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Nintendo's 15m sales estimate for the FY for Switch 2 may seem conservative. But Holiday is a big unknown for them. We knew it was going to sell strongly in June. But how has global price rises impacting the more mainstream audience? We'll get a sense of that in calendar Q4

2025-08-02 View on X

CNBC

Nintendo Q1: revenue up 132% YoY to ~$3.8B, operating profit up 4.4% to ~$378M; it sold 5.82M Switch 2 units in the first month, more than double the original

Tariffs are pushing prices up but only for the original Switch and Switch 2 accessories, not the Switch 2 itself. @gameoverthirty : My summary of Nintendo's Q1 FYE March 26 investo...

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Sigh https://sonyinteractive.com/ ...

2024-10-30 View on X

Bloomberg

PlayStation closes Firewalk Studios, which debuted shooter game Concord in August 2024 before taking it offline, and mobile studio Neon Koi, impacting ~210 jobs

The company will also close the mobile game studio Neon Koi, which hasn't released a game, according to a blog post from Sony on Tuesday.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows delay creates a strong opportunity for Ubisoft to have another run at Star Wars Outlaws. Reviews were solid, it's got potential mass appeal, and a relatively slight Q4 release slate could make it a popular choice over the Black Friday sales window

2024-09-26 View on X

Bloomberg

Ubisoft lowers its FY 2024-25 bookings forecast to €1.95B, vs. €2.42B est., and delays Assassin's Creed Shadows to February 14, 2025; UBI drops 15%+

- Company said its recent Star Wars release had underperformed

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It felt inevitable Xbox would increase its Game Pass pricing, and this seems reasonable. For those where ‘day and date’ is the main selling point, it's a potentially sizeable jump (if they're not on Ultimate), but the AAA Xbox slate is looking very good, so hopefully fans will

2024-07-11 View on X

The Verge

Microsoft hikes the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by $3 to $19.99/month for new subscribers and plans a Standard tier for $14.99/month without day-one titles

is Amazon Prime next? Jez Corden / Windows Central : Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases Jennifer Maas / ...

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PlayStation has named Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino as joint CEOs, succeeding Jim Ryan. Both are PlayStation veterans, having been part of the company for the best part of two decades (although they're the first CEOs who were not part of the PS1 era) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ...

2024-05-14 View on X

GamesIndustry.biz

Sony Interactive Entertainment announces two new CEOs: Hermen Hulst, who will lead studios, and Hideaki Nishino, who will lead platforms, effective June 1

Hulst will lead the Studios business, while Nishino takes charge of the platform side — News by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B

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I had a chat with Ubisoft about changes to its subscription service and what it'll take for subscribing to take off in this industry. Part of it comes down to gamers being comfortable with not owning its games https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ...

2024-01-16 View on X

GamesIndustry.biz

Ubisoft rebrands its $18/month tier as Ubisoft+ Premium and adds Ubisoft+ Classics on PC; executive Philippe Tremblay says Ubisoft has “millions” of subscribers

Ubisoft introduces its Classic service to PC; and ‘more to come’ on Activision Blizzard — Feature by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B

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However, he acknowledges this position may change in the future. “things can change very quickly in this industry”. Here's the full interview: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ...

2022-03-29 View on X

GamesIndustry.biz

Sony merges PS Now and PS Plus to form three tiers, launching in June: PS Plus Essentials for $9.99/month, Extra for $14.99/month, and Premium for $17.99/month

PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS4 and PS5 games included, but not brand new releases — At a glance:

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A few things from my chat with Jim Ryan. If Sony put its first-party games into the service day and date, he says it would increase the cost of the service and result in less investment for its studios

2022-03-29 View on X

GamesIndustry.biz

Sony merges PS Now and PS Plus to form three tiers, launching in June: PS Plus Essentials for $9.99/month, Extra for $14.99/month, and Premium for $17.99/month

PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS4 and PS5 games included, but not brand new releases — At a glance:

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Microsoft's spending spree isn't a threat to Sony. It's a threat to Sony, Ubisoft, EA, Take-Two, Tencent and pretty much every major games conglomerate going

2022-01-18 View on X

Microsoft

Microsoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7B in cash, or $95/share, closing in FY '23; Activision's stock, which closed last week at $65.39, jumps 27%+

Legendary games, immersive interactive entertainment and publishing expertise accelerate growth in Microsoft's Gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud.

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