This week, Microsoft unveiled in a blog post, its solution to the question of whether or not the PS5’s faster solid-state drive (SSD) would be that much faster than Microsoft’s own slower drive when it comes to streaming game assets, and other features while in gameplay. A hardware accelerated decompression solution will bring the…
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The Last of Us: Part II’s Actors, and Staff Receive Death Threats *Spoilers*
As the fastest selling PS4 Exclusive, The Last of Us: Part II has encountered well deserved commercial success. As with most things that gain incredible prominence and acclaim, the game also has gained its share of detractors, and ‘haters’ across social media. In a strange case of nerdish outrage (or maybe not so strange), the…
Phil Spencer: Next Gen Exclusives Are “Completely Counter to What Gaming is About”
The lack of ‘exclusive’ titles has haunted the Xbox brand for the past decade, and Microsoft, under the charismatic Phil Spencer, has made moves to secure studios over past the few years in order to change that fact. But perception is a very hard thing to change, especially when we are just a few months…
Sony and Epic Partner Up After the Former Invests $250 Million In Fortnite’s Creator
It had been an interesting development when a few months ago Epic decided to unveil their Unreal Engine 5 running on PlayStation 5 hardware. The Xbox Series X is a more powerful machine, and Epic’s Tech did not necessarily have to be showcased on a home console, as the Engine will also run on PC…
Amazon’s Crucible Fails As Google’s Stadia Struggles
Over the last few years, a few tech giants such as Amazon, Google, and Apple have tried to enter the gaming business with different propositions for the market. It seems that neither of these companies has been able to find success in a market dominated by Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. The two most notable failures…
Kitase Doesn’t Confirm or Deny If FFVIIR’s Ending Changes Story Going Forwards, FFVIIR-2 Development Continues
One only needs to read social media comments to see that one of the biggest points of contention in regards to the Final Fantasy VII Remake and its future installments, is its ‘weird’ ending (in an already weird re-telling of the first section (Midgar) of the original Final Fantasy VII). It can be inferred by…
Next Gen Games Will Match Movie “Photo Realistic” Results in Terms of Graphics
We might finally have reached the point in history in which computer rendering technology blurs the line to deliver graphics that resemble ‘reality’, as Epic Games’ Chief Technology Officer, Kim Liberi mentioned in a statement with UK’s PlayStation Official Magazine. “For many years, the movie industry has been experimenting with Unreal Engine for previsualization…
NBA 2K21 Will Cost $69.99 on Next Gen Possibly Setting a Precedent
Video Game prices might increase from a standard $59.99 price point to a $69.99 price tag during the next generation as “NBA 2k21” will cost $70 for the PS5, and the Xbox Series X as opposed to the standard $60 price tag that will accompany the game for the current consoles. Visual Concepts President Greg…
Microsoft’s Big Xbox Series X Games Reveal is Rumored to be Scheduled for July 23rd
It has been reported by journalist Jeff Grub that Microsoft will hold another games reveal on July 23rd. This reveal, unlike the previous one, is expected to be huge in terms of both 3rd and more importantly first party games. One of the most awaited games (if not the most) is Halo Infinite, which reportedly…
Microsoft Is Likely to Have a Budget Version of its Series X Console Code Named Lockhart According to Tech Spec Leak
The long rumored, but unconfirmed Xbox console codenamed “Lockhart” seems to be a reality as specs have been leaked, as documents on a twitter post show. While this version of the console has long been rumored, and it would serve the Xbox Series X as a cheaper alternative to the system (much like the Xbox…