Browsing: Gaming

The Wii U actually holds the Guinness World Record for the heaviest “standard game console controller.” The criteria appears to be controllers that were bundled with the console, so arcade sticks and other peripherals aren’t being considered. When the Wii U launched, its major feature was its GamePad. This tablet-controller hybrid would allow for dual-screen…

It’s been four weeks since Sony announced that starting January 2028, they will stop producing physical discs of new games.

The debate over the future of physical video games is gaining momentum following reports that Sony plans to stop releasing physical disc games for PlayStation consoles starting in January 2028. The reported move has prompted strong reactions from players, with many fans turning to Sony’s social media channels to argue that physical game releases should…

Blue Reflection Quartet getting Nintendo Switch physical release with English support, pre-orders open

TL;DR: PlayStation fans plan an August 23-30 seven-day PS5 blackout to protest Sony ending physical disc production, aiming to reduce active users. Organizers cite studio closures, price hikes, and a perceived betrayal of disc ownership; a “Don’t Kill the Disc” petition has 345,286 verified signatures. Voice: Jak ConnorSpeed 0:00 / 2:35 Use left and right…

“Mario Kart” has been a fan-favorite video game staple for over 30 years now. Starting with “Super Mario Kart” on the SNES in 1992, the series has taken Nintendo’s most iconic characters on countless high-octane, chaotic races. “Mario Kart” has come to every major Nintendo platform since (with the exception of the complete failure that was…

If you’ve been on social media recently, you might have noticed a new initiative gaining traction. It’s a spot of planned action against Sony’s recent decision to scrap physical games come January 2028, and it’s manifesting in the form of a hashtag: #PSBlackout.

Original Xbox emulation had a quiet decade. Then 2026 turned it into one of the more active corners of the retro scene. Xemu, the open source project that emulates Microsoft’s 2001 console, shipped version 0.8.136 on As of 2026, the project’s own compatibility tracker rates roughly 80% of tested games as playable start to finish.…

TL;DR: A homebrew developer, Day-OS, created GreenVita, a native Rust app that streams Xbox Cloud Gaming to a hacked 2011 PS Vita by using the Vita’s H.264 decoder and Wi‑Fi to receive video/audio and send inputs. It requires homebrew-enabled Vita, VitaShell, Unsafe Homebrew, and uses touch zones for missing buttons; performance varies due to 2.4GHz…

Please ignore the multiplatform strategy, the studio closures,the executive departures, the ballooning console prices and the vague sense that Microsoft would rather sell you an Xbox without actually having to manufacture an Xbox. None of that matters anymore, because sales of the Xbox Series X|S jumped by a whopping 86% in the US during June.