Games consoles

Auto Added by WPeMatico

No console-flation: how the thirst for AI chips is sending games console prices soaring

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Culture, Fortnite, Games, Games consoles, Lenovo, Microsoft, OpenAI, PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Samsung, sony, Technology, Xbox

AI datacentres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt was once a truth universally acknowledged that an ageing console in possession of good revenue must be in line for a price reduction. Those days may be over. In March, Sony […]

No console-flation: how the thirst for AI chips is sending games console prices soaring Read More »

Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AI

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Computing, Culture, Games, Games consoles, PlayStation, PlayStation 5, sony, Technology

We are paying more for a PlayStation so that idiots can use ChatGPT to mislead people on dating apps – something is rotten in the state of gaming• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWhen the PlayStation 5 launched almost five and a half years ago, it was listed at £449

Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AI Read More »

T​he era-defining Xbox 360 ​reimagined ​gaming​ and Microsoft never matched it

Artificial Intelligence, Culture, Games, Games consoles, Xbox

Two decades on, its influence still lingers, marking a moment when gaming felt thrillingly new again • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Almost 20 years ago (on 1 December 2005, to be precise), I was at my very first video game console launch party somewhere around London’s Leicester Square.

T​he era-defining Xbox 360 ​reimagined ​gaming​ and Microsoft never matched it Read More »

‘Cool and quirky is part of our brand’: how New Zealand became a hothouse for indie games

Artificial Intelligence, Culture, Games, Games consoles, New Zealand

Kiwi developers are punching well above their weight thanks to a unique government support program that offers more than just grants Those not immersed in the world of gaming might not be familiar with Pax Australia: the enormous gaming conference and exhibition that takes over the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre every October. My favourite

‘Cool and quirky is part of our brand’: how New Zealand became a hothouse for indie games Read More »