The open source ps5-linux project lets original PS5 consoles on 3.xx or 4.xx firmware run Linux with full Steam and emulator support.
Author: Jim Gray
Jim Gray
Jim is a dad from Massachusetts by way of the Northeast Kingdom (IYKYK). He makes music as Our Ghosts, and with his band, Tiger Fire Company No. 1. He also takes terrible photos, writes decent science fiction and plays almost exclusively skateboarding games. He cannot, however, grow a beard. Favorite Game: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Broderbund’s ambitious U-Force NES motion controller promised hands-free play in 1989, but unreliable infrared tech and no analog-compatible games doomed it.
RGC-BASIC V2.0 adds MOD tracker music, three new screen modes including 640×400 RGBA, 256-entry live palettes, alpha compositing, and parallax scrolling.
C64-Live is a new browser-based platform that lets users host live Commodore 64 sessions, invite a second player, and stream to spectators online.
VTech twice chased hybrid “edutainment” consoles with CreatiVision and Socrates and proved one thing: they didn’t learn from the first failure.
SNK and Plaion Replai have announced the Neo Geo AES+, a re-engineered ASIC-based console with original cart support launching November 12 from $249.99.
TRSE (Turbo Rascal Syntax Error), the multi-platform retro game dev tool, is now fully accessible in the browser via the Retro Game Coders online IDE.
Afterplay has launched a ROM storefront where players can buy new indie retro games from studios like Incube8 and Mega Cat Studios and play them instantly.
Playmaji has re-engineered the Polymega Base Unit with upgraded internals, while the $199 Polymega Remix peripheral is up for pre-order.
Snes9xTYL, a popular SNES emulator for PSP and PS Vita, has been revived after 8 years with 90% faster loading and support for 4,000 ROMs.