The original Xbox was practically a prebuilt PC running a custom version of Windows 2000, with DirectX as its graphics API. However, things changed quite a bit with the Xbox 360 which was a...

When the GameCube launched, it was a massive departure from anything Nintendo had released prior. Firstly, the console used a disc drive to accommodate larger game worlds and advanced cinematics. It...

Emulation is a tough job to pull off since you’re creating an entire computer system via software. It’s generally theorized that the emulating system needs to be around 5 to 15 times more...

The PlayStation 1 is an old console, and I must say that a lot of its games have aged poorly from a visual perspective. That’s because game developers and artists were still experimenting with how...

The original PlayStation came with a CD drive, ending the reign of cartridges as the supreme game storage medium. Sony’s first console also had some extra features built into its hardware, adding...

The PlayStation Vita remains an interesting handheld console to this day and a valuable case study that demonstrates the issue of having an unfocussed design. While it tried to be a smartphone and...