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6 articles on console hardware.
PlayStation 6 Estimated Material Costs Top $900, Pointing to a Massive Launch Price Tag
As manufacturing and component costs climb into the stratosphere, console gaming's entry fee threatens to turn a mainstream hobby into a premium luxury investment.
Jul 3, 2026
Sony's Stance on Physical Games Thirteen Years Ago Looks Very Different Today
As modern consoles steadily nudge players toward all-digital storefronts, a glance backward reveals how much the industry's priorities have rewritten themselves over the last decade.
Jul 3, 2026
Valve's Steam Machine Rollout Marred by Hardware Failures and Early Criticism
Getting a coveted piece of hardware at launch is usually a victory, unless the hardware decides its maiden voyage should only last twenty minutes.
Jul 3, 2026
Sony Reportedly Wants to Sell You Monitors and Speakers to Escape the Living Room
The tech giant is reportedly looking beyond the television set to follow players to their desks, swapping a pure software push for a fresh batch of desktop hardware.
Jul 2, 2026
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The Console is Starting to Look Like a PC with the Hood Welded Shut
The living room box is losing its simplest selling point, forcing players to ask if their dedicated machines are just desktop computers in disguise.
Jul 2, 2026
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Sony's First All-Digital Gamble: Remembering the PSP Go
Decades before the digital-only console became the industry standard, PlayStation tried to delete physical media entirely—and learned a very early lesson about consumer readiness.
Jul 1, 2026
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