Xbox hardware revenue drops 33% year-on-year during Q3
… Xbox hardware revenue dropped 33% after price increases for Series X and S consoles in the US last year. Prices increased by $20 to $70 across the hardware range. …
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Nintendo reportedly adjusting Switch 2 production after weak holiday sales
… Console sales reportedly fell short of Nintendo’s expectations. The lower-priced domestic variant performed well, but US sales declined. As a result, share prices fell as much as 6.3%, dropping to ¥8,835 $55.72 per share. …
"Not surprising at all" – analysts see Xbox Game Pass price cut as inevitable shift that will drive subscription growth in 2026
… The $29.99 monthly price was making the value part of that consumer calculation questionable." Harding-Rolls said that drop in monthly price "will see Game Pass ARPU rise once again in 2026, with a reduced chance of subscriber churn compared to the significant price hikes implemented in October 202… …
Pokémon Pokopia surpasses 2.2m units in first four days
… While Nintendo's stock price has risen thanks to Pokopia, VGC highlighted that shares dropped more than 40% from the November peak amid concerns about rising memory prices. …
Devs aren't "lazy" and game updates aren't guaranteed | Opinion
… The transplant of live service expectations onto games that were never designed around those concepts naturally creates a disconnect – but I don't think that change in expectations is the only factor at play here. …
Schrödinger's Switch 2: Is it failing or soaring? | Opinion
… First, we learned that holiday sales of Switch 2 had disappointed, potentially leading to the company dropping its targets and slowing manufacturing of the console . …
What place will AI have in game development?
… Great games will still be made by great teams, and a lot of wild predictions going around lately will not come to pass – the recent stock price drop of game companies when Google's Project Genie was shown is just silly." Jörg Tittel Creative Director, RapidEyeMovers "AI will have all the places and… …