All articles tagged with #pc gaming
Hermen Hulst reportedly told PlayStation staff that narrative single-player games will remain exclusive to PlayStation, ending any push to port these titles to PC despite earlier rumors and past PC releases.
Sony will stop releasing its major single-player PlayStation games on PC, shifting back to console exclusives, while live-service titles may still come to PC, according to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier.
Shift Up will self-publish Stellar Blade 2 under a first-party service model, aiming for a simultaneous PC and PS5 release, signaling a platform strategy shift as PC sales continue to drive the franchise with details to be revealed later this year.
Unknown Worlds' Subnautica 2 releases May 14 and is Steam Deck Verified at launch, meaning Valve has tested it to run from start to finish on the handheld, though verification doesn’t guarantee perfect performance; the game is one of 2026’s most anticipated Steam releases following the previous Subnautica titles.
PLAYISM and developer .iris announced A Passing in the Night, a 3D psychological horror adventure for PC (Steam) arriving in 2026. The story follows Kai as he wanders a surreal nocturnal town, where a demon offers one hour to trade his most precious memory for freedom from worldly pain, posing a tension between retaining memory and escaping reality, with English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese language support.
The Steam Controller blends mouse emulation, an on-screen keyboard, and extensive customization—joystick regions, button mappings, and virtual menus—with haptic feedback and real-time tweaks to work across Steam and non-Steam titles, plus community configurations and even non-gaming PC use.
Digital Foundry argues that Microsoft’s Project Helix sits between console and PC, reflecting a broader shift where hardware is similar but software freedom vs platform curation defines the split. Helix could blend PC openness with console-style storefronts, with the final verdict likely depending on official details revealed in a live stream.
GTA 6 will launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S with a PlayStation marketing deal, as Rockstar prioritizes the console ‘core’ audience at launch. PC release timing remains unclear, with PC sales historically significant but not the initial focus. Trailers and early materials have highlighted PS5, and the game is slated for a November release on consoles.
Lenovo's Legion Tab 5 can play PC games from Steam and Epic via the GameHub emulator, delivering playable frame rates for Vampire Crawlers, Slay the Spire 2, and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Android; however, it's a beta with long load times, occasional cloud save issues, and uneven download speeds, so the Steam Deck still offers a smoother, more seamless experience.
Rock Paper Shotgun’s May 5–8 PC release roundup highlights a mix of music-themed titles (Wax Heads, Dead as Disco), space dogfighting spin-offs (The Black) and curious strategy titles (Amberspire, Rainbow Legends, Plentiful, Mixtape), along with Arsonate’s forest-fire “deathgame,” Dread Neighbor, Wardrum, and the Buddhist spaceship puzzler U.V.S. Nirmana. The piece blends humor and philosophy while inviting readers to vote on their favorite sim genre and notes a few ongoing in-jokes about editors and colleagues.
Valve’s Steam Controller launches today at $99, offering magnetic thumbsticks, two trackpads, four back buttons, and 35+ hours of battery life for PC gaming; it includes a Steam Controller Puck for wired use and charging, works with Steam on PC (and Steam Deck OLED), and isn’t compatible with PlayStation or Xbox consoles.
Valve designers say PC-first controllers are scarce because most players already use Xbox or PlayStation pads, but they saw an opportunity for a Steam-first controller that solves PC-specific needs with Steam Input, Deck-style trackpads, and better Windows integration, aiming to be more than 'good enough' for PC gaming even as Steam users favor established pads.
Microsoft has begun rolling out Xbox Mode to Windows 11 PCs in select markets, delivering a console-inspired, controller-optimized UI that centers your library and Xbox PC apps, with support for PC Game Pass and other storefronts. Originating from the ROG Xbox Ally interface, the feature is gradually expanding and will appear via Windows Update and then the Xbox Game Bar (Windows key + G) as regions come online.
Microsoft is rolling out Xbox mode on Windows 11 PCs in select markets, offering a console-inspired, controller-friendly full-screen interface that aggregates your Xbox Game Pass library and PC games, with easy switching between Xbox mode and the Windows desktop. Rollout is gradual and tied to Windows updates, with availability expanding to more devices in the coming weeks.
Kotaku’s Morning Checkpoint highlights a Costco RAM miracle: an iBuyPower PC with a Ryzen 9800X3D, RTX 5070, and 32GB DDR5 RAM for around $1,100, a steal for RAM value; the roundup also notes Rugrats retro games coming to modern platforms, a phantom chapter in Resident Evil Requiem, and rumors of Injustice 3.