Video games are still a young medium in the grand scheme of things, but have been around for well over 50 years now. After the arcade boom in the 70s, home consoles slowly took over the gaming ...

Today’s video game consoles are hundreds of dollars more expensive than you’d expect based on historic pricing trends. That’s according to an Ars Technica analysis of decades of pricing data and price ...

Microsoft is initiating a second price hike on its existing series of Xbox consoles sold in the US, raising prices of all Xbox Series S|X models starting on October 3rd, 2025. For the Xbox Series S ...

Discover 10 canceled game consoles you’ve probably never heard of, each with unique ideas that never made it to players.

For the longest time, video games were primarily produced for consoles, whose relatively simplistic hardware allowed developers to better optimize their games for those systems. Consoles let games ...

Connor is a writer on Game Rant. Hailing from the east coast of Scotland, with experience in the development and retail spaces of the industry, he uses his passion for games and Scottish charm to ...

A few weeks ago, Microsoft raised the prices of all its Xbox Series consoles and many of its accessories globally, and confirmed that some new games would cost $80 this holiday season. Just a week ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Being able to access your games anywhere has been a big mission statement for Xbox over the last ...

TL;DR: Microsoft views consoles as essential to its gaming ecosystem despite market saturation and slow growth. Xbox Game Pass thrives on consoles, PC, and cloud platforms, with consoles remaining ...

Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...

Many gamers are eager to get their hands on the new Nintendo Switch 2 console. With its upgraded hardware, the hope is that laggy games on Switch will finally end with the Switch 2. However, the ...