… The 35-page report is titled Winning Attention & Defining Cultural Moments: Key forces shaping console/PC games in 2026, and it covers: The expected impact of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the US Who might feel the most impact during the launch of GTA 6 What we can learn from Battlefield 6 vs Arc Raid… …
… These pressures come at an awkward time for Sony and Microsoft with Take-Two’s GTA 6 arriving at the end of 2026, as both companies will want to take full advantage of the positive impact of this system seller release. …
… Another new live service game, Skate, also saw a large number of players leave to play GTA Online. “This data suggests that newer releases were among the biggest losers when GTA 5/Online took off,” Ampere said. “Battlefield 6 had only launched two months prior, and Skate four months prior, meaning … …
… So, what does he make of Xbox’s decision to lower the cost of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 to $22.99? “It’s a big drop,” Piscatella said. “It makes sense pulling Call of Duty out because Call of Duty had a moderate impact at launch, but didn’t really impact anything long-term. …
… And there will be news, soon, about this in the near future.” The developer hopes to sell more copies of the game once GTA 6 launches in November. “We are definitely thinking about that opportunity, because we know there is going to be a lot of lapsed players buying a PlayStation again because of G… …
… The launch line-up for Switch 2 is also noticeably weaker, certainly compared with the first Switch. During Christmas 2017, Nintendo launched the smash hit Super Mario Odyssey. …