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A YouTuber has gutted all the consoles to create the definitive machine: the Ningtendo PXBOX 5

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Although the PC is the almost perfect cross-platform machineuntil not so long ago, if you wanted to enjoy all the video games you had to have a PS5a Switch 2 and one Xbox Series. The problem, apart from many others, is space: they take up an awful lot and They are not the most “aesthetic” machines.. A Chinese YouTuber has the solution: the Ningtendo PXBOX 5. It is the perfect fusion between the three, and the secret of how it works is in a 2013 Mac. As Jack the Ripper said. Let’s go in parts. We have seen many projects that change the functionality of a console or even turn a PC into a coffee makerbut what the YouTuber has proposed is much more ambitious. To address the space problem, it has united the three consoles into a single tower that, on top of that, is no more bulky than a small PC case. And the first thing is to gut the machines. Image | 小宁子 XNZ At this point, the YouTuber realized the most important thing: without the case, the key parts of the three machines are the fan, the power supply, the aluminum and copper heatsink… and the board, obviously. All components are soldered on the board, so you don’t have to worry about GPU, CPU or RAM memory. Switch 2 is on the sidelines for the moment. For PS5 and Xbox Series X, the essential thing is each one’s board and the rest can be shared. A single supply for both, a single heatsink and a single fan. But… how? The key? Apple. Well, precisely, one of Apple’s most famous computers has the answer. The Mac Pro ‘Trash’ is the 2013 model that has gone down in history for being a complete disaster. I still find its design beautiful, but Apple went overboard with a triple PCB and dual GPU configuration. Precisely, it is the idea he has in his head, so it comes in handy. Inspiration in the Apple heatsink Because? Because Apple designed a double PCB system on a central aluminum heatsink. This way, you can inject fresh air through the heatsink, expelling heat through the top and keeping the plates cool. The question now is how to make an aluminum heatsink that cannot be bought on the market and that would not be viable to print directly on metal (due to costs). Ancient 3D printing technique. Inspired by a wax casting technique from hundreds of years ago, the YouTuber created a heatsink model on a 3D printer. To do this, he used a material called PLA that vaporizes when it reaches a certain temperature. With the PLA “sink” in hand, he wrapped it in plaster and burned it in a 700-degree oven. The PLA mold. Image | 小宁子 XNZ Thus, the plaster remains while the PLA dissolves, allowing an internal structure to remain that can be filled with aluminum. It sounds simple, but he had to remove the air from the plaster with a vacuum machine, melt the aluminum and have an oven that carries out a complex process of dehydration, pyrolysis and combustion for 12 hours to achieve the result. The first attempt at a heatsink turned out okay. Image | 小宁子 XNZ The heatsink already polished. Image | 小宁子 XNZ Then, he “simply” added the aluminum and… the first try didn’t work. Unlike Chinese artisans centuries ago who if they lost a piece they had to re-carve the wax mold, here they simply 3D printed another one and repeated the process. After filing the aluminum, the heatsink was ready. Switch 2 not so much. Place the PS5 Pro and Xbox Series Wi-Fi and Bluetooth of each one (for Internet and connection with accessories) and you connect the only power supply that gives life to both consoles in the base. Switch 2 is a little more complicated. It doesn’t need as much food, so opt for a USB-Cbut also for printing a module that does not sacrifice the mobility of the console. The dock of the new Switch 2 dock. Image | 小宁子 XNZ Here the challenge is to provide connection HDMI for a TV (so the dock hardware is also included inside the console), but also allows you to easily grab the console in case you want to play away from the TV. To do this, he devised a module similar to the dock, but to be placed vertically. The button that ejects the Switch 2. Image | 小宁子 XNZ After trying several conventional springs, the YouTuber printed some in 3D to ensure that, by pressing a button, the console slides as if it were toast so that it appears from the side. It sounds dangerous, but seeing the result, the truth is that the movement is quite smooth. Arduino to the rescue. With all the machines connected to the power, the most important thing remained: program a brain to control the HDMI output and the power. To do this, he used a plate Arduino Conveniently programmed so that, by pressing a button on the top, the signal switches between platforms in less than five seconds. The aluminum heatsink and the copper ones that go directly to the APU of the two consoles with the thermal paste. Image | 小宁子 XNZ Mounting the plates on the heatsink. Image | 小宁子 XNZ It’s not the only thing it does: it also has a front LED connected that changes color (red, blue and green) depending on the console it is running (Switch 2, PS5 or Xbox Series X). Connecting the Arduino board and the Image LED strip. | 小宁子 XNZ THE console. And that’s it, let’s play. The speed at which it changes between the HDMIs is impressive and the creator herself is surprised by the heat it expels through the upper area. Obviously, there are two ‘large’ consoles dissipating the heat and having an aluminum heatsink that, no matter how apparent it may be, has somewhat thick tabs for what is usually … Read more

November has been a black month for consoles. They no longer compete against each other, but against TikTok

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November 2025 is a month that many video game lovers have “celebrated” as the twentieth anniversary of Xbox 360. Pure nostalgiabecause beyond memory, November 2025 will be remembered by Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft as a black month. The reason? It is the worst November for console sales since, precisely, November 2005. In the recent report from Circana we can see a figure very striking: 27%. That is how much spending by American consumers – the largest market for video games – has fallen during November of this year compared to November 2024. Another fact: with 1.6 million consoles sold that month, it is the worst November since 1995, the year of launch of PlayStation. It is relevant because it was released a year ago PS5 Pro and this month of may nintendo switch 2but the high prices of both machines and video games, which have experienced a rise in recent months, have not been able to convince players. Not even on Black Friday. And the key here may not be that thousands of video games are released every month or the price of the console itself. The key may be that the console war has ended and a very different one has begun: the attention war. Console war? War of attention At Xataka we have discussed the topic on more than one occasion. Our ability to focus is broken. in a task due to the enormous amount of stimuli to which we are subjected. Everything competes for our attention. Matt Booty, one of the Xbox heavyweights, said A few months ago Xbox’s competition was not PlayStation. Neither does Nintendo. The competition was TikTok. It was not a mistake, since Satya Nadella, absolute boss of the American company, also stated that “the competition of video games is not other video games, but short format video.” The interesting thing is that it is not an unreasonable statement. To Netflix, especially as a result of the final season of ‘Stranger Things’you are being accusing of producing empty series so that people have them in the background because they assume that they will be consuming short videos on their mobile phones while watching the series. That’s why there are short dialogues and a long opening exposition at the beginning of the season so you can “forget” about having to follow anything else. We are in a moment in which we spend the day unfocused, without being able look at your phone every 15 minutes as a reflex act and where we have to look for strategies so that multitasking and division of attention does not affect us. Matthew Bell, one of the most influential analysts of the video game market, already told it a few months ago in his book ‘The State of Video Gaming 2025‘. In your radiographypointed out how the video game industry no longer competes against itself, but against a tremendously fragmented digital entertainment ecosystem. Our time is finite. If we take away the hours of work, rest, transportation and food, we have little time for the rest. In the United States, there are studies who do not agree on how much time an average user spends on TikTok. The data varies between 58 minutes and 95, but whatever it is, then there is YouTube, Instagram or Facebook. This, in addition, is having cognitive consequences: have less attention span than a fish has. If in 2020 the average human attention span was twelve seconds, now it is eight. A fish pays attention for nine seconds, and you have to pay attention to a video game. And the threat of TikTok? The AI There are those who are catching this situation on the fly and that is why microdramas have appeared. At first, the fever of series with one-minute episodes occurred in Chinabut is climbing. And it is logical that you think: if the competition for consoles is TikTok, who is TikTok’s competition? The answer is also easy: artificial intelligence. Those minutes in which users They use ChatGPT as if it were their psychologista virtual friend or even a coupleare minutes that are not spent on TikTok. It is still something as accessible as opening an app, exactly the same as on TikTok, but perhaps waiting for that response from an AI that is characterized by being tremendously flattering is more comforting for our brain than the umpteenth quick video created with… AI –the slope-. Because they are social networks, video platforms, consoles, artificial intelligence and even the metaverse – someday, if that -, the objective is the same: to keep us glued to the screen. And we cannot attend to everything. In Xataka | An unknown console has overtaken Xbox in sales: it is just the beginning of more ambitious plans

five refurbished consoles from 92 euros

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Now that Christmas is approaching, it is a good time to go shopping for gifts. And if you have to give something to a retro lover, Back Market has some refurbished consoles at a very good price. All of them have the seal of “Very good“, which means that they work perfectly and the parts have been checked, but they show some signs of use. It is also worth mentioning that Back Market offers a two-year warranty and allows returns until January 31. In addition, they can be financed in 3, 4 or 6 months. Nintendo DS Lite by 176.02 eurosNintendo’s iconic dual-screen console. Game Boy Color by 207.04 eurosa portable console that has a huge catalog of video games. Nintendo 3DS XL by 284.05 eurosa portable console for those looking for a large format. Wii by 92.60 eurosan ideal desktop console to play with family or friends. PS Vita by 261.33 eurosthe latest portable console launched by PlayStation. Nintendo DS Lite The nintendo ds It is one of the Nintendo consoles with the best video game catalog. In fact, titles like ‘Chrono Trigger DS‘, ‘Pokémon White 2 and Black 2‘ either ‘New Super Mario Bros.‘. The peculiarity of its double screen was exploited in many of them and its portable format allowed us to take it anywhere. By 176.02 eurosBack Market has the Lite model in white. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Game Boy Color On the other hand, if what we are looking for is a console prior to the Nintendo DS, Back Market has the Game Boy Color for a price of 207.04 euros. This console also had a huge assortment of video games that took advantage of the color screen that the original model did not have, such as ‘Pokémon Crystal‘ or ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’. In this case, the store has the console in purple. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Nintendo 3DS XL A few later generations came the Nintendo 3DS betting on its screen that was capable of playing video games in a “3D mode.” Titles like ‘Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate‘ either ‘Pokémon X/Y‘. Back Market has the console in its XL version for 284.05 euros in silver and black. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Wii If what we are looking for is fun at home with family or friends, rather than a portable console, we may be more interested in a desktop console. Back Market has reconditioned the Nintendo Wiia console with a large assortment of family video games and that offers us a quite striking premise: moving while we play. Its price in this case is 92.60 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links PS Vita Although the PS Vita It did not receive as many video games as the portable consoles that we have mentioned in this list, many of them gave a twist to such emblematic sagas as Uncharted or God of War. Back Market has this same console refurbished for a price of 261.33 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Lyashenko in freepikNintendo, PlayStation In Xataka | PlayStation 5 Pro vs PlayStation 5: these are all the differences between the two Sony consoles In Xataka | Two years ago I bought a PS5. I wish someone had told me I needed these plugins too.

Black Friday is over, but you can still get these deals on MacBook laptops, PS5 consoles, Kindle readers and more

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Today, November 28, 2025, the Black Friday officially although, in general, many stores have been immersed in their sales campaigns for days (and even weeks). What’s more: many will extend it for a few more days. Not counting that Cyber ​​Monday will take place next Monday. But if we want to take advantage of the bargains of Black Fridayjust in case they run out (which is logical, taking into account some precious things), we can still get all these discounts on devices like the MacBook Air M4, the Nintendo Switch 2 or the cheapest Kindle reader of all, which is now even cheaper: MacBook Air M4 16/256 by 859 eurosbeautiful historical minimum for one of the best compact laptops on the market Nintendo Switch 2 plus Mario Kart World by 449 eurosa great gift for this Christmas that now costs 60 euros less Basic Kindle by 88 eurosthe lowest price to date for Amazon’s best-selling device Fire TV Stick 4K Plus by 29.99 eurosmore than 50% discount for, now, one of the Fire TV Stick with the best quality-price ratio in the entire catalog PlayStation 5 Pro by 699.99 euroswhich makes her star in one of her best offers to date MacBook Air M4 As far as devices for work or study are concerned, if I had to choose just one offer this Black Friday, I would undoubtedly opt for the one starring the MacBook Air M4 in stores like Amazon or MediaMarkt. It’s marked down to its lowest price ever., 859 eurosand the truth is that it is a bargain considering what it offers. The basic model of these devices is no longer so basic and The 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of SSD of this MacBook Air are good examples of this. In addition to this memory configuration, it has a 13-inch screen, two USB ports, one headphone jack and another MagSafe for charging. Furthermore, it contains Apple’s powerful M4has great autonomy and is compatible with Apple Intelligence. Apple 2025 13-Inch MacBook Air with M4 Chip The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Nintendo Switch 2 plus Mario Kart World Although it came out at the beginning of June, it was not until now, in the middle of Black Friday, when nintendo switch 2has featured an important offer across the board and simultaneously in different stores. At this time, the pack formed by the most ‘consoleMario Kart World‘has a price of 449 euros in MediaMarkt or PcComponentes (among others) and It’s a bargain that’s hard to miss.. If the new console already had the potential to be one of the most common gifts this Christmasnow it is even more so. This pack, with a RRP of 509 euros and now for about 60 euros less, comes with the console itself and ‘Mario Kart World’ in digital format. Hybrid console that improves on the previous generation in key points, such as resolution, refresh rate and, above all, the power of its hardware. Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Kindle A regular of the Amazon Black Friday and MediaMarkt is the Kindle. All Kindles, actually. But The basic model is the best in terms of quality and price when, like now, we find it discounted. During these past days it already marked a very interesting minimum price, but today it is even cheaper and drops to 88 euros. It is the green model, the best seller in the Amazon device category in said store, which has this great price. If it does not arrive on time, the black model continues to be reduced to more than succulent ones 90.08 euros. Both, two readers with a 6-inch screen (with built-in light) at 300 dpi, 16 GB of space where hundreds of books fit and, above all, a heart attack autonomy That gives you weeks and weeks of use on a single charge. Amazon Kindle (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Besides this, The rest of the members of the Kindle family also remain greatly discounted during this Black Friday: Kindle Paperwhite by 143.99 euros7 inch alternative Kindle Colorsoft by 180.99 eurossimilar to the Paperwhite but with a color panel Kindle Scribe 16GB per 294 eurosthe high-end of the Kindle family, which allows you to write on your screen Fire TV Stick 4K Plus When they are at their RRP, the Fire TV Stick HD It is the most economical and interesting of all if we are looking for the best quality-price ratio. But if we find them on sale, then this Fire TV Stick 4K Plus (reduced to just 29.99 euros) occupies that place, when combining price content or power to spare for any current television. With a 57% discount, this Amazon device is now a great purchase option if our television does not have smart TV functions or if, even if it does have it, it does so with a performance that is not everything we would like. Compatible with 4K panels, it has Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, HDR 10+ and WiFi 6. It comes with a remote and allows interact with Alexa. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus The price could vary. We earn commission from these links As with Kindle readers, all other Fire TV Stick devices They are also reduced to these prices: Fire TV Stick HD by 26.85 eurosperfect for FullHD televisions Fire TV Stick 4K Select by 19.99 euroseconomical alternative to 4K Plus (and best-selling purchase option in its category) Fire TV Stick 4K Max by 46.69 eurosthe most powerful and expensive model, which is now much cheaper PlayStation 5 Pro This Black Friday has given us great deals on video game consoles. Good news, without a doubt, with an eye on those Christmas gifts that many of us are already anticipating. Nintendo Switch 2 is the best example of this, but the deals starring the PlayStation 5 are not far behind. … Read more

The PC had been gaining ground on consoles for years. Steam Machine is directly a meteorite to extinguish them

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What has been rumored around Valve for a long time has happened. No no ‘Half Life 3‘, but the return of Steam Machines. It was something that had been circulating for a while, but yesterday seemed like the day and Valve did not disappoint. They presented a new Steam Controller (with looks better than the first), the Steam Frame glasses and the cherry on top for many: its new Steam Machine. Its appearance is that of a Xbox Series Xbut flatter, and it is not only that it has all the external appearance of being a console, but that it aims to be the device that, finally, presents the PC as a serious threat to the console segment. Your argument? Which has the ease of use of a console, but also the versatility of a PC. We are not going to go into detail about its characteristics because we have already told everything there is to know about the inside of the Steam Machine and it is already estimated that its performance would be similar to that of a PS5. What I am going to do is theorize about why Valve’s new console can be the meteorite for consoles. And for Windows PCs. Now the Steam Machine can work. We have seen it on Steam Deck This thing about Steam Machines is nothing new. Not only the Steam Deck is a “Steam machine”, but because Steam Machines already existed a decade ago. At the end of 2013, Valve presented Steam OSa hybrid system between Linux and Steam focused on video games. It was green, but they wanted it to be the heart of the, also recently presentedSteam Machines. In their day, these first machines They were nothing more than pre-assembled computers thanks to the Valve partnership with brands such as Dell, Asus, Gigabyte or AlienWare. They had Steam OSthey were powerful, the hardware could be upgraded and… they didn’t make sense. Its high price, that at the time ‘gaming’ in Linux was not so developed and that to buy a PC like this, you would assemble one piece by piece, meant that Steam Machines did not take off. The fronts will be customizable In fact, all Steam hardware stumbled, from computers to the curious Steam Controller, to a steam link that was liquidated on Steam next to the command. It didn’t catch on, but Valve continued developing the idea and things were different with the Steam Deck. Following the Switch model, the Steam Deck was portable, but it could also output images to a television. It runs the games very well, it has generated a great community and it does not have Windows, but Linux and Steam OS have been its great strength. What didn’t work a decade ago works now thanks to Steam putting a lot of effort into making everything playable on the Deck: from native Linux games to Windows games that they run perfectly with something called Proton. Broadly speaking, it is a “translator” of Windows instructions so that Linux understands them and, thus, can run its games. Plus, everything is easy, intuitive, and if you just want to play, you don’t have to do weird things with the Deck. Bringing that concept from a laptop to a desktop PC was the natural step, and the new Steam Machine has something that the previous ones didn’t have. absolute support from Valve. The ecosystem That is, the company wanted the previous ones to work, but Steam OS was not mature nor did they have control over what the hardware companies did. The new Steam Machine IS from Steam, and that means that they have optimized software and hardware to make it work perfectly. It is something similar to what Apple does or what Sony and Microsoft do with AMD– PC-like components, but tweaked and tuned to meet your console needs. It seems that Valve is going with everything, which is what it did not do 10 years ago Valve itself has confirmed that they are currently fine-tuning some components, such as the GPU, with AMD. The TDP of the discrete GPU is 100W, but they have confessed who are working in a range between 100 and 130 together with the hardware company. That total control was something they didn’t have in the past, and something that didn’t happen years ago was that the components lasted as long. Like it more or less, the arrival of artificial intelligence tools in video games is showing that obsolete hardware (like the Steam Deck) can stay fresh thanks to image reconstruction tools and frame generation. When the Steam Machine arrives in early 2026your hardware will not be cutting edge (in fact, the GPU is based on RDNA3not in RDNA 4), but those AI tools are what gives valve confidence that everything will run smoothly. 4K60 thanks to FSR. Point directly to the living room It is exactly the same philosophy as a console: Closed hardware. Components adjusted by the system designer. Operating system optimized for those components. Direct support from the company that releases the hardware. And, as I said, Valve now has a reputation for supporting gaming hardware, something it has been demonstrating for years with the Steam Deck. The Steam Machine is a threat to consoles, Xbox and… the PC That’s why a Steam Machine that didn’t work in 2015 can work in 2026but there is something else: the market itself. Although consoles continue to have a high share (Sony has confirmed that a PS5 that is having a fairly weak generation in launches It has already sold more than 80 million units), things are very different now. No more big exclusives: everything comes out on PC. Excluding a Nintendo that, with nintendo switch 2 and its intellectual properties, it goes at its own pace, of course. Xbox launches its games directly on computers and consoles (in fact, it is already more third than first, becoming a heavyweight within PlayStation’s own video games) and Sony has been releasing its … Read more

These deals on mobile phones and consoles are still available

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We are already in November, a month that many of us wait for a very specific event: the Black Friday. Every year, we have access to a lot of bargains and offers of all kinds during these dates, even well before this event is officially celebrated. In fact, right now we have active the AliExpress Mega Choice Day, an ideal promo if we are looking to renew a mobile phone or console (among many other things). This event, which will still be available until November 7 at 11:59 p.m.it is running out. Many of the best deals have flown away, but we still have a good number of technology bargains available. To make our task a little easier, we leave you below a selection of offers that are still available: nintendo switch 2 by 519.79 eurosthe new Nintendo console with ‘Mario Kart World’ and ‘Cyberpunk 2077’. POCO F7 Ultra by 484.24 euros with the ESCD55 coupon, a powerful mobile phone, with a good camera system and 120 W fast charging. PlayStation 5 Slim Digital by 420.39 euros with the coupon ESCD12, the cheapest version of the Sony console. Nubia Z70 Ultra by 470.85 eurosan option that offers great performance at a very attractive price. Honor Magic7 Pro by 686.74 eurosa very complete device with one of its best prices to date. nintendo switch 2 These AliExpress events are ideal if you are looking to renew your console at a reduced price. One of the most outstanding options right now is with nintendo switch 2the new console from the Japanese company. We have it available right now for 519.79 euros and comes with ‘Mario Kart World’ and ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ included. It is a console that follows in the footsteps of the first Nintendo Switch, this time offering a more powerful console, capable of moving games to 4K if we use its dock. All this without giving up its hybrid possibilities, so we can also play everywhere with its portable mode. Of course, we will have two great games to premiere it. Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World + Cyberpunk 2077 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links POCO F7 Ultra If we are looking for a powerful and very complete phone, but we do not want to pay more than 500 euros for it, this POCO F7 Ultra It can fit us perfectly. This device arrived in stores relatively recently at a price that exceeded 740 euros, but right now we can take it home for free. 484.24 euros. We can highlight its 6.67-inch Flow AMOLED screen, one that also has 2K+ resolution and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. In addition, it has a Snapdragon 8 Elite under the hood, which also ensures great performance thanks to its 12 GB of RAM. Its battery is 5,300 mAh, although we can charge it in a flash if we run out of it thanks to the 120 W fast charging. POCO F7 Ultra (12+256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links PlayStation 5 Slim Digital We continue with another console, this time with one that has been with us longer. If you are looking for a PlayStation 5the most affordable option we have available right now is the Slim Digital. The RRP of this version of it is almost 500 euros, but AliExpress’s Mega Choice Day makes it easier for us: we can get it for 420.39 euros with the coupon ESCD12. What does this console offer? It is, as we have said, the Digital version, which means that it comes without a disc reader (although we can buy it separately and install it whenever we want). It is a console that still has some life left in it and that has an excellent catalog of video games, both exclusive titles and those from third-party developers. PlayStation 5 Slim Digital The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Nubia Z70 Ultra We continue with another mobile phone, this time with the Nubia Z70 Ultra. This device, like its predecessors, is characterized by offering a high-end experience at a fairly reasonable price. That’s for starters, because a promo like this one from AliExpress allows us to get it much cheaper for a few days: it costs 470.85 euros. This Nubia comes with a 6.85-inch OLED screen with 1.5K resolution and a refresh rate of 144 Hz. In addition, it has a Snapdragon 8 Elite as a processor and its triple rear camera system will offer us quite remarkable performance in any scenario. The experience is crowned by a large 6,150 mAh battery that is also compatible with 80 W fast charging. Nubia Z70 Ultra (12 + 256 GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Honor Magic7 Pro We close this selection of offers with another mobile phone, this time with the Honor Magic7 Pro. Here we have a real bargain, since the device arrived in stores close to 1,300 euros, but right now its price in this AliExpress promo leaves it as a real candy: it costs 686.74 euros. There are several things that we can highlight about it. Among them, its 6.8-inch screen with a peak brightness of 5,000 nits, its processor (also a Snapdragon 8 Elite) and a 5,270 mAh battery compatible with 100 W wired and 80 W wireless fast charging. In addition, it has a triple photographic sensor system capable of achieving very good results. Honor Magic7 Pro (12+512GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Xataka, Samsung, Xiaomi, Nintendo, OnePlus In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | The best smartwatches: their analyzes and videos are here

A Google Pixel at a knockdown price, another from Xiaomi much cheaper, offers on portable consoles and more, Bargain Hunting

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We return once again with a new Bargain Hunting in which we can take advantage of to get some cheaper devices. Stores have launched many discounts, so in this article we are going to review what the best deals of the week on mobile phones, computers, televisions and more. Google Pixel 9 Pro by 679.15 eurosa top quality-price mobile phone thanks to its discount with coupon. Lenovo Legion Go by 721 eurosa portable console that is at the store’s all-time low price. Poco F7 Pro by 429.99 eurosa high-end Xiaomi mobile that has dropped in price again. HP Omen 16 by 1,199 eurosa gaming laptop with a very good configuration. Samsung TQ65Q7F5AUXXC by 599 eurosa TV from the brand that comes with a 65-inch QLED screen. Google Pixel 9 Pro MediaMarkt right now has a wide range of discounts on Google devices thanks to the coupon 15MMGOOGLEwhich works on every product. But if what we are looking for is a good mobile, be very careful with the Google Pixel 9 Pro that has fallen to the 679.15 euros. This is an excellent and compact phone, which incorporates a very good screen and a very good set of cameras. Of course, in addition to the Google Pixel 9 Pro, we can also find many other Google devices discounted with the coupon. And not only mobile phones, but also smart watches or headphones. Google Pixel 9 Pro (128GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Lenovo Legion Go More and more we see portable consoles or consolidated laptops or PCs. This type of device has come on strong with quite powerful models, and the Lenovo Legion Go which was launched last year can now be bought cheaper. Amazon has it for 721 eurosits historical minimum price. He Lenovo Legion Go This offer includes an 8.8-inch screen, in addition to its respective AMD processor Ryzen Z1 Extreme along with 1TB of internal storage. Also comes with Windows 11 Home and with very comfortable controls. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Poco F7 Pro If you are not convinced by the price of the Google Pixel 9 Pro, Xiaomi offers an alternative in its mid-range with the new offer of the Poco F7 Pro. In the store it costs 429.99 eurosbut if we are new users we can receive a 20 euro coupon. This is a good mobile phone that incorporates a screen with 2K+ resolutionits processor is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and its battery 6,000 mAh supports 90W fast charging.- The price could vary. We earn commission from these links HP Omen 16 If what you are looking for is a good gaming laptop with a reasonable price, pay attention to the HP Omen 16 that has fallen on Amazon up to 1,199 euros. This laptop features a 16-inch screen with 2K resolution and refresh rate of up to 240 Hz, its processor is the Intel Core 7-240H, it comes with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSD and its graphics is a Nvidia RTX 5060. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung TQ65Q7F5AUXXC Finally, in recent months we have also seen quite a few discounts on televisions, and MediaMarkt right now has the Samsung TQ65Q7F5AUXXC by 599 euros. It is not their best price and it has been at a similar price for a few weeks, but for this price we can have a TV with 65 inch QLED screen. Additionally, it includes both Alexa as Google Assistant and comes with Filmmaker mode. Samsung TQ65Q7F5AUXXC (QLED, 65 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Google, Lenovo, Xiaomi, HP, Samsung In Xataka | The best mobile phones (2025), we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended 4K smart TVs

SEGA revives the war of consoles with a remake of what they do and Nintendon’t

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The console war ended. We are in an increasingly global segment with PlayStation publishing in Xbox, Xbox being one of the great Publisher of PlayStation and Sega publishing games in Nintendo for decades. Currently, who continues with that war is The Japanese soldier who continued fighting in World War II Untilly enter the Cold warbut Sega wanted to pull nostalgia to embrace his past more thug. Watch this video: This is the launch trailer for ‘Sonic Racing: Crossworlds‘A game of karts in the pure style of’ Mario Kart ‘, but with characters from the’ Sonic ‘saga and the Sega universe. It is not necessary to pay too much attention to realize that the game that appears on a flat TV (but with a few years behind it) is’Mario Kart World‘, the title of Nintendo Switch 2. Sega, just in case, it makes it clear by making allusions at the speed at which the races go in the Nintendo game, the open world or La Vaca, protagonist of one of the most iconic circuits of ‘Mario Kart’. It is a thug trailer that ends with a Fulano, squeaking something that may not understand the first, but that cry is the SEGA WAR GRITO IN THE ADVERTISING OF THE 90. And, therefore, this trailer is a genius. Sega is that Japanese soldier who continued fighting Currently, as I said, the ‘console war’ of a school patio is somewhat surpassed by the companies themselves. ‘Gears of War‘is the icon, next to’Halo‘, from Xbox, and just arrived at PlayStation 5. ‘2‘It is one of the Sony games that has best worked for them in recent years and also It has just landed in Xbox. The two companies have published on PC for years and paints that this collaboration will go from here on. Sega is one Publisher multiplatform from the disaster of Dreamcast and His relationship with Nintendo has been good all these years. But, for his new ‘Sonic Racing’, and in the middle of remakes and sell nostalgia (Nintendo with that Virtual Boy Replica freshly announced), The Japanese company has made a remake of one of its most iconic videos. Take an eye on this video: Exact: that of ‘Sonic Racing: Crossworlds’ is a remake almost 1: 1 of the SEGA video of the 90s to make fun that the Super Nintendo did not have the ‘blast processing’ and, therefore, could not show graphics as fast as the mega drive (or Sega Genesis in other markets). What was the ‘Blast Processing’? Marketing, pure and hard. It was not a chip or anything like that and was part of that all “Genesis Does What Nintendon ‘” campaign, a great word game that comes to say that the Genesis/Mega Drive does what Nintendo can’t. Advertising throughout this arch It was very aggressive Among the companies, but Sega took the palm with mythical campaigns such as the ‘Nintendon’t’, the ‘Blast Processing’, the announcement of the price of mega drive 50 dollars cheaper than the Super Nintendo or this mythical of the Game Gear against the game boy that still seems tremendously beast: The history of advertising among these companies is so mythical that it has inspired stories of all kinds, a great book called ‘Console Wars‘And pieces that will remain for memory thanks to both games and the ads themselves. It was the most splendid era in commercial creativity And a competition between companies that disappeared When the first playstation arrived. This hooligan communication has been seen since then (such as Sony mocking how to give games in Xbox A few E3 has already), but this new ad of Sega is nice, it is effective and a missile to nostalgia. In Xataka | The great enemy of the Nintendo Switch 2 are not the Sony or Microsoft consoles. It is the PC

The return to aliexpress school also leaves discounts on consoles, video games and more

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Although there is still a little less than a month for the return to school, many stores such as Aliexpress have advanced offering the most interesting discounts in a good assortment of products. Not everything will be computers, Tablets either Mobile: The store also has Discounts on consoles, video games and much more During these days. Nintendo Switch Lite by 127.62 euros With the coupon BSES25a perfect console to access the Switch catalog for a more restrained price. Monster Hunter Wilds by 36.73 euros With the coupon MES396an excellent Capcom video game that is ideal to play alone or in company. Lenovo Legion Go S by 424.17 euros With the coupon BSES60a powerful portable console to play anywhere. Switch Pro Controller by 43.18 euros With the coupon BSES05one of the best controls for Switch and Switch 2. Portal PlayStation by 178.67 euros With the coupon BSES35a perfect accessory to play without using a TV. If you are looking for another product, these are the coupons you can take advantage of in Aliexpress Until next August 27: Discount Minimum purchase coupon 2 euros 10 euros Esbs02 BSES02 3 euros 15 euros Esbs03 BSES03 5 euros 30 euros Esbs05 BSES05 10 euros 69 euros Esbs10 BSES10 15 euros 99 euros Esbs15 BSES15 25 euros 139 euros Esbs25 BSES25 35 euros 199 euros Esbs35 BSES35 45 euros 269 euros Esbs45 BSES45 55 euros 349 euros Esbs55 BSES55 60 euros 429 euros Esbs60 BSES60 100 euros 599 euros Esbs100 – Nintendo Switch Lite Although the Nintendo Switch 2the huge catalog of video games that Nintendo Switch has is a great claim for those who still do not have the portable console. The Nintendo Switch Lite It is ideal to enjoy each of the titles, since in addition to being portable, it is now on offer in Aliexpress by 127.62 euros When using the coupon BSES25. The portable console is oriented to those who seek portability in a console. It has a huge video game catalog And they are still launched despite the fact that Nintendo has already launched the Switch 2. For this price, it is ideal if you still do not have the console, as a gift for another person or as a secondary console to take travel. Nintendo Switch Lite – BSES25 coupon * Some price may have changed from the last review Monster Hunter Wilds After the success of Monster Hunter Wordwhich was launched for PlayStation 4, there was a lot of expectation for the next video game that would arrive at desktop consoles. Monster Hunter Wilds It is ideal for both those who look for a good saga title, whether or not beginner, and now is on offer in Aliexpress by 36.73 euros In its PS5 version using the coupon MES396. Monster Hunter Wilds It is a very interesting title that leads us to different hunts to face increasingly powerful monsters. For this delivery they have been introduced Mechanics that allow you to better adapt to gameplaya crucial point for those who take their first steps in the saga. There are many creatures, many weapons and very large and varied scenarios. MONSTER HUNTER WILDS (PS5) – CUPON MES396 * Some price may have changed from the last review Lenovo Legion Go S Beyond the consoles that seek power and performance above the rest, there are others that maintain a good balance to offer, in addition, portability. The Lenovo Legion Go S It is ideal for those who are looking for this balance, and their price has now dropped in Aliexpress to the 424.17 euros using the coupon BSES60. The Lenovo Legion Go S It is a portable console that has dimensions of 22.6 x 127.55 x 299 mm and a weight of 730 grams. Integrates an 8 -inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels and refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, incorporates the processor AMD Ryzen Z2 Go and its battery supports 65W fast charging. In addition, it includes a microSD card slot and comes with operating system Windows 11 Home. Lenovo Legion Go S – BSES60 Coupon * Some price may have changed from the last review Switch Pro Controller If you already have a Nintendo Switch or a Nintendo Switch 2, you are likely to squeeze the dock to play on a television or monitor. To do this, it is good to have a command, and what better than the Nintendo officer, the Switch Pro Controller. It is usually maintained at a somewhat high price (greater than 60 euros), but right now Aliexpress has it for 43.18 euros When using the coupon BSES05. The Switch Pro Controller is the official command of the Nintendo Switch, but it also works on the Nintendo Switch 2. It stands out first of all for being very comfortable, both when having it in the hands and when pressing the buttons. Besides, It is one of the few (if not the only one) that allows the console to turn on from the command itself. Switch Pro Controller – BSES05 coupon * Some price may have changed from the last review Portal PlayStation Although at first it was received with the occasional controversy, the Portal PlayStation It has evolved over time and with the updates he has received. It does not usually be too on offer, but Aliexpress has it with a discount that leaves it for 178.67 euros When using the coupon BSES35. The Portal PlayStation It is, so to speak, an eight -inch touch screen that has a dualsense plan of PlayStation 5, since it has functions such as adaptive triggers either Hptic vibration. In addition, it can be used to play in the cloud thanks to its update in the period of beta, as long as you have a subscription to PlayStation Plus Premium. PlayStation Portal – BSES35 coupon * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. … Read more

Who will manufacture the consoles now

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Do you remember those non-tan-lejanos times in which the video game scene was a real field planted with pots, each with its characteristics, its catalogs and its peculiarities? Only in the 1990s there were 32 different consoles in the market… And that without counting the laptops! But the times have changed, and that park diminishes dangerously to approach a point where we possibly only have a console with our own hardware before us. To content. The news that has made the most veteran fans to get the beards have come directly from Sony’s senior vice president: Sadahiko Hayakawa states that are gradually changing their video game business of a hardware -centered model “to a model that expands the community and increases interaction.” Hayawaka says that all Sony is reorienting “creation” rather than the device factory, since games, music and cinema have ended up adding 60% of the company’s total benefits. The manager has mentioned the recent purchase from Bandai Namco As an example of this reorientation in the search, for example, of profitable IPS. It has been seeing. Sony has been launching signs that point by steps in this direction for a while. The clearest, the launch of ‘2’ Helldivers in Xbox Series X and S A year after his arrival exclusively to PS5 and that of ‘Lego Horizon Adventures’ on Switch. The purchase of Bandai Namco also points in that direction: franchises such as ‘Dragon Ball’ are too juicy (and universal) and to limit the potential millionaire bemnefits with an exclusivity. It is sought. Another sign of this change is the Rumors linked to a work offer in PlayStation About the games will be carried at PC in just six months after their departure in PlayStation. If so, titles such as ‘Death Stranding 2’ would be in PlayStation before the end of the year. Finally, there has been job offers In search of multiplatform development directors and accounts management in which, literally, “design and execute a global commercial roadmap that expands the PlayStation Studios titles beyond the limits of the hardware of the company itself.” Xbox was first. Sony and Microsoft are going to par, and Microsoft has taken much more determined steps in that direction: Xbox emblematic games such as’ Gears of War ‘,’ Forza Horizon 5 ‘E’ Indian With excellent sales results (Seven of the twenty best -selling games in PlayStation They are Xbox properties). Have expressly spoken of give up permanent exclusivities. And his slogan “Play wherever you want “ It could not be clearer: Xbox’s future intention is to sell a platform, not a machine. Nintendo to yours. The only one that remains unperturbed to events is Nintendo, and has achieved it with a strategy that they explain GREATED OUR COMPANIONS OF LIFEXTRA: Game prices do not change. It doesn’t matter if you buy the new ‘Mario Kart’ the departure day or a year later, they will cost the same. Punishment for late? It may be, but above all, a prize for those who arrive first, who are going to play longer for the same price. And so, the sales of the games from day one have multiplied, which has strengthened the company’s bases and has strengthened it in the economic. Nintendo can allow you to be the only one in the patio, you do not need to beg for other systems. The million dollar question. Obviously it is … Who will manufacture the consoles now? And the answer is evident: nobody. The future is from the cloudand in that sense Xbox is betting all its chips. As they claim, Game Pass is leaving profitablerather than selling games in boxes, and one of the most powerful aspects of the subscription is to be able to run its titles on any screen. If PlayStation also launches something like that (not necessarily with its own platform, but generating material for others), we can be before the death sentence not only of the physical format, but directly from traditional consoles. A confusing future. Nothing screams more “transition stage” than this was that we have had to live. From Microsoft literally disintegrating all the possibilities that we see a new box called “Xbox” to Nintendo remaining faithful to its screens, its franchises and its prices, through a Sony that enters a phase of change confessed, it is difficult to predict what the future will bring us. It is clear that there will be more screens than ever. What is not clear is what they will be plugged in. In Xataka | PlayStation 6: All the information we know (or we think) so far

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