9.2Hollow Meridian review: the open-world RPG that finally trusts the player
Forty hours in the salt flats of Meridian, and almost none of them spent following a waypoint. It is the most confident console RPG of the year.
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Platform holders confirm cross-save standard for 2027 releases
Three console makers have signed a shared cross-progression framework. Here is what changes for your saves and what does not.
We measured input lag on eleven pro controllers. Two were worth the money
Our bench test put every premium pad through 2,000 button presses. The price tag turned out to be a poor predictor of speed.
The first ten settings to change on a new console
Out-of-the-box defaults cost you picture quality, battery life and privacy. Fix all of them in fifteen minutes.
The cartridge that almost sank a console: an oral history
Seven people who shipped it remember the 1994 launch game that nearly ended a platform before Christmas.
The Back Alley: why mid-generation consoles keep getting more expensive
Component prices explain part of it. The rest is a strategy shift that console makers would prefer not to describe out loud.
7.8Ashfall Circuit review: a racing game with one great idea and thirty tracks
Dynamic volcanic weather makes every lap different. The career mode around it is thinner than it should be.
Storefront refund window extended to 14 days of playtime-free ownership
The policy change follows two years of consumer-group pressure and applies to all digital console purchases from November.
Console SSD upgrades tested: load times, heat and the drives to avoid
We installed nine expansion drives and timed the same five games on each. The cheapest heatsink-equipped drive kept pace with the dearest.
Hollow Meridian beginner guide: 14 things we wish we knew at hour one
Skip the starter sword, talk to the cartographer twice, and never sell salt glass. Spoiler-free tips for the first ten hours.