Now that Steam, PSN, and Xbox Live are widespread and feature-rich, it’s easy for some of us to assume that we’re already living in the all-digital future. With super-fast fiber-optic internet connections and huge hard drives, many gamers haven’t touched physical media in years. Sadly, not everyone is so lucky. Within the United States, many of us are stuck with ...
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Xbox One costs more to make than the PS4, thanks to ESRAM and Kinect
If you bought an Xbox One for $ 500, rest assured that you got a good deal: It cost Microsoft $ 471 to make the Xbox One, new Kinect, and everything else in the box. After the retailers’ cut, Microsoft loses money on every Xbox One sold. At $ 471, the Xbox One costs about $ 90 more than the ...
Read More »Bitcoin price has exploded past $600, thanks to the US Senate and China
As always, the value of Bitcoin (BTC) rises and falls, and with it, media coverage. The cryptocurrency clawed its way into the public eye months ago when it reached an all-time high of around $ 250 per coin, then crashed hard and faded from view like it always has. Now, Bitcoin is back thanks to its recent ridiculous surge beyond ...
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