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Consoles, PC gaming, handhelds and the hardware and services behind them.
A hacker who built the first software jailbreak for the console is said to have ported the exploit into its web rendering engine, cutting out the SmileBASIC workaround Nintendo already pulled from its eShop.
Rising RAM and chip prices have pushed Steam Deck and console costs up sharply, and rumors suggest Nintendo could answer with a cheaper Switch 2 Lite and a revived budget game lineup.
A newly released Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak has let hackers install an open-source YouTube client the console never officially supported, and one developer claims an untethered version of the exploit is already working.
PlayStation Game Size, a tracker that monitors PS Store backend listings, says Grand Theft Auto 6 will require a 210GB download on PS5 before launch on November 19th.
Hitechreports's coverage shows Nintendo's hybrid Switch 2 selling well, Microsoft and ASUS pushing the Xbox Ally line, and accessory makers chasing the same form factor, though not every firm in this coverage is actually building one.
Black Friday 2026 console deals: the PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X and S and Switch 2 list prices after this year's increases, Sony's 2025 Black Friday offers as the yardstick, the Switch 2 bundles already on sale, and how to judge a deal.
A breakdown of the PlayStation 5's custom AMD silicon finds its real-world clock behavior tracks closer to the older Ryzen 5 3600 than the eight-core Ryzen 7 3700X, despite sharing the same Zen 2 architecture.
A PlayStation hacker known as 2tonejordy collected a $50,000 bounty from Sony for reporting a hypervisor exploit, a move the homebrew community says will stop Grand Theft Auto VI from being pirated at launch.
Hackers have found a new exploit for the Nintendo Switch 2 that dumps its firmware and game files to a PC, reports Polygon, citing Kotaku. It stops short of full jailbreaking but should speed up emulation efforts.
Fortune reports Xbox leadership threatened to cancel a gaming handheld rather than ship it on Windows 11, exposing internal tension over the OS for Microsoft's next-gen Xbox, code-named Project Helix.
XDA Developers ran Minecraft and a 125B-parameter local AI model at the same time on an HP OmniBook Ultra 16 with Nvidia's RTX Spark chip, reporting roughly 120 FPS throughout the session.
A Reddit user built ScreenPlink, an open-source laser dry-fire shooting game, with Anthropic's Claude Code over roughly two weeks. A webcam watches the monitor, tracks laser hits and drops the target.
With the PlayStation 5 Pro now priced at $900, a new comparison of AMD desktop chips shows which processor comes closest to matching the console's gaming performance, and which ones beat it outright.
BGR gathered owner complaints about PlayStation 5 Pro add-ons, from cooling fans that won't shut off to media remotes with no backlighting, and found several accessory categories owners regret buying.
A Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak dubbed ns2jb has yielded the first complete game dumps, including Deltarune and a leaked beta of The Duskbloods, while Nintendo works to patch the exploit and pulls the app that enabled it.
Xbox is testing paid, ad-free cloud gaming for Insiders who don't have a Game Pass subscription, charging $3.99 to $11.99 for packs of hours that roll over monthly. A wider rollout is due in November.
PS5 Pro buyers are recommending Sony's $79 disc drive and DualSense Charging Station as must-have add-ons, while some question whether the $199 DualSense Edge controller earns its premium price.
GameStop and other US retailers say many stores will see no restock of the Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 console or its matching Pro Controller at launch, with Nintendo admitting it underestimated demand.
The unofficial KyTyPS5 emulator now runs Gran Turismo 7 on PC with no visible graphical glitches, though framerates stay below 20fps. It follows earlier wins with Demon's Souls and Astro Bot.
Nvidia's GeForce 621.01 WHQL driver adds Advanced Shader Delivery for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Gears of War: E-Day, aiming to kill shader-compile load screens. A journalist reports lower RAM use, though CPU load stays high.
A new leak claims Nintendo is developing a Switch 2 Lite built around a cheaper Samsung 8nm chip, a move that could undercut the $499.99 Switch 2 with a lighter, less expensive handheld.
AMD and Maingear are giving away a custom Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 themed gaming desktop worth about $3,417 to mark 12 million players, with entries open through October 29.
Capcom's free-to-play mobile spin-off, built by Tencent's TiMi Studio, arrives on iOS and Android October 29 with seven weapon types, four-player co-op, and gacha-based character pulls.
Nintendo Switch 2 users report SmileBASIC 4 vanishing from eShop listings in North America, Europe and Japan, a day after a software-only jailbreak exploit led to demonstrations of a homebrew launcher and Vulkan graphics support.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is out now with 12 sports, a single-player campaign and an explorable Wuhu Island. A Polygon ranking singles out Skateboarding, Archery and Table Tennis as highlights, with Basketball landing at the bottom.
Beta drivers for AMD FSR 4.1 are now downloadable on the Xbox Ally, Xbox Ally X and Xbox Ally X20, fulfilling Microsoft's earlier promise to bring the upscaling tech to current Xbox hardware.
Nintendo's latest Ocarina of Time remake trailer takes viewers through the Great Deku Tree, Forest Temple, Jabu-Jabu's Belly, Water Temple and Fire Temple, showing off updated controls and a new Hall of Fallen Heroes for boss rematches.
Nintendo Switch 2 launched globally on November 12 at $499.99 in the US and Rs 39,999 in India, with a wide library and fresh Black Friday deals.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort adds three open-world leisure activities, Prop Plane, Skateboarding and Power Cruising, that let players explore Wuhu Island freely using the Switch 2's motion and mouse controls, according to a Polygon review.
A developer has published the first working Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak, built partly with AI coding tools, letting users run homebrew and modded games such as Mario Kart World on current firmware.