I like to think that I’m fairly resistant to the video game hype train these days. I’ve been in the gaming world for decades at this point, so I should have some sort of a resistance built up to it all by now. In practice though, I’m not so sure that’s true. I don’t pre-order…
Tag: Next Gen
The PS5 and Gaming without Boundaries (Maybe)
Earlier this week, Sony revealed a bit of footage showing the new Spider-Man game running buttery smooth on its next-gen console (deemed the PS5, for now) versus the same game’s performance, with load screens, on the PlayStation 4 Pro. Further, at its recent investor relations conference (IR Day 2019), Sony revealed more details about its…
Xbox: Goodbye or Hello?
For the past several years, my household has started off each new year with the same question: Do we need a new console? Some years this has meant, do we need to replace a dying but still useful console?, such as an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. (As far as our library goes, these consoles…
So…Why is 4K Gaming Such a Big Deal?
The Xbox One X launch has finally arrived, and it seems that the console is a massive success. I wasn’t necessarily expecting it to fail, but I find myself struggling to understand the demand for a console whose major selling point is that it can display games at 4K resolutions. The same goes for the…
Letting Go of Generations
Is the concept of console generations becoming an obsolete notion? At first glance, the answer is “absolutely not!” Our current machines are definitely much more powerful that their predecessors after all. However, can we really call the games we’ve been playing these past 2 years “next-gen”? For the most part, I don’t really think…
Math. How I Chose My Next Gen Console
When the next gen consoles launched in November of 2013, I was underwhelmed. They were nothing truly ground breaking and there weren’t any games I had to play.
You’ve Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two- Thief Review
Thief is one of those games that over the years i’ve heard plenty about, but never actually played, predominantly because it’s been exclusive to PC, until now, so when it was announced that it’s fourth installment was coming to Xbox One i was quite excited! I think it was a great choice of release date…
VIRTUAL BASTION 