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And only five per cent are signed up to game library subscriptions, and 21 per cent have received upsetting/offensive messages while playing
Read More »OFCOM reports that only 3 to 6% of all gamers have ever purchased loot boxes
Lord Grade takes to BBC Breakfast to call for loot box regulation – could it happen and when?
House of Lords Gambling Committee calls for urgent action on loot boxes
Read More »Switch hardware supply to return to normal during summer – software development currently unaffected
"Currently, we do not see any impact on software set to go on sale this year"
Read More »Tim Sweeney supports Apple EU antitrust probe: “Epic won’t seek nor accept a special deal just for ourselves.”
But Epic CEO doesn’t think consoles are equally guilty of similar walled garden tactics
Read More »Overhaul vs continuity – PS5 and Xbox Series X’s differing approaches to next-gen UI
"A complete rearchitecting of the user interface… very few pixels left from PS4 gen"
Read More »We asked a product designer for his take on the PS5: “My response is a furrowed brow and pained grimace.”
Does the PS5’s embrace of luxury sit uneasily with the PlayStation brand?
Read More »Expect the unexpected – Sony’s PS5 showcase is both wonderfully and frustratingly unpredictable
If not tonight then when will Sony discuss the big three: Console. Price. Date.
Read More »Chinese console market will double in size over next five years – Niko Partners
"China’s tough regulatory environment is currently a negative and prohibits growth of the legal market.”
Read More »Xbox revolutionises console bundled games with Digital Direct – but will it let third-party publishers in on the party?
New system should boost sign-ups to services such as Game Pass
Read More »“Our strategy does not revolve around how many Xboxes I sell this year.” Phil Spencer on how Microsoft is well positioned amidst “massive economic uncertainty”
“Our strategy is centred around the player, not the device”
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