Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. For as long as video game consoles have existed, there ...

There are a few classic video games that rely on vector graphics and special monitors. Asteroids is incomplete if you’re not playing it in its original arcade format. The same goes with Tempest, Lunar ...

Project Helix has been confirmed as the codename for Microsoft's next-gen Xbox gaming console. Credit: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images After a big shakeup at Microsoft's gaming division, ...

Gaming consoles have a fascinating history, with the 1972 release of the Magnavox Odyssey marking a major shift in the entertainment landscape. Arcades were still thriving in their golden age at that ...

Vectrex Studio lets you write games for the Vectrex in VPy, a Python-like high-level language, and run them instantly in an embedded emulator.

The Nintendo Switch has become the company's best-selling console ever with over 155 million units sold. It was released in 2017, a pivotal time for Nintendo which was coming off the back of a flop ...

Which retro video game console is best? As video games continue to develop rapidly, games of yesterday grow in nostalgic popularity. In earlier years, the competition between gaming platforms caused ...

PC vs console gaming debates in 2026 are more heated than ever, with RTX 50-series PCs delivering 8K 240Hz ray-traced visuals clashing against PS6 and next-gen Xbox standardized experiences. PC vs ...

Xbox has been losing the gaming console war for years, as declining hardware sales struggle to compete against the Nintendo Switch and Sony's PlayStation. The past year has seen layoffs, price hikes ...

Fixed hardware consoles provide developers with a known, unchanging platform, allowing games to run at consistent 60fps and 4K resolution—performance PCs often struggle to achieve due to variable ...

The recent announcement from Valve of a new slate of hardware products has excited players, but while a revamped Steam Controller and an updated virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, have drawn ...