Consoles

Nintendo 3DS receives stability firmware update 11.2.0-35, adds nothing new

Just over a month after its previous 11.1.0-34 update, Nintendo has released a brand new firmware for the handheld console. What does this new update…

Nintendo Switch powered by Nvidia Tegra, custom APIs

A few months ago, we wrote a piece speculating that Nintendo could rope in Nvidia to help power its upcoming console. Today, Nvidia revealed…

5 things we learned from Nintendo Switch’s reveal

We thought this day would never arrive, but Nintendo‘s eight-and-a-half generation console is finally here. No, it’s not called the Nintendo NX, but rather…

Nintendo NX is Nintendo Switch: new console debuts on YouTube

Update: It’s actually here, and it’s called the Nintendo Switch. That’s right, the Nintendo NX isn’t quite the name that Nintendo wanted, but Switch…

Backwards compatibility: 5 consoles that will play your old games

Unlike PCs, backwards compatibility isn’t a guarantee when buying a new video game console. Fortunately, there have been quite a few consoles packing the…

PS4 media player update brings 360 photo/video support

Preordered a PlayStation VR headset but worried about content? Well, Sony isn’t standing still either, issuing a very relevant update for its PS4 Media…

PlayStation 4 Pro listed on South Africa’s Raru for R6999

We’re just a few months away from gaming on consoles at 4K (or something incredibly close to it) through the conduit of the PlayStation…

RetroN 5 is a five-in-one mega console for the discerning gamer

This is fantastic. Retro gaming fans looking to get their Nintendo (NES), Super Nintendo (SNES), Genesis (Mega Drive in the UK), Gameboy Advance and…

Xbox 720 document reveals Blu-ray drive, new Kinect, always-on internet

Update: Edge.com confirms via its sources that the leaked documents were real. Their source reveals that the documents are entirely legitimate. We just felt it…

Sony UK boss says PS4 console ‘not the most important thing’

Anyone who watched the live-stream of the PS4 launch last week, may have noticed a lack of what we deem important. Namely the PS4…

PS4 exposed: red-hot next-gen action

Recap Sony did not show the PS4 console, demoed the new touch controller, an “always on” interface, a quick look at the new UI,…

PS4 won’t block second-hand games says Sony

Eurogamer reports that Sony, despite the internet going insane about this, won’t be blocking second-hand or used Playstation titles. “Do you want us to…

PS4 launches November and will cost US$429 [rumour]

Reliable sources, Kotaku has them. According to the site, Sony’s Playstation 4 will launch State-side November 2013 for US$429 and US$529, depending on internal…

Leaked Durango Kinect specs hint at dramatically higher motion detection

The specs for the Kinect 2.0, the next generation depth camera and motion sensor to be coupled with the new Xbox, have been leaked…

Is this the control pad for the PS4?

Update: this is, apparently, the controller for the PS4. Thankfully, the touchpad is small and unobtrusive. Check it out! According to a 2012 patent…

Watch all ‘7 Wonders of Crysis 3’ as game prepares for 19 Feb launch

Crysis 3 launches 19 February 2013. Leading up to this momentous launch were a series of six videos, “The 7 Wonders of Crysis 3”,…

Next-gen Xbox gains Siri-like voice capabilities

Care of the ever-popular Verge, we now know that the next-generation Xbox will have “Siri-like” capabilities. “Sources familiar with Microsoft’s Xbox plans” say that…

Ouya the Android-powered console launches June for US$99

Remember Ouya, the Android console seemingly gifted to us from the geek-gods? Well it’s coming June 2013 for US$99 and it’s available for pre-order…

China is considering revoking its ban on gaming consoles [report]

My gaming fanatic colleague Charlie just sent me an email at midnight in his timezone (he’s in the US), so either it’s a drunken…

Possible PlayStation 4 specs reveal an 8-core, 8GB RAM monster [Rumour]

Not the PS4 Using the words “leaked” and “rumour” in the same sentence creates a lot of doubt, but according to a report by…

Leaked specs for next Xbox reveals blu-ray drive, 8GB ram and 8-core CPU

This site reports that it is has supposedly received the leaked system specs for the next-gen Xbox. The site also reports that in the coming…

Next-gen console madness from Sony and Microsoft

How many years have we been speculating about the release of Sony and Microsoft’s next-gen consoles? Five years? Ten? How long have the rumours…

PS4 update: Sony will deliver ‘great news’ at E3

E3 is mere months away, but will we see the PS4 at gamings greatest event? This is what Hiroshi Sakamoto, Sony’s vice president of…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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