Although the Xbox One X/S and the 360 aren’t Microsoft’s newest consoles, they’re still loved by millions around the world. The Xbox 360 was originally launched in 2005 while the Xbox One was launched in late 2013. Needless to say, they’ve been out for nearly 17 and 9 years, respectively. In this time, manufacturers have …
If you’re a PlayStation player, you’re probably a fan of the DualShock and DualSense controllers. If you weren’t, you wouldn’t be playing on PlayStation! These controllers have a long and storied history, dating back to the original PlayStation. In fact, the original DualShock controller was released halfway through the life cycle of the PS Original. …
Over the past couple of decades, our living rooms have changed an awful lot. A lot of this has come from the transition from old-school CRT TVs to modern-day flatscreens. Simultaneously, screens got a lot wider, even as they got slimmer and lighter overall. This was bad news if you had an old-school entertainment system. …
Ever since the 1980s, the so-called console wars have been raging. In one sense, this has been a battle between companies, to see who could sell the most hardware. From Nintendo vs Atari to Sony vs Microsoft, there’s always been competition. The console wars, of course, have also meant a lot of silly disagreements and …
Few controllers are as universally loved as the original GameCube controller. With multiple joysticks, an unusually responsive D-Pad, and two full rows of shoulder buttons, it provides a huge number of different inputs. More than many controllers, both before and since its release. Which is a small part of the reason why some people still …