The PlayStation 5 Pro has finally been unveiled
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
The new console will retail for $699 and launch on November 7.
Dragon's Dogma II will be Capcom's first current-gen, $70 release
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NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The long-awaited sequel to Dragon's Dogma marks a turning point for Capcom as it goes all-in on current consoles and the new standard retail price for triple-A games.
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Huge console sales deliver record Black Friday for UK games retail
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 8, 2023
£167 million worth of video game consoles, accessories and physical games were sold over the Black Friday week in the UK, GfK reveals. It's only beaten by Black Friday 2013 and Black Friday 2020, which both coincided with the launch of a PlayStation console (PS4 in 2013 and PS5 in 2020). Read more
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Alan Wake 2 shunning physical release to avoid price hike
Game Developer
MAY 25, 2023
The sequel will retail for $59.99 on consoles and $49.99
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France's record €6.1bn year in games spending due to console growth, strong retail
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 22, 2024
That's according to a new report by French games trade body SELL, which said the console space accounted for 52% of the market's total value at over €3 billion, up 24.1% Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The video game market in France saw an all-time high in consumer spending, with €6.1
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Sony raising PS5 console and accessory prices in Japan
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 28, 2024
Sony has increased the recommended retail prices of PlayStation 5 and its accessories in Japan. The standard PlayStation 5 console will now cost ¥79,980 ($554), a $90 increase from its current price of ¥66,980 ($464). In a notice issued on the PlayStation blog , the price changes will come into effect on September 2.
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Andrew Byatt and Dominic Wheatley on Evercade’s success and their retail plans for Blaze’s expanding line of retro consoles
Game Development News
JULY 24, 2024
The Evercade platform, augmented by the Game Boy-inspired Super Pocket last year, is about to enjoy a refresh to its console and handheld hardware ahead of an arcade-style system, the Evercade Alpha, joining the line-up at the end of the year. The revised systems, the EXP-R and VS-R, will be bundled with the Tomb Raider …
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76% of US kids want consoles and games for Christmas
GamesIndustry.biz
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
76% of children in the US are planning to ask for game-related gifts this holiday season, with almost half of those surveyed requesting consoles. Read more
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Nintendo aims to avoid scalping of Switch successor by meeting console demand
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 1, 2024
In a general Q&A at a recent shareholders meeting as reported by VGC , Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa told investors that it would combat resellers by providing enough hardware for retailers to meet demand. Read more
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Microsoft to increase Xbox Series S|X console prices in Japan
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 31, 2023
Microsoft has announced that it will increase the retail price of its Xbox Series S|X units in Japan. The consoles' current and new prices are listed below: Read more As reported by Famitsu , per translation by Gematsu , the tech firm's changes will become effective on February 17.
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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is April's best-selling game | Japan Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 15, 2024
Famitsu's monthly retail sales data from April 1 to April 28 shows that by comparison, Sony's PlayStation 5 consoles reached 90,000 consoles sold during the month. In April, the Nintendo Switch moved 251,000 units across standard, Lite, and OLED models in Japan.
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Video games is no longer the biggest entertainment medium in the UK
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 8, 2024
ERA, which is the UK trade body representing video, music and games retailers, says that revenue made by video games in the UK reached £4.74 That includes sales of digital and physical video games, covering PC, mobile and consoles. The the first time in over ten years, video games is not the UK's biggest entertainment medium.
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How can Nintendo Switch 2 surpass its predecessor? | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 9, 2024
Nintendo fully revealed the console almost exactly seven years ago. It held an event at Hammersmith in London to showcase the product to media, retail and assorted industry people and celebrities. A group of us convened in a pub afterwards and the view was unanimous: this might be Nintendo's last console.
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GAME drops Xbox All Access and reward scheme
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 6, 2024
Eurogamer confirmed with the UK retailer that it will no longer offer Xbox All Access, which lets players buy an Xbox Series X|S console across 24 monthly instalments (also including Game Pass), by the end of June.
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Helldivers 2 drives UK March game sales up 26% | UK Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 8, 2024
million PC and console games were sold across the UK during March, an impressive rise of 26% over the same period in 2023. They are, of course, very different games, with Spider-Man 2 retailing at £70 and only releasing on PS5. Helldivers 2 has a lower price and is also available on PC. Read more
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Phil Spencer wants to see other digital storefronts on Xbox
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 27, 2024
Xbox head Phil Spencer has said that he wants to see more digital retailers on the console, such as the Epic Games Store and Itch.io. When asked by Polygon if he could see these storefronts on the platform at some point in the future, Spencer said he believed console players would benefit from more options.
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Digital-only Xbox Series X is one of three new models launching this holiday
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 9, 2024
Microsoft has announced three new models of its Xbox Series consoles will launch this holiday season, including an all-digital Series X. It will retail for $449.99/€499.99. Read more
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Persona 3 Reload is February's top-selling title | Japan Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 12, 2024
Famitsu's monthly retail sales data from January 29 to February 25 shows that by comparison, Sony's PlayStation 5 console reached 147,000 systems sold during the month. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox In February, the Nintendo Switch moved 191,000 units across its three models in Japan.
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EA Sports College Football 25 sold 2.2m $100 copies with early access
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 22, 2024
As noted by IGN , the only way to gain this access was to buy the deluxe edition on console, which retailed at $99.99 The publisher announced on Friday that 2.2 million players had gained early access to the game. compared to the $69.99 standard edition. In addition to the 2.2
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PlayStation 5 sales jumped 75% in the UK after price cut
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 1, 2023
It follows the first temporary price drop for Sony's console, with retailers selling the machine for as low as £399. Some retailers, such as Amazon and GAME, also included a game in addition to the price drop, with titles such as LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Forspoken and Saints Row available.
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PlayStation 5 tops Japanese monthly charts for the first time
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 10, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in its home market of Japan last month – the first time Sony's current console has outsold the previously dominating Nintendo Switch in that market.
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Microsoft increases the cost of Xbox Series S|X units in Sweden
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Microsoft has raised the retail price of its Xbox Series S|X systems in Sweden. As reported by GamingDeputy , the tech firm's changes for the consoles were spotted on its website. Read more
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Nintendo Switch becomes best selling console ever in France
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 17, 2023
The Nintendo Switch has become the best selling console of all time in France. Le Figaro clarified that handheld consoles were excluded from the breakdown. According to French publication Le Figaro , the Switch has sold 7.09 The latter had been the record holder for the past decade, having sold 6.3 million units. million units.
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PS5 games dominate UK charts following console price drop | UK Boxed Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 2, 2023
PS5 games have jumped up the UK physical charts following a 75% increase in console sales. All three games were included by retailers in various PS5 bundles, which coincided with the console's first temporary price drop last week. Hogwarts Legacy moved from No. 6 following a 248% increase in sales. 34 with a 84% rise in sales.
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Switch reclaims top spot in March for consoles sold | Japan Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 11, 2023
Famitsu's monthly retail sales data from February 27 to March 26 shows that the console sold 231,000 units across its standard, Lite, and OLED models. By comparison, Sony's PlayStation 5 hardware hit 223,000 systems sold during the four weeks.
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I don’t know if this is confidential or “too technical” for the blog, but how does developing for consoles actually work? As in, what is the workflow like? Obviously, you do all the coding on a PC, but how does the build get tested on consoles? How do you debug on consoles? It would be awesome if you could do a little rundown, but I understand if it’s not possible.
Ask a Game Dev
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
A console dev kit is a lot like a networked computer fused with a game console. It has beefier hardware than the retail console (because it needs to be able to hold and run debug builds of the game). Game consoles today typically have plugins for Microsoft Visual studio to handle the remote debugging process.
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How well will the PS5 Pro sell?
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
From the reactions we've seen to the PS5 Pro's $700 price tag, it would be easy to think Sony's new console is dead on arrival. To get a better sense of the PS5 Pro's prospects, GamesIndustry.biz spoke to a number of analysts about their sales expectations and the many factors that affect a mid-generation console's launch.
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Nintendo continues run as top publisher | Japan Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Famitsu's monthly retail sales data from October 30 to November 26 shows that by comparison, Sony's PlayStation 5 console hit 231,000 systems sold during the month. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox During November in Japan, the Nintendo Switch moved 296,000 units across its three models.
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Aldora market forecast 2025: Game Industry is slowly moving upward
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 26, 2024
Console gaming is on track to reach $44.9 Console hardware sales are projected to decline sharply by 31% in 2024 and another -11% in 2025E, due to the end of the current console generation cycle. Mobile gaming continues to dominate this category, accounting for $109.6 billion (3.6% growth), and is forecasted to reach $115.7
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Do developers get a head start to buy new consoles when they release them?
Ask a Game Dev
JUNE 22, 2023
I’ve only ever had the chance to buy a console early once and that was a special dispensation from Nintendo to buy a Wii (at a discount) from them directly as thanks for being a developer on a launch title. The rest of the time, I’ve had to buy new game consoles the same way everybody else does.
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Japanese players spent $2.9 billion on boxed games and consoles in 2022
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 12, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox. Just shut of $3 billion was spent on physical games products in Japan last year. That's according to Famitsu's annual report , which revealed that total sales on boxed games and hardware amounted to ¥374.8 billion ($2.9
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US kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmas
GamesIndustry.biz
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Subscriptions were the most popular gift idea at 39%, followed closely by consoles (38%), games accessories (32%), and in-game currency (29%). Of the 500-plus children surveyed (ages 10 to 17), most are planning to ask for video game-related gifts for the holidays. Read more
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Switch hits 30m lifetime unit sales during July | Japan Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 14, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox During July in Japan, the Nintendo Switch reached a lifetime sales total of 30 million consoles. Famitsu's monthly retail sales data from June 26 to July 30 shows that the console sold 407,000 units across its standard, Lite, and OLED systems.
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The Play Pendulum • A theory of innovation cycles in interactive entertainment
PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Atari led the charge, creating new types of games for home consoles. Atari’s strategy centered on creating a wide variety of games, emphasizing the abundance of titles available for their consoles. For instance, Atari ordered 12 million units of Pac-Man in 1982, expecting to expand beyond their 10 million console install base.
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Bandai Namco is opening a store in London
Game Development News
JUNE 28, 2023
Bandai Namco has announced it is opening a new ‘interactive retail experience’ store in July 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP
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Sony aims to sell 25m PS5 units by April 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 28, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Sony plans to sell 25 million units of PlayStation 5 into retail in the current fiscal year. Read more
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Japan Switch repair service cancelled after a year
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 5, 2023
In an announcement on Nintendo Japan's website , the platform holder said the extended warranty service for the console (known as Wide Care) will end on August 31. Nintendo is no longer offering its Switch repair service in Japan. Those already subscribed to the service will not be able to amend their subscription past July 14.
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The UK Games market grew to £7 billion in 2020
Gamesbrief
MARCH 19, 2021
Looking at the infographic, several points stand out: Digital console software at £1.7 Digital console grew more in 2020 (24%) than mobile (21%). Obviously, it was a good year for new consoles, so maybe this is an unfair comparison, but I would hope for faster growth. VR hardware grew by less than any other category of hardware.
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PS5 and Modern Warfare 2 help drive November spending to $6.3 billion | US Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 9, 2022
With PlayStation 5 more readily available than it was in November 2021, overall spending on consoles and other devices was up 45% year-on-year. That's according to the latest figures from The NPD Group, which reported that this uptick was primarily driven by hardware sales. Here's what you need to know: Read more.
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Battlefield 2042 returns at No. 5 | UK Boxed Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 19, 2023
5, with a large increase in sales due to a price promotion on consoles. EA Sports' final FIFA saw a 6% increase in sales last week, having received a 21% boost in last week's charts, GfK reported. Meanwhile, Battlefield 2042 has re-entered the charts at No.5, Game sales overall rose 22% last week. Read more
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Evercade units stolen in robbery
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Retro console Evercade and its creator Blaze Entertainment were the subjects of a robbery on December 6, which saw an amount of stock stolen from the company. In a blog post , the firm said that a lorry carrying limited edition units of the Evercade EXP was the subject of a suspected "targeted, possible organised attack."
UK watchdog calls on Nintendo to fix Joy-Con drift, compensate consumers
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 20, 2022
In a new study , the organisation tested five pairs of Joy-Cons sourced from consumers, alongside the base Switch console model. has urged Nintendo to provide a compensation option to buyers that have experienced Joy-Con drift. All five sets had drift issues, with the left stick affected the most.
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GameStop circles the drain
Game Daily
JUNE 20, 2023
Of course, this still happens, but the rise of digital sales has significantly diminished their financial significance, and thereby the power of GameStop, America’s biggest physical games retailer. Over the years, various attempts to diversify into digital retailing, mobile phones and, most recently, NFTs, have come to nothing.
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