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Nintendo Switch 2 and Sony PS5 Likely to Get Price Hikes Due to Tariffs

Nintendo Switch 2 and Sony PS5 Likely to Get Price Hikes Due to Tariffs

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Japanese entertainment giants Nintendo and Sony Group are likely to raise prices on their game consoles in response to US tariffs, according to the latest research from Bloomberg Intelligence. American consumers would pay as as much as 30 percent more for a Switch 2 or PlayStation 5 under the base-case scenario, which would imply pricing close to $590 (roughly Rs. 50,765) for the soon-to-be-released Nintendo flagship machine or Sony’s PS5 Astro Bot bundle. Both devices are assembled in China, which is now subject to a 125 percent duty for shipments to the US, although Nintendo also has an expanding production footprint in Vietnam, which has a 90-day reprieve from elevated tariffs. Console makers are the most vulnerable players in the video game industry, said BI analyst Nathan Naidu, due to their hardware businesses and need to ship physical goods. The US accounts for 29 percent of revenue for Tokyo-based Sony and 37 percent of sales for Kyoto-based Nintendo, he said. The market is indispensable for both companies: US consumers drive global trends, and word-of-mouth recommendations …

PS6 Could Launch in 2027 as Chip Design Said to Be Complete

PS6 Could Launch in 2027 as Chip Design Said to Be Complete

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Sony will inevitably follow up the PlayStation 5 with its next generation home console at some point. Based on court documents from its US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) trial over the attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard in 2023, Microsoft believes its next-gen Xbox console and Sony’s PlayStation 6 will launch in 2028. A new claim, however, advances that timeline, suggesting the PlayStation parent is further along the development cycle for the PS5 successor. The design of the chip that will power the PS6 is reportedly ready, and Sony could begin producing the SoC for testing in late 2025. PS6 Chip Design Said to Be Ready The information comes from KeplerL2, a reliable leaker who previously shed light on PS5 Pro specs before the console launched. In several posts on games discussion board NeoGAF, the leaker claimed the PS6’s SoC design was complete. According to them, Sony will kick off production on the first batch of chips for testing towards the end of 2025. “PS6 is design complete and in pre-si validation already, with A0 tapeout …

Naughty Dog Reveals Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a New Sci-Fi Franchise for PS5

Naughty Dog Reveals Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a New Sci-Fi Franchise for PS5

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After years of silence on their new project, criticism over a slate of remasters and remakes and a cancelled online game, Naughty Dog has finally revealed its next game. The first-party Sony studio announced Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a brand-new franchise, at The Game Awards 2024 on Thursday. The game, which seems to be a science-fiction action title, is currently in development for the PlayStation 5. Naughty Dog did not share a launch timeline for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet but confirmed it has been working on the game since 2020. Naughty Dog’s Announces Its Next Game The Game Awards creator and producer Geoff Keighley premiered the reveal trailer for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet in a final announcement on the night. “Because tonight is such a special show, we do have one more thing,” Keighley said. Following the reveal, Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann, who also serves as game director for Intergalactic, said the game would be the studio’s “wildest, most creative story yet.” “We’re back! You have been dying to know what’s next for …

Concord Review: Firewalk’s Hero-Shooter Didn’t Deserve to Die, but Sony Dug Its Grave

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It’s unfortunate but inevitable that reviewing Concord right now feels like writing its eulogy. Eight years in the making at a reported development cost of over $100 million, the first-person hero-shooter from Sony’s Firewalk Studios arrived on PlayStation 5 and PC on August 23. Two weeks later, Concord is dead. A live-service title, that was promising a roadmap of post-launch content updates over multiple seasons, didn’t even make it past summer. After the game’s calamitous launch, with an estimated 25,000 copies sold across PS5 and PC and an all-time peak player count of less than 700 on Steam, Sony seems to have decided to cut its losses and put the game out of its misery. Firewalk announced Wednesday that it would take Concord offline on September 6, cease all sales of the game and refund players who’d already purchased it. In its announcement, the developer said it would “explore options, including those that will better reach our players,” which suggests Concord, a multiplayer-only title that launched at a baffling $40 price tag, might return in …

PS5 Pro Design, Launch Timeline Leaked; New Console Might Come Without Disc Drive

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The ‘Pro’ version of the PlayStation 5 has leaked. The PS5 Pro has been an open secret in the games industry for a while now and Sony is expected to announce the console before the end of this year. Previous reports and rumours had detailed the hardware upgrades the new console would likely get over the PS5. Now, the design of the PS5 Pro, along with Sony’s plans for its reveal, have been leaked. “PS5 Pro” Said to Be Official Name of Console  The information comes from reliable leaker billbil-kun, who has a history of providing accurate information about unannounced games and console hardware. In a Dealabs report published Thursday, he shared information on the likely official name of the upcoming console, its design details and release timeline. According to billbil-kun, Sony’s upgraded PS5 will be called the “PS5 Pro” — no surprises there. The PlayStation parent followed a similar naming convention for the previous-generation console when it launched the PS4 Pro in September 2016, three years after the launch of the PS4. PS5 Pro …

Sony Announces Summer Sale Offer in India, PS5 Slim Gets Rs. 5,000 Discount

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Sony has announced a limited-period promotional offer that brings down the price of the newly launched PlayStation 5 slim variants in India. The “Summer Sale” offer will apply a discount of Rs. 5,000 on the PS5 slim. Starting May 1, the console will be available for Rs. 49,990, down from its retail price of Rs. 54,990. The slim variant of the PS5 was launched in India earlier this month. Sony had earlier discounted the price of the older PS5 disc-edition model by up to Rs. 13,000 following the launch of the PS5 slim. According to PlayStation India, the Summer Sale offer will only be applicable on newly launched PS5 slim models CFI-2008A01 and CFI -2008B01. The console will be available at a discounted price of Rs. 49,990 on Amazon, Blinkit, Croma, Flipkart, Reliance, Sony Center, Vijay Sales and other participating retailers. The limited-period offer starts from May 1 and will end on May 14, or until stocks last. Earlier this month, Sony India had announced a promotional offer of up to Rs. 13,000 on older …

Sony Announces Summer Promo Offer in India, Select PS5 Models to Get Up to Rs. 13,000 Discount

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Sony has announced a limited period promotional offer on select older PlayStation 5 models in India. The “Summer Promo” offer will apply on the standard PS5, bringing a discount of up to Rs. 13,000 on the console. The discount, announced in the wake of the launch of the slimmer version of PS5 in India, will start on April 10. The disc edition of the standard PS5, which launched in India in February 2021, is currently priced at Rs. 54,990. The “Summer Promo” offer will only cover the disc version of the standard PS5 with model number CFI -1208A01R. The offer starts April 10 and will be active till April 30, or till stocks of the console model last. The standard PS5 will get a discount of up to Rs. 13,000. Sony India confirmed to Gadgets 360 that the discount will apply variably to applicable products and the offer will be valid on disc edition PS5 bundles, as well. The discounts will be live on Amazon, Blinkit, Croma, Flipkart, Reliance, Sony Centre, Vijay Sales and other …

PlayStation 5 Slim Goes on Sale in India With 10-Minute Delivery in Select Cities

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PlayStation 5 Slim — or PS 5 Slim — went on sale in India on Friday, and customers can now purchase the gaming console online or via retail stores. In order to boost sales of the device, the company has partnered with hyperlocal delivery platform Blinkit to deliver the slimmed down version of its flagship gaming console to customers within minutes, in select cities. Sony has made both the PlayStation 5 Slim and PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition available for purchase in India. Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that customers in Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, and Mumbai can place an order for the new PlayStation 5 Slim or the PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition and have the console delivered within 10 minutes. The hyperlocal delivery platform has also made the PS5 DualSense controllers available for purchase. The PlayStation 5 Slim is priced at Rs. 54,990, while the PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition costs Rs. 44,990. If you purchase the digital edition, you have the option of picking up Sony’s PS5 Slim disc …

PS5 Slim to Go on Sale in India From April 5, Sony Confirms Pricing

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Sony has announced that the slimmer variant of the PlayStation 5 console, which first launched in the US in November last year, will be available in India, starting April 5. Both the disc and digital editions of PS5 slim will go on sale in the country this week, with stock availability at participating retailers confirmed. PS5 slim, a lighter and thinner version of the original console, retains much of the PlayStation 5 design language, but comes with a detachable disc drive and slightly bigger storage. The PlayStation parent has also confirmed the pricing for PS5 slim in India, with the console selling at the same prices as the existing PS5. The disc version of the PS5 slim will sell at Rs. 54,990, while the digital edition is priced at Rs. 44,990. Customers who buy the digital edition of the console can purchase the PS5 slim disc drive separately. The PS5 slim will be available at offline and online retailers in the country from April 5. Stocks of the new variant of the console should be …

Cyberpunk 2077 to Be Available for Free as Part of Limited Trial on Current-Gen Consoles This Weekend

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Cyberpunk 2077 will be available to play at no cost as part of a limited trial over the coming weekend, according to developer CD Projekt Red. The popular game will be free to play for a few hours on current generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony, but not for PC gamers. You will have access to the base Cyberpunk 2077 game — which will need to be downloaded in its entirety in order to access the trial. The Phantom Liberty expansion won’t be part of the trial this weekend. According to details on the Cyberpunk 2077 website, the free trial will begin on March 28 at 4pm CET (8pm IST) and end on April 1 at 8:59AM CEST (12:29pm IST). You will be able to play the game on current-gen consoles — PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S — for five hours, during the trial period. CDPR says trial doesn’t include PC gamers due to “technical reasons”. During the trial period, you can only play Cyberpunk within the five-hour period, after which …