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We haven't had backwards compatibility in our game consoles for very long -- around just two generations. The desirability of the feature is so widespread, though, that people are willing to follow ...

In a new message on social media, Nintendo confirmed that its upcoming console will be backward compatible with the Nintendo Switch. The word came down on the company's own corporate Twitter/X account ...

Nintendo has now officially confirmed that the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with current Switch games, and it sounds like investors are seeing this as a good sign of things to come. This ...

Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with the original Switch. This comes after leaks that the new console would indeed run original Switch titles. The company also ...

Max has loved video games ever since he booted up his friend's N64 and played Mario Kart. He quickly spent all his allowance on any game he could get his hands on, and spent hours playing a dusty PS2.

In the run-up to last week's Switch 2 launch, preview events and video presentations only answered so many questions about what to expect. Nintendo left one intriguing feature much more under wraps ...

There have been many rumors floating around about the PS5 Pro and what the specs might be for this console. However, if the rumors are true, then that means the CPU for the Pro console will only have ...

A brace of news reports this week highlighted an interesting scenario in console world (and arguably for PCs as well, though I'll address that separately). First, Sony executive Jim Ryan was openly ...

The Switch 2 will be able backward compatible, Nintendo confirmed in its official reveal of the console. The company kept specifics close to the chest, but confirmed that the console will play ...

Nintendo Switch fans probably didn't expect to hear any details about the Nintendo Switch 2 console on Wednesday, but it happened. Well, Nintendo still isn't ready to announce the Switch 2. But the ...