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Send us Fan Mail Sony have officially detailed their backwards compatibility solution for the PlayStation 5 and it is more promising than expected. Touting support of over 4,000 games on launch day, the PlayStation 5 backwards compatibility plan is similar to what Microsoft has crafted for Xbox Series X; but one company still holds an advantage.  How does the PlayStation 5 compare to the Xbox Seri...

Send us Fan Mail Microsoft has been transparent & open about many of their initiatives with the Xbox Series X and Series S -- including their backwards compatibility solution. With media getting their hands-on the Xbox Series X, we now know how the platform will handle backwards compatibility & enhance our old games. Does this feature provide the Series X with a system selling advantage ov...

Send us Fan Mail The Nintendo Switch "Pro" is back in the news due to three occurrences over the last week: a retail listing, a Nintendo of America job posting, and a Twitter rumor. Do any of them provide substantial information? Or are all three just random events that provide little to no new insight about Nintendo's 2021 Switch revision? Furthermore, Sony's marketing is once...

Send us Fan Mail Microsoft have made an industry changing move by purchasing Bethesda and strengthening their first-party studio development team. Microsoft now owns iconic IP, of which include: Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Fallout, Starfield, and The Evil Within.  Initially, Microsoft will retain contractual agreements, like those on Ghostwhire Tokyo and Deathloop being PS5 timed-exclusi...

Send us Fan Mail Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase & announced brand new games for the Switch platform -- including Monster Hunter Rise. We share our thoughts on the show & discuss Nintendo's recent statements about using "cutting edge" technology for future Nintendo hardware.  Furthermore, we examine the emulator used in Super Mario 3D All-Stars & ho...

Send us Fan Mail Sony officially dated & priced the PlayStation 5 at $399 for PS5 Digital Edition & $499 for PS5 Disc Edition for release on November 12 in North America. Launching alongside Sony's new hardware will be Demon's Souls and a few other Sony published titles, but there's a catch -- Spider-Man: Miles Morales is also releasing for PS4 this holiday season. Despite c...

Send us Fan Mail Sony is hosting the next PlayStation 5 Showcase this week & they are expected to introduce us to the PS5's price & launch date. We discuss the potential pricing Sony may target with the PS5 and it may surprise you for several reasons. Furthermore, we predict the launch day and launch lineup of PS5 software, evaluate the launch window (opening few months) and how it co...

Send us Fan Mail Nintendo have announced their big holiday 2020 release & it took many by surprise. It may not be The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, but it is the next best thing -- a prequel to Breath of the Wild but presented in the style of a Hyrule Warriors game. Taking place 100 years before the events of the first Breath of the Wild, players will assume control Link, Zelda, and t...

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Send us Fan Mail The Nintendo Direct presentation of August has aired & it was another installment to the Partner Showcase brand of Directs. Are these the only Direct-style presentation we'll see in 2020? We discuss how Nintendo may approach the remainder of 2020 in terms of how they handle announcing & dating first-party software. This year has proven the games industry is as fluid a...

Send us Fan Mail It's the final week of August & the Nintendo community is ready for what's to come. Expectation is high. Excitement has the fans shiver in anticipation. The next Nintendo Direct is near, but will it be what fans hope or is Nintendo going to throw a curveball & catch everyone off-guard?  A tale old as time is the story of the impending Nintendo Switch Pro. Reports...

Send us Fan Mail It's been a while since Nintendo hosted an Indie World presentation, but they have confirmed such an event is taking place tomorrow & we are here to share our predictions for the event. Last year's Indie World played host to the announcement of Microsoft's Ori & the Blind Forest for the Nintendo Switch. Could we see a repeat take place this year with Microso...

Send us Fan Mail The month of August will play a pivotal role in Nintendo's Switch software 2020 release planning. To be blunt: it's now or never for Nintendo. Speculation, rumor, and our information suggests that Nintendo has at least one event/presentation set for the month of August - with the high potential for a second, and Nintendo has to detail their 2020 lineup and give fans an i...

Send us Fan Mail Microsoft held their highly anticipated Xbox Games Showcase and the event has received a mixed reaction from fans. While some consider the event to be a disaster for Microsoft,  others have been able to see the long-term vision that the company has as it builds a foundation for a stronger tomorrow. Showcasing software like Halo Infinite, a new Fable, and Avowed, a new IP from Obsi...

Send us Fan Mail After a lengthy period of silence, Nintendo has awakened and begun to open the lines of communication with fans in the form of a Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. This was the first Nintendo Direct-style presentation since late March, so expectation and hopes were high. For some, this new format delivered; while others are left wondering if Nintendo has abandoned 2020. We di...

Send us Fan Mail A Nintendo Direct is expected to take place on Monday, July 20 and we want to share our predictions of what may happen during this rumored event. Nintendo has been silent for many months now and with no games dated for the remainder of 2020, it is time for them to communicate with fans... directly.  Will we finally see the long-rumored 3D Mario Collection for the Nintendo Switch?...

Send us Fan Mail Microsoft is going to host an Xbox Software Showcase on July 23 and finally give us a look at what Microsoft's internal first-party studios are making for the Xbox Series X. Microsoft's Phil Spencer is confident in what they have planned for the show, but will it be enough to counter & match what Sony showed us for the PS5 last month? Plus, Microsoft has a couple of...

Send us Fan Mail What's the future hold for the Nintendo Direct program and will Nintendo surprise us with a big holiday game? Thus far, 2020 has been a strong year for the Nintendo Switch in terms of software and hardware performance; but that means little to the consumer. Switch owners are craving new software & Nintendo has been reluctant in sharing information about what they have pla...

Send us Fan Mail Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part 2 has now released & the reception to the game has been polarizing, to say the least. While divisive releases are nothing knew to the industry, the discourse surrounding The Last of Us Part 2 has been peculiar. While some have indulged in civil conversation to discuss their likes and dislikes, others have leapt to extreme measures, of whi...

Send us Fan Mail The pricing war between the PS5 and Xbox Series X is going to play a pivotal role in the success of both platforms, but the introduction of Xbox Series Lockhart and the PS5 Digital Edition presents a unique pricing situation that no generation before has witnessed. We discuss and evaluate which company has the advantage when it comes to pricing their next-gen hardware and give rea...

Send us Fan Mail The PlayStation 5 has officially been revealed and Sony showcased a diverse library of software from first party and third party partners. With games like Demon's Souls and a digital-only PS5 now confirmed, it is clear that Sony is approaching their holiday 2020 launch with laser focus and are ready to challenge Microsoft for the next-gen crown. We discuss how Microsoft can r...

Send us Fan Mail Sony is ready to introduce the world to the PlayStation 5 & we expect them to showcase a range of impressive titles. While we don't expect Sony to talk price or launch date at this event, we do anticipate an exciting PS5 software showcase, in which both first-party developers and third-party partners highlight their PS5 offerings. Will Silent Hill make a return on PS5? Wi...

Send us Fan Mail The Nintendo Switch has been the home to a few miraculous software ports, and those responsible for such achievements have now claimed they can port any PS4 and Xbox One game to Nintendo's hardware. Do these claims have merit or are they simply a marketing tool to incentivize developers to contract their studio for potential projects? We discuss if Switch could handle titles...

Send us Fan Mail The year without an E3 is now underway. We talk with Venture Beat's Jeff Grubb about the Summer Game Fest and what we can expect from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft in terms of approach and new announcements. Will Sony show a lot at the PS5 reveal in June? Will Microsoft go heavy with major announcements in July? And what does Nintendo have to announce for the summer and secon...

Send us Fan Mail Sony partnered with Epic Games to give us a glimpse into the future with the debut real-time gameplay demo of Unreal Engine 5 running on the PlayStation 5. It may not be a real game from an established IP, but the demo showed real gameplay and we now know what Unreal Engine 5 is capable of on PS5 and Xbox Series X. However, there is more to UE5 than meets the eye, as the engine wi...