Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Often, games have all sorts of memorable moments scattered throughout that we may want to replay for whatever reason, be they thrilling cutscenes or spectacular gameplay setpieces. However, depending on a game’s save system, accessing these moments aga...
The PlayStation 5 Slim detachable disc drive may require an internet connection to be activated, but it seems its usage won't be as limited as many thought. A new video shared on YouTube by TronicsFix reveals how a single disc drive can be easily used with multiple consoles by simply registering it again using an internet connection. Interestingly enough, it is also easy to swap the drive between consoles as, once registered, the console won't ask the drive to be registered again. Unfortunately, the PlayStation 5 Slim disc drive still has an issue that may make it unusable. Last week, […]
The PlayStation 5 Slim detachable disc drive could become unusable in the future once the online services used to register the drive will no longer be available in the event of a console reset. As reported by Does It Play? on X/Twitter, resetting the console will also unregister the drive, meaning that the user will have to register it again online to use it. While this is expected from a full reset, given how online services aren't eternal, if things will remain the same, the detachable disc drive will eventually become unusable. According to other unverified reports, the internal disc […]
One of the first, if not THE first, PlayStation Portal impressions has been released, focusing on Sony's streaming handheld exterior. Yesterday, we reported on the very first unboxing of Sony's upcoming device, and we now wanted to share an early impressions article from the Japanese outlet Game Watch. Due to embargoes, the outlet will release a review of the device later. In the article, the outlet talks about the device's boxing, and package, and includes accessories and how the handheld feels and looks compared to the Nintendo Switch. On the top of the PlayStation Portal, we find the volume adjustment […]
Sony was betting big on turning PlayStation into a live-service juggernaut, but it sounds like the platforms shift into online multiplayer games hasn’t been anywhere near as quick or smooth as it once hoped. Unlike originally planned, Sony president Hi...
Sony Vice President, COO, and CFO Hiroki Totoki will be Sony Interactive Entertainment's interim CEO for a maximum of one year, and his tenure will be aimed at finding a replacement for the former retired head Jim Ryan as quickly as possible. The news, confirmed during today's financial call for the company's FY2023 Q2 earnings, seems to suggest that Jim Ryan may not have exactly retired but may have been asked to step down, as not having a replacement ready in the wings for such an important position sounds weird for a company like Sony. With SIE also cutting down […]
The first PlayStation Portal unboxing video has surfaced online, showing the size of Sony's new handheld and comparing it to Valve's Steam Deck. Sony's PlayStation Portal won't be out before next week, but Spanish YouTube channel Hobby Consolas has already put up an unboxing video of the handheld. Due to an embargo, the device isn't turned on, but you'll get a glimpse of the handheld ahead of reviews and the global launch of the handheld. "the embargo prevents us from showing it in operation, but we can show you an unboxing of the final unit so you can see what […]
Insomniac Games and Sony have rolled out Spider-Man 2 Patch 1.001.005 for PlayStation 5, addressing over 17 annoying issues. Following last week's patch, the development team has now pushed out another update for its latest title. Not only does this patch include numerous fixes, but it also further improves the game's stability. As said, this new patch includes plenty of fixes for reported issues, including a fix for an issue where the player character could leave a mission and enter the open world resulting in corrupted saves. Also, the patch fixes an issue where either Peter or Miles could lose […]
Christmas Massacre, an upcoming low-poly horror game, was initially planned to launch on Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation later this month. However, a few weeks before launch, the developer behind the spooky game revealed that Xbox and Nintendo won’t let ...
Sony has launched its new PS5 Holiday 2023 spot "feel it now on PlayStation 5" to celebrate the holiday season as well as the release of numerous titles and its new PS5 "slim" model. The new 1-minute-long spot revolves around the experience that players feel when playing on PlayStation 5 with the DualSense controller and 3D audio. You can check out the new spot below, featuring various scenes from games that players will likely recognize, including God of War, Hogwarts Legacy, Final Fantasy VII Remake, The Last of Us, Spider-Man 2, Forsproken, and various others. " Through the creative imagination […]
The PlayStation 5 “slim” arrives this month, and a new teardown video shows what players can expect, from internal differences to the fact that it doesn’t actually look that much smaller overall. It might be Sony’s most subtle but unusual redesign to d...
Often, games have all sorts of memorable moments scattered throughout that we may want to replay for whatever reason, be they thrilling cutscenes or spectacular gameplay setpieces. However, depending on a game’s save system, accessing these moments aga...
The PlayStation 5 Slim detachable disc drive may require an internet connection to be activated, but it seems its usage won't be as limited as many thought. A new video shared on YouTube by TronicsFix reveals how a single disc drive can be easily used with multiple consoles by simply registering it again using an internet connection. Interestingly enough, it is also easy to swap the drive between consoles as, once registered, the console won't ask the drive to be registered again. Unfortunately, the PlayStation 5 Slim disc drive still has an issue that may make it unusable. Last week, […]
The PlayStation 5 Slim detachable disc drive could become unusable in the future once the online services used to register the drive will no longer be available in the event of a console reset. As reported by Does It Play? on X/Twitter, resetting the console will also unregister the drive, meaning that the user will have to register it again online to use it. While this is expected from a full reset, given how online services aren't eternal, if things will remain the same, the detachable disc drive will eventually become unusable. According to other unverified reports, the internal disc […]
One of the first, if not THE first, PlayStation Portal impressions has been released, focusing on Sony's streaming handheld exterior. Yesterday, we reported on the very first unboxing of Sony's upcoming device, and we now wanted to share an early impressions article from the Japanese outlet Game Watch. Due to embargoes, the outlet will release a review of the device later. In the article, the outlet talks about the device's boxing, and package, and includes accessories and how the handheld feels and looks compared to the Nintendo Switch. On the top of the PlayStation Portal, we find the volume adjustment […]
Sony was betting big on turning PlayStation into a live-service juggernaut, but it sounds like the platforms shift into online multiplayer games hasn’t been anywhere near as quick or smooth as it once hoped. Unlike originally planned, Sony president Hi...
Sony Vice President, COO, and CFO Hiroki Totoki will be Sony Interactive Entertainment's interim CEO for a maximum of one year, and his tenure will be aimed at finding a replacement for the former retired head Jim Ryan as quickly as possible. The news, confirmed during today's financial call for the company's FY2023 Q2 earnings, seems to suggest that Jim Ryan may not have exactly retired but may have been asked to step down, as not having a replacement ready in the wings for such an important position sounds weird for a company like Sony. With SIE also cutting down […]
The first PlayStation Portal unboxing video has surfaced online, showing the size of Sony's new handheld and comparing it to Valve's Steam Deck. Sony's PlayStation Portal won't be out before next week, but Spanish YouTube channel Hobby Consolas has already put up an unboxing video of the handheld. Due to an embargo, the device isn't turned on, but you'll get a glimpse of the handheld ahead of reviews and the global launch of the handheld. "the embargo prevents us from showing it in operation, but we can show you an unboxing of the final unit so you can see what […]
Insomniac Games and Sony have rolled out Spider-Man 2 Patch 1.001.005 for PlayStation 5, addressing over 17 annoying issues. Following last week's patch, the development team has now pushed out another update for its latest title. Not only does this patch include numerous fixes, but it also further improves the game's stability. As said, this new patch includes plenty of fixes for reported issues, including a fix for an issue where the player character could leave a mission and enter the open world resulting in corrupted saves. Also, the patch fixes an issue where either Peter or Miles could lose […]
Christmas Massacre, an upcoming low-poly horror game, was initially planned to launch on Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation later this month. However, a few weeks before launch, the developer behind the spooky game revealed that Xbox and Nintendo won’t let ...
Sony has launched its new PS5 Holiday 2023 spot "feel it now on PlayStation 5" to celebrate the holiday season as well as the release of numerous titles and its new PS5 "slim" model. The new 1-minute-long spot revolves around the experience that players feel when playing on PlayStation 5 with the DualSense controller and 3D audio. You can check out the new spot below, featuring various scenes from games that players will likely recognize, including God of War, Hogwarts Legacy, Final Fantasy VII Remake, The Last of Us, Spider-Man 2, Forsproken, and various others. " Through the creative imagination […]
The PlayStation 5 “slim” arrives this month, and a new teardown video shows what players can expect, from internal differences to the fact that it doesn’t actually look that much smaller overall. It might be Sony’s most subtle but unusual redesign to d...