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Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer is enthusiastic about an Xbox handheld experience, but that could range from a dedicated handheld to a customized app.

This week on The TT Show Jak and Kosta discuss the world of Neuralink and brain implants, generative AI in movies and games, PSVR 2 coming to PC, and more.

Cyberpunk 2077 has made over $750 million in game sales on all platforms, with the latest Phantom Liberty expansion considerably boosting revenues.

Rockstar Games adds another must-play title to their premium $5.99/month GTA+ subscription, bringing more value to the console-based service.

Xbox's new 'brand pivot' hopes to capture Gen Z, and sees the ecosystem breaking exclusivity and using the strength of rival platforms to sell games.

New Xbox CEO Phil Spencer interview strongly indicates that more Xbox games will break exclusivity in an effort to 'open up' a new friction-less model.

The new Epic Games Store mobile version will undoubtedly help boost revenues while also improving Epic's chance at achieving storefront profitability.

Epic Games confirms and announce its plans to bring the Epic Games Store to both Apple iOS and Google Android sometime in 2024 with its own payment system.

If Grand Theft Auto 6 does get delayed to 2026, Rockstar could work with partners to release a PS5 Pro enhanced version of GTA 5 to keep players busy.

Overwatch 2 has apparently become quite popular over time and is 'on track' to break 100 million lifetime players throughout the release of season 10.

Square Enix and Final Fantasy XIV game director Yoshi-P might have just teased FF9 Remake with new FF14 in-game items based on Final Fantasy IX characters.

Square Enix and Yoshi-P decided to move Final Fantasy XIV's new Dawntrail expansion to give gamers time to play Elden Ring's new Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Square Enix's new $215 Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail collector's edition has been detailed, but the package only contains a key for the PC and Mac versions.

Square Enix and Yoshi-P want to spark more excitement and thrilling combat in Final Fantasy XIV complete with team-based strategy and theorycrafting.

Microsoft is reportedly experimenting with native Xbox gaming handhelds with the goal of bringing the dedicated console experience to on-the-go market.

Overwatch 2 did so poorly that Blizzard will not pay out bonuses that workers typically expect and rely upon, and it stems from a recent policy change.

Capcom is under fire for surprising gamers with paid convenience microtransactions in Dragon's Dogma 2, despite the purchases not being necessary.

In a new interview, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says that PlayStation was 'thrilled' to sign the 10-year Call of Duty contract with Xbox.

Corsair's M75 WIRELESS might not be the lightest wireless mouse on the market, but its low latency performance more than makes up for its shortcomings.

Sony's new PlayStation 5 Pro console may actually be a cost-effective and affordable mid-gen upgrade that caters to enthusiasts without a high price.

Sony's upcoming mid-gen PlayStation 5 Pro is not expected to magically double frame rates in CPU-limited games due to the same Zen 2 CPU found in base PS5.

Sony's rumored PlayStation 5 Pro may not leverage efficiencies from a process node upgrade and is expected to have same custom 6nm process as PS5 slim.

Sony has reportedly halted production its PlayStation VR2 virtual reality headset so it doesn't continue overstocking its gaming hardware inventory.

More sources come out to say the leaked PlayStation 5 Pro specifications are accurate and real, including built-in AI accelerator and custom upscaler.

Lenovo has another gaming handheld it's bringing to more markets this month - the Legion Tab, an Android tablet powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+.

Final Fantasy XVI's producer Noaki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida says that the RPG's upcoming PC port might have steep spec reqs, and that dev is on its last stage.

Rooster Teeth, the iconic machinima-group-turned-media-company, is officially shutting down after two decades of entertainment and Red vs Blue jokes.

Apple has closed the developer account for Epic Games' new Swedish group and has effectively stopped Epic from launching its own store on the ioS platform.

Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for February 2024 results show that PC gamers are moving away from 1080p displays in a big way.

The Grand Theft Auto franchise has now made over $8.93 billion in game sales and microtransaction revenue since the release of GTA V more than a decade ago.

Electronic Arts says that player behavior is shifting to huge online-driven multiplayer experiences with monetization, open worlds, and big communities.

With NetEase's help, ex-Call of Duty Black Ops designer David Vonderhaar opens a new studio called BulletFarm that will focus on 'zero-BS' video games.

The Embracer Group plans to sell one of its best-earning operating games divisions, the publisher-developer Saber Interactive, for up to $500 million.

In a bid to cut costs and boost available cash on hand, the Embracer Group will reportedly sell Gearbox Entertainment next month to an undisclosed buyer.

This week on The TT Show, AMD's 'new' Radeon RX 7900 GRE impresses while PlayStation's razor-thin margins means its looking to PC to increase profit.

Electronic Arts has cancelled Respawn's unannounced Star Wars first-person shooter, and reports indicate that it was set in the Mandalorian series.

Electronic Arts shuts down Ridgeline Games shortly after Marcus Lehto leaves the studio, and now Criterion is handling Battlefield's singleplayer content.

Electronic Arts announces its second layoff of fiscal year 2023, this time 5% of EA's workforce will be let go as it restructures towards cost-cutting.

Back to the Future's very own time-hopping Marty McFly would approve of Bungie's new futuristic hoverboard vehicle in Destiny 2, aka the 'skimmer'

How much revenue did gaming's Big 3 triumvirate make during 2023? We take a closer look at the annualized revenues of PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo.

New details about Assassin's Creed Infinity have been leaked, exposing key info about Ubisoft's ambitious idea to nestle monetized games within games.

Wizards of the Coast made a hefty splash in Hasbro's gaming pool as the decades-old Magic: The Gathering card game generated over $1 billion in revenue.

Sony's PlayStation Portal peripheral/remote player/handset accessory may have been a big success as peripheral segment revenues surge during holiday 2023.

PlayStation's profit margins have been below double digits for 7 consecutive quarters now, and we take a look at the major culprits behind the profit drop.

PlayStation and Xbox could take a page out of NVIDIA's playbook and incorporate on-screen advertisements in exchange for free access to game streams.

Tekken game master Katsuhiro Harada gives us a sobering lesson in games industry economics, highlights how modern game budgets have grown enormously.

The Tekken Store is now live, offering Tekken 8 players the opportunity to support the fighter over time with in-game cosmetic items and customizations.

GameScent will work with all gaming consoles, powered by AI: releases real-time scents to enhance games with smells like gunfire, a forest, explosions.

The Pokemon Company officially announces Pokemon Z-A, a new mainline game duo coming in 2025 potentially with the release of the Nintendo Switch 2.

Sony's PlayStation games division generated a record-breaking $9.766 billion in holiday 2023, driven by strong hardware and software sales and mTX.