Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Joy-Con drift has plagued the Nintendo Switch since launch, but Nintendo's follow-up console may provide a solution to the long-standing controller issue.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 20, 2024

We used to have a dedicated device like a console or PC to play the latest AAA blockbusters, now we can also play these directly on our mobile phone. Developers used to have to partner with publishers for their games to reach market; now they can use digital platforms and release their wares into the world without a middle man.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Details on the next Nintendo console are currently elusive, but emails between Activision Blizzard executives give an idea of its technological capabilities.

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Game Developer

JULY 6, 2023

Integrating its Atari VCS console and game library with Playmaji's Polymega allows Atari to refresh its hardware operations after a shaky half-year in 2022.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 2, 2023

Now that it's on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Discord is aiming to bring native streaming to both consoles in the near future.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 16, 2023

The new overlay from Epic Online Services helps developers with cross-play games on consoles better connect their communities and boost player numbers.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 25, 2024

With Mixed Reality (MR) as a key feature in current and next generation VR hardware and headsets, many developers are wondering if their console skill sets transfer to more virtual settings.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 8, 2024

Paradox Interactive has once again delayed the console launch of its city builder, Cities Skylines 2. While the console release was initially intended to accompany the sequel when it debuted on PC last October, the console release was delayed – firstly to "spring 2024", and then to October 2024, a full year after its PC release.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 30, 2024

Sony Interactive Entertainment has given an update on its console business, revealing that 50% of its users are now on PS5, with the other half on PS4. In fact, the firm says that PS5 is the most profitable console generation so far. In fact, the firm says that PS5 is the most profitable console generation so far. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

We're in a very unusual place for hardware right now – still feeling the ripples and knock-on effects of the market distortions seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though direct effects like supply chain disruption are now behind us.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Console gaming is dying. Consoles were booming, piracy was putting off publishers, and the same old games were topping the charts. If you've been in this business for more than 15 years, you've probably heard a sentence like that before. In the early 2000s, it was PC gaming that was dying. Forget PCs, it was all about PlayStation.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 1, 2024

Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has said it intends to grow the country's console market by 2028 in order to revitalise its games industry. As reported by Yonhap News Agency , the government unveiled its five-year plan on Wednesday, aiming to reduce its reliance on mobile and online platforms and boost console sales.

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Game Developer

MARCH 7, 2023

Gameloft will still make mobile games, but it sounds like it wants to continue pursuing the PC and console crowd after the success of Disney Dreamlight Valley.

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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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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 1, 2024

Over the last five years there's been tremendous change across console gaming driven by the growth in live service games, the increase in free-to-play titles, and the burgeoning influence of multi-game subscription services.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Microsoft today addressed recent reports and rumors about a change to its first-party strategy in an Xbox podcast presentation, confirming that a slate of four titles would be released on non-Xbox consoles.

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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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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 4, 2024

In a console market dominated by Sony and Nintendo, a mobile market ruled by Google and Apple, and a PC business controlled by Valve, Xbox has been trying to disrupt things, grow things and widen the market… go to places its rivals are not. Streaming isn’t quite there yet. Read more

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Game Developer

JUNE 26, 2024

Microsoft killed its cloud-powered streaming device back in 2022, but the newly discovered patent gives an idea of what could have been.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 2, 2024

In the wake of 2023, a year marked by blockbuster game releases, the global PC and console gaming market is facing a period of moderation. According to the latest PC and Console Gaming report by Newzoo , the PC and console gaming market generated $93.5 billion in revenue in 2023, representing a modest growth rate of 2.6%

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

On the surface, it looks like it's been a banner year for video game console sales. Overall in every major market, video game console sales are up. PS5 sales are up over 100% in some European countries, while Nintendo Switch sales are incredibly up year-on-year, despite it approaching its seventh anniversary.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox It was announced that iRacing has acquired the NASCAR simulation-style console racing games license. The deal will see 704 Games, a subsidiary of Motorsport Games, transfer the rights over. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Not only had Sony trounced sales of Nintendo's console for a second consecutive generation, but it had also extended its lead and Nintendo had fallen further behind. It was called project 'Revolution', which was a surprising moment of hubris for a company that had been soundly defeated (again) by PlayStation.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 15, 2024

patch was delayed on Microsoft consoles. The Finals developer Embark had apologised to Xbox players after its feature-rich 3.4 Whilst the update was rolled out successfully on PC and PS5 last week, Xbox fans are having to endure a "lengthy delay" due to a unspecified "situation that's blocking the 3.4 release on Xbox." release on Xbox.

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Game Developer

JULY 8, 2024

As Cities: Skylines II's one-year anniversary draws closer, the game is facing a tumultuous rehabilitation and expansion.

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Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

GameFromScratch.com W4 Games Release Godot W4 Console Pricing W4 Games, the Godot focused development company which just received an additional $15M in funding, just announced pricing for W4 Console.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 2, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Newzoo's latest report says that global consumer spending for PC and console gaming received a 2.6% Here's what you need to know from Newzoo's PC and Console Gaming Report 2023: Read more increase, totaling $93.5 billion in 2023.

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 5, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Godot 4 Getting Console Support One of the biggest weaknesses of the Godot game engine relative to Unreal or Unity, is the lack of out of the box console support.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Xbox head Phil Spencer reportedly told employees that Microsoft isn't planning to stop making consoles.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 4, 2023

Phil Spencer says making great games wouldn't be enough for Xbox to claw out of third place in the console race. We're not in the business of out-consoling Sony or out-consoling Nintendo," Spencer said. There isn't really a great solution or win for us.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Yet this year it’s the console segment that is the biggest revenue growth driver, with an impressive +7.4% Now consumers are getting their hands on not only new consoles but also new games for those consoles, which translates into booming sales. Console publishers rely on blockbuster franchises. year-on-year increase.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 22, 2023

Atari has taken the wraps off the Atari 2600+, a modern reinvention of its most popular home console. Set to ship in November, the Atari 2600+ plays original Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 cartridges. It also comes with a 10-Games-in-1 cartridge featuring some of the system's staples, such as Combat, Adventure, Missile Command, and Yar's Revenge.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Microsoft dropped a bombshell yesterday, confirming recent reports that it would be going multiplatform, bringing a quartet of first-party games to rival consoles in the near future. Check every Friday for a new entry.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 24, 2024

Lightspeed Studios has appointed industry veteran Michael Pattison as vice president of its publishing division for PC and console.

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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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PreMortem.Games

MAY 4, 2023

According to Newzoo’s PC & Console Gaming Report , the PC and console market still outperformed previous forecasts despite a slight decline of revenue (-2,2% year over year) in 2022. With over one billion PC players and 611 million console players, there are still plenty of opportunities for growth and expansion.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 15, 2024

April PC and console game sales fell 6.2% year-on-year in Europe, with 10.5 million games sold. That’s according to GSD data, which tracks digital sales for most major games companies across the whole of Europe, and all physical game sales in all major European markets. April was a very quiet month for games.

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