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After several reports about Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy Rebirth underperforming on Playstation, Square Enix have finally officially confirmed the reports. What does this mean for the future of Final Fantasy? Is the appeal of this legendary IP waning? Is this because of the exclusivity strategy? Final Fantasy 16 also released on PC this week but to not so spectacular player numbers on Steam....

Sony finally revealed the worst kept console secret that is the PS5 Pro that has been met with lots of criticism and ridicule after a very limp presentation and a shocking price reveal. Will PS5 Pro make a splash that it needs to with the hardcore? Is the price indicative of the perils of a lack of competition in the console space? Microsoft also announced another 650 employees losing their jobs a...

What an insane week for Playstation. Concord gets shut down in what will be regarded as one of the biggest fails in modern gaming and then in the same week Sony delivers Astro Bot, regarded by many journalists as Playstation's best exclusive game! A new mascot is about to take hold for Playstation delivering quality that may match Nintendo's platformer's standards. However, the debate...

PlayStation and its live service and multiplayer pivot is not going so well. Concord from Firewalk Studios has seen abysmal numbers of players on Steam and doesn't seem to be making a meaningful splash on console either. The reviews are also middling yet some diehard fans maintain that the game is good. To make matters worse, Marathon's director at Bungie has been fired over inappropriate...

Well there it is. The nail in the coffin of the glorious console war that has raged on between Xbox and Sony for decades. With Xbox's first party title Indiana Jones now confirmed to be coming to Playstaton and Spencer essentially admitting that the floodgates are open, most Xbox exclusives will merely be timed exclusives going forward. We have a lot to discuss and starting now, I will be havi...

Ahead of its Xbox's Gamescom showing, insiders report that another big Xbox game will be losing exclusivity and that will be announced this coming week. What will it be and are Xbox fans losing faith in the brand as the brand appears to be losing its identity. Black Myth Wukong reviews have been released with overall positive reviews with one review really summing up how fed up people are of w...

It has been an eventful week that's for sure. Bungie laid off 200 staff but in the process revealed just how bad an acquisition this was by Playstation. Senior executives leave, projects cancelled and the industry wonders how exactly Sony will get value for its $3.6bn. Xbox financials got revealed and whilst the revenue and MAU's grew massively thanks to the Activision Blizzard King merger...

Things dont look good for Playstation first party title Concord which has had a closed and open beta with a lukewarm reception and really low player numbers. Is Sony's GaaS pivot proving to be a big mistake? In other news and a shock to absolutely no one, its revealed Xbox has a pitiful marketing budget being outdone by Playstation. Halo the TV series gets cancelled, Call of Duty's beta wi...

Xbox's first party lineup looks amazing. We are set to get some really diverse and incredible looking titles and Gears of War looks like one of the best ones yet. But I've felt Gears of War needed a change since the second game. Gears of War E Day might be the type of Gears game I've been harping on about for years on podcasts. This one could be something special. Xbox ditches its hard...

More Xbox games are going to be going to Playstation. Phil Spencer confirmed this at the Xbox showcase event and Matt Booty this week also doubled down on it but suggested that this would be adopted on a case by case basis. But his words also alluded to Xbox exclusives just being nothing more than timed exclusives. Just how for will Xbox go with this multiplat strategy? Are Playstation and Xbox ju...

What an incredible showcase! Xbox managed to reinvigorate the Xbox fanbase in one fell swoop with a showcase for the ages! The fallout of that has been a sight to behold with haters desperately finding ways to reconcile their hatred of Xbox with what was undeniably an incredible show.

Oh its been an eventful week and boy are we in store for some madness. The night before the Xbox showcase event and I am already hearing about how this show is going to be one for the ages. So much drama this week with reports of a Halo CE Remaster coming to Playstation followed up by Guerilla Games co-developing a LEGO game with the Horizon IP that is appearing on ..... Nintendo Switch! Playstati...

State of Fail. We've had Playstation's State of Play event from Playstation and by in large, this has been met negatively as it marks yet another event that has disappointed many. Sony's Hermen Hulst outlined Sony's multiplatform strategy and Xbox has its big showcase event next week!

We're coming up to the Xbox summer showcase event and things are already leaking! Doom: The Dark Ages just got leaked and is a Doom game set in a medieval inspired doom world. Its also a multiplatform title confirmed to come to Xbox and Playstation. Hellblade 2's reception has been divisive but one thing that cannot be denied is its visual prowess that has astonished many. Only the most bl...

Hellblade 2 review keys have gone out and I have had the pleasure of playing the game and completing it. Will Hellblade 2 match expectations? After rampant speculation last week that Call of Duty would not appear on Xbox Game Pass, it appears that the Wall Street Journal now confirms that this is not true. Call of Duty will be appearing on the Xbox Game Pass subscription day one. Playstation also...