We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In September — before the Black Friday and holiday shopping events kicked off — Sony announced it had sold 84.2 million PlayStation 5 units – ...

This morning, we learned that November was a surprisingly bad month for video game spending across the board. Hardware dollar sales and physical software unit sales were both at the lowest we've seen ...

If you didn’t feel the need to pick up a video game console this past year, you were certainly not alone. A new report from Circana says the gaming industry just had its worst November for console ...

Microsoft’s Xbox console sales are getting squeezed, and the company is signaling it may not care in the way fans expect. CNBC points to Microsoft’s fiscal 2026 first-quarter earnings, where overall ...

The latest reissued console to hit the market is now available in the UK. The Intellivision Sprint brings the 70s/80s video game machines kicking and screaming into the 2020s, with 45 preinstalled ...

According to the market research group Circana, the general public has drastically reduced its spending on gaming consoles this sales season. Spending fell by 27% in November 2025 compared to last ...

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The PlayStation Portal just received a game-changing update that eliminates its biggest hurdle! The device now feels like a polished product thanks to a major UI overhaul and huge performance gains. / ...

Many indie games arrive on platforms like Steam and itch.io long before making their way to consoles. Porting a game to systems like Nintendo Switch or PlayStation can be pricey, and indie studios ...

There's no such thing as an overnight success. Many of us have only recently heard of the Nex Playground console thanks to its recent blockbuster Black Friday sales, but its creator, Nex Team, has ...

Do you want the bad news, or the worse news first? There's no good way to do this, so why don't we just hear both at the same time: game hardware got much more expensive in 2025, and we should prepare ...

NOTE: Prices reflect those from the retailers on of Dec. 17, 2025. If someone in your life has a game system on their wish list, here's what to know about purchasing them at major retailers. There are ...