Dec 22 (Reuters) - Videogame console sales were already under pressure owing to tariff turmoil and weak consumer spending. Now a surge in the prices of memory chips is threatening to make the devices ...

Those of you of a certain age will remember Neopets. Arriving with a bang in 1999 as a free-to-play virtual browser game where you look after digital pets, it exploded in popularity, spawning ...

According to the market research group Circana, the general public has drastically reduced its spending on gaming consoles this sales season. Spending fell by 27% in November 2025 compared to last ...

Fallout: New Vegas console commands form the best shortcut to quick HUD adjustments, weather changes, quest progression boosts, character alterations, and free items. Surviving the wasteland is tough ...

Though it won’t replace mainstream gaming consoles or PCs, the Nex Playground is a strong option for anyone who wants an affordable, easy-to-set-up experience built around games that take great ...

Another year, another update to Sony's PlayStation Portal. The latest tweak to the hardware considerably expands the roster of games playable on the device—but the end result only highlights how ...

You can also save on Play Pass, the add-on subscription that adds a bunch of extra games, much like Xbox Game Pass. You can also save on Play Pass, the add-on subscription that adds a bunch of extra ...

The PlayStation 5 dominated Black Friday sales in the US, according to new data shared by Circana, which tracks gaming sales in the US. Circana's Mat Piscatella said Sony's console made up 47% of ...

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After Valve announced its upcoming Steam Machine living room box earlier this month, some analysts suggested to Ars that Valve could and should aggressively subsidize that hardware with “loss leader” ...

Valve, the maker of the popular Steam Deck handheld PC gaming console, is launching new video-game hardware, Steam Machine, in 2026. The Steam Machine, a 6-inch cube gaming console meant for ...

As much as console makers might prefer otherwise, the market has spoken — and it doesn’t seem to be asking for double the teraflops every seven years. (Yes, we know, there are dozens of you who are.) ...