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Why Sony Is Releasing A PS5 Without A Disc Drive

Sony is releasing two PlayStation 5 consoles this year. One has a disc drive and the other doesn't. In a new interview with GameSpot sister site CNET, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan explained why Sony is releasing the disc-free console. He explained that it's a reflection of what many consumers want these days. Basically, people are consuming more and more digital content as opposed to physical media, and Sony is releasing a new PlayStation console for those who align more with this vision for the future. "We're just acknowledging here that

Best Xbox One Deals (June 2020): Deals On Consoles, Games, And More

With Microsoft set to launch the Xbox Series X later this year, 2020 will be an interesting year for the company. When it releases (we don't know the exact date yet), the new console will be the company's flagship gaming device, but Microsoft isn't leaving the Xbox One behind. The Series X won't launch with exclusive games, which means your Xbox One X or S is good for at least a year, since it'll play the latest first-party Xbox games. That makes some of the deals going around right now

Sea Of Thieves Review (2020) – A Voyage Finally Worth Taking

It's 3 AM. Your two-person ship, a modest sloop, is anchored at Golden Sands Outpost while you sell off the loot from a five-hour voyage. You've been sailing as an emissary of the Gold Hoarders, and through questing for a lengthy stretch without your ship sinking, you managed to make it to rank 5. Now, every chest, trinket, and gem you sell is worth two and a half times its normal value, but there's a catch: Sailing with an emissary flag, particularly a high-level one, etches a giant red "X"

Bungie will reveal the ominous future of ‘Destiny 2’ on June 9th

It’s about that time of the year when Bungie reveals the next major Destiny 2 update, and it’s clear that there are big updates in store. The studio has posted a private Instagram video that teases a reveal for the “next chapter” of Destiny 2 on June 9th at 12PM Eastern. There’s only a brief clip accompanying the news, but it already speaks volumes about what you can expect in year four of the shared-world shooter. Caution: there are some spoilers ahead if you haven’t played much of D2 and

How to Survive and Thrive as a Space Empire in Stellaris: Console Edition

Hello everybody, Daniel Moregård here from Paradox Interactive to offer some tips for navigating the latest update for Stellaris: Console Edition – 2.2 “Le Guin”. Stellaris: Console Edition is the first grand strategy game on consoles and it’s free to play this weekend! As such, you might be thinking, what’s a grand strategy game? What is Stellaris? What is the meaning of life?? Who am I?!? It’s okay – you’re reading a blog post and it’s here to help with at least some of those questions. “Grand strategy” is a