Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
DualShock 4 controllers will not support PS5 games
Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 4’s controller, the DualShock 4, will not support PlayStation 5 games.
Microsoft full-year gaming revenues are basically flat
Microsoft’s gaming business revenue has managed to maintain a flat level year-on-year at this point in time.
Microsoft drops Xbox branding from Game Pass
In two posts on Twitter account, Microsoft seems to have changed the branding for its Xbox Game Pass service to exclude the console branding.
Destroy All Humans! in the top three in UK sales chart
UK Charts. Week of August 1, 2020:
1. Ghost of Tsushima
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
3. Destroy All Humans!
Ghost of Tsushima holds the top in Australia and New Zealand
Australian Chart, Week of July 26, 2020:
1. Ghost of Tsushima
2. Grand Theft Auto 5
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Analogue Pocket planned for May 2021 shipping
The latest retro hardware device, the Analogue Pocket, has been given an official shipping window of May 2021.
More than half of gamers plan to buy a next-gen console
New research has shown that more than half of all gamers are planning to purchase a next-generation console when they release later this year.
Valve is attempting to block VPN price exploits
Valve has updated the account settings on Steam to block an exploit that allows people to buy games from regions other than the one they live in.
Ghost of Tsushima tops charts in Australia and New Zealand
Australian Chart, Week of July 19, 2020:
1. Ghost of Tsushima
2. Paper Mario: The Origami King
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
GAME sells Belong brand to Vindex
The UK and Spanish retailer GAME has sold their Belong brand to Vindex, an esports specialist, for $50 million reportedly. This was reported by The Financial Times. Interestingly this…
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