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Wii U is currently battling it out for first place in the next-gen console war, according to Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime. The dirty little secret is if you look at life-to-date numbers, between Sony and Nintendo they’d be pretty close in terms of PS4 vs. Wii U, with Xbox …
Read More »From Software says "no plans" for Dark Souls II on PS4 or Xbox One
There’s bad news for those holding out for a next-gen re-release for Dark Souls II. No, not at this point,” the game’s global producer Atsuo Yoshimura told Gametrailers when asked about a PS4 or Xbox One port. We have no plans for that.” The developer added that the previously confirmed …
Read More »AMD says PS5 and Xbox Two will arrive sooner than you think
Don’t expect PS4 and Xbox One to hand around as long as their predecessors. That’s according to components supplier AMD which says that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are already planning their successors. The life cycle of the products are probably going to be shorter,” AMD’s senior VRP and CFO Devinder …
Read More »Strong Q1 for GameStop thanks to next-gen success
Global games retailer GameStop has seen sales and earnings have shot up after an expectation-hitting Q1. Total global sales for the quarter ended May 3rd climbed seven per cent to $2bn with like-for-like store sales jumping 5.8 per cent. Net earnings grew 24.5 per cent to $68m The retailer said …
Read More »Crytek warns of Xbox One and PS4 ‘RAM ceiling’
8GB will still limit developers – despite being 16 times more RAM than Xbox 360 and PS3
Read More »Next-gen console power consumption criticised by NRDC
US pressure group Natural Resources Defense Council has urged both Sony and Microsoft to reduce the amount of power their consoles use in stand by. It says that between them America’s Xbox Ones, PS4s and Wii Us will in the next year use as much electricity as the US’s fourth …
Read More »Can the game industry keep a lid on rising development costs?
Developers admit budgets are increasing on PS4 and Xbox One, but efficient middleware could stop it spiraling out of control
Read More »IDC predicts Kinect-less Xbox One will overtake PS4 in North America
Microsoft will take control of the next-gen race in North America if it releases a cut price Xbox One without Kinect, analyst IDC has claimed. International Data Corporation predicts that while PS4 will have the single biggest share of the market in 2016 with 51m hardware units sold globally, Microsoft …
Read More »VIDEO: Hellraid ditches PS3 and 360, goes next-gen
Techland’s fantasy battler Hellraid has officially gone next-gen. The game was announced last year for PS3 and Xbox 360 but has now been confirmed instead for release on PS4, Xbox One and PC some time later this year. It’s powered by the same engine behind Techland’s other upcoming first person …
Read More »Retailer lists Mass Effect Trilogy on PS4 and Xbox One
BioWare’s Mass Effect could be the next IP in line for a next-gen re-release. As spotted by NeoGAF, Chilean retailer Zmart Games has posted listings for the Mass Effect Trilogy on both PS4 and Xbox One. The listings don’t specify either a release date or price – although the sheer …
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