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  • ✇Eurogamer.net
  • Level 5's Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time delayed to unspecified dateVictoria Kennedy
    Nintendo and Level-5 have announced a delay for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, which was originally due to launch for Switch on 10th October."To all of you who have been looking forward to the release, we apologise for any inconvenience caused and sincerely appreciate your understanding," Level-5 said in a statement sharing news of the delay. "Thank you for your patience."Level-5 hasn't yet suggested when Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time might now release, nor did it offer an
     

Level 5's Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time delayed to unspecified date

19. Srpen 2024 v 20:41

Nintendo and Level-5 have announced a delay for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, which was originally due to launch for Switch on 10th October.

"To all of you who have been looking forward to the release, we apologise for any inconvenience caused and sincerely appreciate your understanding," Level-5 said in a statement sharing news of the delay. "Thank you for your patience."

Level-5 hasn't yet suggested when Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time might now release, nor did it offer any reason for the delay. Could the studio be waiting for Nintendo's next generation of hardware, tentatively dubbed Switch 2? I suppose time will tell.

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Today's Nintendo Museum Direct will not feature announcements or even "mention" the Nintendo Switch successor

19. Srpen 2024 v 17:00

Yes, Nintendo is opening up its Japanese Nintendo Museum for a tour later today. No, it will not be taking questions about anything else at this time.

That's the official line from Nintendo, which announced on its official American X/Twitter account over the weekend that whilst it's happy to share a quick 10-minute tour of its Kyoto museum, "there will be no game announcements or mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during this presentation".

"Join us [later today], August 19 at 3pm PT, for a tour of the Nintendo Museum that’s scheduled to open during the fall of 2024 in Kyoto, Japan!" the account announced. "The Nintendo Museum Direct livestream will last roughly 10 minutes.

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Try Nintendo's Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club for free next week

16. Srpen 2024 v 17:39

Nintendo is dropping a free three-part demo for its upcoming horror, Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club from next week.

From Tuesday 20th August, players will be able to grab the prologue and chapter one.

Chapter two will drop on the morning of the 23rd August, and the third and final freebie, chapter three, will be available on 28th August.

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  • Hopes fade for Switch 2 launch in early 2025Tom Phillips
    Nintendo Switch 2 won't launch before April 2025, per a report online that Eurogamer understands to be correct. The next console from Nintendo is still officially unannounced, though developers have been prepping games to be ready for its launch for some time. Nintendo initially wanted to launch Switch 2 in late 2024, but has since shifted its internal plans - firstly without ruling out a Q1 2025 date. Now, however, developers have been told not to expect Switch 2 this current financial yea
     

Hopes fade for Switch 2 launch in early 2025

14. Srpen 2024 v 12:59

Nintendo Switch 2 won't launch before April 2025, per a report online that Eurogamer understands to be correct.

The next console from Nintendo is still officially unannounced, though developers have been prepping games to be ready for its launch for some time. Nintendo initially wanted to launch Switch 2 in late 2024, but has since shifted its internal plans - firstly without ruling out a Q1 2025 date.

Now, however, developers have been told not to expect Switch 2 this current financial year, which ends on 31st March 2025.

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  • Nintendo offering extra two months on Switch Online membership renewalsTom Phillips
    You can currently re-subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online and get an extra two months' worth of membership time for free. Nintendo announced the offer today as a feature of its new Mega Multiplayer Festival, which runs from now until 8th September. Purchase a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership option during this period from the eShop or My Nintendo Store and you'll be credited with 14 months of membership time. Read more
     

Nintendo offering extra two months on Switch Online membership renewals

1. Srpen 2024 v 14:22

You can currently re-subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online and get an extra two months' worth of membership time for free.

Nintendo announced the offer today as a feature of its new Mega Multiplayer Festival, which runs from now until 8th September.

Purchase a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership option during this period from the eShop or My Nintendo Store and you'll be credited with 14 months of membership time.

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  • Nintendo offering extra two months on Switch Online membership renewalsTom Phillips
    You can currently re-subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online and get an extra two months' worth of membership time for free. Nintendo announced the offer today as a feature of its new Mega Multiplayer Festival, which runs from now until 8th September. Purchase a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership option during this period from the eShop or My Nintendo Store and you'll be credited with 14 months of membership time. Read more
     

Nintendo offering extra two months on Switch Online membership renewals

1. Srpen 2024 v 14:22

You can currently re-subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online and get an extra two months' worth of membership time for free.

Nintendo announced the offer today as a feature of its new Mega Multiplayer Festival, which runs from now until 8th September.

Purchase a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership option during this period from the eShop or My Nintendo Store and you'll be credited with 14 months of membership time.

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  • GAME denies report it will stop selling physical games, other than fulfilling pre-ordersTom Phillips
    UPDATE 3.15pm UK: In a further follow-up, a spokesperson for GAME parent company Frasers Group has assured Eurogamer there has been no change in store policy at all with regards to the sale of physical games and consoles.GAME's earlier statement had not addressed the potential for some kind of change to pre-order requirements - or some other move that might have prompted the original, erroneous report this morning. GAME has now told Eurogamer there's no changes to pre-order requirements either.
     

GAME denies report it will stop selling physical games, other than fulfilling pre-orders

24. Červen 2024 v 12:27

UPDATE 3.15pm UK: In a further follow-up, a spokesperson for GAME parent company Frasers Group has assured Eurogamer there has been no change in store policy at all with regards to the sale of physical games and consoles.

GAME's earlier statement had not addressed the potential for some kind of change to pre-order requirements - or some other move that might have prompted the original, erroneous report this morning. GAME has now told Eurogamer there's no changes to pre-order requirements either.

UPDATE 12.15pm UK: Speaking to Eurogamer, GAME has categorically denied the report published earlier today which stated the chain would stop selling boxed games and consoles in its stores.

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Nintendo won't confirm studio behind Mario & Luigi: Brothership, but says "original devs" are involved

22. Červen 2024 v 16:43

Nintendo is keeping tight-lipped on what studio is developing Mario & Luigi: Brothership.

When asked by journalist Stephen Totilo who was leading the development of the resurrected action RPG series, Nintendo wouldn't confirm who was involved, even though the original studio behind the series, AlphaDream, closed down in 2019.

It did, however, concede that "some of the original developers" were involved.

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  • DF Direct: Nintendo's games showcase impressed - even without Switch 2Will Judd
    Despite an early warning that no Switch 2 news would be forthcoming in their June briefing, Nintendo Direct was still a satisfying summer showcase with plenty of exciting titles. We ran our own Digital Foundry Direct special looking at the announcements, with John Linneman and Oliver Mackenzie highlighting some of the most anticipated games - including new Metroid, Zelda and Lego titles. While the video version of that Direct is available to watch below, I thought it might be interesting to tal
     

DF Direct: Nintendo's games showcase impressed - even without Switch 2

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20. Červen 2024 v 18:54

Despite an early warning that no Switch 2 news would be forthcoming in their June briefing, Nintendo Direct was still a satisfying summer showcase with plenty of exciting titles. We ran our own Digital Foundry Direct special looking at the announcements, with John Linneman and Oliver Mackenzie highlighting some of the most anticipated games - including new Metroid, Zelda and Lego titles.

While the video version of that Direct is available to watch below, I thought it might be interesting to talk about my personal highlight from the show, and perhaps more critically, how the announcements we've seen today might factor into an eventual Switch 2 launch line-up.

Starting off then, I was blown away by the Lego game: Lego Horizon Adventures. The original Horizon games - Zero Dawn and Forbidden West - have an unimpeachable setting, and it's fascinating to see this translated into a world of coloured bricks. Most importantly, there's been surprisingly little lost compared to the full-fat Unreal Engine 5 version of the game for PS5 and PC. High-quality Lumen RT reflections become SSR and pristine virtual shadow maps become traditional shadow maps, but the visual character of the game remains - despite the cutbacks necessary to get to even 30fps on Switch versus 60fps elsewhere.

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  • Metroid Prime 4 gets gorgeous first gameplay trailer - and it's out next yearMatt Wales
    After a long old wait, Nintendo's hugely anticipated sci-fi shooter sequel Metroid Prime 4 has re-surfaced - bringing with it a gorgeous first gameplay trailer, a new 'Beyond' subtitle, and confirmation it's launching next year. Metroid Prime 4 was, of course, first announced all the way back in 2017, almost a decade after the launch of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on Wii. Nintendo eventually confirmed it was was being developed by Bandai Namco - but 2019 brought the news the project had "not
     

Metroid Prime 4 gets gorgeous first gameplay trailer - and it's out next year

18. Červen 2024 v 17:09

After a long old wait, Nintendo's hugely anticipated sci-fi shooter sequel Metroid Prime 4 has re-surfaced - bringing with it a gorgeous first gameplay trailer, a new 'Beyond' subtitle, and confirmation it's launching next year.

Metroid Prime 4 was, of course, first announced all the way back in 2017, almost a decade after the launch of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on Wii. Nintendo eventually confirmed it was was being developed by Bandai Namco - but 2019 brought the news the project had "not reached the standard" Nintendo sought and was being rebooted from scratch, this time with original Metroid Prime developer Retro Studios at the helm.

Since then, updates have been scarce, but now - during an already treat-packed Nintendo Direct - the long-in-the-works shooter has re-emerged with nearly two minutes of gameplay.

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  • Nintendo Direct announced for tomorrowVictoria Kennedy
    Nintendo has announced the date and time for its next Direct showcase.Those wanting to hear more about what the Mario maker has in store over the coming months can tune in on 18th June, at 3pm. The Direct will be available to watch on Nintendo's YouTube channels.The company has not laid out specifics for what we can expect during tomorrow's broadcast, merely stating it will be "focused on Nintendo Switch games coming in the second half of 2024" and "there will be no mention of the Nintendo Swit
     

Nintendo Direct announced for tomorrow

17. Červen 2024 v 16:06

Nintendo has announced the date and time for its next Direct showcase.

Those wanting to hear more about what the Mario maker has in store over the coming months can tune in on 18th June, at 3pm. The Direct will be available to watch on Nintendo's YouTube channels.

The company has not laid out specifics for what we can expect during tomorrow's broadcast, merely stating it will be "focused on Nintendo Switch games coming in the second half of 2024" and "there will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during this presentation".

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  • PlayStation upsets VR fans as it kicks off this year's not-E3 hype cycleTom Phillips
    This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we look back on the start of this year's June hype cycle, the period formerly known as E3, now a potpourri of other events and announcement livestreams. PlayStation got the ball rolling last night with its latest State of Play broadcast, which included a look ahead at its rather meagre first-party plans for the remainder of 2024: a moderately buffed-up port of Until Dawn, online shooter Concord, and the charming Astro Bot. But, as our Ian wrote earlier, eve
     

PlayStation upsets VR fans as it kicks off this year's not-E3 hype cycle

31. Květen 2024 v 17:49

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we look back on the start of this year's June hype cycle, the period formerly known as E3, now a potpourri of other events and announcement livestreams.

PlayStation got the ball rolling last night with its latest State of Play broadcast, which included a look ahead at its rather meagre first-party plans for the remainder of 2024: a moderately buffed-up port of Until Dawn, online shooter Concord, and the charming Astro Bot. But, as our Ian wrote earlier, even the cute robot has got some people (VR fans) disgruntled. Still, as a flat-screen game, surely more people will now play it?

And then there was Silent Hill Transmission or, this time around, basically just a longer look at the upcoming Silent Hill 2 and a chance for Konami to promote a load of tie-in tat. Joining me this week are Eurogamer's Victoria Kennedy and Vikki Blake to discuss.

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  • Microsoft bosses reportedly pushing for no "red line" around which Xbox games launch on PlayStationTom Phillips
    A fresh report into the inner workings of Microsoft and the influence of its top boss Satya Nadella has shed new light on the pressure for Xbox to release more of its games on rival platforms in a bid to boost profits. Windows Central states that the plan to launch more Xbox games on PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, an operation dubbed "Latitude", has sparked "debate and unease" within the company at whether the move makes sense. Publicly, Xbox has suggested it is testing the waters with
     

Microsoft bosses reportedly pushing for no "red line" around which Xbox games launch on PlayStation

15. Květen 2024 v 19:56

A fresh report into the inner workings of Microsoft and the influence of its top boss Satya Nadella has shed new light on the pressure for Xbox to release more of its games on rival platforms in a bid to boost profits.

Windows Central states that the plan to launch more Xbox games on PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, an operation dubbed "Latitude", has sparked "debate and unease" within the company at whether the move makes sense.

Publicly, Xbox has suggested it is testing the waters with the four games launched so far - multiplatform titles that could benefit from more players, like Sea of Thieves and Grounded, as well as smaller titles that have already reached the majority of their likely audience on Xbox, like Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment.

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Is the closure of Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall's studios a sign the Xbox Game Pass publishing model is failing?

8. Květen 2024 v 18:10

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the future of Xbox after the announcement Microsoft is shutting a swathe of Bethesda game studios. Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall once seemed primed to benefit from being available via Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's much-touted subscription service often seen as the best reason to own the company's console. Now, the studios behind both are gone forever.

Last year, Microsoft's marketing mouthpiece Aaron Greenberg declared Hi-Fi Rush "a break out hit for us and our players in all key measurements and expectations". Redfall, meanwhile, despite being less-favourably received, had a multiplayer roadmap and a promise of single-player, with hope the Game Pass audience would still prop it up.

But Microsoft's reasoning for closing Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin - to focus on bigger bets - suggests Game Pass is no longer a place where creativity can reign without fear of being too niche, and where fun-if-a-bit-mid multiplayer games can't be supported long enough to receive updates just days from completion.

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  • Nintendo forecasts Switch will overtake Nintendo DS this year, becoming company's best-selling platformTom Phillips
    Nintendo expects Switch to sell another 13.5m units during the coming financial year - enough that it will overtake Nintendo DS to become the company's best-selling platform. In total, Switch is now on 141.32m units sold. In financial results published today - alongside which Nintendo mentioned Switch 2 for the first time - Nintendo forecast enough Switch 1 sales to take the aging console to 154.82m sold. As a reminder, Nintendo DS finished its sales run on 154.02m. PlayStation 2, the best-s
     

Nintendo forecasts Switch will overtake Nintendo DS this year, becoming company's best-selling platform

7. Květen 2024 v 12:08

Nintendo expects Switch to sell another 13.5m units during the coming financial year - enough that it will overtake Nintendo DS to become the company's best-selling platform. In total, Switch is now on 141.32m units sold.

In financial results published today - alongside which Nintendo mentioned Switch 2 for the first time - Nintendo forecast enough Switch 1 sales to take the aging console to 154.82m sold.

As a reminder, Nintendo DS finished its sales run on 154.02m. PlayStation 2, the best-selling video game platform of all time, sold 160m.

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  • Nintendo makes first Switch 2 announcementTom Phillips
    Nintendo has officially discussed Switch 2 for the first time, and laid out a rough timetable for when we'll see the much-discussed but still under-wraps console publicly unveiled. A message from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, posted this morning to social media platform X, confirms we'll hear of Switch 2 "this fiscal year" - before the end of March 2025. But the message also damps down any expectation we'll hear about Switch 2 in the next few months - as Furukawa rules out any furt
     

Nintendo makes first Switch 2 announcement

7. Květen 2024 v 10:10

Nintendo has officially discussed Switch 2 for the first time, and laid out a rough timetable for when we'll see the much-discussed but still under-wraps console publicly unveiled.

A message from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, posted this morning to social media platform X, confirms we'll hear of Switch 2 "this fiscal year" - before the end of March 2025.

But the message also damps down any expectation we'll hear about Switch 2 in the next few months - as Furukawa rules out any further details being shared in an upcoming Nintendo Direct scheduled for June.

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Is the closure of Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall's studios a sign the Xbox Game Pass publishing model is failing?

8. Květen 2024 v 18:10

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the future of Xbox after the announcement Microsoft is shutting a swathe of Bethesda game studios. Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall once seemed primed to benefit from being available via Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's much-touted subscription service often seen as the best reason to own the company's console. Now, the studios behind both are gone forever.

Last year, Microsoft's marketing mouthpiece Aaron Greenberg declared Hi-Fi Rush "a break out hit for us and our players in all key measurements and expectations". Redfall, meanwhile, despite being less-favourably received, had a multiplayer roadmap and a promise of single-player, with hope the Game Pass audience would still prop it up.

But Microsoft's reasoning for closing Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin - to focus on bigger bets - suggests Game Pass is no longer a place where creativity can reign without fear of being too niche, and where fun-if-a-bit-mid multiplayer games can't be supported long enough to receive updates just days from completion.

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  • Nintendo forecasts Switch will overtake Nintendo DS this year, becoming company's best-selling platformTom Phillips
    Nintendo expects Switch to sell another 13.5m units during the coming financial year - enough that it will overtake Nintendo DS to become the company's best-selling platform. In total, Switch is now on 141.32m units sold. In financial results published today - alongside which Nintendo mentioned Switch 2 for the first time - Nintendo forecast enough Switch 1 sales to take the aging console to 154.82m sold. As a reminder, Nintendo DS finished its sales run on 154.02m. PlayStation 2, the best-s
     

Nintendo forecasts Switch will overtake Nintendo DS this year, becoming company's best-selling platform

7. Květen 2024 v 12:08

Nintendo expects Switch to sell another 13.5m units during the coming financial year - enough that it will overtake Nintendo DS to become the company's best-selling platform. In total, Switch is now on 141.32m units sold.

In financial results published today - alongside which Nintendo mentioned Switch 2 for the first time - Nintendo forecast enough Switch 1 sales to take the aging console to 154.82m sold.

As a reminder, Nintendo DS finished its sales run on 154.02m. PlayStation 2, the best-selling video game platform of all time, sold 160m.

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  • Nintendo makes first Switch 2 announcementTom Phillips
    Nintendo has officially discussed Switch 2 for the first time, and laid out a rough timetable for when we'll see the much-discussed but still under-wraps console publicly unveiled. A message from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, posted this morning to social media platform X, confirms we'll hear of Switch 2 "this fiscal year" - before the end of March 2025. But the message also damps down any expectation we'll hear about Switch 2 in the next few months - as Furukawa rules out any furt
     

Nintendo makes first Switch 2 announcement

7. Květen 2024 v 10:10

Nintendo has officially discussed Switch 2 for the first time, and laid out a rough timetable for when we'll see the much-discussed but still under-wraps console publicly unveiled.

A message from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, posted this morning to social media platform X, confirms we'll hear of Switch 2 "this fiscal year" - before the end of March 2025.

But the message also damps down any expectation we'll hear about Switch 2 in the next few months - as Furukawa rules out any further details being shared in an upcoming Nintendo Direct scheduled for June.

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Is the closure of Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall's studios a sign the Xbox Game Pass publishing model is failing?

8. Květen 2024 v 18:10

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the future of Xbox after the announcement Microsoft is shutting a swathe of Bethesda game studios. Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall once seemed primed to benefit from being available via Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's much-touted subscription service often seen as the best reason to own the company's console. Now, the studios behind both are gone forever.

Last year, Microsoft's marketing mouthpiece Aaron Greenberg declared Hi-Fi Rush "a break out hit for us and our players in all key measurements and expectations". Redfall, meanwhile, despite being less-favourably received, had a multiplayer roadmap and a promise of single-player, with hope the Game Pass audience would still prop it up.

But Microsoft's reasoning for closing Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin - to focus on bigger bets - suggests Game Pass is no longer a place where creativity can reign without fear of being too niche, and where fun-if-a-bit-mid multiplayer games can't be supported long enough to receive updates just days from completion.

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  • ✇Eurogamer.net
  • Nintendo forecasts Switch will overtake Nintendo DS this year, becoming company's best-selling platformTom Phillips
    Nintendo expects Switch to sell another 13.5m units during the coming financial year - enough that it will overtake Nintendo DS to become the company's best-selling platform. In total, Switch is now on 141.32m units sold. In financial results published today - alongside which Nintendo mentioned Switch 2 for the first time - Nintendo forecast enough Switch 1 sales to take the aging console to 154.82m sold. As a reminder, Nintendo DS finished its sales run on 154.02m. PlayStation 2, the best-s
     

Nintendo forecasts Switch will overtake Nintendo DS this year, becoming company's best-selling platform

7. Květen 2024 v 12:08

Nintendo expects Switch to sell another 13.5m units during the coming financial year - enough that it will overtake Nintendo DS to become the company's best-selling platform. In total, Switch is now on 141.32m units sold.

In financial results published today - alongside which Nintendo mentioned Switch 2 for the first time - Nintendo forecast enough Switch 1 sales to take the aging console to 154.82m sold.

As a reminder, Nintendo DS finished its sales run on 154.02m. PlayStation 2, the best-selling video game platform of all time, sold 160m.

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  • Nintendo makes first Switch 2 announcementTom Phillips
    Nintendo has officially discussed Switch 2 for the first time, and laid out a rough timetable for when we'll see the much-discussed but still under-wraps console publicly unveiled. A message from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, posted this morning to social media platform X, confirms we'll hear of Switch 2 "this fiscal year" - before the end of March 2025. But the message also damps down any expectation we'll hear about Switch 2 in the next few months - as Furukawa rules out any furt
     

Nintendo makes first Switch 2 announcement

7. Květen 2024 v 10:10

Nintendo has officially discussed Switch 2 for the first time, and laid out a rough timetable for when we'll see the much-discussed but still under-wraps console publicly unveiled.

A message from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, posted this morning to social media platform X, confirms we'll hear of Switch 2 "this fiscal year" - before the end of March 2025.

But the message also damps down any expectation we'll hear about Switch 2 in the next few months - as Furukawa rules out any further details being shared in an upcoming Nintendo Direct scheduled for June.

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  • Unity appoints former EA and Zynga exec as new CEO, following pricing controversies and layoffsVictoria Kennedy
    Game engine company Unity has appointed a new CEO, following the retirement of John Riccitiello last year. Matthew Bromberg will be stepping into the role later this month, Unity has announced. Meanwhile, the company's interim CEO Jim Whitehurst will take up the postion of executive chair of the Unity board. Bromberg's previous positions within the industry include group general manager of Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer BioWare. Additionally, he served as senior vice president of str
     

Unity appoints former EA and Zynga exec as new CEO, following pricing controversies and layoffs

2. Květen 2024 v 12:26

Game engine company Unity has appointed a new CEO, following the retirement of John Riccitiello last year.

Matthew Bromberg will be stepping into the role later this month, Unity has announced. Meanwhile, the company's interim CEO Jim Whitehurst will take up the postion of executive chair of the Unity board.

Bromberg's previous positions within the industry include group general manager of Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer BioWare. Additionally, he served as senior vice president of strategy and operations for EA's mobile division.

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  • Video game TV and movie adaptations that need to happen nextTom Phillips
    This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, after the success of Amazon's Fallout TV series, we discuss the TV and movie adapatations of video games we'd love to see next. Not every video game series fits an adaptation, and even the ones which do might need some work. You need to adapt the game's story well - such as in HBO's The Last of Us - or find space to tell your own narrative without contradicting the game's own. So which games do we think might fit the bill? Well, we have a few ideas - and ho
     

Video game TV and movie adaptations that need to happen next

18. Duben 2024 v 17:42

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, after the success of Amazon's Fallout TV series, we discuss the TV and movie adapatations of video games we'd love to see next.

Not every video game series fits an adaptation, and even the ones which do might need some work. You need to adapt the game's story well - such as in HBO's The Last of Us - or find space to tell your own narrative without contradicting the game's own.

So which games do we think might fit the bill? Well, we have a few ideas - and how to go about them. Joining me this week to discuss are Eurogamer's Ed Nightingale and Victoria Kennedy. And if you're reading this, Jeff Bezos, please do give us credit whenever you're commissioning TV series with our ideas - thank you.

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  • Video game TV and movie adaptations that need to happen nextTom Phillips
    This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, after the success of Amazon's Fallout TV series, we discuss the TV and movie adapatations of video games we'd love to see next. Not every video game series fits an adaptation, and even the ones which do might need some work. You need to adapt the game's story well - such as in HBO's The Last of Us - or find space to tell your own narrative without contradicting the game's own. So which games do we think might fit the bill? Well, we have a few ideas - and ho
     

Video game TV and movie adaptations that need to happen next

18. Duben 2024 v 17:42

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, after the success of Amazon's Fallout TV series, we discuss the TV and movie adapatations of video games we'd love to see next.

Not every video game series fits an adaptation, and even the ones which do might need some work. You need to adapt the game's story well - such as in HBO's The Last of Us - or find space to tell your own narrative without contradicting the game's own.

So which games do we think might fit the bill? Well, we have a few ideas - and how to go about them. Joining me this week to discuss are Eurogamer's Ed Nightingale and Victoria Kennedy. And if you're reading this, Jeff Bezos, please do give us credit whenever you're commissioning TV series with our ideas - thank you.

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  • Apple pulls iPhone GBA emulator, but not because it encourages piracyTom Phillips
    Just days after changing its policies to allow video game emulators on iPhone, Apple has pulled Game Boy Advance emulator app iGBA from its App Store. But this wasn't due to a change of heart by Apple on the moralities of emulators themselves. Instead, it was because iGBA turned out to be a rip-off of another emulator, the open-source GBA4iOS. An Apple spokesperson confirmed the decision and the company's reasoning for the emulator takedown to MacRumors, and restated its position that emula
     

Apple pulls iPhone GBA emulator, but not because it encourages piracy

16. Duben 2024 v 12:51

Just days after changing its policies to allow video game emulators on iPhone, Apple has pulled Game Boy Advance emulator app iGBA from its App Store.

But this wasn't due to a change of heart by Apple on the moralities of emulators themselves. Instead, it was because iGBA turned out to be a rip-off of another emulator, the open-source GBA4iOS.

An Apple spokesperson confirmed the decision and the company's reasoning for the emulator takedown to MacRumors, and restated its position that emulators which ran downloaded versions of games, or ROMs, were still allowed on the App Store, despite piracy concerns.

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  • This Samsung chip will supercharge the new Nintendo Switch 2Daniel van Dorp
    The components that Samsung makes find their way into a lot more devices than you'd imagine. Gaming consoles require high-performance memory and Samsung makes some of the best memory chips in the business. Naturally, its products are top-of-mind for console makers. There have been reports about Nintendo working on a new version of its popular handheld console. The Nintendo Switch 2 is now expected to use a Samsung memory chip that will enable it to deliver faster performance than its predecessor
     

This Samsung chip will supercharge the new Nintendo Switch 2

21. Duben 2024 v 10:31

The components that Samsung makes find their way into a lot more devices than you'd imagine. Gaming consoles require high-performance memory and Samsung makes some of the best memory chips in the business. Naturally, its products are top-of-mind for console makers.

There have been reports about Nintendo working on a new version of its popular handheld console. The Nintendo Switch 2 is now expected to use a Samsung memory chip that will enable it to deliver faster performance than its predecessor.

Samsung may provide faster memory chips for the Nintendo Switch 2

According to reports, the Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to feature Samsung's 5th-generation V-NAND memory. It's going to be a significant upgrade over the current Switch model, as this chip is capable of delivering speeds of up to 1.4 GB/s.

It's hardly surprising that faster read speeds will be delivered by the new Nintendo Switch consoles. That's to be expected from the upgrade. It's a welcome upgrade, even though it still uses older Samsung technology, since the Korean giant has already been working on 9th and 10th-generation V-NAND chips, with the latest arriving next year.

Nevertheless, the 5th-generation V-NAND's ability to deliver read speeds of up to 1.4 GB/s will bring a noticeable change to the performance of the new console, providing enough of an incentive for gamers to switch.

Beyond that, there's not much else that's known about Nintendo's latest console. Some reports have suggested that the Nintendo Switch 2 may use a Samsung OLED display. With Samsung being the top supplier of small and medium OLED panel, this wouldn't be surprising at all.

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  • Nintendo Switch 2 bude uveden na trh v březnu 2025, konzole se lehce zpozdí, aby se předešlo problémům s dodávkamiAdam Jacik
    Ačkoli se nějakou dobu věřilo, že Nintendo Switch 2 vyjde někdy v druhé polovině roku 2024, nyní to vypadá dost nepravděpodobně. Několik nedávných zpráv tvrdilo, že Nintendo interně odložilo uvedení své další konzole na první čtvrtletí roku 2025, a to nyní potvrzuje i další zdroj. Konkrétně Nikkei potvrzuje zprávy o zpoždění nástupce Switche a zároveň upřesňuje užší časový rámec vydání, když tvrdí, že konzole vyjde v březnu 2025. Je však třeba mít na paměti, že předchozí zpráva agentury Bloomber
     

Nintendo Switch 2 bude uveden na trh v březnu 2025, konzole se lehce zpozdí, aby se předešlo problémům s dodávkami

27. Únor 2024 v 07:10

Ačkoli se nějakou dobu věřilo, že Nintendo Switch 2 vyjde někdy v druhé polovině roku 2024, nyní to vypadá dost nepravděpodobně. Několik nedávných zpráv tvrdilo, že Nintendo interně odložilo uvedení své další konzole na první čtvrtletí roku 2025, a to nyní potvrzuje i další zdroj.

Konkrétně Nikkei potvrzuje zprávy o zpoždění nástupce Switche a zároveň upřesňuje užší časový rámec vydání, když tvrdí, že konzole vyjde v březnu 2025. Je však třeba mít na paměti, že předchozí zpráva agentury Bloomberg tvrdila, že konzole bude uvedena na trh „nejdříve“ v březnu, což by naznačovalo, že existuje šance, že se posune dále do roku, zejména vzhledem k tomu, že již došlo k internímu zpoždění.

Zpráva Nikkei dále tvrdí, že Nintendo se rozhodlo konzoli odložit, aby upřednostnilo „sestavu předního softwaru v době vydání“ – což uváděly i předchozí zprávy – a aby šlo
„zajistit počáteční zásoby“ a zabránit nedostatku dodávek, přičemž společnost doufá, že zabrání dalšímu přeprodeji konzole.

Potvrzují se i další detaily, které byly zmíněny v předchozích zprávách, například že konzole bude dalším hybridním modelem a la současný Switch a bude mít větší obrazovku než její předchůdce.

Nedávno se tvrdilo, že Nintendo oznámí Switch 2 (nebo jak se nakonec bude jmenovat) v červnu, ačkoli vzhledem k tomu, že plány společnosti s konzolí se stále zdají být v pohybu, lze předpokládat, že zatím pravděpodobně není nic 100%.

Článek Nintendo Switch 2 bude uveden na trh v březnu 2025, konzole se lehce zpozdí, aby se předešlo problémům s dodávkami se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

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  • Will Pokémon Legends: Z-A be a Switch 2 launch title?Tom Phillips
    This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the shocking news that the next big Pokémon game is mysteriously set to arrive in 2025. Hey, that sounds a lot like the intro to last week's episode, when we were discussing Switch 2! Say, could Pokémon Legends: Z-A also be set to arrive on Nintendo's next console?It's been a long time since Nintendo didn't launch a major Pokémon game or expansion in a calendar year, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A's arrival in 2025 certainly looks suspicious - as does
     

Will Pokémon Legends: Z-A be a Switch 2 launch title?

28. Únor 2024 v 18:34

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the shocking news that the next big Pokémon game is mysteriously set to arrive in 2025. Hey, that sounds a lot like the intro to last week's episode, when we were discussing Switch 2! Say, could Pokémon Legends: Z-A also be set to arrive on Nintendo's next console?

It's been a long time since Nintendo didn't launch a major Pokémon game or expansion in a calendar year, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A's arrival in 2025 certainly looks suspicious - as does yesterday's reveal of the game without any look at actual gameplay.

So, have we just been given another piece of the Switch 2 puzzle? What do we expect to see in the mysterious Z-A when it is fully revealed? And how many bad French-themed Pokémon ideas can we come up with? With me this week are Eurogamer's Ed Nightingale, Victoria Kennedy and Liv Ngan.

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  • Everything announced during Pokémon Presents 2024Liv Ngan
    Happy Pokémon Day 2024! This year's celebrations have been capped off with a relatively short Pokémon Presents livestream, showcasing what's in store for the franchise this year and beyond - including Pokémon Legends: Z-A.Though there was no mention of a main game releasing this year, there's a couple of substantial projects to look forward to. Here's a roundup of everything announced during Pokémon Presents for Pokémon Day 2024.First up, those of you still enjoying Pokémon Scarlet and Violet c
     

Everything announced during Pokémon Presents 2024

Od: Liv Ngan
27. Únor 2024 v 16:24

Happy Pokémon Day 2024! This year's celebrations have been capped off with a relatively short Pokémon Presents livestream, showcasing what's in store for the franchise this year and beyond - including Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Though there was no mention of a main game releasing this year, there's a couple of substantial projects to look forward to. Here's a roundup of everything announced during Pokémon Presents for Pokémon Day 2024.

First up, those of you still enjoying Pokémon Scarlet and Violet can challenge a mighty Venusaur, Blastoise, and Charizard in upcoming Tera Raid battles. Mighty Venusaur will be available from tomorrow, 28th March, for a week, after which mighty Blastoise and mighty Charizard will follow.

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  • Pokémon Legends Z-A announced, goes futuristic in 2025Liv Ngan
    The Pokémon Company has announced Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a new Nintendo Switch (and Switch 2?) game to launch in 2025.The announcement was made at the end of today's Pokémon Presents stream, in celebration of Pokémon Day 2024.Pokémon Legends: Z-A looks to be a follow-up to 2022's Pokémon Legends: Arceus but set in a futuristic version of Kalos from Pokémon X and Y - the opposite of Arceus, which transported players to a historical version of Sinnoh. A trailer showed a futuristic version of Lumio
     

Pokémon Legends Z-A announced, goes futuristic in 2025

Od: Liv Ngan
27. Únor 2024 v 15:47

The Pokémon Company has announced Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a new Nintendo Switch (and Switch 2?) game to launch in 2025.

The announcement was made at the end of today's Pokémon Presents stream, in celebration of Pokémon Day 2024.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A looks to be a follow-up to 2022's Pokémon Legends: Arceus but set in a futuristic version of Kalos from Pokémon X and Y - the opposite of Arceus, which transported players to a historical version of Sinnoh. A trailer showed a futuristic version of Lumiose City from Pokémon X and Y, which looked a bit like the Grid in Tron.

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  • Watch today's Pokémon Presents livestream hereTom Phillips
    Happy Pokémon Day! Today is the annual celebration of the Pokémon franchise, and once again there is a special Pokémon Presents livestream set to air - promising "exciting news". The Pokémon Presents livestream will begin today, Tuesday 27th January at 2pm UK time. That's 9am Eastern or 6am Pacific. You'll be able to watch the show via YouTube on the official Pokémon channel - or via the embed directly below. Read more
     

Watch today's Pokémon Presents livestream here

27. Únor 2024 v 11:47

Happy Pokémon Day! Today is the annual celebration of the Pokémon franchise, and once again there is a special Pokémon Presents livestream set to air - promising "exciting news".

The Pokémon Presents livestream will begin today, Tuesday 27th January at 2pm UK time. That's 9am Eastern or 6am Pacific.

You'll be able to watch the show via YouTube on the official Pokémon channel - or via the embed directly below.

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  • Nintendo Switch 2 currently targeting March 2025 but could slip further - reportTom Phillips
    Nintendo is currently set to launch its under-wraps Switch 2 console in March 2025 - but this could be delayed further, a new report has cautioned. The fresh report, this time from Japanese newspaper Nikkei, has further confirmed this month's reports that Switch 2 will now arrive next year, after having previously been set for a late 2024 launch. Eurogamer sources told us previously that a delay to 2025 was intended to ensure Switch 2 arrived with a robust game line-up, something Nikkei's
     

Nintendo Switch 2 currently targeting March 2025 but could slip further - report

26. Únor 2024 v 13:04

Nintendo is currently set to launch its under-wraps Switch 2 console in March 2025 - but this could be delayed further, a new report has cautioned.

The fresh report, this time from Japanese newspaper Nikkei, has further confirmed this month's reports that Switch 2 will now arrive next year, after having previously been set for a late 2024 launch.

Eurogamer sources told us previously that a delay to 2025 was intended to ensure Switch 2 arrived with a robust game line-up, something Nikkei's report also mentions. Nikkei additionally suggests a move to 2025 will ensure Switch 2 console stock will also be more readily available.

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  • Hi-Fi Rush will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 - reportTom Phillips
    Hi-Fi Rush will skip the current Nintendo Switch and instead arrive on the console's currently-unannounced successor. That's according to a report from Insider Gaming, which states that the absence of a Switch version of the game in yesterday's Xbox multi-platform announcement was due to it launching on Nintendo Switch 2 instead. Whether Hi-Fi Rush could still eventually launch for the current Switch as well - perhaps at the same time? - is unclear, the report concluded. Certainly, a launch
     

Hi-Fi Rush will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 - report

22. Únor 2024 v 13:09

Hi-Fi Rush will skip the current Nintendo Switch and instead arrive on the console's currently-unannounced successor. That's according to a report from Insider Gaming, which states that the absence of a Switch version of the game in yesterday's Xbox multi-platform announcement was due to it launching on Nintendo Switch 2 instead.

Whether Hi-Fi Rush could still eventually launch for the current Switch as well - perhaps at the same time? - is unclear, the report concluded.

Certainly, a launch for Hi-Fi Rush on a Nintendo platform has been expected. Earlier this year, in-game clothing designs seemed to point to the rhythm action game going multi-platform in the near future. This apparent tease preceded any other multi-platform plans being discussed publicly by Microsoft, and the decision to launch four games on other consoles ultimately being laid out this month.

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  • Nintendo shares drop following Switch 2 delay reportsTom Phillips
    Nintendo shares have dropped slightly from a record high last week, following reports the company has internally delayed its expected Switch 2 release window into 2025. Eurogamer reported last Friday that Nintendo was now looking to launch Switch 2 in early 2025, a change from previous, unannounced plans that had the new console pegged for later this year. Sources with knowledge of the delay told us it was designed to ensure the strongest possible line-up of launch games. Bloomberg later cor
     

Nintendo shares drop following Switch 2 delay reports

19. Únor 2024 v 12:35

Nintendo shares have dropped slightly from a record high last week, following reports the company has internally delayed its expected Switch 2 release window into 2025.

Eurogamer reported last Friday that Nintendo was now looking to launch Switch 2 in early 2025, a change from previous, unannounced plans that had the new console pegged for later this year. Sources with knowledge of the delay told us it was designed to ensure the strongest possible line-up of launch games.

Bloomberg later corroborated the news via its own sources, and today noted Nintendo shares had now fallen 5.8 percent on the back of Switch 2's delay being made public. Nintendo is yet to comment on the reports.

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  • Nintendo Switch 2 release date now Q1 2025 - reportsTom Phillips
    UPDATE 8.45pm UK: Eurogamer sources can now corroboate the earlier reports that the Switch 2, once destined for release later in 2024, is now set for Q1 2025.The console's launch moving into early next year - but still within the coming financial year - is designed to ensure Switch 2's launch line-up features as many titles as possible, Eurogamer understands. Separately, VGC has also now reported on the move to Q1 2025, with publishing sources saying Nintendo recently briefed third-party game c
     

Nintendo Switch 2 release date now Q1 2025 - reports

16. Únor 2024 v 18:57

UPDATE 8.45pm UK: Eurogamer sources can now corroboate the earlier reports that the Switch 2, once destined for release later in 2024, is now set for Q1 2025.

The console's launch moving into early next year - but still within the coming financial year - is designed to ensure Switch 2's launch line-up features as many titles as possible, Eurogamer understands.

Separately, VGC has also now reported on the move to Q1 2025, with publishing sources saying Nintendo recently briefed third-party game companies on the move from late 2024 to early 2025.

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  • Xbox business update podcast: which Microsoft games will launch on PlayStation and Switch?Tom Phillips
    Welcome to our live coverage of the big Xbox business update, where Microsoft laid out its plan to launch four first-party Xbox games on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms. Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah Bond and head of Xbox game studios Matt Booty - the company's Triforce of gaming top brass - stopped short of officially confirming the quartet of titles set to go multiplatform, but reports online suggest those titles will be Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves a
     

Xbox business update podcast: which Microsoft games will launch on PlayStation and Switch?

15. Únor 2024 v 20:24

Welcome to our live coverage of the big Xbox business update, where Microsoft laid out its plan to launch four first-party Xbox games on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms.

Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah Bond and head of Xbox game studios Matt Booty - the company's Triforce of gaming top brass - stopped short of officially confirming the quartet of titles set to go multiplatform, but reports online suggest those titles will be Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves and Grounded.

The podcast also included a brief mention of new Xbox hardware launching later this year, and a tease for the proper next-gen Xbox - you can read all of that below.

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  • Nintendo shares drop following Switch 2 delay reportsTom Phillips
    Nintendo shares have dropped slightly from a record high last week, following reports the company has internally delayed its expected Switch 2 release window into 2025. Eurogamer reported last Friday that Nintendo was now looking to launch Switch 2 in early 2025, a change from previous, unannounced plans that had the new console pegged for later this year. Sources with knowledge of the delay told us it was designed to ensure the strongest possible line-up of launch games. Bloomberg later cor
     

Nintendo shares drop following Switch 2 delay reports

19. Únor 2024 v 12:35

Nintendo shares have dropped slightly from a record high last week, following reports the company has internally delayed its expected Switch 2 release window into 2025.

Eurogamer reported last Friday that Nintendo was now looking to launch Switch 2 in early 2025, a change from previous, unannounced plans that had the new console pegged for later this year. Sources with knowledge of the delay told us it was designed to ensure the strongest possible line-up of launch games.

Bloomberg later corroborated the news via its own sources, and today noted Nintendo shares had now fallen 5.8 percent on the back of Switch 2's delay being made public. Nintendo is yet to comment on the reports.

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  • Nintendo Switch 2 release date now Q1 2025 - reportsTom Phillips
    UPDATE 8.45pm UK: Eurogamer sources can now corroboate the earlier reports that the Switch 2, once destined for release later in 2024, is now set for Q1 2025.The console's launch moving into early next year - but still within the coming financial year - is designed to ensure Switch 2's launch line-up features as many titles as possible, Eurogamer understands. Separately, VGC has also now reported on the move to Q1 2025, with publishing sources saying Nintendo recently briefed third-party game c
     

Nintendo Switch 2 release date now Q1 2025 - reports

16. Únor 2024 v 18:57

UPDATE 8.45pm UK: Eurogamer sources can now corroboate the earlier reports that the Switch 2, once destined for release later in 2024, is now set for Q1 2025.

The console's launch moving into early next year - but still within the coming financial year - is designed to ensure Switch 2's launch line-up features as many titles as possible, Eurogamer understands.

Separately, VGC has also now reported on the move to Q1 2025, with publishing sources saying Nintendo recently briefed third-party game companies on the move from late 2024 to early 2025.

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  • ✇Eurogamer.net
  • Xbox business update podcast: which Microsoft games will launch on PlayStation and Switch?Tom Phillips
    Welcome to our live coverage of the big Xbox business update, where Microsoft laid out its plan to launch four first-party Xbox games on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms. Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah Bond and head of Xbox game studios Matt Booty - the company's Triforce of gaming top brass - stopped short of officially confirming the quartet of titles set to go multiplatform, but reports online suggest those titles will be Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves a
     

Xbox business update podcast: which Microsoft games will launch on PlayStation and Switch?

15. Únor 2024 v 20:24

Welcome to our live coverage of the big Xbox business update, where Microsoft laid out its plan to launch four first-party Xbox games on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms.

Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah Bond and head of Xbox game studios Matt Booty - the company's Triforce of gaming top brass - stopped short of officially confirming the quartet of titles set to go multiplatform, but reports online suggest those titles will be Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves and Grounded.

The podcast also included a brief mention of new Xbox hardware launching later this year, and a tease for the proper next-gen Xbox - you can read all of that below.

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