… Switch 2's price rise, Nintendo and Sony financials, Xbox leadership changes and more ‘GTA 6 players are in for a console price shock’ We chat rising console prices, Game Pass, Switch 2 and exclusives with Circana's Mat Piscatella We talk 007, Amazon, Switch 2, Hitman and MindsEye with IO Interacti… …
… Nintendo says that a combination of price rises, and an unusually big first year, means it expects Switch 2 will sell 16.5 million consoles in its next financial year, which is a year-on-year drop of three million units. …
… Plus, there were those Epic cuts, a UK trade body shared alarming data, and Savvy prepares to spend big on mobile games… again. Let’s take a look. DRAM crisis deepens as PS5 price jumps $100 In Brief: Sony has significantly increased the price of PlayStation 5 globally. …
… Well over half of video game hardware buyers are $100,000-plus household income level. And the average price of hardware has gone from $250 in 2019, and we’re probably going to exceed $500 just a few years later. …
… Plus, a bit of interesting data news, as Sensor Tower acquires AppMagic. …
… Prices rises, job cuts, the death of discs… it’s hard to be optimistic in the face of such unrelenting, unpopular decisions. And it’s not even over. But it’s important to keep a level head. The price rises are frightening, but there are smart people trying to solve the issue. …
… As a result, the company has raised the price of its hardware three times over the past 18 months PlayStation, Nintendo and other hardware rivals have also had to raise prices . Its Game Pass user base tumbled after a significant price increase in October last year. …
… The price of PS5 games is not really any different to the price on any other format. Factoring in inflation, you could argue that AAA game prices have gone down over the last 15 years. …
… Since then, PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 have both had price rises. …
… Nintendo says this is due to stronger-than-expected sales in the first year, plus a global price rise on Switch 2. …