News & Reviews: Console
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Feb 23, 2021
Based on a statement by Nate Drake on resetera.com, it seems that Nintendo’s upcoming Switch Pro will come with 4k support and it’ll most likely be unveiled somewhere around the end of 2021. But that’s not all, it seems that that the handheld console is expected to come equipped with a feature called DLSS as well, but not much detail on that for now.
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Feb 18, 2021
Sony Malaysia has announced that the third batch of pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 is officially available via Lazada on 19 February 2021 from 12AM onwards. But that's not all, it's also possible to pre-order the console from Shopee at 12AM and 12PM on the same day as well! To refresh your memory on the pricing, the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition is priced at RM1869 while the regular console with the Blu-ray disc drive is priced at RM2299.
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Jan 07, 2021
Sony Malaysia has officially announced that the second batch of Sony PlayStation 5 series which includes the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, as well as the PlayStation 5 with Blu-ray disc drive, will be available for pre-order from 8 January 2021 onwards. For those who are not familiar with the pricing, the Digital Edition is priced at RM1869 while the console with the Blu-ray disc drive, on the other hand, is priced at RM2299.
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Oct 28, 2020
It seems that Sony’s PlayStation 5 has achieved more pre-orders in 12 hours than the PlayStation 4 did after 12 weeks, based on a statement by Reuters. With that in mind, it seems that there is heavy demand for the PlayStation 5, which is great news for Sony due to the fact that it was predicted to be the first PlayStation console to be the first console to not be sold at a loss.
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Oct 23, 2020
GSC has officially announced Big Screen Gaming on their Facebook page, where you can play console games at their cinemas starting from today onwards from the price of RM188. As of now, there are only 4 locations where the service is being offered such as the Queensbay Mall, Ipoh Parade, AEON Bandaraya Melaka, as well as the Paradigm Mall Johor.
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Aug 27, 2020
Based on a statement by tecnoblog.com, it seems that the Sony PlayStation 5 will support Wi-Fi 6 as well as Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity, which not only allows for a much faster download speed over Wi-Fi but also much better stability. To those who are not familiar with Wi-Fi 6, it allows the transfer of data up to 32 times faster compared to Wi-Fi 4 that’s supported by the Sony PlayStation 4.
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Jun 27, 2020
It seems that a bunch of tweets from the user @IronManPS5 has recently surfaced on Twitter, detailing the pricing all of the variants of the PlayStation 5 as well as all the accessories the console supports. While not much is known in regards to the local pricing, the tweet gives us a better understanding of what to expect when the console and accessories are available in Malaysia.
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Jun 15, 2020
Based on a tweet on KFC Gaming's twitter account, it seems that KFC wants to unveil the KFConsole on 11 December 2020, and it is expected to come equipped with a “Chicken Chamber”. Unfortunately, the promotional video did not mention any specifics such as the tech specs other than it looks like it comes with an optical drive and it is capable of achieving up to 4k and 120 FPS.
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Jun 10, 2020
Recently, we got a pretty interesting infographic from Google Malaysia about Asian gamers. The list is really long but we spotted a few highlights about female gamers on the rise with an 18% growth from 2017 to 2019. That's 1.13 billion vs 1.33 billion female gamers in the Asia region!
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Mar 23, 2020
Based on a statement by former senior director Albert Penello, it seems that the upcoming Sony Playstation 5 is expected to be priced at around USD399(~RM1770) at launch. The aforementioned console is much cheaper compared to the upcoming Microsoft Xbox console, which will most likely be priced at RM499.
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