Analysis: Cloud gaming on Xbox illustrates Microsoft’s console strategy versus Sony

Analysis: Cloud gaming on Xbox illustrates Microsoft’s console strategy versus Sony

(Microsoft photo) Microsoft announced Tuesday morning that the long-awaited debut of its cloud gaming service on the Xbox family of consoles is slated for this holiday season, following previous releases from Xbox Cloud Gaming on PCs and mobile devices. Console owners who subscribe to the Ultimate version of the Game Pass service can play compatible … Read more

The Switch is the first console to sweep Japan’s game sales chart in 33 years

Jon Fingas

The Nintendo Switch has no problem playing against the PlayStation 5 in its home turf in Japan … far from it. Game Data Library, Axios, and IGN report that every game on Famitsu’s August 8th weekly top 30 charts was a Switch title, from Super Mario Maker 2 at number 30 to Minecraft at the … Read more

Analysis: Nintendo is running its new Switch console business by an old set of rules

Analysis: Nintendo is running its new Switch console business by an old set of rules

The new switch OLED. (Nintendo picture) What’s not in the new Nintendo Switch model is just as interesting as what it is, and it tells you a lot about Nintendo’s business strategy and how people use the system. Nintendo announced on Tuesday that alongside the recently announced Metroid Dread, a new version of its console, … Read more

Report on game console energy consumption dings Microsoft for failure to tweak power-saving settings

Report on game console energy consumption dings Microsoft for failure to tweak power-saving settings

(Xbox photo) The energy consumption of the new Xbox game console could cost new owners of the Microsoft device more than $ 500 million in electricity bills over the next five years, according to a new report from the National Resources Defense Council. The NRDC advises that the Xbox Series X / S can use … Read more