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@jawmuncher

@jawmuncher
7 posts
2025-05-05
We're definitely going to see a wild world of variable pricing these next few years.  —  Numerous publishers would likely not even benefit from jumping straight into $80 priced games.  —  Especially when $50-$60 “AA” are giving people exactly what they want as of late.  —  www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Bloomberg

As Microsoft hikes Xbox game prices, 2025's three highest-reviewed games on Metacritic so far—Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, and Split Fiction—are all budget titles

Numerous publishers would likely not even benefit from jumping straight into $80 priced games.  —  Especially when $50-$60 “AA” are giving people exactly what they want as of late....

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2025-05-04
We're definitely going to see a wild world of variable pricing these next few years.  —  Numerous publishers would likely not even benefit from jumping straight into $80 priced games.  —  Especially when $50-$60 “AA” are giving people exactly what they want as of late.  —  www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
2025-05-04 View on X
Bloomberg

As Xbox hikes game prices, the three highest-reviewed games of 2025 so far on Metacritic—Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, and Split Fiction—are all budget titles

Numerous publishers would likely not even benefit from jumping straight into $80 priced games.  —  Especially when $50-$60 “AA” are giving people exactly what they want as of late....

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2025-02-26
Every loss here is a significant one and I hope everyone lands on their feet. The loss of Monolith especially will be felt, as there's just so much history there for gaming as a whole that's just gone now.
2025-02-26 View on X
Bloomberg

WBD closes three game studios and cancels a highly anticipated Wonder Woman title in a bid to boost the profitability of its interactive entertainment business

- Company halts work on highly anticipated Wonder Woman title  — Closures follow several disappointing releases last year

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2024-12-20
Easily the best outcome (Despite what a lot of weirdos were trying to say in my comments). Sony having a majority share means Kadokawa is safe from a hostile takeover and things can basically just run how they already are.
2024-12-20 View on X
Bloomberg

Sony's shares in Japan surged 50%+ from an August low to reach its new all-time high since 2000 last week, as investors are bullish on its gaming growth in 2025

- Next year ‘one of the greatest’ for video games: Smithers  — M&A and good management boost stock's appeal: Janus Henderson

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Easily the best outcome (Despite what a lot of weirdos were trying to say in my comments). Sony having a majority share means Kadokawa is safe from a hostile takeover and things can basically just run how they already are.
2024-12-20 View on X
Reuters

Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder

for now Sal Romano / Gematsu : Sony Group Corporation and Kadokawa Corporation to form strategic capital and business alliance Jordan Middler / Video Games Chronicle : Sony is now ...

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2024-02-21
Glad that it sounds like Xbox will keep physical games available in some capacity. The next year or so will be a give us a good idea on where things will go I feel.
2024-02-21 View on X
Game File

An interview with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer on Xbox growth, job cuts, and why getting rid of physical Xbox discs is “not a strategic thing for us”

Microsoft's gaming chief Phil Spencer is upbeat about his vast Xbox team's future.  But he also tells Game File …

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2023-08-18
End of an Era. Hopefully MS actually gets some of the missing BC titles added to the service so they aren't impacted. Stuff like a few Splinter Cells, Unreal, and some others just outright can't be bought right now and they never commented on it.
2023-08-18 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft plans to close its Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace on July 29, 2024, meaning users will no longer be able to buy games, DLC, avatars, and more

Backwards Compatibility titles can still be purchased via Xbox One and Series.  —  https://news.xbox.com/...  [image] X: Chris Scullion / @scully1888 : Yer man's been busy this aft...

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