Hacker News with Generative AI: Gaming Consoles

The Nintendo Switch 2 arrives on June 5th for $449.99 (theverge.com)
After a reveal that was light on details, Nintendo has finally announced key information about the Switch 2: most notably, when it will launch.

Gaming Consoles, Nintendo, Release Dates, Pricing

7 points by pdyc 6 hours ago | 5 comments

Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch (arstechnica.com)
In a highly anticipated Nintendo Direct presentation this morning, the company revealed new information about the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and software ahead of a newly announced June 5, 2025, release date.

Gaming Consoles, Nintendo, Hardware, Release Dates

113 points by moelf 10 hours ago | 141 comments

The Tragic Downfall of the Video Game Console (rz01.org)
My definition of a video game console is the following: A video game console is a highly specialised device designed for the consumption of video games that is connected to a TV. It has the option of connecting one or more game controllers, does not need a keyboard and does not require an internet connection. It is affordable, easy to operate, immediately ready for use and comes with just enough software to play games bought as modules or optical discs.

Video Games, Technology, Gaming Consoles

18 points by exitnode 16 days ago | 7 comments

PowerPC Windows NT Made to Run on GameCube and Wii (osnews.com)
Remember about half a year ago, when the PowerPC versions of Windows NT were made to run on certain models of PowerPC Macs? The same developer responsible for that work, Rairii, took all of this to the next level, and it’s now possible to run the PowerPC version of Windows NT on the GameCube, Wii, Wii U, and a few related development boards.

Gaming Consoles, Operating Systems, Retro Computing

14 points by mappu 35 days ago | 1 comments

JTAG 'Hacking' the Original Xbox in 2023 (ret2.io)
Released in November 2001, the original Xbox was Microsoft’s first venture into the game console industry. With its hardware closely resembling a cheap but versatile PC of the early 2000s, the device came under the immediate scrutiny of technical hobbyists looking to run ‘homebrew’ code and alternative operating systems on it.

Gaming Consoles, Hardware Hacking, Retro Gaming

3 points by _Microft 73 days ago | 1 comments

JTAG 'Hacking' the Original Xbox in 2023 (ret2.io)
Released in November 2001, the original Xbox was Microsoft’s first venture into the game console industry. With its hardware closely resembling a cheap but versatile PC of the early 2000s, the device came under the immediate scrutiny of technical hobbyists looking to run ‘homebrew’ code and alternative operating systems on it.

Gaming Consoles, Hardware Hacking, Microsoft Xbox

189 points by transpute 76 days ago | 21 comments

Nintendo Switch 2 (nintendo.com)

Gaming Consoles, Nintendo, Hardware

179 points by bpierre 76 days ago | 1 comments

Hardware Security Exploit Research – Xbox 360 (github.com/kooscode)
I'm fairly well versed with original XBOX and writing home-brew code for it 20 years ago, but I have since not spent much time on the XBOX 360 or XBOX One platforms beyond tons of gaming and I have always been interrested in how exactly the XBOX 360 security was defeated.

Hardware Security, Reverse Engineering, Xbox 360, Gaming Consoles, Security Research

216 points by nazgulsenpai 104 days ago | 98 comments

Scientific Computing on the Sony Playstation 2 (2003) (archive.org)
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the Computer Science department at the University of Illinois are exploring the use of the Sony PlayStation® 2 game console for scientific computing and high-resolution visualization.

Scientific Computing, Gaming Consoles, PlayStation, University Research, History

8 points by sandwichsphinx 114 days ago | 0 comments

Why Nintendo Chose DMP's PICA200 GPU for the 3DS (digit.in)
So, we have got ourselves a winner… the Nintendo 3DS will be the first handheld gaming platform to provide a full stereoscopic 3D gaming experience without any need of those pesky 3D glasses.

Gaming Consoles, Hardware, Nintendo, 3D

7 points by davikr 169 days ago | 0 comments

30th-anniversary limited-run PS5 and PS5 Pro bring back mid-'90s gray plastic (arstechnica.com)
Sony launched the original PlayStation console in Japan on December 3, 1994, and Sony isn't letting the 30th anniversary pass by quietly. Today the company has announced limited-edition versions of both the PS5 and PS5 Pro with gray plastic shells and multicolored PlayStation logos, inspired by the gray plastic shells of the original.