Let’s be very, very honest – Epic’s little game Fortnite was an absolute nothingburger at launch. A stylized shooter with great performance and just ok shooting doesn’t get us out of bed these days. That said, adding the building mechanic as well as converting to a then-new mode
I love technology, especially at the inflection point between generations. We see the outgoing generation of hardware being pushed as hard as physically possible as developers discover new ways to wring every bit of power out of it. We see games finally able to take advantage of the tech, pushing
We are in an interesting time in the storage space. Thumbdrives are everywhere, but that’s starting to change. As the price of high speed SSDs come down, their capacities expand, and high speed interfaces catch up in the mainstream, I’ve stopped recommending thumbdrives entirely. Frankly, they are just
The folks at Valve have turned out some excellent products, but let’s not pretend their track record has been flawless. The Valve Index is an incredible VR headset, and The Steam Machine was a solid idea executed poorly. The Steam Link was just ahead of its time, but the
A new premium controller is going to be hitting the market this year with the Pro BFG from VICTRIX. Releasing this fall for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC, the Pro BFG looks to be the next evolution in controller hardware. Numerous customizable and accessibility features will be available
At this point, despite what the mainstream media would suggest, the world has settled into a work from home mode. Zoom, Teams, Discord – whatever your poison, we are meeting with people across the globe. Once we get past the game show wheel of “Can you hear me?”, “You are on
Whether you are gaming, working, coding, surfing the web, or doing some combination of all of those things, a second monitor is almost a requirement nowadays. That’s easy when you’ve got a desk with a monitor tower to hold multiple displays and all of the associated connectivity and
DDR5 was shockingly hard to get at launch, and even up till about two months ago it was still a challenge. The chip shortage has eased a little bit, and we are starting to see manufacturers hit their second gear with fresh new speeds, lower latency, and of course, RGB.
