Light up the night… with a dashcam? Right on!
It’s true that as far as driver safety is concerned consumer cars have come a long way in the last decade or so: many assistive systems once considered luxurious or exotic have become standard, while basic computers incorporated in most models are able to control and oversee a number of functions that used to require a driver’s attention (just don’t get us started on autopilot). What car manufacturers cannot help with are street and road conditions (which are often far from ideal) and consumers with disabilities that can make driving harder.
Enter Lanmodo’s Vast Pro, a device that can help with both. …
Road to NextGen 2020
The PS5 and Xbox Series were never going to have a problem-free start in 2020… but this is kind of pushing it
So I’ve been using the PlayStation5 for more than a month now and, in the meantime, Microsoft launched the Xbox Series S|X globally with Sony following suit a few days later. These powerful new systems made a lot of promises and managed to keep many of them — you were not really expecting them to keep each and every one of those, right? — hence the positive impressions posted by developers, journalists, influencers and consumers alike. …
Road to NextGen 2020
The potential for a top media player is there but Sony may not be interested in that at all
Sony’s new home entertainment system finally launched after a long waiting period of more than 18 months — during a pandemic, no less, which is something no other PlayStation had to do in the past. Still: it’s always a cause for celebration when a new platform promising countless hours of fun arrives and the PS5 promises that and more. Expectations are understandably high given the fact that its predecessor, the PS4, is the most successful platform of the previous generation, boasting a userbase of over 110 million worldwide. So… well? Does it seem to be everything we’ve been hoping for?
I’ve been evaluating the PS5 day in and day out for the last four weeks or so, doing testing, playing games, using it as a media player in order to form a complete picture of the product Sony is offering. It is a powerful, ambitious device and, as such, it just can’t be reviewed thoroughly in just one article (well it could… but the article would exceed 20K words and it would be needlessly tiring). So, a three-part review. …
Road to NextGen 2020
A strong foundation with room for improvement — what’s important to fix ASAP?
Sony’s new home entertainment system finally launched after a long waiting period of more than 18 months — during a pandemic, no less, which is something no other PlayStation had to do in the past. Still: it’s always a cause for celebration when a new platform promising countless hours of fun arrives and the PS5 promises that and more. Expectations are understandably high given the fact that its predecessor, the PS4, is the most successful platform of the previous generation, boasting a userbase of almost 115 million worldwide. So… well? Does it seem to be everything we’ve been hoping for?
I’ve been evaluating the PS5 day in and day out for the last four weeks or so, doing testing, playing games, using it as a media player in order to form a complete picture of the product Sony is offering. It is a powerful, ambitious device and, as such, it just can’t be reviewed thoroughly in just one article (well it could… but the article would exceed 20K words and it would be needlessly tiring). So, a three-part review. …
Road to NextGen 2020
So… is Sony’s new system actually a must-buy in 2020?
Sony’s new home entertainment system finally launched after a long waiting period of more than 18 months — during a pandemic, no less, which is something no other PlayStation had to do in the past. Still: it’s always a cause for celebration when a new platform promising countless hours of fun arrives and the PS5 promises that and more. Expectations are understandably high given the fact that its predecessor, the PS4, is the most successful platform of the previous generation, boasting a userbase of over 110 million worldwide. So… well? Does it seem to be everything we’ve been hoping for?
I’ve been evaluating the PS5 day in and day out for the last four weeks or so, doing testing, playing games, using it as a media player in order to form a complete picture of the product Sony is offering. It is a powerful, ambitious device and, as such, it just can’t be reviewed thoroughly in just one article (well it could… but the article would exceed 20K words and it would be needlessly tiring). So, a three-part review. …
Road to NextGen 2020
Sony delivers on backward compatibility, still wants gamers’ attention on PS5 games
One aspect of the PlayStation5 that Sony did not emphasize at any point during the 18 months leading to its launch has been its games compatibility with the current market leader, the PlayStation4. The company confirmed early on that the new model will provide that but only offered sketchy details about the way the feature would be implemented and what consumers should expect of it. We learned a few things here and there along the way but, truth be told, even now — just a few days before its debut — Sony does not focus on the PS5’s backward compatibility feature at all in its marketing material. …
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Road to NextGen 2020
Sony delivers the best UI ever in a product it’s built, probably the best in its category too
Home entertainment systems are consumer products specifically built to offer video games and relevant services, yes — but the way they do that is extremely important to the overall experience of using them, day in and day out, for a very long time. Consoles tend to function in the exact same way from day one until they stop being used eight to ten years later, unlike e.g. smartphones, tablets or personal computers. …
Road to NextGen 2020
First impressions of its use with Astro’s Playroom on the PS5 are way, way better than expected
Heading into the next generation of home entertainment systems with the PlayStation5 and the Xbox Series S|X there’s been some debate about the point of it all: SSD disks for much faster loading of games are very welcome, of course, but just shinier graphics and better sound in the same games we’ve been playing for the past 10 years don’t make a strong case for upgrading (at least not until SSDs enable types of games that were not possible with traditional hard drives). …
Road to NextGen 2020
Getting ready for a new PlayStation in the year of COVID-19
The PS5 is less than two weeks away from launch and yours truly was among the few journalists selected to test it prior to its release mid-November. There are “embargo milestones” attached to that privilege, though, so specific things only can be published about Sony’s system for now. A quick unboxing story with a few photographs will have to do until first impressions regarding the PS5 are allowed, then impressions about the new DualSense controller leading to a full, comprehensive review of the new PlayStation a few days later. So, on with the snaps!
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