Microsoft has registered a new Gears of War trademark related to video games. This could suggest they plan on a new game in the series. Gears of War title was changed to Gears beginning with the 5th entry in the series. It was named Gears 5 marking a name change for the series. However, based on the new trademark, Microsoft might go back to using Gears of War as the game name going forward.

“It’s taken a long time for us to learn from our mistakes," said Sarah Bond, Xbox corporate vice president of game creator experience and ecosystem.

Recently, Sony announced a new software update for the PlayStation 5 players that unlocks 1440 video output and more. Also, the company updated another PlayStation in its portfolio. On September 07, Sony officially released the PS4 v10.00 software update that brings some important changes.

Could the first major revision for the PlayStation 5 be coming in 2023? Check out the latest rumors about Sony's hardware plans.

Microsoft has made some major changes to the way Xbox DRM operates allowing users without any internet to play their games offline. Previously, it was simply not possible to play games like the one that came with Smart Delivery without having the Xbox connected online. In the case of discs, they were required to be checked online for verification before they could be booted, while the ones with Smart Delivery would require the user to download the Xbox Series X version by inserting the disc into their consoles.

Phil Spencer has revealed that Xbox has a strong lineup of games coming in the year 2023 and beyond, and he’s especially excited for Hideo Kojima’s project.

Microsoft is present at the Tokyo Game Show 2022 including the head of Xbox Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond, VP of gaming at Microsoft. Since this year appears to be focused on Xbox’s presence at the Tokyo Game Show 2022, Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond were interviewed by several Japanese outlets including IGN Japan. During a live stream Q/A session by IGN Japan, Sarah Bond was asked to reveal if there is an exclusive game from a Japanese studio in development for Xbox.

CD Projekt has revealed why it decided to keep the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, titled Phantom Liberty, exclusive to next-gen consoles and PC. During its half-year call for the year 2022, CD Projekt announced that the Cyberpunk 2077 was kept exclusive to next-gen consoles and PC in order to provide the best possible experience and great new features.

Gamers who've yet to get the PS5 may have to pay more for the console when they do buy it. Sony Interactive Entertainment has raised the console's prices in select markets due to "challenging economic conditions," president and CEO Jim Ryan has announced on the PlayStation blog. The company had to make the difficult decision, he said, due to high global inflation rates, as well as currency fluctuations. PlayStation fans in the US can breathe easy — there will be no price hikes in the US for now.

Sony is leveling up its PlayStation 5 gamepads with the DualSense Edge. The Edge is all about customization — it features five unique profiles, upgraded guts and a few extra input methods. There are two function buttons below the analog sticks on the new controller, and in initial images all of the rubberized grips look extra grippy all around.

Nintendo is not currently considering raising prices for its flagship Switch video game system to offset rising production and shipping costs, President Shuntaro Furukawa told Nikkei, stressing that the company wants to "avoid pricing people out."

The PlayStation 4 has essentially reached the end of its production lifecycle, as Sony is no longer reporting sales figures for the console. Originally launched at the end of 2013, the final total for the number of PS4s shipped as of March 2022 is 117.2 million units, an impressive number that makes the PS4 the fourth best-selling console of all time currently.

Some Xbox Series S games will get a performance boost.

In stark contrast to Microsoft’s take on its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Sony claims that no publisher could create a franchise today that could rival Call of Duty. The statement from Sony regarding Activision Blizzard and the Call of Duty franchise came via a publicly available review procedure pertaining to the acquisition conducted by competition regulation authorities in Brazil.

After suffering frequent crashes on their PS5s, a group of disgruntled customers want to take Sony to court over it. Only last year, Sony found itself facing legal action over selling defective DualSense controllers, and now it’s been hit with similar accusations regarding the PlayStation 5 console itself.

Sony typically follows up its PlayStation consoles with a slim version a few years later, but that time hasn't come for the PS5 yet. While we all wait for a slimmer PS5 that would fit in small spaces better, a YouTuber called DIY Perks already built one for himself. He took apart a standard PlayStation 5 and replaced everything that needed to be replaced to get rid of the console's bulk. He substituted components with similar parts and his own home-made creations, including the console's rather voluminous casing, to come up with a device that's just 1.9 centimeters thick.

Nintendo sells consoles based on the strength of its game experiences rather than the power of their processors, but technology marches on regardless, and the venerable NVIDIA Tegra X1 is getting pretty long in the tooth. While its ARM Cortex-A57 CPUs are roughly comparable to the old AMD Jaguar CPUs in the last-generation consoles, it only has four, and only three of them can be used by games.

Nintendo Switch’s sales momentum in the United States has pushed it past its most significant rival. The hybrid home/handheld’s lifetime sales have now surpassed the PlayStation 4, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group.

The streaming stick, or Samsung TV app, will give customers access to Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Some games will be optimized for VRR.