1 month ago | By VG 247

If all the features of the new consoles worked as advertised, that would be great, thanks. I press the PS Button on my DualSense controller. It beeps, but nothing appears on my TV. The lights on the DualSense pulse a bit and then nothing. I press the button again. Nothing. The PS5 has no signs of life so I press the power button on the console itself. Nothing. Fearing the worst I press it again, and the machine is jolted awake. But I'm greeted, as expected, by the rebuilding database screen, its low resolution rubbing salt into the wound. This issue would be relatively fine if it had just...
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Rainbow Six Siege PS5 and Xbox Series X update brings 4K and 120fps next week

1 month ago | By VG 247

We finally have a release date for the big next-gen upgrade for Rainbow Six Siege. Rainbow Six Siege was one of the first games to confirm cross-generation compatibility. Ubisoft promised that the multiplayer shooter will not only play on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on day one, it will also take advantage of their advanced hardware in a number of ways. Now, we know exactly what to expect, and when players can get their hands on it. Ubisoft has announced that the free PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrade for Rainbow Six Siege will be available on December 1. Players will have a choice between a...
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Red Dead Online Standalone Version Announced, Out on December 1st

1 month ago | By Gaming Bolt

Much like Rockstar Games' upcoming standalone version of Grand Theft Auto Online for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, Red Dead Online will also receive a standalone version. Out on December 1st, it will retail for $4.99 on PC, Xbox One and PS4 until February 15th 2021. After this date, it will cost $19.99 so that's a whopping 75 percent discount for the first 2.5 months of launch.
Players will require 123 GB of installation space along with PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold to play on PS4 and Xbox One respectively. Both versions are also playable on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S respectively via...
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Xbox Series X/S manufacturing started later than PS5 to implement specific AMD RDNA 2 tech

1 month ago | By VG 247

Microsoft knew it was a little bit behind on Xbox Series X/S manufacturing. Microsoft has revealed that it began building Xbox Series X/S consoles in late summer, a little bit later than originally planned. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, explained to The Verge in a wide-ranging interview why the platform holder risked going later than Sony. According to Spencer, Microsoft wanted specific AMD technology in the chip, which is what pushed the start of manufacturing back a little bit. “We started manufacturing late summer. We were a little bit later than the competition, because we were waiting...
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