Tim Brookes

It’s a great time to use a Mac, Apple is churning out some top-quality hardware and software. But there’s still plenty of life in even an “outdated” Mac, as our most-read articles of 2024 show.

We saw some high-profile game and console releases in 2024, but our top-read articles focused mostly on emulation, older games, and retro consoles. Here are the articles you read most in the past year.

You can do whatever you want with the other hand.

The Steam Deck 2 is expected in either 2025 or 2026 with big improvements to performance, VRR support, memory and storage improvements, and potential other benefits like Hall Effect sticks and triggers likely.

Get the most out of your PlayStation console.

The Switch 2 is real, and it’s pretty much what we expected.

It’s a Switch 2, not a Switch U.

So you just got a Steam Deck, and you’ve probably even played a few games. But did you know that your Steam Deck is a fully fledged Linux PC? Here are some apps you should install in Desktop mode.

Put your money to better use.

Latest is a tiny, free Mac app for updating (almost) all of your Mac apps from a single interface.