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On 11 September, a European regulation starts applying to products with digital elements. Sim racing hardware appears to qualify. The date itself is minor. What it points to, fifteen months later, is not.

The Nintendo Switch 2 sold 3.82 million units during the first-quarter ended June 30, 2026, which represents a 34.4 percent decrease on the 5.82 million units sold this time last year.

The year 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of Xbox, and to celebrate, Microsoft has rolled out a significant console update that introduces a host of new features gamers have long desired.

Valve’s Steam Hardware Survey for July 2026 crossed a line PC hardware watchers have circled for three years. Graphics cards with 16GB of VRAM now sit at 25.90% of surveyed systems, edging past 8GB cards at 25.32% for the first time since Valve began breaking out memory capacity by tier. The gap is thin, just…

ASUS is one of the leading brands in gaming hardware with its ROG line of products, and XREAL is a leading brand specialising in augmented reality (AR) smart glasses that serve as wearable, portable big screens.

For the first time since Valve began publishing the monthly Steam Hardware Survey, a majority of PC gamers play on machines with at least 10GB of VRAM. In July 2026, 51.42% of surveyed players crossed that line.

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The sim racing community was caught off guard this week following Polyphony Digital’s announcement welcoming MOZA Racing as an official peripheral partner for the Gran Turismo World Series (GTWS). The entry of a major direct-drive competitor naturally sparked questions about Fanatec’s long-standing status as the official hardware provider for the premier PlayStation esports championship.

Microsoft has published its latest financial results, with Xbox revenue down 7% for the full year and 10% in the fourth quarter.

Xbox users should expect another price increase in the near future, as a new report suggests new Xbox Series X/S consoles are still being sold at a loss.