Gaming Features and Console Design: A Comparative Analysis

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Tom Warren discuss reviews of the new game consoles — Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S, and Sony's PS5.

Oh yeah one more thing, there's an Apple event next week.

Additional reading:

• Xbox Series X review
• Xbox Series S review
• Astro’s Playroom is the perfect showcase for the PS5’s wild DualSense controller
• The PS5’s new controller is amazing — here’s how it works
• Sony confirms the PS5 won’t support SSD storage expansion at launch
• Best Buy says next-gen Xbox and PS5 consoles will only be sold online for entire holiday season
• Sony strongly urges gamers not to line up at stores on PS5 release date
• Sony shows how much easier logging into the PS5 can be, among other tutorials
• The different strategies of Microsoft and Sony’s next-generation consoles
• Switch sales are so good that Nintendo is raising forecasts
• Apple announces 'One More Thing' event for November 10th …
• Apple to Launch MacBooks With Own Chips Next Week
• Making macOS run well on ARM processors isn’t the hard part
• Microsoft’s rougher ride in a similar transition could provide some lessons for Apple
• Fortnite will reportedly be playable on iOS again through Nvidia’s GeForce Now
• Sizing up the iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max
• DJI’s palm-sized Mini 2 drone flies further and shoots 4K for $449

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