This puts the Switch 2, as well as the all-digital version of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, at the dead centre of the market at ...

Wii was backwards compatible with both GameCube titles and controllers, since the Wii utilized optical discs once again. One of the defining software offerings of Wii was Virtual Console ...

It could make it harder to load software on future hacked Wiis.

Dev Kennedy is no stranger to this world. He came to the 2024 Hackaday Supercon to give a talk and educate us all on photonics, optical stacks, and the technology at play in the world of smart ...

The Switch 2 makes it easy to revisit beloved GameCube games, but the excellent Dolphin emulator shows what the titles are missing with its advanced performance and graphics enhancements.

The console also lets you play older Xbox One games via both the optical disc drive and digital download, not to mention Game Pass. That allows you to save a couple of hundred dollars right off ...

Buyers in Australia will have to spend more on the PS5 with optical disc drive, which will now start at AUD 829.95 and NZD 949.95, respectively. The digital edition PS5 will not get price hikes there.

PS Audio claims it’s their finest optical disc transport in 43 years, designed to extract every nuance from both CDs and SACDs. With galvanically isolated outputs and an ultra-low jitter design, the ...

YouTuber [MechnicalRedPanda] has recreated a DIY STM hack we covered about ten years ago, updating it to be primarily 3D-printed, using modern electronics, making it much more accessible to many ...