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One of my favorite innovations of modern gaming is the ability to stream what you’re playing to your smartphone, whether from the cloud, your home consoles, or a PC. Streaming transforms your phone into a Nintendo Switch-like portable that can play games from every system it can connect to.Read more...

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are the first living-room video game consoles to have all-digital versions at launch. That means no discs to fiddle with, and is a lower price tag—at first.Read more...

Buying a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X is going to be a big investment—and not just monetarily. Not only will these consoles set you back a few hundred bucks (at least), they’ll also take up a lot of physical space in your room. Illustrator and Twitter user @Keisawada created mock-ups showing how large the PS5, PS5…Read more...

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launch in a few short weeks, and an abundance of gamers are trying to secure their preorders ahead of what’s sure to be a sparse holiday supply. It’s easy to get caught up in the next-gen hype, confusion, cynicism, and anxiety. Here’s a secret, though: You might be better off…Read more...

Sony finally announced its date, and the PlayStation 5 launches November 12 in the US and several other countries. It comes in two versions: the main $499 console which can play games on disc, and a disc drive-less “Digital Edition” for $399 that only plays downloaded games. It’s a neat looking device with a decent…Read more...

I don’t like preorders any more than you. I certainly hate seeing items available only in limited quantities go right to eBay—even before their launch date—at absurdly marked-up prices. And Sony is doing you one even better for the anticipated November launch of the PlayStation 5: A preorder preorder.Read more...

How’s your quarantine gaming backlog doing? If you’ve been staying in for the past few weeks, chances are it could use a refresh, and Sony’s offering up two free PlayStation 4 games to all PS4 owners through its new Play At Home program.Read more...

The proposition is seemingly simple. A television should show you a moving picture, provide some accompanying sound, and ideally, blend in with your home decor. This has been the case since the invention of TV. This year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, we saw the newest and best TVs. They’re…Read more...

The Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off in Las Vegas Tuesday; however, Monday a number of large companies will be having press conferences to show off some of their largest announcements for the show.Read more...

Whether you work in an open-concept office (the horror), spend a lot of time on airplanes, or are simply in search of a solid pair of headphones to keep outside noise out and your music in, noise cancelling headphones are one option to consider.Read more...

For every major leap in technology, there have been plenty of face plants, ill-advised cash grabs, and just plan bad tech. So here are the gadgets and technology that absolutely screwed the pooch. Read more...

Sony’s streaming game service has been slowly improving since it launched in 2014, transforming from a library of older games with ridiculous pricing into a nice selection of old and new games with questionable pricing. Today Sony cut PlayStation Now’s $20 a month subscription fee in half and added a handful of high-…Read more...

When it comes to home theater gear, sound quality is often at odds with practicality. While I love my big tower speakers and the Marantz receiver they’re connected to, they’ve become less sensible in a living room with toddlers running around. So I began my search for a soundbar that would stay out of our way, while…Read more...