The next evolution in the console wars between Sony and Microsoft is finally upon us. With the Playstation 4 generally known as the better gaming console, Microsoft decided to up the ante with an all-new console aimed at those who own 4K UHD TV’s. Deemed the Xbox One S, Microsoft’s latest features a 40% slimmer profile, HDR capability, 4K video playback and up to a 2TB hard-drive. Just released to the public at $400, is their newest Xbox enough to make gamers want to upgrade or dare I say switch teams and join the Microsoft family?
In this video Joshua Smith brings a quick inside look at exactly what $400 gets you out of the box with the Xbox One S. With no Kinect, one remodeled all-white controller and a free Xbox-Live trial, some changes are obvious. The new vertical stand is a nice added bonus as well. Find out if the Xbox One S is worth all of the hype in this quick unboxing.
Acer’s Predator Atlas 8 finally has a US release date and price, several months after the company first showed off the handheld in May. The highlight is the Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip inside, which has been adopted by only a couple of other consoles besides the Atlas 8. This version will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on November 1 for $1,299.99.
Acer originally said the Atlas 8 would arrive in North America in October, but left pricing open at the time. The launch came amid the ongoing DRAM crunch, which has made memory more expensive across the PC industry and complicated pricing for hardware makers.
Gaming laptops and I have a complicated relationship. One of my first gaming rigs was an Acer Predator that was already outdated when I bought it. I was a broke college kid, and that was the best I could afford. So trying out high-end gaming laptops is always fun. But ASUS' ROG Zephyrus G14 is a lot more than a laptop that can run AAA games. It is portable, so you're not lugging around a 2.5kg machine everywhere you go. It is built well, none of that plastic chassis, and can even function as a normal laptop outside of just gaming.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.