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Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Gifts great for Gamers

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As the holiday cheer builds up, we curated a Holiday Gift Guide that will help you get your gamer friend, family member, or significant other a gift!
Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Gifts great for Gamers
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Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Gamer's Delight Edition

PlayStation 5
PlayStation 5

1. PlayStation 5 - Even if it is pretty hard to find due to the high demand, the PlayStation 5 is a great gift for gamers. It ushers in the next generation of console gaming for Sony. For PHP 27,990, you can get the PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray. 

It uses an AMD Ryzen Zen 2 chip with 8 Cores and 16 Threads up to 3.5GHz, AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics engine with Ray Tracing Acceleration and Variable frequency up to 2.23GHz (10.3 TFLOPS), 16GB GDDR6 RAM with 448GB/s Bandwith, 825GB SSD with 5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth, DualSense controller, 2x USB-A ports, 1x USB-C port, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, and Bluetooth 5.1.
PS5 DualSense controller
PS5 DualSense controller

2. PS5 DualSense controller - Priced at PHP 3,990, the PS5 DualSense controller is not just your average console controller. As proven here, the DualSense controller does work on Android devices as well as a PC. It has a sleek and ergonomic design that can prove as a great addition to any gamer's arsenal.
Xbox Series S
Xbox Series S

3. Xbox Series S - If you are Team Microsoft, then the Xbox Series S is the one for you priced at PHP 19,995. This is the all-digital, next-gen console from Microsoft. It is a slimmer brother of the Series X that is capable of 1440p gaming at 120fps, Direct X RayTracing, Variable rate shading, 4K upscaling for games, and 4K media streaming.

If you don't mind not owning physical copies of games then going for a digital console is perfect for you. Your games, saves, and backups are safe in the cloud and you can pre-order or pre-install upcoming games so you're ready to play them the moment they launch.
Nintendo Switch Lite
Nintendo Switch Lite

4.  Nintendo Switch Lite - Apart from the two consoles above, the Nintendo Switch Lite is the answer if you want a portable gaming machine. Yes, we chose the Lite version due to its focusing on portability. You can play Animal Crossing: New Horizons, The Witcher 3, or Breath of the Wild while on the go. You can get one for PHP 10,795 at GameOne PH.

5. Gaming smartphones - No specific brands? Well, there are two smartphones we can think of when you say gaming.
ROG Phone 3
ROG Phone 3

First is the ASUS ROG Phone 3 starting at PHP 49,995. It has a 6.59-inch AMOLED screen with 144Hz/1ms refresh rate, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+ support, and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It also has Delta-E<1 color accuracy and TÜV Rheinland certification. It also has a 25ms touch latency with a 270ms touch sampling rate to have the fastest touch reaction rate.

Inside, it has the 7nm 3.1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus octa-core processor with 5G support, Adreno 650 GPU, up to 16GB  LPDDR5 RAM, up to 512GB UFS 3.1 ROM, and a 6,000mAh battery with 30W HyperCharge at the side and bottom ports. The side port also supports USB 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort 1.4 up to 4K UHD, and PD 3.0 fast charging.
Lenovo Legion Phone Duel
Lenovo Legion Phone Duel

The other one is the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel starting at PHP 39,995. It has a 6.65-inch 144Hz refresh rate AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 6 Protection and with a resolution of 2340 x 1080. Inside, it has a 7nm Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC, Adreno 650 GPU, 12GB/16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 256GB/512GB UFS 3.1, 5000mAh battery with 90W Turbo Power Charging.

This has a unique design that is mostly geared towards landscape usage. You can check out our first impressions and unboxing here.
Bathala Dumangan
Bathala Dumangan

6. Bathala Gaming Chair - If you want to support a local brand, then Bathala is for you. Bathala is a brand of gaming chairs built for gamers, by gamers. It is a brand founded by NBA 2K Pro Rocky "Rak" Braña. His goal? To create gaming chairs for Filipinos that are high-quality yet affordable.

His Mapulon gaming chair is priced at just PHP 4,499 while his highest end, Dumangan, is priced at just PHP 7,499. The gaming chairs are designed with comfort, style, and ergonomics in mind.

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