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Watching Tom's review of Metal Gear Solid Delta I am left questioning the purpose of "pro" consoles and what devs + Publisher are thinking when they release in that state. Regarding PS5Pro - the user is left up to the whim of developer decisions with no control over settings like on PC (1/4)
August 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Watching Tom's review of Metal Gear Solid Delta I am left questioning the purpose of "pro" consoles and what devs + Publisher are thinking when they release in that state. Regarding PS5Pro - the user is left up to the whim of developer decisions with no control over settings like on PC (1/4)
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Video game spend among 18 to 24's is down sharply.
"Young grads are having a much tougher time finding jobs. Student-loan payments are restarting for millions of borrowers... credit-card delinquency rates have risen to their highest points since before the pandemic..."
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
"Young grads are having a much tougher time finding jobs. Student-loan payments are restarting for millions of borrowers... credit-card delinquency rates have risen to their highest points since before the pandemic..."
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
July 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Video game spend among 18 to 24's is down sharply.
"Young grads are having a much tougher time finding jobs. Student-loan payments are restarting for millions of borrowers... credit-card delinquency rates have risen to their highest points since before the pandemic..."
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
"Young grads are having a much tougher time finding jobs. Student-loan payments are restarting for millions of borrowers... credit-card delinquency rates have risen to their highest points since before the pandemic..."
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
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Been talking about this issue for well over a year. Between new video games and groceries, (normal) people will pick groceries.
Continue to expect free-to-play, subs, and existing libraries to be leaned on more and more the longer this affordability crisis continues.
Continue to expect free-to-play, subs, and existing libraries to be leaned on more and more the longer this affordability crisis continues.
AP: “.. About half of all Americans say the cost of groceries is a ‘major’ source of stress in their life right now ..”
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August 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Been talking about this issue for well over a year. Between new video games and groceries, (normal) people will pick groceries.
Continue to expect free-to-play, subs, and existing libraries to be leaned on more and more the longer this affordability crisis continues.
Continue to expect free-to-play, subs, and existing libraries to be leaned on more and more the longer this affordability crisis continues.
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I was very happy to join Christopher Dring on The Game Business podcast yesterday. Our chat covered a heap of topics, many of them video game sales related. If you're into that kind of thing, check it out!
And idk about the boss thing, I don't even have any direct reports. But that's cool.
And idk about the boss thing, I don't even have any direct reports. But that's cool.
"You’re not going to get people to transition consoles because of exclusives anymore. We’re way beyond that point"
Circana boss Mat Piscatella joins us this week to discuss multi-format releases, Switch 2, Donkey Kong and more
www.thegamebusiness.com/p/bringing-y...
Circana boss Mat Piscatella joins us this week to discuss multi-format releases, Switch 2, Donkey Kong and more
www.thegamebusiness.com/p/bringing-y...
"Bringing your games to other platforms is how you’re going to win" - Circana
The US charts firm talks multi-platform launches and Switch 2 sales, while we reveal the biggest Donkey Kong launches of all time
www.thegamebusiness.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I was very happy to join Christopher Dring on The Game Business podcast yesterday. Our chat covered a heap of topics, many of them video game sales related. If you're into that kind of thing, check it out!
And idk about the boss thing, I don't even have any direct reports. But that's cool.
And idk about the boss thing, I don't even have any direct reports. But that's cool.
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"But what about Nintendo!"
Nintendo is a unicorn. No other company can replicate what it does, the brand loyalty it has built over decades, or the massive cultural presence of its IP.
Look at literally any other company and what they're doing to try to fend off Fortnite, mobile or Roblox.
Nintendo is a unicorn. No other company can replicate what it does, the brand loyalty it has built over decades, or the massive cultural presence of its IP.
Look at literally any other company and what they're doing to try to fend off Fortnite, mobile or Roblox.
July 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"But what about Nintendo!"
Nintendo is a unicorn. No other company can replicate what it does, the brand loyalty it has built over decades, or the massive cultural presence of its IP.
Look at literally any other company and what they're doing to try to fend off Fortnite, mobile or Roblox.
Nintendo is a unicorn. No other company can replicate what it does, the brand loyalty it has built over decades, or the massive cultural presence of its IP.
Look at literally any other company and what they're doing to try to fend off Fortnite, mobile or Roblox.
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This market is not going back to a world of high walled gardens and expensive barriers to player entry. Not in a market that is this competitive, with so much content that is widely available on any device, which is, quite often, free-to-play.
The console wars have been over for a while. Let it go.
The console wars have been over for a while. Let it go.
July 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This market is not going back to a world of high walled gardens and expensive barriers to player entry. Not in a market that is this competitive, with so much content that is widely available on any device, which is, quite often, free-to-play.
The console wars have been over for a while. Let it go.
The console wars have been over for a while. Let it go.
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Excellent feedback.
All those PC buyers of Helldivers II or Marvel's Spider-Man didn't just buy a PlayStation instead. All those PlayStation players that have bought Forza Horizon 5 didn't go get an Xbox, and all the Xbox players that bought MLB The Show didn't go buy a PlayStation instead.
All those PC buyers of Helldivers II or Marvel's Spider-Man didn't just buy a PlayStation instead. All those PlayStation players that have bought Forza Horizon 5 didn't go get an Xbox, and all the Xbox players that bought MLB The Show didn't go buy a PlayStation instead.
July 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Excellent feedback.
All those PC buyers of Helldivers II or Marvel's Spider-Man didn't just buy a PlayStation instead. All those PlayStation players that have bought Forza Horizon 5 didn't go get an Xbox, and all the Xbox players that bought MLB The Show didn't go buy a PlayStation instead.
All those PC buyers of Helldivers II or Marvel's Spider-Man didn't just buy a PlayStation instead. All those PlayStation players that have bought Forza Horizon 5 didn't go get an Xbox, and all the Xbox players that bought MLB The Show didn't go buy a PlayStation instead.
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If you want to still think it's 2005 and there's a group of video game players out there who are going to move away from their preferred platforms on which some have accumulated nearly 20 years of content in their libraries and buy an entirely new system to play one game, well, have fun with that.
July 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If you want to still think it's 2005 and there's a group of video game players out there who are going to move away from their preferred platforms on which some have accumulated nearly 20 years of content in their libraries and buy an entirely new system to play one game, well, have fun with that.
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Being on sub services helps some titles, doesn't help some others.
Some devs love the option, some don't.
There are no clear, definitive, one-take-fits-all answers on this (or any other business model or price point, really).
Exhausting Discourse.
Some devs love the option, some don't.
There are no clear, definitive, one-take-fits-all answers on this (or any other business model or price point, really).
Exhausting Discourse.
July 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Being on sub services helps some titles, doesn't help some others.
Some devs love the option, some don't.
There are no clear, definitive, one-take-fits-all answers on this (or any other business model or price point, really).
Exhausting Discourse.
Some devs love the option, some don't.
There are no clear, definitive, one-take-fits-all answers on this (or any other business model or price point, really).
Exhausting Discourse.
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Donald Trump says he’s ordering a 100% tariff on all films produced outside of America that are brought into the country
May 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Donald Trump says he’s ordering a 100% tariff on all films produced outside of America that are brought into the country
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Wow, Mario Kart World is retailing for $80
April 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Wow, Mario Kart World is retailing for $80
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Quite the emotional rollercoaster today seeing FromSoftware announce Bloodborne 2 in all but name, finding out it's a Switch 2 exclusive, and then learning that it's an 8-player PvPvE game
April 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Quite the emotional rollercoaster today seeing FromSoftware announce Bloodborne 2 in all but name, finding out it's a Switch 2 exclusive, and then learning that it's an 8-player PvPvE game
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BREAKING: Warner Bros. Games is shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego, sources tell Bloomberg News.
Warner Bros. is also canceling the Wonder Woman game.
Warner Bros. is also canceling the Wonder Woman game.
February 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
BREAKING: Warner Bros. Games is shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego, sources tell Bloomberg News.
Warner Bros. is also canceling the Wonder Woman game.
Warner Bros. is also canceling the Wonder Woman game.
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If any enthusiast board reads this and gets mad for some reason, please know that you are indeed going to live forever and nothing in gaming is ever going to change from what you want it to be (which is whatever gaming was when you were 12).
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
February 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If any enthusiast board reads this and gets mad for some reason, please know that you are indeed going to live forever and nothing in gaming is ever going to change from what you want it to be (which is whatever gaming was when you were 12).
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
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Console buyers, y'all are getting old. But at least you seem to be making more. So you have that going for you, which is nice.
February 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Console buyers, y'all are getting old. But at least you seem to be making more. So you have that going for you, which is nice.
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45+ year old buyers accounted for 45% of US console purchasers during Q4 2024, also a record high.
Under 44-year-old buyers made up 55% of console purchasers in the quarter, a record low.
During Q1 2020, under 44's made up 69% of purchasers, with 31% being 45+.
Source: Circana Checkout
Under 44-year-old buyers made up 55% of console purchasers in the quarter, a record low.
During Q1 2020, under 44's made up 69% of purchasers, with 31% being 45+.
Source: Circana Checkout
February 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
45+ year old buyers accounted for 45% of US console purchasers during Q4 2024, also a record high.
Under 44-year-old buyers made up 55% of console purchasers in the quarter, a record low.
During Q1 2020, under 44's made up 69% of purchasers, with 31% being 45+.
Source: Circana Checkout
Under 44-year-old buyers made up 55% of console purchasers in the quarter, a record low.
During Q1 2020, under 44's made up 69% of purchasers, with 31% being 45+.
Source: Circana Checkout
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High income households are becoming a bigger part of the US console hardware market.
49% of US VG console buyers during Q4 2024 had a household income of at least $100k/yr.
This is a record high, beating the 48% seen in Q4 2021.
This group accounted for only 29% of VG HW purchasers in Q1 2020.
49% of US VG console buyers during Q4 2024 had a household income of at least $100k/yr.
This is a record high, beating the 48% seen in Q4 2021.
This group accounted for only 29% of VG HW purchasers in Q1 2020.
February 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
High income households are becoming a bigger part of the US console hardware market.
49% of US VG console buyers during Q4 2024 had a household income of at least $100k/yr.
This is a record high, beating the 48% seen in Q4 2021.
This group accounted for only 29% of VG HW purchasers in Q1 2020.
49% of US VG console buyers during Q4 2024 had a household income of at least $100k/yr.
This is a record high, beating the 48% seen in Q4 2021.
This group accounted for only 29% of VG HW purchasers in Q1 2020.
It should be obvious to anyone who follows this industry.
Exclusives will be a thing of the past.
Exclusives will be a thing of the past.
February 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
It should be obvious to anyone who follows this industry.
Exclusives will be a thing of the past.
Exclusives will be a thing of the past.
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Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth had a fantastic Steam launch. Across physical & tracked digital, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth was the best-selling game of the week ending Jan 25th in the US market ($ sales), while the FFVII Remake & Rebirth Twin Pack ranked 3rd. Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
February 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth had a fantastic Steam launch. Across physical & tracked digital, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth was the best-selling game of the week ending Jan 25th in the US market ($ sales), while the FFVII Remake & Rebirth Twin Pack ranked 3rd. Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
F*ck off Sony
On February 21st, 2021, I created and released a patch for Bloodborne which makes the game run at 60fps. Today I received a DMCA takedown notification on behalf of Sony Interactive Entertainment asking that I remove links to the patch I posted on the internet, so I've now done so
February 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
F*ck off Sony
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OpenAI scraped the internet and copyrighted material, and now it’s suddenly concerned about plagiarism ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
OpenAI scraped the internet and copyrighted material, and now it’s suddenly concerned about plagiarism ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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PlayStation fans have speculated for years about Bluepoint's new projects since the well-received PS5 remake of Demon's Souls (2020).
I can report that from 2020-2022 they were helping on God of War Ragnarok. Since then they've been on the live-service project that was canceled today. Now, unclear
I can report that from 2020-2022 they were helping on God of War Ragnarok. Since then they've been on the live-service project that was canceled today. Now, unclear
January 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
PlayStation fans have speculated for years about Bluepoint's new projects since the well-received PS5 remake of Demon's Souls (2020).
I can report that from 2020-2022 they were helping on God of War Ragnarok. Since then they've been on the live-service project that was canceled today. Now, unclear
I can report that from 2020-2022 they were helping on God of War Ragnarok. Since then they've been on the live-service project that was canceled today. Now, unclear
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BREAKING: PlayStation has canceled two more live-service games, from subsidiaries Bend and Bluepoint, Bloomberg has learned.
Fans have long wondered what Bluepoint has been working on for the last couple of years. I can report it was a live-service God of War game. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fans have long wondered what Bluepoint has been working on for the last couple of years. I can report it was a live-service God of War game. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sony Cancels Two More PlayStation Projects
Company tells employees it wants to minimize impact of cuts
www.bloomberg.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: PlayStation has canceled two more live-service games, from subsidiaries Bend and Bluepoint, Bloomberg has learned.
Fans have long wondered what Bluepoint has been working on for the last couple of years. I can report it was a live-service God of War game. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fans have long wondered what Bluepoint has been working on for the last couple of years. I can report it was a live-service God of War game. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Nadella ends the Xbox gaming section by saying "we continue to extend our content to new platforms."
Xbox continues to shift focus towards an IP first approach. Not to say service and platform aren't still important, but that it seems like Xbox wants its games to be profitable as standalone titles.
Xbox continues to shift focus towards an IP first approach. Not to say service and platform aren't still important, but that it seems like Xbox wants its games to be profitable as standalone titles.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has published his annual shareholders letter. Here are some of the key snippets for gaming, AI, security, and devices. You can read the full letter here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-ann...
October 25, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Nadella ends the Xbox gaming section by saying "we continue to extend our content to new platforms."
Xbox continues to shift focus towards an IP first approach. Not to say service and platform aren't still important, but that it seems like Xbox wants its games to be profitable as standalone titles.
Xbox continues to shift focus towards an IP first approach. Not to say service and platform aren't still important, but that it seems like Xbox wants its games to be profitable as standalone titles.