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 ...
The big picture: The holidays are often considered the peak season for the video game industry, as consoles and games are frequently purchased as gifts. This year, however, has been less kind: both ...
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 ...
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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 ...
TL;DR: During Black Friday 2025 in the U.S., the NEX Playground, a compact, affordable Android-based console with motion-sensing features, outsold the Xbox Series X|S. The PlayStation 5 led sales with ...
Noah Hunter is a freelance writer and reviewer with a passion for games and technology. He co-founded Final Weapon, an outlet focused on nonsense-free Japanese gaming (in 2019) and has contributed to ...
The recent announcement from Valve of a new slate of hardware products has excited players, but while a revamped Steam Controller and an updated virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, have drawn ...
Valve's new Steam Machine is set to bring PC gaming to living rooms everywhere when it launches next year, but is it a fierce new console rival that'll compete directly against the likes of ...
Valve has announced the return of the Steam Machine, but its latest iteration is a high-powered gaming console designed to bring PC-quality performance to living-room televisions, reigniting its ...
Valve is rebooting its failed Steam Machine initiative — and this time, it’s building the living room console itself. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and ...
It's not a "GameCube" per se, but Valve's Steam Machine will bring your Steam library to your living room. Reading time 4 minutes Valve is entering the console race, and it’s doing so in the most ...