The other major launch this week, besides AMD’s Ryzen 7 1800X, was Nintendo’s Switch console. We’ve talked about the platform, its theoretical capabilities, and the games Nintendo has showcased already. But there’s no substitute for hands-on time with the hardware. Ars Technica, Eurogamer, and Kotaku have all published their reviews of the platform, and they agree ...
Earlier this year, ARM announced its Cortex-A72 — a new custom microarchitecture from the CPU designer that builds on and refines the 64-bit Cortex-A57. Ordinarily it takes up to 24 months for new ARM cores to come to market, after the company announces a new CPU design. But Qualcomm has*told us to expect Cortex-A72 cores by the end of the year. If true, that would make this one of the company’s fastest ...
Both the Xbox One and PS4 will celebrate their first birthday this month, and as they head into their second holiday season and first full fourth-quarter availability, it’s interesting to take a look at how the two consoles have performed so far. All evidence suggests a significant advantage for the PlayStation 4, with a sales gap of at least 40% between the two systems, and ...