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[insider-gaming.com] Nintendo revealed that Switch 2 sold over 5 million units. Double what the Switch 1 sold during the same time period. Edit insider-gaming.com travo
[windowscentral.com] The Shit just hit the fan at Xbox Major layoffs, closures and cancelled games Edit windowscentral.com gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] MS begins substantial layoff process across gaming division Raven Software, King, Zenimax, Turn 10 and more impacted Edit eurogamer.net news Ravenprose
[pushsquare.com] Sony Reiterates Big PS5 Pro Graphics Upgrade for 2026 The "full-fat version" of PSSR *crickets* Edit pushsquare.com Ravenprose
[gameunder.net] Game Under Podcast Ep 174 The weirdest news, Clair Obscure final score, Vampire Survivors and best console of the PS3, 360 Wii generation. Edit gameunder.net editorial impressions media news aspro
[eurogamer.net] John Romero's next shooter project loses funding following Microsoft cuts Edit eurogamer.net Ravenprose
[gamekyo.com] Capcom makes 3x as much money on PC Vs PlayStation Edit gamekyo.com gamingeek
[gamekyo.com] Cancellations at Techland too Edit gamekyo.com gamingeek
[neogaf.com] Ex-Obsidian co-founder says Jez Cordan and Klobrille Are pathetic shills Edit neogaf.com gamingeek
[headtopics.com] Switch 2 docks may be overheating Edit headtopics.com gamingeek
WWE Switch 2 is a code in a box Edit en.as.com gamingeek
[notebookcheck.net] Nintendo blocks 3rd party docks With usb c signals Edit notebookcheck.net gamingeek
[analyticsinsight.net] Nintendo debunks 5 million Switch 2 sales report Edit analyticsinsight.net gamingeek
[comicbook.com] Rumour: Mario is still in the works DK Bananza is a separate new team? Helmed by EAD Tokyo veterans Edit comicbook.com gamingeek
[ign.com] DK Bananza Development Teams is... Yup, the Mario Odyssey studio. Edit ign.com news aspro
[gamesindustry.biz] Young Americans Game Spending is Dropping SHARPLY Year-over-year spending on games has declined almost 25% among 18-24 year-olds Edit gamesindustry.biz news aspro
[msn.com] Phil Spencer is Not Resigning The company has responded to rumors of Spencer’s retirement. Edit msn.com news aspro
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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:03:14

LOL

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:00:39
Out in central London today.

The price of a tube ticket has gone from £3.80 as a teenager to £16.60 for a day ticket.

£10 for parking. Crazy shit.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:15:44
"Young Americans Game Spending is Dropping SHARPLY. Year-over-year spending on games has declined almost 25% among 18-24 year-olds" -gamesindustry.biz news

Good for them! Vote with their wallets. $$$ is the only thing gaming companies listen to anyway.  

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:17:43
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Nintendo has been sketchy when it comes to who is developing the game. They first refused to tell anyone.

Then said it was a team in Tokyo, which made VGC assume it's the Mario Odyssey team in Tokyo.

Then they said something like, from the people who developed Mario Odyssey. But when pressed for details they refused, or didn't know : to confirm the actual staff members.

It's being made by a team of AI programs.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:25:24
Perfect Dark showing was faked

"Oh, now that PD has been canceled, I can freely say that the public showing last year was largely bunk. None of that was gameplay and all CD has been doing on the game is making exciting vertical slices with little to no foundation. I am not shocked at all it got the axe."

-Imran somebody

Turn 10 lost half its staff.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:35:06
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Perfect Dark showing was faked

"Oh, now that PD has been canceled, I can freely say that the public showing last year was largely bunk. None of that was gameplay and all CD has been doing on the game is making exciting vertical slices with little to no foundation. I am not shocked at all it got the axe."

-Imran somebody

Maybe but I'm suspicious. Crystal Dynamics was also helping with that project. Why would two devs teams only be doing vertical slices?

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:56:06
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Disappointing indeed. I wonder if I have the last xbox console?

I'd say the chances that the Xbox Series generation is the last hardware console from MS is almost assured.

They might release a Gamepass HDMI streaming stick but I don't have any faith they're going to release a real, MS developed next gen Xbox.

I fear what Sony will do without the MS competition. I'm not opposed to waiting until 2030 for a PS6, though, as long as it's not $900.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:59:52
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aspro said:
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Disappointing indeed. I wonder if I have the last xbox console?

I'd say the chances that the Xbox Series generation is the last hardware console from MS is almost assured.

They might release a Gamepass HDMI streaming stick but I don't have any faith they're going to release a real, MS developed next gen Xbox.


I fear what Sony will do without the MS competition. I'm not opposed to waiting until 2030 for a PS6, though, as long as it's not $900.

Eight hundred ninety nine U.S. dollars.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:03:25
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Eight hundred ninety nine U.S. dollars.

That's acceptable. Nyaa

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:13:48
Ravenprose said:

They might release a Gamepass HDMI streaming stick but I don't have any faith they're going to release a real, MS developed next gen Xbox.

I fear what Sony will do without the MS competition. I'm not opposed to waiting until 2030 for a PS6, though, as long as it's not $900.


That's pretty much what I'm thinking - some kind of plug-in or dongle to play Game pass. But I wouldn't be surprised if they also make some kind of Xbox branded gaming PC. But I don't really see them going down the path of standalone consoles anymore.

Sony's path forward is going to be interesting. All the rumors suggest they're going to release some sort of handheld to get back into the Japanese market. But without Xbox around, I wonder if they would just forego that and be happy with owning the worldwide market for higher powered consoles.
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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:41:13

I think they will skip hatdware altogether and make Game Pass accessible to their competitors.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:05:34
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"Young Americans Game Spending is Dropping SHARPLY. Year-over-year spending on games has declined almost 25% among 18-24 year-olds" -gamesindustry.biz news

Good for them! Vote with their wallets. $$$ is the only thing gaming companies listen to anyway.  


I don't really see that as them voting with their wallet, rather they're just playing what they've grown up with. That whole generation grew up with free to play games, cheaper games that get a lifetime worth of updates, and subscription services. $15 a month and a couple microtransactions still isn't even half of the cost of one new game. If you're happy with that kind of stuff, why switch?
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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:59:03

Exacty. Gaming has changed where kids are totally happy with Fortnight, Minecraft and Roblox. These games provide thousands of hours of playability while spending close to nothing. Roblox is still big in my house. My son has a nightly kickball contest where he is the star and rarely misses it.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:59:47

I on the other hand still buy about one game a month.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:11:22
I find the 3DO comparison to Xbox quite interesting. Back then the original idea, according to what I read, was to allow different manufacturers to make their own 3DO.

Like all sorts of companies made dvd players.

Xbox now seems to be licencing out the Xbox brand for other manufacturers to use. You might see a lot of Xbox branded devices, they won't have much to do with Xbox, apart from gamepass I guess.

But the brand could live on.

Apparently MS made record profits though and still laid off all those staff members.

For I'm just skeptical and waiting on any Switch 2 Ms ports.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:15:25
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They might release a Gamepass HDMI streaming stick but I don't have any faith they're going to release a real, MS developed next gen Xbox.

I fear what Sony will do without the MS competition. I'm not opposed to waiting until 2030 for a PS6, though, as long as it's not $900.

They've already put gamepass on Amazon sticks. Apparently it's awful.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:20:13
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Got a couple of Switch 2 accessories. Stuck this magnetic ring to the back of my switch 2, a magnetic battery and a usb c right angle cable. Now I can get much more Runtime and the battery only weighs 92g.

I was hesitant to stick a ring over the Switch 2 logo, but the other option was a Genki attack vector case which is out of stock and $50. Just for a clip on magsafe case.

Also got silicon joycon sleeves,  not quite as comfortable as my old switch 1 ones but still pretty decent. Might give mouse mode another go now.
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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:54:13
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I don't really see that as them voting with their wallet, rather they're just playing what they've grown up with. That whole generation grew up with free to play games, cheaper games that get a lifetime worth of updates, and subscription services. $15 a month and a couple microtransactions still isn't even half of the cost of one new game. If you're happy with that kind of stuff, why switch?

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Exacty. Gaming has changed where kids are totally happy with Fortnight, Minecraft and Roblox. These games provide thousands of hours of playability while spending close to nothing. Roblox is still big in my house. My son has a nightly kickball contest where he is the star and rarely misses it.

I'm sure that plays a part, especially for kids and casual gamers. As I grew older, I wanted longer games with more depth. I made more money too, so I could afford to pay more for them. Young adults may want richer gaming experiences but not be able to afford $70-80 these days, so they're not buying them as much, hench voting with their wallets. That's my take anyway.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:23:59

Gg,how much time do you have on your battery now?

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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:00:41
travo said:

Gg,how much time do you have on your battery now?



Since I bought the lightest 5000mah battery I only get 3.5 hours in total playing Cyberpunk vs 2 hrs 15 mins without it.

The guy on YouTube used a 10'000 mah battery and got 6 hours playing Cyberpunk.

I intend to get another light, slim 5000 mah instead as it won't weigh down the Switch too much and it's easy to swap them out.

You have to be careful on what you choose though. I have a 20'000 mah Ravpower battery I bought for switch 1 and it's never been able to charge whilst playing. So the battery would continue to drain even when it was plugged in.

I tried it with Switch 2 and same problem. I guess it's purely for my phone now.

The one I bought is a 20w fast charging one and it does positively charge switch 2 when playing it.
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