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UK regulator now sounds less worried about Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal

The CMA is no longer sounding the alarm regarding the Call of Duty franchise, but still has concerns over competition in the cloud gaming market.

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Microsoft keeps making smart business deals to get Activision merger passed

Microsoft continues signing multi-year deals with competitors in effort to counter regulator's concerns in a post-Activision merger cloud gaming market.

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If Switch 2 is on the way, Nintendo hints at backwards compatibility support

Nintendo's Switch handheld-console family lifecycle will last 8-9 years, Nintendo of America President confirms Switch to stay for 'a few more years'

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Sony ships 25,000 pounds of devkits overseas, is it the PS5 Pro?

Sony Japan has sent over 5,700lbs of mysterious development kits overseas to its American subsidiary -- could these units be the rumored PS5 Pro?

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Sony could launch a PlayStation 5 Pro - but not anytime soon

PS5 Pro might debut late in 2024, if this rumor is right - perhaps with better ray tracing chops - and a PS6 console might arrive in 2028.

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Slow PS5 downloads? This trick could double PlayStation 5 download speeds

Do you have slow download speeds on the PS5? Here's a quick and easy setting that could drastically improve your PlayStation 5 game download speeds.

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Square Enix indicates it will continue making exclusivity deals with PlayStation

Square Enix management indicates it will continue the current 'multi-platform strategy' that it has established, which includes PlayStation exclusivity.

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Microsoft used FTC's anti-Nintendo market definition to make Sony seem bigger

Microsoft confirms it used the FTC's narrow market definition that removes Nintendo as a competitor, which makes PlayStation seem bigger than it is.

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Video recording of Microsoft's merger press conference in Brussels has surfaced

Video footage of Microsoft's press conference in Brussels has gone live, revealing what Microsoft President Brad Smith said at the pro-merger conference.

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Sony can't tell us why the 10-year Call of Duty deal is bad for PlayStation

Sony says the 10-year Call of Duty is bad for the company, but it can't tell us exactly why because the agreement terms are redacted and confidential.

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Sony has $5.1 billion left to spend on strategic investments and acquisitions

Sony Corp. still has $5.1 billion left to spend on investments, acquisitions, and share buybacks, but not all of this is earmarked for PlayStation gaming.

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New Sony president believes PSVR2 will outsell original PSVR

Despite a high $549 MSRP and PS5 requirements, Sony's new president is confident that PSVR2 will outsell the original PSVR headset's 5 million unit sales.

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Sony is confident the PS5 can break 60 million sales

Sony President Hiroki Totoki is confident PlayStation 5 will sell over 60 million units, expects to sell PS5s 'continuously' in fourth year after launch.

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New Suicide Squad live game delayed, core gameplay not expected to change

The new Suicide Squad delay will not lead to a dramatic shift or change in live service gameplay mechanics and will instead focus on bug fixing and more.

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PlayStation 5 now supports 1440p Variable Refresh Rate displays

Sony's latest PlayStation 5 firmware update adds new features including variable refresh rate (VRR) on 2560x1440 resolution displays and more QoL.

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Sony's Jim Ryan: 'I don't want a Call of Duty deal, I want to block your merger'

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan told Activision and Microsoft why he doesn't want to make a Call of Duty deal: 'I want to block your merger'

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Sony claims Microsoft may deliberately downgrade Call of Duty on PlayStation

Sony legal counsel argues that Microsoft could purposefully degrade Call of Duty's performance on PlayStation to get gamers to switch over to Xbox.

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Sony buying Take-Two Interactive rumors now seem even more dubious

The rumors of Sony buying GTA parent company Take-Two Interactive now seem doubtful as new information on the source's track records and claims surface.

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Meta prepares Quest Pass VR game subscription to better engage HMD owners

Meta will reportedly introduce a VR game subscription that offers free titles similar to Sony's PlayStation Plus or Microsoft's Xbox LIVE subscription.

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Final Fantasy XVI's exclusivity deal gave direct access to PS5 engineers

Yoshi-P confirms Final Fantasy XVI's exclusivity deal gave the studio direct access to PlayStation 5 engineers to enable better console optimizations.

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Analysis: Will Square Enix's new president make more deals with Xbox?

Faced with rising costs and uncertain game sales performance, Square Enix's new president may turn towards Xbox to re-kindle sales on Microsoft platforms.

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Nintendo Switch six years of success: Sales milestones, earnings, and more

The Nintendo Switch turns 6 years old today, and to celebrate we'll be taking a closer look at the platform's incredible success across all dimensions.

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10-year ABK deal should include Steam to make full impact

Microsoft may offer a 10-year deal to bring all Activision Blizzard games to console and streaming competitors, however it also needs to include Steam.

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European Commission now likely to approve Microsoft-Activision merger

Reports indicate that the European Commission may approve the Microsoft-Activision merger thanks to Microsoft's latest 10-year Call of Duty offer.

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Sony has become AMD's biggest customer thanks to PlayStation 5 demand

Sony has become AMD's largest customer, accounting for over 16% of the company's total revenue as sales for the PlayStation 5 continue to soar.

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FTC judge orders Sony to mostly comply with Microsoft subpoena

FTC's administrative law judge has ordered Sony Interactive Entertainment to mostly comply with Microsoft's subpoena for sensitive business documents.

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European Commission delays Activision merger decision deadline

European Commission regulators have slightly delayed their decision deadline on the Microsoft-Activision merger, final decision still expected in April.

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Final Fantasy XVI PC news: Yoshi-P isn't sure when it will happen

Yoshi-P confirms that Final Fantasy XVI's PC version won't be available right when Sony's PS5 exclusivity deal expires, but he wants to make a PC port.

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Game Pass, the so-called multi-game subscription leader, expands to more regions

Xbox's Game Pass subscription is expanding its reach to 40 new countries in an early access preview format that includes PC games offered on the service.

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Microsoft's 10-year deals with Nintendo, NVIDIA were masterfully planned

Microsoft has found a way to lead regulatory remedy discussions in the Activision-Blizzard merger with offers that can tremendously benefit the company.

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Microsoft sees 'clear path' towards regulatory approval of Activision merger

Microsoft President Brad Smith comments on how the new 10-year deals with Nintendo and NVIDIA could clear the runaway for the $68.7b Activision buyout.

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Nintendo skipping E3 2023: 'The show didn't fit into our plans'

Nintendo gives a direct statement confirming that it will skip E3 2023 and will not have a booth presence, says the show just didn't 'fit into our plans'

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Baldur's Gate 3 is coming to Xbox too, Larian officially confirms

Larian confirms it is (and has been) working on an Xbox version of Baldur's Gate 3, but the Xbox version won't meet launch due to technical issues.

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PS Plus March 2023 free games: Battlefield 2042 leads the lineup

Sony announces the PlayStation Plus free games for March 2023 and gives EA's failed shooter Battlefield 2042 a new home on the subscription service.

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Take-Two Interactive lawyers to appear in FTC's Microsoft-Activision merger case

Take-Two Interactive has hired Axinn lawyers to represent the publisher as a non-party in the FTC's investigation of the Microsoft-Activision merger case.

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Sony reveals new State of Play as Microsoft makes big moves in Activision merger

Sony announces a new PlayStation State of Play event as Microsoft makes big power plays in the largest video game acquisition of all time with Activision.

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Microsoft & Nintendo strike a 10-year cross-platform Call of Duty deal

Microsoft has agreed a deal with Nintendo that would keep Call of Duty cross platform even if it buys Activision Blizzard in a proposed $69 billion deal.

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Tencent, the largest games company in the world, supports the Activision merger

Two Chinese games companies including Tencent, the largest gaming firm on the planet, have expressed private approval for the Microsoft-Activision merger.

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Labor unions tell Euro regulators why Microsoft-Activision merger should pass

Two labor union groups, the CWA and UNI Global Union, explain to European Commission regulators why the Microsoft-Activision merger is good for workers.

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Sony takes 'discounted margin' on Call of Duty sales and earnings on PlayStation

Sony takes a 'discounted margin' on Call of Duty sales/earnings on PlayStation, gives Activision larger revenue cut, UK regulators at the CMA have found.

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Tencent bails on VR and scales back metaverse plans due to economic pressures

Tencent, the largest video games company on the planet, is reportedly abandoning its plans to make a VR headset and is dialing back its metaverse plans.

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FTC allows Sony more time to prepare documents for Microsoft-Activision merger

The FTC has granted another one of Sony's request for a time extension, Sony now has until March 1 to prepare documents for Microsoft's discovery period.

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Google, NVIDIA, Valve and EA to attend Microsoft-Activision merger hearing

Some of gaming's largest publishers and store operators will attend the European Commission's Microsoft-Activision merger hearing in Brussels next week.

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PlayStation first-party game sales break records with new yearly high

Sony's first-party game sales reach 20 million to break new four-year records for the PlayStation games division during the Q3 holiday 2022 period.

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PlayStation's physical game revenues surge to new four-year high in holiday 2022

Sony made more from physical PlayStation game sales revenues in holiday 2022 than they have in the last four years as games unit hits all-time Q3 record.

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Microsoft could divest Blizzard for Activision merger approval, analyst suggests

Analyst and industry expert Joost van Dreunen suggests that Microsoft could offer to divest Blizzard as structural remedies to the FTC, CMA, and EC.

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Intel outpaces the competition with another Game On Driver for Arc Graphics

The latest Intel Arc Graphics driver adds day one support for Atomic Heart, Company of Heroes 3, Like a Dragon: Ishin!, and The Settlers: New Allies.

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Corsair has some new wireless gaming heasdsets with the HS55 and HS65 Wireless

Corsair new HS55 Wireless and H65 Wireless gaming headsets are stylish and lightweight, and with Bluetooth support are versatile too.

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Sony injects tremendous value into PlayStation Plus with new games lineup

Sony attempts to spark new sign-ups and player retention by adding tons of value to its PlayStation Plus subscription service with a new games lineup.

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Will Sony unlock Bluetooth audio for PS5 when new PlayStation earbuds ship?

Sony is reportedly working on PlayStation-branded wireless earbuds for the PS5, but the real question is whether or not Sony will unlock full BT audio.