Does anyone remember Aureal 3D? Back in the late 90’s, Aureal brought true HRTFs (head related transfer functions) to desktop PC gaming. It was the first time you heard true 3D-posotional audio from 2 speakers. Then they were bought out by Creative Labs and the A3D API was essentially killed. Up. Down. Left. Right. Front….
Budget doesn’t have to mean cheap When we looked to start building this quarter’s Budget Gamer system, we wanted to build something that was nice to look at, while maintaining the performance we saw in the fall. We think we pulled off a quaint little build that is easy on the eyes, and light on…
Hey there, dood! We have some pretty big news for all of you; we’re hosting our annual press event and announcing things right now. Like, literally as this blog post is going live. The magic of technology. Because we love all you awesome cats here at PlayStation.Blog, we included all our big announcements in this…
We had the chance to talk to John McAfee, computer security legend, about the issue surrounding the FBI and Apple. In case you weren’t aware, the FBI and the DOJ have now demanded that Apple create a version of iOS that contains a backdoor, so that the iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino shooters can…
Top Deal: Ack! Is that a membrane keyboard you’re typing on? Cut that out, your fingers deserve better! Much better, and they’ll get it with a mechanical keyboard. If you’ve never typed on a mechanical plank before, you’re in a for treat. And if you’re looking for one that’s both quite and offers tactile feedback,…
Pushing shoppers towards Prime Are you planning to build or upgrade a PC to handle the glut of VR games that will no doubt follow the release of HTC’s Vive and Oculus’ Rift headsets? If you’re buying your parts from Amazon and aren’t a Prime member, you now need to spend a minimum of $49…
Platform agnostic headsets It doesn’t matter if your gaming platform of choice is a Windows PC or if you prefer to frag on an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 console, Corsair’s new universally compatible Void Surround and Void Wireless RGB headsets don’t discriminate between the three. “Most gamers don’t play on just one platform, so…
Sticker shock? HTC announced that it’s opening pre-orders for the first Consumer Edition of its forthcoming Vive headset on February 29—a week from today—starting at precisely 10:00 AM Eastern. Full commercial availability will follow in early April, which is when the initial batch of pre-orders will ship, though it remains to be seen if the…
This week, PlayStation games span millennia. Massive open-world adventures, time-hopping puzzlers, and stealthy assassinations gather together to form a staggering lineup on PS4. Far Cry Primal leads the pack with the next chapter in Ubisoft’s renowned, emergent open-world. Travel back to the Stone Age as the last surviving member of an ill-fated hunting group. Craft…