Cross-platform gaming didn’t always exist. Early on, multiplayer gaming was confined to players within the same console ecosystem — PlayStation players couldn’t connect with Xbox users, and PC gamers ...

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TL;DR: GameStop declares the "console wars" over as Halo becomes a cross-platform title arriving on PlayStation in 2026, ending two decades of exclusivity conflicts. Xbox Game Studios shifts focus ...

The winds of change may be coming in the long-running video game console wars. My college roommate reached out to me last week asking my thoughts when he said he and his wife were considering getting ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Following the announcement that Halo: Campaign Evolved will be coming to PS5 as well as Xbox Series X|S and PC, GameStop has leveraged its position as ...

GameStop sparked a viral wave on social media after posting a mock "executive order" announcing an end to the decades-long battle between video game console brands, a parody that rather unexpectedly ...

Since the earliest days of gaming, there has always been a sense of “competition” between the various companies and brands that made both consoles and games. Thus was born the “Console Wars.” Today, ...

Halo, the Xbox crown jewel franchise, is coming to PlayStation for the first time. Does this mean the console wars are finally over, and Xbox has thrown in the towel? Or is the console market just ...

In all the years that video games have been a popular form of entertainment, there have been debates and discourse about various aspects of it. Different people take stands to support or represent ...

The console wars between PlayStation and Xbox have been going on for years, and while both platforms have garnered their fair share of loyal fans, Xbox has found a way to set itself apart through ...