Switch 2 - CES 2025

Switch 2 - CES 2025

Author: DiddiDoesGames/JayDimes February 3, 2025 Duration: 1:04:09
Some new gaming hardware was "officially" announced. XBox showed off some new games and there was this big electronics show that happened and they talked about video game stuff while they were at it.http://www.joystickandmouse.comhttp://shop.joystickandmouse.com Show Notes Well the wait is over ... sort of. We got some information about the new Nintendo console in the works but not a lot of details. Let's take a look at what we did get.https://kotaku.com/switch-2-reveal-trailer-date-nintendo-mario-kart-9-1851739487https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/23899504/nintendo-switch-2-release-date-power-name-games Microsoft held a XBox developer direct that showcased new titles from 4 different studios. Here's everything that was announced in this direct.https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/everything-announced-at-xbox-developer-direct-showcase-live-2025/ This is where we are going to go off the beaten path a bit. CES happened since our last episode and while it is geared towards the latest in Television technology. (Well it sems that way anyways) There is quite a bit of new that is geared towards us gamers. So we'll take a look at those announcements. https://www.ign.com/articles/ces-2025-everything-announced

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Duration: 1:12:09
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Duration: 1:03:12
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Duration: 1:08:03
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Duration: 1:20:59
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Duration: 1:05:42
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