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 readComputers5 min read
Dave Gershgorn·Dec 8, 2020Member-only“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 few weeks, everyone is looking for the…Gaming1 min readGaming1 min read
Owen Williams·Sep 30, 2020Member-onlyThe 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 readXbox4 min read
Dave Gershgorn·Sep 24, 2020Member-onlyEvery 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 readGaming3 min read
