Gaming
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You’re Not Imagining Things, Your Video Game Downloads Have Gotten Slower
Last week, with the internet being strained due to surging traffic caused by everyone staying at home to avoid spreading covid-19, Netflix and YouTube decided to lower the default resolution of their streaming videos. And now, Sony, Akamai, and others are following suit by reducing the speed of game downloads on their networks.
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Turn Your Nintendo Switch Into A Miniature Arcade Optimised For Fighting Games
Nintendo’s Switch might not be the top console choice for fans of fighting games, but with titles like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Super Smash Bros. available, it’s no slouch either. If fighting games get more screen time on your Switch than Zelda does, this miniature arcade stick controller might be a worthy upgrade.
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This $77 Mini Switch Lite Knock-Off Is Underpowered But Fun As Hell
Despite looking like a miniaturised clone of Nintendo’s Switch Lite, the Powkiddy Q90 lacks the power needed to play nearly every game released in the past 25 years. Guess there’s something to be said about not judging a book”or a console”based on its cover. The $US50 ($77) Powkiddy Q90 is, however, a solid and cheap…
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One Of The Rarest Video Game Consoles Of All Time Just Sold For $545,000 At Auction
A failed partnership 28 years ago between a pair of gigantic names in gaming has resulted in one of the rarest pieces of hardware in video game history selling at auction today for a staggering $US360,000 ($545,881)—and it doesn’t even include a single game.