… I expect further consolidation of the hardware landscape: Microsoft continuing to exit hardware, Sony leaning more heavily on third-party manufacturing, and potentially new entrants like Valve having to rethink their pricing strategies." Harding Rolls adds: "I’m expecting storage and memory prices … …
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the industry should prioritise reducing hardware production costs rather than focusing solely on developing the "most premium, high-performance consoles". …
… A machine expected to deliver performance broadly competitive with contemporary PC hardware will not come cheaply, particularly if current component pricing pressures persist. …
Infold Games, the developer behind Infinity Nikki and Love and Deepspace, has committed to keeping human creators at the centre of game development. …
… Sales of new consoles, meanwhile, are likely to be limited by ongoing hardware price increases driven by rising component costs. …
… The Steam Machine is arguably Valve's best shot at a truly mainstream hardware product, but it comes with complications The Steam Machine is arguably Valve's best shot at a truly mainstream hardware product, but it comes with complications. …
… Plus, a brief look at Roblox's updated financials, which despite ongoing user growth did not turn around the firm's ongoing share price slide, and Microsoft's ongoing hardware difficulties which Asha Sharma's new focus is endeavouring to turn around. …
… We want to be very, very convenient for families to find stuff they want to find very quickly and enjoy that." Keeping the number of games relatively low is also beneficial to developers, he adds. "We are paying developers past their minimum guarantees already, in our third year of life," says Kang. …
… The same results included a 32% YoY drop in hardware revenues. …
… Like the ‘everyday wins’ mentality from the first 100 days, we will sprint to make progress against hardware, content, experience, and services together." The statement – signed by both Sharma and Matt Booty – closed on calling for a "reset for a stronger Xbox." Earlier today, we reported that Shar… …