Author: Thomas Morgan
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Sony Dualsense Edge PS5 controller review: features beyond compare
[ad_1] More than two years on from the PS5’s release, Sony’s new DualSense Edge controller offers a premium upgrade over the gamepad bundled with the console – and a rival to Microsoft’s Xbox Elite controller. It’s a competition-focused pro gamepad with back paddles, fully remappable buttons, adjustable triggers and swappable parts. The Edge costs a…
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Monster Hunter Rise’s PS5 and Xbox Series ports deliver PC-levels of customisation
[ad_1] Starting out as a Nintendo Switch exclusive, Monster Hunter Rise released in 2021 with a fresh take on the formula, built on Capcom’s state-of-the-art RE Engine. It brought a new hub area and a bigger focus on vertical exploration – and all of it ran at a solid 30 frames per second at…
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Mortal Shell on Nintendo Switch: an ambitious port with big performance problems
[ad_1] With a surprise late 2022 release on the Nintendo Switch eShop, Mortal Shell: Complete Edition gives Switch users the full package; a complete port of the 2020 Souls-like, with all DLC and content updates included. At first glance Mortal Shell on Switch actually looks like a success. In much the same vein as…
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Can Xbox Series S still deliver a next-gen Witcher 3 experience?
[ad_1] Following our look at the PS5 and Series X versions of The Witcher 3 Complete Edition, we’re completing our coverage for this year by taking a look at the one version of the game we’ve yet to cover: Xbox Series S. Expectations need to be tempered, obviously, as we’re looking at a four-teraflop…
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The Witcher 3 next-gen: ray tracing and performance modes tested on PS5 and Xbox Series X
[ad_1] Seven years since its first release, the new The Witcher 3 Complete Edition aims to enhance an already iconic game with a huge suite of extras. On PS5, Xbox Series X, S and PC, it’s a free update listed as patch 4.0. Visuals are enhanced, quality of life improvements are added, plus we…
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Warzone 2.0 crossplay: are last-gen console players competitively disadvantaged?
[ad_1] With Warzone 2.0’s servers now live for a few weeks, it’s clear that PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S run the game brilliantly at 60fps – or even 120fps. But what of the older consoles, the millions of PS4s and Xbox Ones that remain in use? And what about the enhanced consoles, the…
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Hands on with The Witcher 3’s next-gen update: PS5 and Series X tested
[ad_1] The Witcher 3’s next-gen update arrives on 14th December, at last giving the game a proper release on PS5, Series X and Series S. And equally, it enhances the PC version with a suite of long-awaited upgrades including ray-tracing support. Seven years after the original release, after multiple expansions and a successful Netflix adaptation,…
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Warzone 2.0 tested on all current-gen consoles: 60fps is a given, but what about 120?
[ad_1] Warzone 2.0 has arrived and like its predecessor, this free-to-play game is big in almost every sense of the word, with an expansive map inhabited by a massive playerbase. The game’s based on the IW9 Engine, the same core technology that serves as the foundation for Modern Warfare 2, but here it’s pushed to…
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Overwatch 2’s upgrades tested on all current-gen consoles
[ad_1] Overwatch 2 is a sequel if you take it on the face value of its title but it’s more accurate to say it’s a major update, replacing the original 2016 game on every platform. This isn’t a sequel in the traditional sense clearly. Rather, it represents a change to how a familiar, well-loved…
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Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.6: the Xbox Series S 60fps upgrade tested
[ad_1] It’s been six months since the release of Cyberpunk 2077’s 1.5 update – the milestone patch that finally added native support for current generation consoles. CD Projekt RED has not been idle though, the new 1.6 ‘Edgerunners’ update arrived last week, tying in with the new anime. A raft of new content features are…