Tech News Today 1671

Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to pick apart the biggest gaming news from 2016. Virtual Reality legitimized itself with the release of the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive, and Playstation VR. 4k and HDR came to consoles by way of the Xbox One S and the Playstation 4 Pro. Pokemon Go burst onto the scene, but quickly trailed off. Super Mario Run for iOS might be a big transitional point for Nintendo. Finally, a look at the biggest games from 2016, as well as the most anticipated releases expected for 2017.

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Links

• PSVR vs. HTC Vive vs. Oculus Rift vs. Gear VR: Which VR headset should you buy?
• Oculus finally answers VR’s “where are my hands” problem, and it’s great
• Xbox One S: The smaller, handsomer, 4K-ier system we’ve been looking for
• PlayStation 4 Pro review: You’re gonna want a 4K TV
• Developers have been slow to embrace the eye-popping new color standard.
• Pokémon Go is out now on Android and iOS
• Police warn that muggers can "add a beacon to a Pokéstop to lure more players."
• How long can we expect the Pokémon Go craze to last?
• Super Mario Run announced for iOS
• Mario comes to iOS on December 15 for $10
• hardly pocket change: mobile gamers spend an average of $87 on in-app purchases
• The Witness
• Doom
• overwatch
• Titanfall 2
• Battlefield 1
• Tilt Brush
• Google Earth VR
• Rez Infinite
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
• Push Me Pull You
• Videoball
• Ultimate Chicken Horse
• Now its time to take a look ahead at what we have in store for us in 2017.
• Nintendo’s next console, Switch, is a console/tablet hybrid coming in March
• Project Scorpio: Microsoft teases 6 TFLOPS, 4K, VR Xbox for holiday 2017