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The latest hardware news and reviews to help you make decisions about what to include in your gaming rig. In addition to all the latest about Intel, AMD, raytracing and peripherals you’ll also find a healthy dose of modern and retro gaming content.

  • Most Accessibility Accessories Should Still Work on Xbox After Ban, Microsoft Claims

    Most Accessibility Accessories Should Still Work on Xbox After Ban, Microsoft Claims

    Xbox claims its latest efforts to clamp down on third-party accessories won’t impact accessibility-minded gamers who rely on third-party devices to play their games, so long as they keep using the Xbox-branded accessible controller. Last month, Xbox released a patch that quashed various third-party accessories not explicitly authorized by Microsoft. Any device that Xbox doesn’t…


  • Microsoft May Drop Support for ‘Unauthorised’ Xbox Controllers, Accessories

    Microsoft May Drop Support for ‘Unauthorised’ Xbox Controllers, Accessories

    Xbox’s latest console patch has hidden DRM that appears to brick some commonly used third-party Xbox accessories. While the company claims that these unauthorised controllers and USB ports somehow hurt gamers’ experience, gaming accessibility advocates say it could drastically limit what they can do with their own console. Players using unlicensed hardware on Xbox started…