Kostas Farkonas·Sep 28, 2021Want the Cheapest Cloud PC, You Say? Well, How About a $299 Xbox Series S?Microsoft’s proper Edge browser for Xbox opens the door for a number of use cases beyond gaming — does it work? — It was just one bullet point included in a larger announcement — in the stealthy fashion sometimes important things are — so let us bestow upon it the attention it deserves: what Sony refuses to do for more than 15 years now, and Microsoft refused to do for just as…Computers5 min read
Dave Gershgorn·Dec 8, 2020“Scalpers got new Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Series X and S and they got them by the boatload.”Tech companies like to release big new products, like game consoles, in October and November because there’s guaranteed demand — in just a… — Tech companies like to release big new products, like game consoles, in October and November because there’s guaranteed demand — in just a few weeks, everyone is looking for the…Gaming1 min read
Owen Williams·Sep 30, 2020The Future of Gadgets Is Monthly SubscriptionsPaying all at once is going out of fashion — When I found myself slapping the refresh button last week, trying to snag a preorder for an Xbox Series X console, I found myself surprised by a choice right on the buy page: Would I like to subscribe to the hardware, rather than pay the full price up front?Xbox4 min read
Dave Gershgorn·Sep 24, 2020Every Controller Is the Same NowThe consensus is in, and Xbox won — Amazon just announced a new game streaming service called Luna. It’s a direct competitor to Google’s Stadia, Microsoft’s Game Pass, and Nvidia GeForce Now. We saw this coming. As Eric Ravenscraft has written before for OneZero, Amazon is incredibly well-poised to take over the gaming industry, with its massive cloud…Gaming3 min read
