle announced that after years of waiting and fans begging for a new game, the upcoming Skate reboot will launch in September in early access on consoles and PC. On August 26, EA posted a short trailer for the next Skate game, which is confusingly just titled Skate, and finally confirmed an early access release …
Read More »The Switch 2 Can Never Be as Powerful as Your Other Consoles, and That’s OK
The Switch 2 may be Nintendo’s modern iteration of its gaming hardware, but a handheld is still a handheld. No matter what, a mobile design will lead to tradeoffs. You can’t expect PlayStation 5 performance from a handheld, at least not one as light as the Switch 2 and for $450. Games running well on Nintendo’s Switch 2 have less …
Read More »Forget consoles — I spent a week with this mini PC in my living room and I can’t believe how well it performs
From cheaper games to tweaking your settings to get them exactly how you want them, there’s a lot of perks to being a PC gamer. However, being stuck at your desk when your console-wielding counterparts are sprawled out on the couch in front of their massive TVs isn’t one of them. Sure, if you have one of the best gaming …
Read More »Fast & Furious: Arcade is coming to consoles later this year
An arcade game based on the Fast & Furious film series is getting a home console release. Correction13th Aug 2025 / 4:58 pm A previous version of this story said the game was coming to PC. A representative from GameMill has now told VGC that this information was provided to us in error, and that the game will not in …
Read More »Battlefield 6 Features New "Quick Turn" Mechanic That Looks Like You're Cheating on Consoles – MP1st
Battlefield 6 Features New “Quick Turn” Mechanic That Looks Like You’re Cheating on Consoles MP1st People are flipping out over recoil in Battlefield 6 because of one gun specifically designed to have no recoil in real life PC Gamer Battlefield 6 multiplayer is faster than ever, and while I’m having fun being a speedy soldier, it’s playing against the shooter’s most iconic …
Read More »Fantasy FPS classics Heretic and Hexen have been revived and remastered for PC and consoles
Retro fans rejoice! Raven Software’s legendary (or at the very least, fondly remembered) fantasy FPS twosome Heretic and Hexen have risen from the grave and received the remaster treatment on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC, courtesy of retro specialists Nightdive. Heretic, for those too young to remember, originally released in 1994 while its sequel, Hexen: Beyond Heretic, released …
Read More »Nintendo has sold 6 million Switch 2 consoles and almost the same number of Mario Kart World
Nintendo Switch 2 sold more than 6 million units in its first seven weeks on sale, Nintendo has announced. The company released its latest financial results on Friday, which cover the three months ended June 30, and are the first to include Switch 2 sales. Switch 2’s big launch game, Mario Kart World, sold nearly as many copies as the …
Read More »Xbox handheld consoles ROG Ally and Ally X preorders open during Gamescom, report says
Those keen to get their hands on Xbox’s recently announced handheld consoles ROG Ally and Ally X may be able to preorder the devices as of next month. According to the ever reliable Dealabs, preorders will go live on 20th August. That’s the day Gamescom kicks off, with the convention in Cologne running between 20th and 24th August. During this …
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