Hardware Chain Accused of Overcharging Customers Paid $2 Million

Home Depot is in a bit of a pickle after it was accused of false advertising and unfair competition in a California civil lawsuit after allegedly overcharging customers. As a result, the home improvement retail chain, which has denied any wrongdoing, was ordered to pay more than $2 million to settle the claim. The complaint … Read more

Sony Raises Price of PlayStation 5 Hardware in Japan

Sony raises the price of the PlayStation 5 and some accessories in Japan. Breaking the news in a blog postThe company explained, the standard PlayStation 5 (complete with disc drive) will now retail for 79,980 yen ($551) in the region. As Reuters notedthat is, an increase of about 20 percent from the previous price of … Read more

Microsoft Introduces New Accessibility Hardware, Including Xbox Adaptive Joystick

Microsoft has has launched four new accessibility offerings to help Xbox gamers play “wherever they want, in the way that best suits them.” The new range includes an Xbox Adaptive Joystick that can be used with the Xbox Adaptive Controller or other Xbox gamepads. The joystick is billed as a wired companion to existing controllers, … Read more

PlayStation 5 hardware sales are declining

PlayStation 5 hardware sales reached 2.4 million units in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, down from 3.3 million units in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. According to Sony's latest fiscal reportThis decline in hardware sales was offset by an increase in proprietary software sales. Net sales in the company's Game & Network Services … Read more