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Panasonic Z95B review: a flagship OLED TV that combines refined pictures with powerful sound

by admin August 25, 2025



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Panasonic Z95B: Two-minute review

The Panasonic Z95B is the latest flagship TV to enter what is turning out to be a very competitive OLED TV market in 2025. Whereas some of those models – specifically those from Samsung and LG – are making a bet on high brightness to distinguish themselves among the best TVs, Panasonic is pushing accuracy with the Z95B, and the effort can be seen in its refined, natural, and finely detailed picture.

For the Panasonic Z95B, the company opted to use the same Primary RGB Tandem panel OLED display found in the LG G5. This new panel tech has a ‘four-stack’ structure, with separate red and green OLED layers sandwiched between two blue layers, and it accounts for the Z95B’s rich color display and high brightness capability – I recorded brightness measurements as high as 2,107 nits, though brightness is considerably more limited in several of the TV’s picture presets such as Filmmaker Mode, which is a quirk I’ll dig into later in the review.

The Z95B’s predecessor, the Panasonic Z95A, distinguished itself as one of the best TVs for sound with its powerful 5.1.2-channel built-in speaker array. This same ‘360 Soundscape Pro tuned by Technics’ system carries over to the Z95B, though Panasonic has made improvements to the speaker drivers, speaker layout, and woofer output. The result is one of the best built-in TV speaker systems you can buy, with sound that’s clear, powerful, and immersive enough that you could easily get away with not using an external soundbar.

Those speakers on the Z95B are concealed behind a gray mesh fabric that runs along the TV’s top, bottom, and sides, and gives it a solid, dignified appearance. A pedestal stand that swivels in either direction to accommodate a range of seating positions is a bonus, though the included, basic remote control seems at odds with the TV’s premium design.

Panasonic uses Amazon Fire TV as its smart TV system, and it’s a serviceable, but ad-driven platform that really would like you to be a Prime Video subscriber and devotee of other Amazon services and products. Fire TV’s Live TV portal is particularly friendly to users of the best indoor antennas, though, and the Z95B supports ATSC 3.0 broadcasts for viewers in the US.

Gaming is well supported on the Z95B, with 4K at 144Hz, Dolby Vision gaming, and variable refresh rate, including AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync, all accounted for. HDMI 2.1 ports supporting those features are limited to two, rather than the four HDMI 2.1 ports we look for on the best gaming TVs, but the Z95B’s powerful built-in speaker system makes that less of an issue than it normally would be.

Panasonic OLED TVs are typically priced higher than their Samsung and LG counterparts, particularly in the UK, but the Z95B was priced around the same as its competition at launch, and has already seen discounts. Given its impressive picture and sound quality, it’s one of 2025’s best OLED TVs, and a very good overall value among premium TVs.

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  • Panasonic Z95B 4K OLED TV at Amazon for $2,399.99

Panasonic Z95B review: Price and release date

The Fire TV Ambient Experience lets you choose images and artworks to display when the TV is in standby mode (Image credit: Future)

  • Release date: June 2025
  • 55-inch: $2,599 / £2,499
  • 65-inch: $3,399 / £2,999
  • 77-inch: $4,699 / £3,999

The Panasonic Z95B is available in 55-, 65-, and 77-inch screen sizes, with that last option an expansion on last year’s Z95A series, which was only available in 55- and 65-inch sizes. Prices for all Z95B series TVs have dropped since launch, with all screen sizes now selling for several hundred less in both the US and the UK.

At the reduced price, the Z95B series is now priced in line with its premium OLED competition from LG, Samsung, and Sony. For example, the 65-inch Panasonic is now selling for around $3,000 in the US. In that same screen size, you’ll find both the LG G5 and the Sony Bravia 8 II priced around $3,000, and the Samsung S95F at $3,299.

Panasonic Z95B review: Specs

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Screen type:

Primary Tandem RGB OLED

Refresh rate:

144Hz

HDR support:

Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HLG

Audio support:

Dolby Atmos

Smart TV:

Fire TV

HDMI ports:

4 (2x HDMI 2.1)

Built-in tuner:

ATSC 3.0 (US)

Panasonic Z95B review: Benchmark results

Panasonic Z95B review: Features

The Z95B’s four HDMI ports, including two inputs with 4K 144Hz support (Image credit: Future)

  • Primary RGB Tandem panel OLED display
  • Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support
  • 360 Soundscape Pro tuned by Technics speaker array

The Panasonic Z95B uses a new Primary RGB Tandem panel OLED display with a notably higher brightness capability than the Master OLED Ultimate panel with micro lens array tech used in its Panasonic Z95A predecessor. Panasonic additionally uses a ThermalFlow aerodynamic cooling system that helps to maximize peak brightness by improving airflow through the TV.

Panasonic has carried over the same HCX Pro AI Processor MK II from the Z95A to the Z95B. This advanced picture processor uses dynamic 3D LUTs (Look-Up Tables) to ensure accurate colors across a range of picture brightness levels and provides 4K Fine Remaster and Smooth Motion Drive Pro features to improve detail and motion handling.

Panasonic models continue to be the only OLED TVs in the US to support both the Dolby Vision and HDR10+ high dynamic range formats (Philips OLEDs in the UK have the same capability), and in the Z95B, that’s supplemented by Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ Adaptive for automatic picture brightness adjustments across a range of lighting conditions. Picture presets include Filmmaker Mode and Panasonic’s True Cinema and True Game modes, along with Netflix and Prime Video Calibrated modes for automatic picture optimization when streaming from those services.

The Panasonic Z95A quickly earned a spot as the best option for built-in sound quality in multiple TechRadar best TVs lists, and the new Z95B also features a ‘360 Soundscape Pro tuned by Technics’ built-in 5.1.2-channel 160W speaker system – this time with redesigned speaker drivers and speaker layout, and higher bass output. This differs from the built-in speaker arrays found on most other TVs in providing a dedicated center channel speaker, along with side-firing and upfiring speaker drivers for enhanced immersion.

As with picture settings, the Z95B features a wide range of sound settings. Key among these is Space Tune, for automatically tuning the TV’s sound output using the remote control’s built-in mic, and Sound Focus, which lets you adjust the directionality of the TV’s sound using beam-forming to accommodate off-center seating positions.

Panasonic switched to the Amazon Fire TV smart TV interface back in 2024, and Fire TV on the Z95B features optimized voice control features for content discovery and navigation, a hands-free control option, and an interface that can be personalized for multiple users. Live TV channels, including ones pulled in by the TV’s ATSC 3.0 tuner, can be integrated into the smart interface for browsing and also customized for a ‘personalized Live-TV Experience.’

Gaming features on the Z95B include a True Game mode with latency reduction, a Game sound mode, and a Game Board onscreen menu for making quick adjustments while gaming. Two of the TV’s four HDMI ports also support HDMI 2.1 features such as 4K 144Hz and VRR, including AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync.

Panasonic Z95B review: Picture quality

Ambient Experience options include full-motion and AI-generated images plus information widgets (Image credit: Future)

  • High brightness capability for an OLED TV
  • Brightness is limited in Filmmaker and other picture modes
  • Rich color and excellent detail

The first thing to say about the Panasonic Z95B’s picture is that, while the TV is capable of high brightness, it’s not as bright as its premium OLED TV competition when its most accurate picture presets – Filmmaker Mode, True Cinema, and Cinema – are used and left at their default settings.

That’s because Panasonic is prioritizing picture accuracy over brightness here, and those modes limit peak brightness based on the maximum mastered brightness level of the source – typically 1,000 nits for most content.

Correspondingly, I measured Z95B’s peak HDR brightness in Filmmaker Mode at 992 nits, while its fullscreen brightness in that mode was 347 nits. After bumping up the luminance level of my test pattern source, peak HDR brightness in Filmmaker Mode jumped to 2,107 nits, and the TV’s EOTF (the equivalent gamma for HDR) also remained accurate at that brightness level.

Viewers not wanting to deal with any brightness limitations could instead opt for the Standard picture preset, which had a measured peak HDR brightness of 1,835 nits, and 327 nits fullscreen brightness. Panasonic also provides settings in the TV’s HDR submenu that let you manually set HDR tonemapping and luminance clipping levels, and these can be used to help optimize brightness. Needless to say, this is great news for tweakers, but a potential source of annoyance for others who don’t like to sift through menu settings.

As for other numbers, the Z95B’s coverage of the UHDA-P3 and BT.2020 color spaces in Filmmaker Mode measured 99.9% and 79.1%, respectively – both impressive results. The average Delta-E value (the margin of error between the test pattern source and what’s shown on-screen, with a result lower than 3 being undetectable by the human eye) for color point accuracy was 2.6, and it was 3.2 for grayscale accuracy.

The Z95B has high peak brightness capability, but brightness is limited by default in specific picture modes, such as Filmmaker Mode (Image credit: Future)

For most of my Z95B evaluation, I viewed it in dimmed lighting, and such conditions allowed the Panasonic’s picture to fully shine. The set does use an anti-reflection screen, and while this works to a degree, I could still see mirror-like reflections from lamps and overhead lights, and picture contrast was also lessened with my room lights on.

After watching the recent movie Weapons in the theater, I was motivated to stream the director’s earlier movie, Barbarian (on Netflix in 4K), and the Z95B did an excellent job of displaying the deep black of the house’s basement and fleshing out shadows in the corridors of the creepy, dungeon-like space. For this movie, I used Netflix Calibrated Mode, which by default made it too dark, but the TV’s multiple black level adjustments allowed me to tweak the picture for a more balanced look.

Wild Robot was up next, and I streamed it in 4K with Dolby Vision using the TV’s Dolby Vision Dark preset – one that I’m happy to report turned off motion smoothing by default. The jungle and creatures in this animated movie were displayed with rich, vivid color. The picture also looked fantastically detailed and clean, with the textures in the computer-generated images giving the picture a near-3D quality.

I like to use the Netflix series Ripley in TV evaluations because of its sumptuous cinematography (by frequent Paul Thomas Anderson collaborator Robert Elswit). The Z95B certainly did not disappoint here, displaying the wide range of fine gray tones in the black and white images of Italian villages and villas with an impressive level of subtlety.

Dolby Vision Dark mode proved to be a good match for Ripley, but in this case, when I switched to Netflix Calibrated mode, the picture retained both its subtle grayscale and contrast punch.

No Time to Die is one of my go-to reference 4K Blu-rays, and when I watched the scene where James Bond walks across a craggy hillside cemetery, the Z95B’s picture looked impressively solid, with only a minimal level of judder. I often find myself applying some level of motion adjustment to TVs after checking this scene, but the Z95B’s motion handling was good enough that I didn’t feel any need to.

  • Picture quality score: 5 / 5

Panasonic Z95B review: Sound quality

The Z95B features a rear-mounted subwoofer with dual passive radiators (Image credit: Future)

  • 5.1.2-channel, 160W speaker array
  • 360 Soundscape Pro tuned by Technics
  • Sound Focus feature adjusts for off-center seating

The Z95B features a built-in 5.1.2-channel, 160W speaker array, with the front-facing left, center, and right-channel speakers contained in a soundbar-like enclosure at the screen’s bottom. Along with these, there are newly designed line-array speakers positioned at the sides and top surface of the TV, along with a subwoofer and dual passive bass radiators located around the back.

This ‘360 Soundscape Pro tuned by Technics’ Dolby Atmos sound system is more elaborate than what you’ll find on most TVs, and its performance is good enough that you can easily use it in place of one of the best soundbars. Panasonic has also introduced enhanced two-channel and 5.1-channel upmixing on the Z95B which it says can “deliver immersive rear sound without rear speakers,” though the TV’s virtual processing comes short of delivering on that claim.

As with the picture, there are extensive sound presets on the Z95B, along with settings for customizing the sound. After using Space Tune, a feature that uses the remote control’s built-in mic to calibrate the TV’s sound output for your viewing environment, I found that many of the presets sounded too bright for my taste and opted for the User preset, which provides Sound Field and Bass Boost settings to customize the sound, along with an eight-band EQ adjustment.

Once adjusted, dialogue projected clearly and sounded natural, and even music sounded good, as I confirmed when watching Queens of the Stone Age Alive in the Catacombs, an acoustic performance by the band recorded in the catacombs beneath Paris. The sound effects in action movies like Mad Max: Fury Road had a high level of spatial precision, and the TV’s powerful speaker array delivered a strong impact on engine roars and crashes during the movie’s many vehicle chase scenes.

Another key Z95B feature is Sound Focus, which uses beam-forming processing to change the direction of the speaker output to accommodate off-center seating positions. You can choose Pinpoint, Area, Spot, or Ambient settings, each of which provides a different level of soundfield width. Testing this, I used the Pinpoint setting to aim the sound at the far end of my sofa, and the TV’s soundstage clearly shifted 30 degrees off from center.

  • Sound quality score: 5 / 5

Panasonic Z95B review: Design

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The Z95B’s swiveling pedestal stand(Image credit: Future)The mesh fabric grille covering the TV’s top- and side-mounted speakers(Image credit: Future)

  • Swiveling stand
  • Wide range of input and control ports
  • Flimsy remote control

With its two-inch depth, the Z95B, while slimmer than its Z95A predecessor, is still on the bulky side for an OLED TV. That girth is a necessity given the TV’s substantial built-in speakers, however, and the Z95B still manages to maintain a sleek look when viewed straight on.

An attractive dark gray fabric mesh covers both the front-facing and side- and top-firing speakers, and the TV’s sturdy aluminum pedestal stand can be swiveled – a useful feature to accommodate a range of viewing positions.

The Z95B’s extensive connections include four HDMI ports (with two HDMI 2.1) and both optical digital audio and a 3.5mm headphone output that can also be configured for connecting an external subwoofer. An ATSC 3.0 tuner connection can be used for viewing ‘NextGen’ digital TV broadcasts in the US, and there are also powered USB and Ethernet ports, and an IR blaster output.

Panasonic hasn’t changed the flimsy remote control that previously shipped with the Z95A for the Z95B. And while that’s disappointing given this TV’s premium price, it mostly does the job and features a built-in mic for Alexa voice commands.

There’s no input select button on the US remote for changing inputs – one of my pet peeves with TV remotes – but you can configure one of the controls to switch to a specific input on the TV, along with a range of other options such as selecting a specific streaming app.

Panasonic Z95B review: Smart TV and menus

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The main Fire TV home screen(Image credit: Future)The Live TV guide screen on Fire TV(Image credit: Future)

  • Amazon Fire TV smart TV platform
  • Live program grid with broadcast channels customization
  • Extensive array of picture and sound adjustments

Panasonic TVs use Amazon Fire TV for a smart TV system, and the version you’ll see on the Z95B is essentially the same as what’s found on Amazon’s own Fire TV lineup. The top half is occupied by ads, many for Amazon streaming and VOD offerings, while a horizontal bar cutting across the center contains input selection, My Stuff, search, and Live TV tabs, along with a customizable row of streaming apps and a gear icon for advanced menus.

The bottom section contains a grid of recommended program options culled from free TV and subscription apps, and if you scroll down, you’ll see a seemingly endless range of these, with everything from political news to the latest cooking videos.

Fire TV’s Live TV portal features a grid guide option that lets you browse channels grouped in a range of categories such as Antenna Channels, Sports, News by Fire TV, and more. Digital broadcast stations can be arranged into lists, with the option to favorite your regularly watched channels, and to hide ones like home shopping networks that you’d prefer to shut out.

Fire TV provides a greater range of customization for browsing both free broadcast and streamed TV channels than most other smart interfaces, so it’s a good option for antenna users.

The Fire TV Ambient Experience provides a wide assortment of still and motion images that can be displayed when the TV is in standby mode. (It can also be accessed at any time by pressing and holding the power on/off button on the remote.) Along with the supplied content library, you can access personal photos (you’ll first need to upload these using the Amazon Photos app on your phone).

You can also use Alexa voice commands to create AI-generated images for your Ambient Experience library, though, as I found when experimenting with this feature, political content is not permitted.

Panasonic provides a much wider range of picture and sound adjustment options in the setup menus than most other TVs. I hit the high points for sound in the Sound Quality section above, but the Z95B’s picture menus include an almost over-the-top array of advanced adjustments.

To list just a few, the Brightness menu has multiple advanced settings for configuring black levels, and there’s an HDR submenu that lets you set EOTF type, HDR tonemapping, and luminance clipping levels. For color, you can switch between Rec. 2020, DCI-P3, Adobe, and Rec. 709 color gamuts.

The reason for all these adjustments is that Panasonic’s OLED TVs are used in post-production facilities as reference monitors, but in the majority of instances, you’ll want to leave things set to Auto.

  • Smart TV & menus score: 4 / 5

Panasonic Z95B review: Gaming

The Z95B’s Game Bar menu overlay (Image credit: Future)

  • Two HDMI 2.1 ports with 4K 144Hz support
  • FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync VRR
  • 12.7ms input lag is average

The Z95B’s gaming features include two HDMI ports with 4K at 144Hz, FreeSync Premium, and Nvidia G-Sync VRR support, and Dolby Vision gaming. There’s a True Game picture and a Game sound mode, and Panasonic’s Game Board onscreen menu can be called up to make quick and easy adjustments to parameters like dark visibility, sound mode, and variable refresh rate.

Input lag measured with a Bodnar 4K meter was 12.7ms, which is an average level for a TV. The best gaming TVs can hit the 9ms range, but the Z95B’s input lag is minimal enough that the vast majority of gamers will find it more than acceptable.

Panasonic Z95B review: Value

The Z95B’s remote control is flimsy and lacks backlighting and an input select button (Image credit: Future)

  • Priced the same as top OLED competition
  • Built-in sound enhances value
  • Less extensive gaming features than competition

The Panasonic Z95B is currently priced on par with, or even less than, its premium OLED competition from LG, Samsung, and Sony. Choosing between this year’s top OLED TVs is tougher than ever, but I can’t imagine anyone being disappointed with the Z95B’s picture, though the Samsung S95F and LG G5 may be better options for those wanting to view in bright rooms.

One thing that enhances the Z95B’s value is its powerful sound. For that reason, you could consider using this TV without a soundbar, though the built-in speakers aren’t necessarily a match for the best Dolby Atmos soundbar systems with separate rear-channel speakers and a subwoofer.

An argument could be made that the Z95B is a lesser gaming TV than the Samsung S95F and LG G5, both of which feature four HDMI 2.1 ports, lower input lag, and cloud-based gaming from apps including Xbox. But the Z95B’s lower HDMI 2.1 port count won’t be an issue if you’re using its built-in speakers, and as a Fire TV, there is Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming app, which features popular games like Fortnite.

Should I buy the Panasonic Z95B?

(Image credit: Future)Swipe to scroll horizontallyPanasonic Z95B

Attributes

Notes

Rating

Features

A fine selection of features led by sound processing modes for room tuning and off-center seating accommodation

4.5 / 5

Picture quality

Capable of high brightness for an OLED, but many of the TV’s preset picture modes favor a more subtle, balanced, and accurate images

5 / 5

Sound quality

Powerful built-in 5.1.2-channel speakers distinguish the Z95B from other TVs and is good enough that a soundbar isn’t exactly needed

5 / 5

Design

A slightly bulky form factor due to its built-in speakers, but otherwise a sleek design with a swiveling pedestal stand. Remote control could use work

4 / 5

Smart TV and menus

Amazon Fire TV isn’t the best smart TV platform, but it does the job for streaming and Amazon subscribers and Alexa users will find it useful

4 / 5

Gaming

A good set of gaming features and solid overall gaming performance

4 / 5

Value

A very good value compared to other premium OLED TVs, and its value is enhanced by its excellent built-in sound

4.5 / 5

Buy it if…

Don’t buy it if…

Panasonic Z95B: Also consider…

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Panasonic Z95B

LG G5

Samsung S95F

Sony Bravia 8 II

List price (65-inch)

$3,399 / £2,999

$3,399 / £3,299 / AU$5,299

$2,699 / £2,699 / AU$4,299

$3,499 / £2,999 / AU$4,999

Screen type

Primary Tandem RGB OLED

Primary Tandem RGB OLED

QD-OLED

QD-OLED

Refresh rate

144Hz

165Hz

165Hz

120Hz

HDR support

Dolby Vision/HDR10+/HLG

Dolby Vision/HDR10/HLG

HDR10+/HDR10/HLG

DolbyVision/HDR10/HLG

Smart TV

Fire TV

webOS

Tizen

Google TV

HDMI ports

4 (2 x HDMI 2.1)

4x HDMI 2.1

4 x HDMI 2.1

4 (2x HDMI 2.1)

How I tested the Panasonic Z95B

Measuring a 10% HDR white window pattern during testing (Image credit: Future)

  • I spent about 15 viewing hours in total, measuring and evaluating
  • Measurements were made using Calman color calibration software
  • A full calibration was made before proceeding with subjective tests

When I test TVs, I first spend a few days or even weeks using it for casual viewing to assess the out-of-the-box picture presets and get familiar with its smart TV menu and picture adjustments. I next select the most accurate preset (usually Filmmaker Mode, Movie or Cinema) and measure grayscale and color accuracy using Portrait Displays’ Calman color calibration software. The resulting measurements provide Delta-E values (the margin of error between the test pattern source and what’s shown on-screen) for each category, and allow for an assessment of the TV’s overall accuracy.

Along with those tests, I make measurements of peak and fullscreen light output (recorded in nits) for both standard high-definition and 4K high dynamic range using 10% and 100% white window patterns. Coverage of UHDA-P3 and BT.2020 color space is also measured, with the results providing a sense of how faithfully the TV can render the extended color range in ultra high-definition sources.

For the Panasonic Z95B, I used the Calman ISF workflow, along with the TV’s advanced picture menu settings, to calibrate the image for best accuracy. I also watched a range of reference scenes on 4K Blu-ray discs to assess the TV’s performance, along with 4K HDR shows streamed from HBO Max, Netflix, Apple TV+, and other services.



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Wireless Earbuds That Sound So Next Level I'm Ruined
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Wireless Earbuds That Sound So Next Level I’m Ruined

by admin August 24, 2025


Hi-fi audio is a funny thing. Someone could say the words “high fidelity” until you’re both blue in the face, but it’s hard to understand unless you hear it for yourself. I mean, how high is high, anyway? Great audio is as high as your frame of reference is, and if you’re like most people and you’re used to sticking AirPods in your ears and calling it a day, then that’s your baseline. But not everyone is so easily wooed by Apple’s ecosystem, and for those baptized in the expensive waters of hi-fi audio, the ceiling is damn near cathedral-length. With that extra headroom, however, comes an even loftier hit to your wallet. But how good can Panasonic’s $299 Technics EAH-AZ100 wireless earbuds that cost more than Apple’s ubiquitous white buds really sound?

I got a chance to test out the EAH-AZ100, and at the risk of spoiling the surprise here, I can tell you that they sound pretty freaking next level. At the core of that great sound are proprietary magnetic fluid drivers, which are as cool in theory as they are in practice. I wouldn’t usually bother to get into the nitty-gritty of how drivers work, but in this case I think it’s worth explaining to make you appreciate these buds’ uniqueness.

Technics EAH-AZ100

The Technics EAH-AZ100 are costly wireless earbuds that are worth every penny.

Pros

  • Incredible, nuanced sound

  • Great battery life with ANC on

  • Comfortable

  • Full-featured

Cons

  • ANC is solid but not great

  • Not the sleekest-looking buds

When it comes to sound quality, mitigating distortion is the name of the game. Distortion happens in a number of ways, but usually distorted sound emanates from some kind of deficiency in the driver. That deficiency can be the result of materials, design, and other factors, but Panasonic’s magnetic fluid drivers focus on one thing in particular, which is stability, so to speak. While most wireless earbud drivers will vibrate in random directions while pumping out sound, causing distortion along the way, the EAH-AZ100’s drivers are immersed in an oil-like substance with magnetic particles that prevent unwanted movement and the dreaded distortion that happens. The results? I’m not going to lie, they’re impressive.

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I listened to almost the entirety of one of my favorite rock albums of the past five years (Geese’s “3D Country”), and it felt like hearing some of those songs for the first time. Distorted guitars are perfectly crunchy, bass and low end are natural-sounding and don’t feel oversimulated, and vocals are clear, crisp, and nuanced. I switched genres and listened to hip-hop (Milo’s song, “Tiptoe”), and the same held true. In fact, across all the genres I tested these wireless earbuds on—indie rock, folk, hip-hop, and electronic—they sounded great. Even though I was listening to compressed audio files on Spotify, it felt like I was one step closer to hearing songs like those artists intended when they entered the studio. I also happened to be testing Bose’s second-gen QuietComfort Ultra wireless earbuds at the same time and can say confidently that the Technics EAH-AZ100 win in the clarity department and by a noticeable margin.

See EAH-AZ100 at Amazon

Another major selling point for the EAH-AZ100 is very long battery life. Panasonic advertises 10 hours of juice on these earbuds outside the case with active noise cancellation (ANC) on. That’s an impressive number when looking at the rest of the field, especially wireless earbuds that cost half the price and typically get between 6 and 6.5 hours of ANC playback. Fortunately, I was able to put that lofty battery claim to the test since I had a long flight from New York to Arizona (with a layover) and can also say confidently that these buds have the longevity that’s advertised.

I used the EAH-AZ100s all day on and off and didn’t have to charge the wireless earbuds once, which is a perk that can’t be overstated when you’re trying to block out noise from crying babies on a flight. With the case, you get 18 hours of total battery life according to Panasonic, and on that front I’ll have to take their word since I still haven’t had to charge these things since I started testing. Either way, 10 hours is a lot of juice for wireless earbuds with ANC on and helps justify the $299 price tag. Another big point for Panasonic here.

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Speaking of being on a flight, I also put the EAH-AZ100 to the test when it comes to ANC. With crying babies nearby, I relied on the EAH-AZ100 to help safeguard my sanity, and they performed… admirably. These aren’t going to win any medals from me on the ANC front (Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra earbuds still take the cake here), but they held their own when it comes to noise cancellation, especially when tested against a boss as scary as the in-flight baby scream. If you’re looking for ANC as elite as the sound and battery life, you may be a little let down, though.

If you’re going to be wearing wireless earbuds for a long time (like 10 hours), another thing you may want to know is how they feel in your ears, and fortunately, they feel pretty damn comfy. A lot of times, wearing wireless earbuds (especially on a plane where pressure is a big factor) will get to me after a while, but I found the EAH-AZ100 to be more tolerable than most for long periods. If you don’t find them to be a good fit, Panasonic also includes four other eartip sizes in the box (XS, S, ML, L), but I just used the pre-installed eartips, and they fit my ears well.

There are some things about these wireless earbuds that I won’t be writing home about, but that doesn’t mean they’re bad in any way, just not as excellent as the sound or the battery life. One of those things is the touch controls, which work just okay. A quirk you should be aware of is that the case does not have a pairing button, so in order to pair the buds to a device, you have to take them out, put them in your ears, and then hold down on the outsides of each with your finger to initiate a Bluetooth connection. There’s nothing wrong with that per se, but I prefer a button, which is simple and universal and not something you have to figure out by reading a manual on an airplane.

Another thing I’m not particularly compelled by is the design. I like the smooth metal the buds and case are made out of, but the look doesn’t do much for me. That being said, the shape (bulb-like) is likely a product of the use of a magnetic fluid driver, which is incredible at conveying clear hi-fi sound, so I can’t complain too much there. Substance over style is a choice I’m okay with. Like other wireless earbuds, there’s also a companion app for controlling ANC levels, switching modes, spatial audio, and custom EQ, which are all things I would expect from a premium-priced pair of earbuds since competitors that are half the cost also have those things. The EAH-AZ100 have an ambient mode, which works fine, though Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra is still nicer in my opinion.

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Ultimately, those are all just icing-on-the-cake-type categories, though. If you’re going to buy wireless earbuds like this, it’s because you want them to sound really, really, really freaking good, and to that end, Panasonic absolutely nails it. These are some of the best-sounding wireless earbuds I’ve ever shoved into my ears, and it’s not too often that I feel spoiled on that front, nor is it often that I can say a pair of earbuds sounds better than over-ear headphones of a similar price. If you’re looking for a pair of wireless earbuds that focus hard on that important stuff (sound, battery life, and comfort) and still deliver dutifully on the rest (ANC, features, and controls), then I can say with confidence that the Technics EAH-AZ100 could be the pick for you.

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Elden Ring Switch 2 Impressions Sound Not Great

by admin August 20, 2025


Elden Ring is one of the most exciting third-party games coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Who among us doesn’t want to get our shit rocked on the go? Well, according to folks who have played FromSoftware’s action RPG at Gamescom in Cologne, the system is apparently struggling to run the game in handheld mode, and to make matters more worrisome, Bandai Namco is reportedly not letting people record footage of it.

Nintendo Life posted a video on its YouTube channel discussing the port and said that while they only played the Switch 2 port for about 15 minutes, the game looks pretty good visually, but leaves a lot to be desired in terms of performance. The tutorial ran pretty well at a locked 30fps. Once they reached the open world, everything changed.

“It’s really bad, and I understand why they don’t want you to see this, because wowie zowie, it is terrible,” Nintendo Life video producer Felix Sanchez said. “Of course, you’re never going to see the light of this—maybe it will just release in that state, but I can’t imagine they will do that—It was like playing Ocarina of Time. It was like 20 frames per second, sometimes I was like, ‘This has dropped [to] 15 frames per second.’”

Sanchez says that in the Switch 2’s handheld mode, the game was “incredibly unstable” in the open-world segments, even in surprisingly static areas where few enemies were on screen at once. You can hear his full impressions below:

So if you’re wondering why Elden Ring footage is conspicuously absent from the internet’s Gamescom coverage, now you know that Bandai Namco has prohibited it. The game is supposed to launch on the Switch 2 this year, but it doesn’t have a release date at the moment. It’s entirely possible the game could be delayed into 2026 to fix things up, or that things could turn around by the time it finally comes out. Whatever the case, it sounds like Elden Ring on Switch 2 has not made the best first impression.



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Groov-e Wave Glow review: a portable, budget Bluetooth speaker that sadly doesn’t sound good enough to make the grade

by admin August 19, 2025



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Groov-e Wave Glow: two-minute review

The Groov-e Wave Glow is a very affordable portable speaker and one with sound quality to match that price tag. Yes, this is one that will infuriate the ears of audiophiles sounding somewhat tinny at times and slightly lacking any oomph across the course of my listening.

On the other hand, it has some funky looking lights which I found rather endearing, a comfy to grip strap, and some surprising ways to connect it to your music. Besides Bluetooth, you can also plug in a USB flash drive, slot in a TF card (both admittedly with a tight 64GB limit), and there’s an aux port. It’s not often you see these features in a tiny speaker any more. Granted, not everyone will need these but if you do, well, your options are limited making this more tempting.

Of course, don’t count on it rivalling the best Bluetooth speakers. This is a decidedly cheap speaker. It feels a little cheap to the touch and there’s that dodgy sound quality. I say dodgy; it’s reminiscent of buying a cheap radio or speaker years ago, before good speakers were affordable for the masses. It’s not hideous, exactly, but it’s also fairly ‘blah’.

Away from that disappointing audio quality, the Groov-e Wave Glow has some chunky, tactile buttons for play/pause, volume, and adjusting the lights, and the ports are all hidden behind a pull-out protective shell. Then there’s the lights up top and down bottom, and the elastic strap.

The Groov-e Wave Glow is priced at £23.99 and at the moment is only seemingly available in the UK, but that would make it under $35, or around AU$50. For that price, it’d be silly to expect too much, but if you can stretch further, you will find better options – more on those later. If money is that tight, however, or you’re looking for a cheap gift, the Groov-e Wave Glow still has some appeal.

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Groov-e Wave Glow review: price and release date

  • Released May 2025
  • £23.99 at launch
  • Limited availability

The Groov-e Wave Glow was launched in May 2025 and is currently available to buy in the UK. It’s already seen some modest discounts but is generally available for £23.99.

That makes it one of the cheaper speakers around. The recently released Tribit Stormbox Mini Plus is close but is still usually priced at £39.99. If you’re able to increase your budget to that, there are a few other options like the JBL Go 4, but few as cheap as this one.

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Groov-e Wave Glow review: specs

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Weight

645g

Dimensions

13.7 x 8 x 7.5 cm

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.3, aux-in, USB-C (charging)

Battery life

8 hours (quoted)

Speaker drivers

10W

Waterproofing

n/a

Groov-e Wave Glow review: features

  • AUX port, microSD slot, and USB flash drive support
  • LED lights
  • 8-hour battery life

The Groov-e Wave Glow is a fairly typical looking little Bluetooth speaker but with some surprising features. The highlight is its plethora of connections. Sure, you’ll be mostly using its Bluetooth connection, but it has other options. You can use its aux port to connect to other devices (and the speaker actually comes with a 3.5mm jack), while next to it is a TF (read: microSD) card slot, and the USB connection allows you to plug in a USB flash drive. Admittedly, both microSD and USB have a limitation of 64GB so you might have to search around for a compatible option, but it could be that specific situation that fits you perfectly.

There are no mics for speakerphone duties (although few speakers seem to offer that, these days) and battery life is a very unremarkable 8 hours. I’d have liked to have seen more here, especially as it takes 2 hours for a full recharge. Its Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity works fine and I had no issues using it with my iPhone 14 Pro but there were occasional dropouts on my PC – usually when I moved the speaker around.

Elsewhere, the LED lights are my favorite thing about the Groov-e Wave Glow. They visually bounce away while playing music and look suitably vibrant and exciting. They’re potentially more exciting than the audio quality, but I’ll get to that. It’s a neat touch either way and makes up for the lack of app support and thus in-app customization.

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Groov-e Wave Glow review: sound quality

I didn’t expect much of the Groov-e Wave Glow but I have to be honest, it actually sounded a little worse than anticipated. It’s functional, of course, but pretty tinny at times. There’s no bass to speak of, but my word, do the lights try to atone for that. You’re encouraged to feel like it’s doing its best, happily bouncing along. However, it’s pretty tame stuff.

Listening to spoken word – a podcast or YouTube video, say – is fine, but when you switch over to your favorite music, the limitations are much more noticeable. The volume can go pretty high, but that weakens the experience even more. I went for my cheesy favorite, Robbie William’s Let Me Entertain You to start, knowing exactly how it’s meant to sound and there was no urgency or strength in the mids.

I went bold then and loaded up some Muse and sighed as it sounded somewhat pitiful. The soundstage is weak but more importantly, the bass and general ambience is underwhelming.

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Groov-e Wave Glow review: design

  • Comfy elasticated strap
  • Tactile buttons
  • Well hidden ports

The Groov-e Wave Glow is certainly exactly how you expect a speaker to look, but there are a few highlights. I’m a big fan of its buttons being attractive but tactile too, so anyone with visual impairments can find what they’re wanting to press. There are buttons for play/pause, volume, and for toggling the lights on or off.

There’s a chunky section for the ports too which blends in well and feels suitably snug. On another side is the strap which is elasticated but held in quite tightly. The idea is that you can easily hold it through the strap but also attach it to something like a hook. It feels nice in your hands which is the main thing here.

As with other similar speakers, the Groov-e Wave Glow is pretty lightweight to carry around. Up top and down the bottom is the lighting so you can place the Groov-e Wave Glow sideways as well as upright.

What lets it down in this section – and why not go higher than four stars? Well, any discussion on the design has to include the audio architecture under the hood, and as you’ll know if you’ve read this far, this area is where the Wave Glow struggles. Also, unusually for a speaker in 2025, there’s no mention of an IP rating for water or dust ingress – so it won’t be joining the ranks of our best waterproof speakers buying guide any time soon.

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Groov-e Wave Glow review: value

  • Very cheap
  • Sturdy design
  • Useful for a specific situation

The Groov-e Wave Glow is certainly cheap but its sound quality demonstrates exactly why it’s so cheap. Having said that, the aux port, USB flash drive support, and TF card slot could make it exactly what you’ve been looking for. For those people, there’s not much else to rival the Groov-e Wave Glow at this price.

However, if you’re looking for good audio, it’s a smart move to spend a little more on the JBL Go range or something from Anker Soundcore. The Groov-e Wave Glow definitely isn’t the best choice for music lovers, but it is super cheap and for many, that’s the priority.

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Should I buy the Groov-e Wave Glow?

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Attributes

Notes

Rating

Features

No app, but there are a few notable extras not on other models

4/5

Sound quality

The weakest element by far when considering the Wave Glow: tinny and lacking in low end

2/5

Design

Useful straps, fun lights and tactile buttons

4/5

Value

It’s cheap, but given the sound quality, spending less doesn’t always mean value

3/5

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Groov-e Wave Glow review: also consider

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Groov-e Wave Glow

Tribit Stormbox Mini Plus

JBL Clip 5

Price

£23.99; limited availability in other markets

$39.99 / £32 / AU$65 (approx.)

$79.95 / £59.99 / AU$89.95

Weight

645g

545g

285g

Dimensions

13.7 x 8 x 7.5 cm

90.9 x 90.9 x 118.9 mm

86 x 134.5 x 46 mm

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.3, aux-in, USB-C (charging)

Bluetooth 5.4 (SBC, AAC codecs), AUX-in, USB-C (charging)

Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C (charging)

Battery life

8 hours (quoted)

12 hours (quoted)

Up to 12 hours

Speaker drivers

10W (dimensions not stated)

48mm

Integrated class D digital amplifiers x 1

Waterproofing

n/a

IPX7

IP67

Groov-e Wave Glow review: how I tested

  • Tested over 14 days
  • Used with Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Twitch
  • 15 years of audio equipment reviewing experience

I used the Groov-e Wave Glow across 14 days in a wide range of ways. I connected it to my PC initially and listened to Spotify, Apple Music and Twitch using that as a source device, then moved to my iPhone 14 Pro.

That meant a solid mixture of spoken audio and also music. My music taste is fairly varied so it went from Robbie Williams to Muse to Chet Baker to various pieces of classical music. I also checked how good battery life appeared to be and monitored how long it took to recharge.

I have 15 years of experience testing audio equipment, specialising in portable, affordable products just like the Groov-e Wave Glow.

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Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro X Sound by JBL review: light up your party
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Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro X Sound by JBL review: light up your party

by admin June 19, 2025


The most surprising thing about Govee’s colorful smart lamp with a speaker built-in is that we didn’t get something like this sooner. We’ve had color-changing smart home lights that sync to music via an app, and we’ve had Bluetooth speakers with RGB lights — putting the two together feels like the natural next step.

The Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro X Sound by JBL ($179.99) combines snazzy lighting effects and decent sound into one fun, portable package. Unlike most RGB Bluetooth party speakers, it’s a functional lamp, and it also syncs with your smart home. And while it doesn’t pack enough power to rock a real rager, it’s the perfect size to add a little punch to your next gathering. It’s a smart light with party speaker aspirations.

$180

The Good

  • Vivid, colorful lighting effects
  • Can control the light with voice and automations
  • Can sync with other Govee lights
  • Speaker has strong mids and vocals
  • Built-in ambient sounds
  • Light supports Matter

The Bad

  • Limited bass
  • Indoor only
  • No AirPlay 2 support
  • No smart home support for the speaker
  • No handle

The speaker / smart lamp combo isn’t totally new; Ikea’s (now discontinued) Symfonisk Lamp had a Sonos speaker built in (though you had to put a smart bulb in it to have a smart lamp). Govee also has a floor lamp with a Bluetooth speaker. But its new table lamp is more practical, more portable (thanks to a 5,200mAh battery), and a lot more fun. Individually controllable RGB and tunable white LEDs offer both fabulous party effects and practical task lighting when needed.

The Govee Table Lamp does a nice job with tunable white light alongside fun, RGB effects.

An upgrade to Govee’s smart Table Lamp 2, the Pro was first announced at CES earlier this year and is now available to buy. It sits 10 inches tall, with a 360-degree LED array sitting on top of a 10W full-range 2.5-inch JBL speaker. The Pro’s big additions over the Lamp 2 are the speaker and the battery. It also has a larger base, a wider lamp, and a top speaker grille with buttons for power, volume, playback, and cycling through preset scenes.

The lamp features 210 LED beads that can display full color as well as tunable white light up to 600 lumens, bright enough for a reading lamp. The base includes RGB lights that sync with the main display.

The Lamp Pro 2 uses a standard barrel plug, but can also be powered by its internal battery.

The plug connects underneath, and there’s a cable channel. It also has squidgy “feet,” making it easy to set down on most surfaces.

The power button is a physical button; the rest are touch capacitive. Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

It weighs just over 5 pounds and I could carry it comfortably in one hand. Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

The lighting effects, of which there are over 100 presets as well as 16 that sync with music, are controlled in the Govee app, over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. There are a number of built-in sound and light scenes. My favorites include Forest, with tweety bird sounds and luminescent greens and yellows; Wave, with its ocean acoustics and wobbly blue lights; and Sprinkle, which sounds like a gentle rainstorm with a lovely aquamarine light soup.

Of course, you can also stream any music you like to the speaker via a Bluetooth connection to your phone. Sadly, there’s no option to stream over Wi-Fi or AirPlay 2 support. Unlike some party speakers, only one phone at a time can connect to its Bluetooth radio. You can have it listen for music from your phone’s speaker, but that feels rather pointless.

Specs: Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro X Sound by JBL

  • Price: $179.99
  • Power: 5,200mAh rechargeable battery, barrel plug power adapter
  • Playback time: 4.5 hours on battery
  • Speaker: 10W full-range 2.5-inch speaker, with dual passive radiators
  • Light: 600 lumens, RGBICWW, 2700 to 6500 kelvins
  • IP Rating: Indoor use only
  • Dimensions: 6.1 inches in diameter, 10.1 inches high
  • Weight: 5.3 pounds
  • Connectivity: Matter over Wi-Fi, BLE (classic), Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz)

The dynamic lighting scenes roll, pop, twirl, blob, kaleidoscope, or spiral in sync with the music, and sync remarkably well to the beat (Govee claims a 32ms response time). The colors are vivid, and the effects are a lot of fun. Like a lot of Govee’s effects, some can be a bit intense, but there are several “soft” options, too. You can also create your own scenes.

When you’re done with dance parties, ambient options, such as a crackling fireplace or a soothing sunset, are nice, although the colors are still fairly intense. Settings for reading, work, and illumination make the lamp usable as a task light, too, and sleep settings with lullabies make this a nice addition to a nursery. Still, it’s too large and bright for bedside use, even at the lowest setting.

While you can use the lamp and app just with Bluetooth, connecting it to Wi-Fi lets you control the lamp through your smart home. It works with Amazon Alexa and Google Home over Wi-Fi, or you can add it via Matter to most platforms, including Apple Home. I added it to Apple Home and was able to turn it on or off, and change single colors with automations and voice — it responded instantly to Siri voice commands. There’s not currently a way to sync Govee’s scenes through Matter, though, so you’re limited to static lighting.

Smart lamp, standard speaker

The Govee Table Lamp is a similar size and shape to Apple’s HomePod smart speaker (left), but it has a smaller speaker grille and its main body is a plastic lamp.

This is a smart lamp, not a smart speaker. There’s no voice assistant, and you can’t control the speaker via smart home apps (although you can change songs with your phone’s voice assistant while connected over Bluetooth). It’s also a fairly basic JBL Bluetooth speaker. While it gets plenty loud, it has limited bass, but delivers clear vocals and decent mids — making it ideal for podcasts or radio.

Physically, it slightly resembles a full-size HomePod, but in sound quality, it’s more like a HomePod mini. It made a great exercise companion during my morning dance workouts, with Chappell Roan’s voice coming through clear and high as she hits those Pink Pony notes. Even cranked up to 93 percent volume, there was no distortion. But as mentioned, there’s hardly any bass. I tested it with Bad Bunny against a full-size HomePod; no contest.

I tested it with Bad Bunny against a full-size HomePod; no contest

You can pair two lamps together for stereo sound, and that’s your best option if you’re looking for a party atmosphere. On its own, it’s fine for a small gathering or to add some oomph to a workout, but for some real vibes, you’ll want two. I only had one unit, so I didn’t get to test this out. You could pair two HomePod Minis or two Alexa fourth-gen speakers together and get comparable sound for less money, but without the fun lighting effects.

The lamp isn’t weatherproof, but it is portable, thanks to its built-in battery. There’s no handle, so I had to sort of cradle it like a baby, but at 5 pounds, it’s light. I took it to the patio on a dry day, and my chickens joined the dance party.

My chickens got to enjoy an al fresco dance party.

For a more permanent outdoor party solution, something like the Sonos Move ($449) is a better bet, with bigger sound, longer battery life, and an IP56 rating. Or, if lights are a must, a proper party speaker like the JBL Pulse 5 ($249), which has built-in RGB lighting, an IP67 waterproof rating, and a nice big handle — but no Wi-Fi connectivity, so no smart home control.

I set an Apple Home automation that turns on the lamp when the porch door unlocks

I ended up using the Govee lamp mostly in my screened-in porch, listening to the news with morning coffee or enjoying music with an evening tipple, safe from the elements. I set an automation in Apple Home that turns on the lamp when the porch door unlocks, so it’s ready to go when we walk out.

The lamp can also pair with other Govee lights to sync them all to the music using its Dreamview setting. I have a tunable white set of Govee’s outdoor string lights on my porch, but if I had the RGB version, I could turn my porch into a party space.

Despite its world salad of a name, the Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro X Sound by JBL is a fun, reasonably priced combo of music and lights. It’s not the best speaker out there, and it’s a shame it’s not more versatile (a handle and some weatherproofing would go a long way), but with its smart home control and impressive lighting effects, it’s a useful and entertaining gadget.

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Sony Doesn’t Sound Too Concerned About Switch 2, Even After A Record-Breaking Debut

by admin June 16, 2025



Switch 2 is so hot right now. So much so that Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Hideaki Nishino was asked if the PlayStation team is worried about the system’s increased performance and third-party support, possibly leading to tougher competition for PS5. The answer boiled down to: Not really.

Nishino discussed the Switch 2 during a Sony business presentation, where he even touched on PS6 (but not in name) and cloud gaming. Switch 2 set a new record for fastest-selling system of all time, with Nintendo stating it sold 3.5 million consoles in four days. Nishino said successful launches like this can be a boon for everybody. He noted that “catalysts in the market are great for the industry as a whole, as they invigorate the excitement and demand more broadly,” per VGC.

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The PlayStation executive also conveyed confidence in the PS5 as a whole, especially when it comes to gaming on a TV. “PlayStation 5 is designed for an immersive gaming experience, and this includes the innovative DualSense controller features as well. We believe PS5-level performance is required to achieve a great experience on big screens. And in this way, we have provided a unique offering for players and creators in this current console generation.”

However, Sony is reportedly developing a PS5 portable system, possibly designed to compete with Switch 2 and Steam Deck. In the 2000s and 2010s, Sony battled in the handheld market space against Nintendo with the PSP and PS Vita.

Sony leadership didn’t just talk about Switch 2, though. Herman Hulst, who’s CEO of the studio business group at Sony Interactive Entertainment, said that the company remains committed to live-service games. Bungie’s Marathon is next up in that department for PlayStation, and it’s set to release September 23.



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OXS Thunder Pro+ Review: An interesting answer to surround sound

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There aren’t a ton of gaming soundbars on the market, but we’ve seen more and more pop up recently — and it’s not surprising, as soundbars make a lot of sense as an alternative to typical desktop PC speakers. They fit nicely under your monitor and can deliver excellent sound, especially for gaming, and you may not even have to give up flashy RGB lighting or surround sound (sort of) if you pick up something like OXS’ Thunder Pro+.

The Thunder Pro+ is a large 7.1 gaming soundbar with built-in RGB lighting, support for Dolby Atmos, and, according to the company, the “world’s first satellite neck speaker.” It comes with a separate neck pillow with two built-in speakers for a more immersive surround sound experience. It’s a nice…thought, I suppose, but I’m not sure a neck pillow with built-in speakers can really do justice to a true surround sound system. And it’s not cheap, either — the setup costs a whopping $700.

Okay, the neck speaker is actually optional — you can get the Thunder Pro+ alone, for $599.99, or bundled with the neck speaker for $699.99. We tested the $699.99 set, but you don’t need to buy it together (you can also purchase the neck speaker separately, if you decide you want it later, but it will cost you $149.99 alone).


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Design of the OXS Thunder Pro+

The Thunder Pro+ has an interesting, somewhat futuristic sci-fi design — it’s definitely more eye-catching than the typical boxy, black home theater soundbar. The Thunder Pro+ has a gunmetal gray plastic chassis, rounded edges, and a gunmetal gray metal grille that hides the forward-firing drivers and an LCD display that tells you which input you’re currently connected to (as well as other settings-related info). There’s RGB lighting in the two round woofers on the top, in the side-facing, angled drivers, and in the two forward-facing drivers on either side of the soundbar.

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The soundbar measures 23.9 inches (608mm) wide by 4.8 inches (122mm) deep, and is 3 inches (78mm) high with the lower set of rubber feet. If you need more space underneath, you can swap out the feet for a set that adds about a quarter of an inch, giving you about one inch under the bar and making the total height around 3.25 inches (82.55mm). The soundbar alone weighs almost six pounds (5.94lbs / 2,694.3g).

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The soundbar comes with a desktop “toggle” controller — similar to the desktop controllers we’ve seen with systems like the SteelSeries Arena 9 and Razer’s Nommo V2 — that lets you easily control the volume (wheel), mute (wheel press), and switch between EQ presets (button) and device inputs (button).

The toggle control is wired and weighted, with anti-slip rubber on the bottom to keep it from slipping around on your desk. While I didn’t find it particularly necessary, as I don’t switch between a lot of devices and have volume controls on my mouse and keyboard, it does make sense for a PC gaming-oriented soundbar to have some sort of desktop control option. The toggle control also has RGB lighting, because why not. The soundbar also comes with a wireless remote, in the event you’d like to set it up as part of the more traditional home theater system.

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The Thunder Pro+ has several inputs and ports on the back — DC-in, AUX, separate headset and mic inputs, a connector for the desktop controller, a USB-A port for the neck speaker’s dongle, USB-C, and HDMI and HDMI eARC. It also features Bluetooth, so it’s pretty solid when it comes to input options — though it would be nice to see a headset port, perhaps on the toggle controller for easy access like we saw on the SteelSeries Arena 9 controller.

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The Thunder Pro+ comes with several accessories in the box, but not quite as many as you might expect given the number of inputs. It comes with a two-part power adapter/cable, a USB-C to USB-A cable, and an HDMI cable — you’ll need to bring your own AUX cable. It also comes with a desktop toggle controller and a wireless remote (plus batteries), as well as two sets of rubber feet for changing the height of the soundbar.

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The satellite neck speaker comes in a separate box, with a USB-C charging cable and a USB-A dongle that plugs into the back of the soundbar. While I understand that the neck speaker is a separate accessory, it’s still a little annoying to have to plug in a separate dongle.

OXS Thunder Pro+ Specifications

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Speaker Type

Soundbar (7.1.2)

Driver Type

2x 0.75″ tweeter, 2x 2.5″ full-range, 4x 1.5″ full-range, 2x 1.75-inch full-range (satellite neck speaker)

Frequency Response

75 – 20,000 Hz

Inputs

DC in, AUX in, 3.5mm headset, 3.5mm mic, USB-A, USB-C

Cables

HDMI, USB-A to USB-C

Size

23.9 x 4.8 x 3 inches / 608 x 122 x 78 mm

Weight

5.94lbs / 2,694.3g

Lighting

Yes

Software

OXS App

Features

Satellite neck speaker, desktop toggle control, remote

MSRP / Price at Time of Review

$699.99

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Performance of the OXS Thunder Pro+

The Thunder Pro+ is a 7.1.2 setup (the extra “2” is the neck speaker) with two 0.75-inch tweeters, two 2.5-inch full-range drivers, and four 1.5-inch full range drivers, as well as two 20W woofers and four passive radiators for bass. It has two upward-firing speakers, four forward-firing speakers, and two on each side, angled toward the front, for a “wider, richer soundstage.”

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Audio on the Thunder Pro+ is very good — but I’m not sure it’s $700 (or $600, without the neck speaker) good. The soundbar has well-balanced mids and highs, but it lacked a powerful bass response. While this isn’t too surprising on a soundbar, it also doesn’t have a subwoofer input for plugging in a separate subwoofer, so there’s no real option to pump up the bass.

Mid-heavy songs like Enya’s Orinoco Flow sounded good, with excellent separation of details and layers — the soundstage was fairly wide on this soundbar, which made for a more immersive listening experience overall. But bass-heavy songs were underwhelming, and even songs like Lorde’s Royals, which doesn’t need powerful bass but rather detailed lows, sort of highlighted the Thunder Pro+’s less-than-impressive bass response.

Games did sound very good on the Thunder Pro+ — the wider soundstage and crisp, detailed audio sounded great in RPGs like God of War: Ragnarok and Uncharted 4. Voices also sounded good — crisp and clear and easily audible even at lower volumes, so you could also use this in a home theater setup. Directional audio was also excellent, and high-pitched audio cues like gunshots and footsteps were easy to hear and almost eerily accurate. The soundbar supports Dolby Atmos, though you will need to connect via HDMI eARC for this.

The world’s first satellite neck speaker

Perhaps the most unique feature of the Thunder Pro+ is its optional satellite neck speaker, which is a plush, memory foam-padded neck pillow that attaches to your headrest and has two 1.75-inch full-range drivers on either side.

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As far as neck pillows go, this is a pretty high-quality neck pillow. Not one I’d pay $100 for, but definitely more premium than what you’ll find included with a gaming chair like the Secretlab Titan Evo 2022 (and we liked that neck pillow). It has a removable fabric cover, with some sort of smooth, cool-touch gray fabric on the part your head touches.

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On the back, there’s an adjustable elastic strap with a snap that’s large enough to go around the wider parts of standard bucket-style gaming chairs, so you can place it where you please. It has a nice, contoured shape and is fairly weighty — it weighs around 1.9 pounds (865g), and it feels very expensive. The neck pillow measures 11.6 inches (294mm) wide by 6.7 inches (171mm) tall, and is 4.4 inches (112mm) thick.

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On either side of the pillow are two round speakers; on the right side you’ll also find a USB-C charging port, a power button, and a link button for connecting the pillow to the soundbar.

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Performance-wise, the neck speaker is… just okay. On the plus side, there’s very little latency between the soundbar and the neck speaker thanks to that USB dongle connection. But audio definitely sounds much more compressed and a little muffled on the neck speaker — in general and especially compared to the soundbar. OXS claims the neck speaker has a 12-hour battery life, but I found this to be significantly less — likely because I was playing sound at a higher volume. Even so, 12 hours isn’t great for something like this, when the best wireless headsets offer anywhere from 40 to over 300 hours.

The soundbar works with OXS’ app, which lets you customize the lighting (somewhat — there are only a handful of options, including audio sync, color mode, and scene mode, which lets you sync the lighting with a visual part of your screen — but you can’t customize it in detail like you can with something like Razer’s Chroma). You can also change the EQ to one of the four presets — but you can’t edit these presets or add custom presets — and adjust the gain of individual speakers.

Bottom Line

The Thunder Pro+ is an interesting concept — the soundbar itself sounds great, even with a less-than-impressive bass response, and if it had the option to plug in a separate subwoofer it would be one of the best gaming soundbars we’ve tested, audio-wise. It features an impressively wide soundstage and crisp, detailed audio with Dolby Atmos support, and it sounds especially good in games.

The neck speaker is… not amazing. While it does offer additional immersion for games and movies, audio quality and battery life are lacking. (That said, it is a very good neck pillow, speaker notwithstanding.)

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Earfun Tune Pro review: budget cans with an amazing battery that sadly don’t sound good

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Earfun Tune Pro: Two minute review

Budget audio brand Earfun has continued its foray into the over-ear headphone game with the Earfun Tune Pro, an affordable pair of over-ears which unfortunately don’t live up to Earfun’s usually-impressive track record. Some of the best cheap headphones I’ve tested, they are not.

Earfun’s first over-ears, the Wave Pro, were some of our top-rated affordable headphones, easily earning (for a while, at least) a place on our list of the best headphones you can buy. And they were always going to be a tough act to follow. The fact that they’re still available to buy now also makes them a big (and honestly, more viable) rival to the Tune Pro.

I won’t beat around the bush: the big problem with the headphones is that they just don’t sound good. Earfun’s typical ability to punch well above its weight somehow didn’t grace the new and rather ironically-named Tune Pro. The cans lack serious bass, endure frequent peaking that ruins percussion, and don’t offer much in the way of an organised, layered soundstage to let you appreciate the separation and detail of instruments.


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You can’t expect Bose- or Sony-tier audio in cans that cost under $/£100 but there are plenty of budget headphones for the same price that outstrip the Tune Pro. So as you’ll see as we get into the meat of this review, it’s hard to recommend the cans.

I also found the Earfuns pretty uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time. The pressure they exerted on my head grew noticeable after only a few hours of use. It’s not great and neither of these are concerns was something I experienced with the Wave Pro.

Why not go lower than 3 stars? Well, the Earfun magic is present in a few other areas. Take, for example, the battery life: these headphones will last a monumental 120 hours (with ANC turned off) before you’ll need to charge them. That’s five straight days of music before they need powering up and I don’t need to tell you how important a long battery life can be for certain subsets of users. There are very few headphones on the market that come even close to this score.

Earfun has also included its usual range of features on its app: multiple ANC modes (perhaps too many – more on this later), an in-depth equalizer and a feature that’s all too uncommon on headphones: a listening test to automatically create your own sound mix. This latter is a lovely little extra that lots of rivals don’t have.

While the audio quality lets things down big-time, I can see the admirable battery life and listening test drawing in some users who prefer functionality over sound quality. It’s just that those are more caveats than I usually have to add in an Earfun review – a brand I usually champion in the ‘cheap and cheerful’ stakes.

Earfun Tune Pro review: Specifications

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Component

Value

Water resistant

N/A

Battery life (quoted)

120 hours (ANC off) 80 hours (ANC on)

Bluetooth type

Bluetooth 5.4

Weight

289g

Driver

40mm + 10mm

Earfun Tune Pro review: Price and availability

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  • Released in May 2025
  • RRP of $89.99 / £79.99 (roughly AU$160)
  • Already available at $69.99 / £59.99 (no AU sales)

The Earfun Tune Pro were announced in May 2025 for a retail price of $89.99 / £79.99 (roughly AU$160 though they’re not on sale in Australia at the time of writing, unlike many other products from the company).

Don’t tell Amazon that though, because the retailer lists in multiple regions that the cans were released in September 2024. It offers them for the discounted price of $69.99 / £59.99 (at the time of writing) despite them being new.

However much you pay for them, the Earfun Tune Pro are clearly budget headphones. They’re the middle of Earfun’s three over-ear options, sitting equally between the more expensive Wave Pro and cheaper Wave Life.

Earfun Tune Pro review: Design

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  • Chunky cans with 3.5mm jack and physical buttons
  • Uncomfortable for long play sessions
  • No IP rating for waterproofing

As you can see from pictures, Earfun has kept things simple with the Tune Pro, playing close to the formula for over-ear headphones.

The cans weigh 289g and are made from plastic, so they don’t feel too heavy when you’re wearing them. That doesn’t mean they’re exactly comfortable though, and I could only listen for a few hours before needing to give my head a break.

The ear cups are quite thick, sticking from your head about 50% more than your average pair of over-ears (judging by the few pairs I had on hand). I don’t imagine this is to blame for the comfort issues but it does make the cans look imposing when you wear them.

Evidence of how easily-bendable the hook is. (Image credit: Future)

Earfun has ensured that the Tune Pro have some versatility in size as the band can be extended or retracted quite a distance (if you do have a larger head, check out our roundup feature of headphones with longer extendable arms) while the cups can be rotated around 100 degrees – and they also fold up if you want to put them in a bag.

Onto the buttons. On the right cup you’ve got a volume rocker, power button and 3.5mm headphone jack – yes, the Tune Pro supports wired audio – while the left earpiece has an ANC button and the USB-C charging port.

The buttons don’t stick out that far from the casework and so, despite little knobs to make them a bit more prominent, I still found them pretty hard to locate just with my fingers. Instead, I generally relied on my phone to change volume and ANC.

Earfun’s website makes no mention of any kind of IP rating for the Tune Pro so I’d recommend keeping them high and dry.

Earfun Tune Pro review: Features

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  • Incredbly battery life
  • Range of ANC modes, all fine
  • Equalizer with listening test

Earfun headphones always out-rep the competition in the features department and things are no different for the Tune Pro. The real highlight of these cans is the battery life, which according to Earfun stretches to an incredible 120 hours with ANC turned off and a still-admirable 80 hours with it turned on.

I can count on one hand the number of sets of headphones that beat or match that battery life, and it’s a vital figure for people who rarely get time to charge up their headphones for one reason or another. I would’ve loved cans like these when I last went travelling.

Next up, ANC is… present, I’ll say that much. It’s fine, but far from best-in-class and about what you’d expect for the price. It’s useful for covering up certain annoying background noises like a dishwasher in another room or distant traffic going past your house, but it won’t make your commute near-silent or ensure you can hear your music when vacuuming at home.

A few different ANC presets are available in the Earfun app. Default, which I take to be ‘off’, is Normal but there’s Ambient Sound to allow nearby noises through, Wind noise cancellation which is just designed for the infuriating sound of wind that always baffles headphone ANC, and lastly Comfort ANC and Strong ANC. I take these latter to be ‘medium’ and ‘high’ strengths to Normal’s ‘off’, but this is based purely on the icons in the app and nothing else.

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I’ve complained in past reviews about Earfun’s array of ANC modes being a bit overwhelming. Why? Because it’s hard to know which mode you should be using at any one time, and it’s also a chore to open up the Earfun app to switch if you decide you want to (the ANC button on the cans only cycles through the first three options, not the two full-blooded ANC ones).

A few more features available through the the Earfun app include the ability to toggle low-latency modes for gaming or a wide-soundstage mode for movies and TV, and a way to change what the buttons on the ear cups do. However, the major one to note is an equalizer.

As with past Earfuns, the Tune Pro offers a wide range of EQ modes based on different genres of music or increasing or decreasing bass or treble. There are plenty of options and it’s worth playing around to find your perfect preset, though a 10-band custom EQ mode lets you create your own mix too. A brief test also creates a bespoke equalizer mix for you and I was pretty happy with the mix it created for me.

For call handling, the Earfun Tune Pro feature five mics (presumably per earpiece, although Earfun doesn’t express this as such. But anything else would be odd) as well as an algorithm to clear up your voice when others hear you.

Earfun Tune Pro review: Sound performance

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  • 40mm + 10mm drivers
  • Distorting sound, lacking bass
  • Limited sound stage

Given the price you’re paying for the Tune Pro, you’re probably not expecting the most ear-pleasing audio in the world, and it’s a good thing to set your expectations low because these Earfun headphones don’t sound great, even for the money.

Specs-wise, the headphones pack both a 40mm and 10mm driver in each can which should ostensibly provide extra oomph in the bass department, but theory is a far cry from fact.

Perhaps the biggest issue, noticeable constantly, is the audio peaking through the treble, which crushes hi-hats into mere hisses and devolves powerful guitar lines into crunchy oblivion. At the other end of the frequency scale, the tuning here boosts the bass drum so much that it frequently overrides vocals. It’s hard to enjoy songs without percussion and detail through the mids to provide rhythm, and the Tune Pro don’t offer much of that.

You’re not getting much expansion or detail through the soundstage here either, with music presented as a somewhat homogenous mush instead of a collection of separate, distinct and layered instruments given enough room to be impactful. The confusing mix here also masks the detail and dynamic nuance in my music, while also sapping some of the charm and emotion from vocals. If you care about the musicality within your favorite songs, these sadly aren’t the cans for you.

If there’s anything to be said for the Earfun Tune Pro’s audio quality, it’s that the max volume goes pretty loud, so you’re never going to struggle to hear songs even if you turn ANC off.

  • Sound performance score: 2.5/5

Earfun Tune Pro: Value

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Usually when qualifying the value of cheap headphones, I simply point to the price and say “yes”, but it’s not quite as easy as that for the Tune Pro.

While the headphones are admittedly very affordable, they’re not the only cheap headphones in existence, and others will get you more bang for your buck. That’s literal, with many other low-cost options getting you better audio quality.

The only other important factor is the feature set, which admittedly is pretty competitive on the Earfun Tune Pro. So if you aren’t that bothered about the sound and care more about longevity and the presence of an equalizer, these claw back some value points.

Earfun Tune Pro review: scorecard

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Comment

Score

Value

You get what you pay for, but you’re not too far out of pocket for the Earfuns.

3.5/5

Design

The Tune Pro is a bit too big and bulky to be fully comfortable to wear, but it has 3.5mm.

3.5/5

Features

For budget cans, the feature set is solid. The battery life is laudable and the EQ (and its test) are too.

4/5

Sound

A range of issues with the audio quality makes it hard to award many points in this department.

2.5/5

Earfun Tune Pro: Should I buy?

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Don’t buy them if…

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Component

Earfun Tune Pro

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Earfun Wave Pro

Water resistant

NA

NA

NA

Battery life

120 hours (ANC off) 80 hours (ANC on)

100 hours (ANC off) 65 hours (ANC on)

80 hours (ANC off) 55 hours (ANC on)

Bluetooth type

Bluetooth 5.4

Bluetooth 5.4

Bluetooth 5.3

Weight

289g

246g

268g

Driver

40mm + 10mm

40mm

40mm

How I tested

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I used the Earfun Tune Pro for three weeks in order to write this review, and some extra time during the writing process itself.

During testing I used the Earfun alongside a few devices, most frequently my Android smartphone via Bluetooth but sometimes an iPod Classic via 3.5mm. Listening was generally music but I also listened to some some spoken-word, games and TV shows too. Testing was done at home and around my neighborhood.

I’ve been testing audio products for TechRadar for over 6 years and currently test several headphones or earbuds each month. This has included many past Earfun products – including the slightly older Wave Pro.

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Switch 2 does GameCube nostalgia right with hidden startup sound Easter eggs

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The Easter eggs in question all cause the Switch to replicate the GameCube’s original tinkly (and oft-memed) startup animation, along with a pair of alternative startup sequences that were included with the GameCube. It’s a nice nod to the nostalgia of the GameCube era, which is being revived by Switch 2’s exclusive Nintendo Switch Online game offerings. At launch, Switch 2 owners with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership can play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Soulcalibur 2, and F-Zero GX. More are expected to come.

Here’s how to access the three Switch 2 GameCube Easter eggs yourself, if you want to dazzle your friends and family who fondly recall early aughts Nintendo gaming:

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The Switch 2 may be Nintendo’s main focus at the moment, but it’s clear the gaming giant still has a soft spot for its previous consoles as well — especially the beloved GameCube.



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Nintendo’s Switch 2 has a secret GameCube startup sound

by admin June 9, 2025


The launch of Nintendo’s Switch 2 has finally brought GameCube games to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, but there’s also a secret startup sound.

Once downloaded, the GameCube collection features three games so far: F-Zero GX, Soul Calibur 2, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Open the collection and it works just like others for the N64, SNES and more.

But! If you hold the Switch 2’s left stick in any direction as the collection loads, you’ll be treated to the iconic GameCube startup screen with its plinky-plonky sound effects and rolling cube. Cute!

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YouTuber Spawn Wave shared a video of the screen over the weekend. I then had to try it myself for that hit of nostalgia.

I tested it with other buttons too – the face buttons and the shoulder buttons – but only the left stick works for this little Easter Egg.

If you’re planning on playing F-Zero GX – and you should be, it’s great – note the default controls mean the game is virtually unplayable. You’ll need to enter the suspend menu to remap the controls, specifically moving boost to a more easily accessible button.

So far only three games are available in the collection, though you can buy a GameCube controller too. Other games on the way include Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Mario Smash Football, Chibi Robo, Luigi’s Mansion, and Pokémon Colosseum.

What other GameCube games are you hoping to see added to the collection? Personally, after splashing around in Mario Kart World over the weekend, I am hopeful Nintendo will whip out Wave Race: Blue Storm from its vault.



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