. That’s not the same as declaring the market dead, but tablets, two-in-ones, and smartphones were all seen as driving the future of computing. Looking back, 2014 may be the year that killed such statements, thanks to a wide range of new and interesting PCs from multiple manufacturers. Here’s our list of the most innovative work done in the PC space this year, both in total systems and ...
Starting next year, the PlayStation Now game streaming service will be making its way to Samsung Smart TVs. Select models will support Sony’s cloud-powered gaming service, and will mark the first time that PS Now has been made available on anything other than Sony’s own hardware platforms. In a press release Sony and Samsung gave a brief overview of this partnership. Sometime in the ...
One of the issues that comes up frequently in technical discussions of both gaming and video is what frame rate should be considered “good enough.” On the one hand, you have people who argue for what I’ll politely call tradition, who believe that 24 fps for film and 30 fps for gaming represents a magic figure that we don’t benefit from exceeding. There’s actually a great deal of objective evidence ...
Showing off exactly how you play is a huge part of the modern gaming experience. Live streams and Let’s Play videos are increasingly common, and barriers to entry are lowering every year. Capturing and streaming gameplay from the PS4 can now be accomplished from the device itself, and a small hardware investment nets some incredibly high-end results. With a little bit of effort, anyone can stream ...
After securing both the Xbox One and PS4, it would appear that an AMD SoC will also be powering Nintendo’s next console. Nintendo has been hinting at new hardware for a while now, probably to appease any disgruntled gamers and shareholders over the Wii U’s lackluster impact in the eighth-generation console war — now, Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that Nintendo is working on ...