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A console old enough to vote keeps downloading firmware — and fans are baffled. The charming real reason (it's about Blu-ray), and what the PS3's stubborn longevity says about hardware that lasts.
Aliteq Team · · 6 min
AMD Ryzen power, NVIDIA RTX graphics and a fast 300Hz screen at a saner price than the halo laptops. What the ROG Strix G15 is, how its configs differ, who it's for, and how to pick the right one.
Aliteq Team · · 8 min
4K looks glorious — but it costs ~4× the GPU power of 1080p, and for competitive play it's the wrong choice. Here's who a 4K gaming monitor is genuinely worth it for, and who should skip it.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
OLED used to be a luxury with a burn-in asterisk. In 2026 the prices collapsed and the burn-in fear is largely outdated — here's the honest panel comparison, and who each is really for.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
The jump from 60Hz to 144Hz is life-changing. Everything after that has diminishing returns — unless you play competitively. Here's exactly how many Hz you actually need.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
1440p won 2026 for most gamers — but the right answer depends entirely on your GPU and how you play. Here's the honest breakdown of all three, and who each one is really for.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
Resolution, refresh rate, panel type, response time, and sync — get these five right and everything else is noise. Here's how to pick the monitor that fits your GPU and how you play.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
Before you drop $500 on a graphics card, run this checklist. For a lot of people the free levers close the whole gap — and for the rest, this tells you exactly which part to buy.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
Not all settings are equal. A few eat a big share of your frame rate for a difference you'll barely see; others are nearly free. Here's exactly what to turn down — and what to leave on Ultra.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
Before you spend a cent on an upgrade, find out which part is actually holding you back. It takes one free overlay and two numbers — and the answer decides where your money should go.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
High average FPS but the game still hitches? Stutter is a different beast from low frame rate — and frame generation can't fix it. Here's what actually causes it and how to make it smooth.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
Low frame rate doesn't always mean you need a new GPU. Here's the full playbook — from free five-minute tweaks that can add a meaningful chunk of FPS to knowing exactly when hardware is the real answer.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
Fresh off an Xbox reset, Bethesda laid out a huge Fallout roadmap: remasters of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, Fallout 5 in pre-production, and a new Fallout from Obsidian. The catch? Elder Scrolls 6 comes first.
Aliteq Team · · 9 min
Ryan Cohen shrugged off the death of physical games because they're now under 12% of GameStop's business. The company built on selling discs has quietly moved on — and that tells you where gaming is headed.
Aliteq Team · · 9 min
For most PC players it's the 8BitDo Ultimate 2: TMR sticks, Hall effect triggers and a charging dock for $59.99. The Xbox pad is the no-setup pick, the DualSense is for PlayStation ports, and Valve's $99 Steam Controller is great if you can get one. Prices read on each maker's own store, Nov 3, 2026.
Aliteq Team · · 8 min
Palm grip, claw or fingertip, $35 or $160: five wireless mice matched to how you hold a mouse and what you want to spend, with weights, shapes and prices read on Razer's and Logitech's own pages on Nov 3, 2026.
Aliteq Team · · 8 min
Wireless with a 2.4GHz dongle if you want to move, wired if you want the cheapest, simplest setup, and never Bluetooth-only for game audio. Eight headsets matched to PC, PlayStation and Xbox, with battery, weight and prices read on the makers' own pages on Nov 3, 2026.
Aliteq Team · · 9 min
Two laptops sold as "RTX 5070 Ti" can feed that chip very different amounts of power. Our budget picks, with each maker's own wattage and price readings from Nov 6, 2026, plus what the watt numbers on a spec sheet actually mean.
Aliteq Team · · 10 min
OLED changed everything, and 1440p high-refresh is the sweet spot most gamers should buy. Here's the honest monitor guide for 2026 — resolution, refresh, panel type, and what to skip.
Aliteq Team · · 11 min
Should you buy a PS5 Pro or build a gaming PC right now? We read today's prices from Sony, NVIDIA, Valve and two price trackers. A mid-range graphics card plus 32GB of RAM alone now costs more than the console, so the answer depends on what you already own.
Aliteq Team · · 8 min
There are no official GTA 6 PC specs, and the PC version is likely a 2027-28 thing. So the real buying advice isn't a card — it's a plan. Here's the honest GPU guide for GTA 6.
Aliteq Team · · 11 min
GTA 6 comes out on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on Nov 19, 2026. Rockstar has announced no PC version and no PC requirements. What the official pages do tell you, what to check on your own PC today, and the graphics card tier worth planning for if a PC port comes.
Aliteq Team · · 8 min
Emulators have a court ruling on their side. ROMs and encryption keys do not. Here is the US law in plain English, with the actual cases and court records, and where the real line sits in 2026.
Aliteq Team · · 9 min
The Steam Deck OLED went from $549 to $789, and it is still the cheapest of the three. The ROG Xbox Ally X and the Legion Go S on SteamOS both list at $999.99. Here is what the extra $211 buys, who should pay it, and the $599.99 option most comparisons skip. Prices read on Valve, ASUS, Microsoft and Lenovo's own stores on Nov 3, 2026.
Aliteq Team · · 9 min