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

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

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

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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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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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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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

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

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

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

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

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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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

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 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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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

AUGUST 21, 2023

A new report by Niko Partners has revealed that consoles are the most popular platform for young gamers in Japan. Console is the most popular format among Japanese gamers, used by 72.3% of the group, followed by mobile gaming at 63.5%.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 16, 2023

So, how (relatively) bad did the PC and console market do in 2022? In the first ever PC & Console Gaming Report Newzoo dives into this section of the market. Pandemic gaming Last year, the combined revenue from the PC and console market reached $92.3 The battle for attention in the PC and console market is heating up.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 5, 2024

Discovery has been historically focused on AAA console games, but the company's CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette wants to change that. The gaming business of Warner Bros.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 6, 2023

The research firm also predicts that last year, the handheld PC console sold 1.6 million consoles. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new Omdia report estimates that the lifetime sales count for Valve's Steam Deck will reach over 3 million units in 2023. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 20, 2023

Traditionally, the console and PC gaming markets have operated very differently to mobile. But that’s changing as technological advancements are allowing mobile developers to bring their games to console, and vice versa. Plus, as recent major acquisitions show, console and PC-first publishers are eyeing up the mobile market.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

Now that Mordhau has arrived on both PlayStation and Xbox , console players finally get the chance to hack & slash their way through medieval battlegrounds. The console version supports 64-player online matches with crossplay exclusively for console players. So, we had to be smart and make everything dynamic.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 10, 2023

It was a tough April for the UK PC and console games market, with sales down on games and hardware. Just under 111,000 consoles were sold in the UK during the month (GfK figures), which is 20% down over March. 1 console of the month once again, followed by Nintendo Switch and then Xbox Series S and X. PS5 was the No.1

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Juego Studio

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Consoles and mobiles are two of them. Consoles have larger screens, and high-quality graphics, and can perform multiple actions using game controllers. Whereas mobiles […] The post Mobile vs. Console Gaming: A Detailed Guide appeared first on Juego Studio. Both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 18, 2023

million PC and console games were sold in March across Europe, a slight drop of 4% compared with the same period in 2022. That means for the first quarter of the year, 39 million games have been sold, which is a drop of 11% over last year.

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Game Developer

JUNE 30, 2023

After years of being on non-Sony systems, the extremely popular (and profitable) Roblox may finally get to have a place on the PlayStation.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Ubisoft hopes to get its multiplayer shooter up to certification standards and out for release within the next two months, at best.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 17, 2023

Portable gaming consoles will be required to have replaceable batteries by 2027 to comply with a new European Union law. On July 10, the European Council voted for a new regulation to implement sustainability rules for batteries.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

NCSoft and SIE plan to partner on a number of "global businesses.across and beyond genres and regions," including the mobile games space.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Testing console games is crucial in ensuring your game functions as intended before releasing it to the audience. While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach for testing your console game, several best practices can help you test your console game thoroughly. But why is console game testing important? Let’s find out.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new report by Ampere Analysis estimates that spending on console games, hardware, and services declined in 2022, totaling $56.2 Global console spending: $56.2 year-on-year Console game revenue: $32.6 billion, a decrease of 7.8% billion, a drop of 9.3%

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 28, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa says the firm aims to "smoothly transition" its consumers to the next console. Read more

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Game Wisdom

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From Retro To Modern: Exploring The Evolution Of Video Game Consoles Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Video game consoles are not a new technology. Since the 1970s when the tech was first introduced into the market, the console industry has observed some remarkable transformations.

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