Articles by Rob Dwiar, Managing Editor, TechRadar Gaming and Streaming

Rob is the Managing Editor of TechRadar Gaming and Streaming. He joined in 2023 as the Deputy Editor of TechRadar Gaming (TRG), and has multiple years of games media and games writing experience under his belt, with a variety of bylines at games publications, but also in the world of gardens and landscapes.

Prior to joining TRG, Rob was the Commissioning Editor for Hardware at sister site GamesRadar+. and spent more than four years on that team. After this, he had a short but successful stint as Gaming Editor at WePC, but is now firmly in a position at TechRadar Gaming to help drive the brand forward to achieve its goals. Before joining GamesRadar+ in 2018, Rob freelanced for many places and has had work published over the last six years or so at the likes of GamesRadar+, Eurogamer, RPS, PCGN, and more. This writing often took, and still takes, the form of analysis and celebration of video game environments, landscapes, and horticulture - Rob is a qualified landscape and garden designer and an expert on the virtual landscapes and environments of games.

Articles by: Rob Dwiar

That PS5 Pro deal at Amazon is not the lowest price going – get it here instead

By Rob Dwiar Published 25 November 25

Everyone's banging on about the PS5 Pro price at Amazon but you shouldn't buy it there as Argos has it well beaten

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Limited edition PS5 controllers get massive price cuts in the PlayStation Direct Black Friday sale

By Rob Dwiar Published 21 November 25

PlayStation Direct has gone weapons hot on its sales and even includes price cuts on exclusive and limited edition controllers - including 30th Anniversary stock.

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Make 2026 the year of good gaming posture and grab this premium Herman Miller gaming chair for 25% off ahead of Black Friday

By Rob Dwiar Published 19 November 25

My favorite premium Herman Miller gaming chair is now cheaper than ever thanks to this extra discount code.

The best wired gaming headset I've ever used is down to a delicious price ahead of Black Friday right now

By Rob Dwiar Published 18 November 25

If the Arctis Elite is a stretch too far, then this splendid discount on the brilliant SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro wired gaming headset is worth paying attention to

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Sennheiser has dropped the price of the brilliant HD 550s to a record low in the UK – and there's a sizeable US discount too

By Rob Dwiar Published 18 November 25

Forget Black Friday, upgrade your gaming audio today with a lowest-ever price on the headphones that made me ditch my gaming headsets this year.

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Here's why Limited Edition PS5 controllers, like the God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense, are perfect gifts for PlayStation gamers

By Rob Dwiar Published 17 November 25

Gifting for a PlayStation gamer has never been easier with these limited-edition PS5 controllers - here's why.

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CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher in Concert proved the perfect way to ramp up my hype for The Witcher 4 – and also showed the faltering PlayStation in Concert how it's done

By Rob Dwiar Published 12 November 25

Simplicity in its show, and amazing in its audio – how the Witcher in Concert was the best video game music of 2025, easily seeing off the faltering PlayStation concert.

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The PlayStation Portal is more excellent than ever now given its most recent update – here's my updated verdict

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 6 November 25

Editor's Choice

The PlayStation Portal is the definitive PS5 Remote Play device - combining excellence in build quality and ergonomics, it’s an absolute triumph.

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Sony senior manager overseeing the PlayStation Portal says the handheld is now 'the most widely used device' for the PS5 Remote Play, surpassing PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile

By Demi Williams Published 5 November 25

Sony has revealed new statistics for the PlayStation Portal, confirming it is now the most popular PlayStation device to use for Remote Play.

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The latest PlayStation Portal update goes another step toward making it the PS5 handheld fans like me wanted from the start

By Rob Dwiar Published 5 November 25

The latest PlayStation Portal update is here, and it makes everything look and feel slicker, but also brings a feature that all of us wanted from the start.

PlayStation Portal senior manager says cloud streaming on the handheld has already proved very popular in its beta phase with PS Plus Premium subscribers – '7 out of 10 premium portal owners are already streaming as we speak'

By Demi Williams Published 5 November 25

The PlayStation Portal's cloud streaming feature is leaving beta, and it's already proved to be a popular option among its PlayStation Plus Premium subscriber testers.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X: which current-gen console should you buy?

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 5 November 25

Updated We've pulled together everything you need to know about the PS5 vs Xbox Series X in our handy guide.

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Where to pre-order Resident Evil Requiem: the latest prices and deals, and information on each edition

By Rob Dwiar Published 4 November 25

If you're looking for a Resident Evil Requiem pre-order guide to help you get to where you need to be efficiently, then we've got you covered.

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PlayStation and Seagate have come together to make a new Astro Bot-themed external PS5 hard drive – and you can pre-order it now

By Rob Dwiar Published 31 October 25

It appears we all might have missed the announcement of a new Astro Bot PS5 external hard drive from Sony and Seagate – but you can pre-order it now.

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Best of Gamescom Awards 2025 – our 11 favorite games and products from this year’s show

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 30 October 25

TechRadar Gaming presents our Best of Gamescom 2025 awards – our top picks across all the games and hardware we saw at the show

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SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite vs SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless: I compare the two titanic premium headsets so you don't have to

By Rob Dwiar Published 29 October 25

We're breaking down all the key differences when it comes to the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite vs SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless matchup.

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Hurry! These brilliant gaming earbuds just won a TechRadar Choice Award – and they’ve hit their lowest-ever price

By Rob Dwiar Published 28 October 25

Perfect for PS5, Xbox, or Switch 2, the SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds are our favorite gaming earbuds and are down to their lowest-ever price right now.

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The PlayStation Portal is my favorite PS5 accessory, and it's a shame it's hardly ever discounted – but I've spotted a neat little price cut to jump on today

By Rob Dwiar Published 27 October 25

The PlayStation Portal still delivers two years on, and now at a better price with this neat discount.

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I’ve spent a few weeks with the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite, and it is simply the best gaming headset I have ever used

By Rob Dwiar Published 24 October 25

Best in Class

After a few weeks with the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite, my ears will never hear games the same way ever again

A host of limited edition PS5 controllers are somehow still available, just in time for gift season – including the elusive 30th Anniversary DualSense

By Rob Dwiar Published 24 October 25

All these limited edition PS5 controllers are still available and are perfect options as we enter gifting season.

Everything announced at the Kirby Air Riders Direct – including the online demo event start date, and an immense amount of info about the game's features that we could barely keep up with

By Jake Green Last updated 23 October 25

Here's what you need to know about Kirby Air Riders Direct 2, including everything announced on Road Trip story mode, the online demo event, and more.

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I abandoned gaming headsets this year to use this pair of audiophile headphones instead – and now they're at a lowest-ever price in the UK

By Rob Dwiar Published 23 October 25

Forget Black Friday, upgrade your gaming audio today with a lowest-ever price on the headphones that made me ditch my gaming headsets this year.

A new update proves that Control and the PS5 Pro are a match made in heaven, and it's now a sure-fire replay and re-platinum for me this holiday

By Rob Dwiar Published 22 October 25

If ever there was a time to revisit control and play it on PS5 Pro it's now, as its latest patch makes it a beauty on Sony's premium console.

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Battlefield 6, Fortnite, and other games and services recover as the AWS outage that took out the likes of Roblox, Wordle, and Epic Games Store finally comes to an end

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 21 October 25

AWS was down, affecting gamers

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Where to buy the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handhelds: stock available in both the US and UK

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 16 October 25

We've gathered up all the best stock links for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handhelds.

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