Backbone One brings PlayStation 5 controller to iPhone mobile gaming
As streaming games improve, so too do mobile controllers. The Backbone One PlayStation Edition is a new controller that fits around your iPhone and lets you play PS4 and PS5 games via Remote Play, as well as basically any other mobile or streaming game. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Playstation, Playstation 5, […]
Sony ups its audio-visual game with Inzone brand releases
Sony Electronics has announced a new brand to support its gaming universe. The Inzone line combines the company’s expertise in audio and visuals, launching with a 4K monitor and a pair of noise-canceling headphones. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Sony, Monitor, Display, Headphones, Noise-Canceling, Wireless, Gaming
MSI launches Liberator programmable gaming foot pedal
The classic keyboard and mouse setup is a tried-and-true staple of gaming, but it means there are two other appendages slacking off under the desk – your feet. Gaming brand MSI is now launching the Liberator, a programmable foot pedal that can be used for any action in any game. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer […]
Alienware’s new game-streaming box can run four sessions at once
Alienware’s new Concept Nyx game-streaming device would supply all the necessary horsepower for four concurrent gaming sessions on any screen in the house, opening up some interesting options like super-simple switching between different screens. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Alienware, Streaming, Video Games, Console, New Atlas Audio
Amiga 500 Mini retro console emerges from the archives
For all the fancy features of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, sometimes you just want to wrap yourself in the comfortable nostalgia of classic games. If you don’t have the original machine still yellowing in your attic, you can buy modernized mini versions, and the latest to join this retro resurgence is the […]
Valve’s portable Steam Deck console takes your Steam library on the go
The Nintendo Switch is a nifty concept, but arguably underpowered and lacking in game variety. Valve is now having a crack at the idea with the Steam Deck, a handheld gaming console that lets you play your existing Steam library on the go or on a big screen. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology […]
xScreen turns the Xbox Series S into a “portable” laptop
Nintendo has the monopoly on gaming consoles that pull double duty as home and portable devices, but soon you could take your Xbox Series S out on the road too. The xScreen is a plug-in accessory currently on Kickstarter that turns Microsoft’s console into a kind of chunky laptop. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, […]
Nintendo reveals new Switch model with 7-inch OLED touchscreen
After much online chatter over the last few months, Nintendo has finally announced a new member of its portable handheld gaming family. The Switch (OLED model) boasts a vibrant 7-inch screen, more built-in storage, and comes with a dock sporting a wired LAN port. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, […]
Portable Nintendo Switch dock fast-charges and upscales to 4K
The Nintendo Switch may be portable, but its dock not so much. A new third party alternative, the OmniCentro, aims to solve that problem with a pocket-sized gizmo that fast-charges the battery and outputs the visuals to a display – upscaling the resolution to 4K in the process. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology […]
Microsoft update puts Xbox-like controls on Surface Duo’s second screen
Microsoft has announced an update to its Xbox Games Pass cloud gaming platform for Android that turns one of the Surface Duo’s dual screens into a virtual touch controller while the other displays the game. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Microsoft, Gaming, Controller, Apps, Android
