Study: Xbox One, PS4 consume ridiculous amounts of unnecessary power

Follow:   05.23.2014  View in a Browser Study: Xbox One, PS4 consume ridiculous amounts of unnecessary power 05.16.2014 2:13 PM The National Resources Defense Council reports that the Sony PS4 and Microsoft Xbox One consume two to three times the power of their predecessors. And for what? Wolfenstein: The New Order review: Nazis, robots, and gloriously dumb fun, oh my 05.20.2014 8:10 AM It doesn't play like Wolfenstein, and it barely feels like Wolfenstein, but maybe that's a good thingthis is the best entry the franchise has seen in years. -ADVERTISEMENT-   TechHive Superguides Check our Guides packed with practical how-tos, in-depth features, tips and tricks, and more! Tablets on TechHive Get the latest tablet news, reviews & how-tos   Twitch as we know it will die if it's bought by Google, and that's a good thing 05.19.2014 3:08 PM Over the weekend news broke that Google is making a bid for Twitch.tv. It's not nearly as bad as it sounds. Steam In-Home Streaming now available to all users 05.21.2014 2:11 PM Get ready to run Far Cry 3 on a 2006-era MacBook, just for fun. Tropico 5 Review: This revolution is more of a refinement 05.22.2014 7:00 PM Tropico 5 is the best Tropico yetbut the changes might not be big enough to suck you into yet another Caribbean-themed city builder. Inside Bounden, the iPhone app that tricks you into dancing 05.21.2014 4:00 PM You and a partner must move together to stay alive in this unconventional game. Missing Pieces: Wrapping up the week's must-know gaming news 05.16.2014 4:16 PM Diablo III celebrates its birthday, the Stanley Parable finds its way into Dota 2, and somebody actually cares about the Wii U's sales numbersthis is the gaming news you need to know for the week of May 12. Hitman Go review: Ultraviolent console shooter becomes surreally restrained iPad puzzler 05.20.2014 10:03 AM The Hitman series of violent stealth shooters have arrived on iOS as a turn-based puzzle board game. What's going on? Meet Tappy Chicken, the Flappy Bird clone a non-coder made in a week with Unreal Engine 4 05.22.2014 9:46 AM Add Epic to the growing number of game developers with Flappy Bird clones. Hopefully Samsung's rumored headset won't ruin VR for everyone 05.22.2014 1:49 PM Samsung's first foray into virtual reality may be powered by Galaxy smartphones. Halo 5: Guardians announced, coming to Xbox One fall 2015 05.16.2014 10:28 AM The Xbox One's first major new Halo game gets a subtitle and a timeframe. Xbox One getting external hard drive support in June 05.21.2014 12:14 PM Users will be able to tack on any USB 3.0 drive with at least 256 GB of storage.         You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More TechHive Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2014 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107