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PS5 Report Sheds Light on Bizarre Issue With the Console ✖ Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X released last November with a host of issues and design oversights. That said, of the two, the PS5 has some of the more rather peculiar issues. For example, the PS5 outputs -- as a default -- everything with High Dynamic Range, which isnt a problem until you go to play a game that doesnt support HDR and uses Standard Dynamic Range (SDR). Of course, this -- reported -- problem isnt a huge deal because the...

Xbox Says Its "More Important Than Ever" To Preserve Gaming Icons And Classics (Image: Microsoft) The digital era of gaming should have made video game preservation easier than ever, but as weve slowly been learning over the past decade, it appears to come with a number of setbacks. Some companies arent interested in reviving older libraries of games, others put odd restrictions and limitations in place, and then youve got entire digital services being terminated. On the Nintendo front, the Jap...

Skyrim, Fallout 4, and more get FPS Boost on Xbox Series X|S, nearly doubling frame rates Mar 15, 2021 13:30 EDT with 10 comments Today Microsoft is delivering FPS Boost to another wave of backward compatible games, letting Xbox Series X|S owners experience even more games at much higher frame rates than originally intended. Marking Bethesdas arrival to Xbox, the newest arrivals are from that family of studios, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Fallo...

Microsoft has announced a new feature called FPS Boost for backward compatibility games on Xbox Series X|S, letting players enjoy games in higher frame rates, up to 120 frames per second.

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] BURLINGAME, Calif. – Feb. 17, 2021 – KOEI TECMO America is excited to announce the return of one of its most iconic franchises, as SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 prepares to smash its way home this summer. The latest iteration of Omega Force’s fan-favorite 1 vs. 1,000 action series is currently under development for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 Com...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] BURLINGAME, Calif. – Feb. 17, 2021 – Today, KOEI TECMO America and famed developer Team NINJA revealed the long-awaited and highly-anticipated NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System (playable on PlayStation®5 via Backward Compatibility), the Xbox One consoles (playable on Xbox Serie...

The NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection brings the renowned action games to PC and consoles, for fans and newcomers.

Even More Gaming Its difficult to imagine a Microsoft-backed product as an underdog, but the Xbox One is just that. The PlayStation 4 soars on the strength of its strong console-exclusive titles; and the Nintendo Switch does the same, while also offering a cool home-and-away functionality. Still, Xbox One has a lot going for it; in fact, Microsofts console has excellent titles and features that youll only find on the Xbox One. Its All About the Games If you want top-notch racing action, Micros...

February 2021 Free Games for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold February 2021 free games for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold Sony and Microsoft have both announced the slate of February 2021 free games that will be available to subscribing PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members. This month’s PlayStation lineup is all about creativity. Dazzle the crowds with creative chaos in the vehicular combat of Destruction AllStars, available on PlayStation Plus...

PS5 Backward Compatibility Support Adds Another PS4 Game ✖ The list of PlayStation 4 games that aren’t playable on PlayStation 5 has grown a bit slimmer today. When Sony first started talking about how backward compatibility would work on the PS5 last year, it revealed that only a slate of about ten titles weren’t available for play at all on the next-gen platform. Now, one developer has patched its game to ensure that it is newly accessible on PS5. The game in question is that of Joe’...