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What the Xbox Game Pass price hike says about the rising cost of playing games

In this week’s newsletter: The almost 50% increase in the cost of Microsoft’s game-streaming service is step closer to the model of TV, music and film

The Guardian - UK

Xbox Game Pass actually *is* profitable and isn't quite the albatross you've heard it is — as rumors swirl about Microsoft's gaming business' health

From questions of cannibalization to degrading the value of all of gaming, Xbox Game Pass has been zeroed in on as a potential symptom of last week's massive gaming lay offs.

Windows Central

After 2 underrated tactical RPGs on Switch, Mario + Rabbids developer Ubisoft Milan's pitch for another game was apparently turned down, which may explain why it's now working on Rayman

The series' director Davide Soliani left Ubisoft in 2024

GamesRadar

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Tariffs Set To Level Up Game Console Prices

The US tariffs barrage and the bounding cost of producing games have prompted manufacturers like Sony and Microsoft to announce price hikes on consoles, in an industry shift experts say is set to last.

International Business Times

Publishers 'don't want to be anywhere near' Grand Theft Auto 6 when it launches: 'It's proving to be very stressful'

"Will we have to push our game up, or will we have to delay further?"

PC Gamer

Nintendo needs to release the Switch 2 soon or risk getting buried by competition

It's hard to believe that Nintendo will actually unveil the Switch 2 this month, but the company needs to do it soon or risk getting absolutely buried by its newfound competition.

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Concord's massive flop hasn't phased Sony, which reportedly feels "very positive" about its next live service from an Assassin's Creed veteran

There's supposedly good internal sentiment around Fairgames, Jade Raymond's new multiplayer endeavor

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Developers working on Nintendo Switch 2 games have reportedly been told not to expect the console before April 2025

The Nintendo Switch successor is apparently not coming out within this fiscal year

GamesRadar

New Nintendo Switch 2 report says release date could be April 2025

A reliable industry source has claimed the Nintendo Switch 2 may not surface until deeper into 2025.

Tom’s Guide

E3 2023 organizer says the big game companies were 'enthusiastic' at first, but then 'the mood changed'

"Companies were talking about taking up huge spaces" at first, says GamesIndustry.biz.

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