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Browsers on video game consoles have long been a majorly underdocumented topic. That changes today with my latest article, which I can confidently say is the most comprehensive game console browser coverage on the entire web. I'd love for you to give it a read: vale.rocks/posts/game-c...

vale.rocksWeb Browsers on Video Game ConsolesA comprehensive history of web browsers on video game consoles. From the CD-i to modern systems, exploring the evolution of the web on consoles in detail. Covering bespoke iterations, releases by PlanetWeb and NetFront, contemporary engines across Sega, PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox platforms, and other details.

Tommy Palmer

@tommyp.org

11 June

FWIR there used to be public dashboards for GOV.UK browser usage segmented by service. Some had console browser spikes after midnight and we theorised it was the only browser users had access too, using it when they could. Like carer's allowance when the person they cared for had went to bed.

Vale

@vale.rocks

I did find remnants of console usage data, though I think link rot has claimed some data. technology.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/21/g... I also linked to @edent.tel's The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Simple HTML, which has an anecdote of someone using a PSP to access GOV.UK. shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/01...

technology.blog.gov.ukGaining understanding of the browsers people useGOV.UK gets a lot of visits from people in the UK and further afield. We keep a record of all visits and use this data to support as many users as possible. Deciding which browsers to test We’ll try t...

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Vale

@vale.rocks

11 June

Undoubtedly game consoles represented the only gateway to the web for a lot of people for a long time. I think today, though, a cheap smartphone would be much more likely. There aren't many game consoles that are likely to be a person's only option and still have functioning browsers.