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Game over for the Gaming Industry? Console makers, publishers face slowdown after decades
Fp Staff •After three decades of a relatively strong run which peaked in the year 2021, the gaming industry is seeing a crushing slowdown. Console makers like Sony and Microsoft, along with game publishers like Electronic Arts and Take-Two are set to face a tough time
LEAKED: PS5 Slim likely to launch in September this year, alleged photos surface online
Mehul Das •Sony might be gearing up to launch the PlayStation5 Slim pretty soon, probably as soon as September this year. A video and some images of the supposed PS5 Slim have leaked online, which showcases some considerable changes in dimension and design
Microsoft finally admits what people knew all along: Xbox One sales were less than half of the PS4
Mehul Das •The Portuguese arm of Microsoft has revealed that Sony sold twice as many PlayStation4, as Microsoft sold the Xbox One. Lifetime sales of the PS4 are at about 117.2 million units as of March 2022, which means Microsoft couldn’t have sold more than 58.5 million units.
Sony introduces a new iPhone-friendly PS5-styled gamepad controller. Here’s why it is bizarre
Fp Staff •Sony has partnered with Backbone, a gamepad designer and manufacturer to come up with a mobile gamepad for iOS devices that looks and functions like the PS5’s DualSense controllers. We believe that Sony coming up with one supporting Android devices before the iOS ones, would have made more sense.
Sony is planning to unveil new hardware for PlayStation 5, will include a PS5 “pro” controller
Fp Staff •Sony is working on a number of new hardware solutions for the PlayStation 5. The major development has been towards a new “pro” controller, that can be modified completely to fit a gamer’s preferences.
Sony and Microsoft are planning to launch a new PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X consoles in 2023
Mehul Das •Sony & Microsoft are set to upgrade the PS5 & the Xbox Series X consoles next year. Apparently, they have started hiring engineers for the project and are already discussing schematics with their SoC provider, AMD.
Xbox said no to Spider-Man, making it a PlayStation exclusive title, reveals Marvel executive
Mehul Das •Imagine just how massively popular the Xbox Series X and the Series S would have been if they had a title like Spider-Man as an exclusive title, instead of PlayStation. Well, it almost came to happen this way according to a Marvel Executive named Jay Ong.
Why studios haven't been able to crack the cheat codes of video game adaptations yet
Suchin Mehrotra •What is the point of a video game movie where you feel like you are watching somebody else play the game? What value does a movie have if the intention is not to adapt the source material into a narrative but merely recreate the experience of it?
Heineken, Carlsberg, Universal Music, PlayStation, Nintendo, Ferrari join Russia exodus
•Sony Group, which owns PlayStation, said in a statement that its video game unit "joins the global community in calling for peace in Ukraine" as it announced it had suspended operations in Russia.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Review: A fantastic reason to pick up a book or a new hobby
Karanp •Repetition, tedium, frustration and a lack of things to do relegate this Capcom title to the category of ‘only for hardcore fans’