Xbox News Update: Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Believes There Will Be Fewer Exclusives In The Future, And Not Just For Xbox. PS5 Price Increase Confirmed for UK, Europe, Japan, Canada, and More. What the PS5 DualSense Edge Controller Can Learn From the Xbox Elite Controller. Hogwarts Legacy Collector’s Edition unboxing shows off floating wand.
“Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Believes There Will Be Fewer Exclusives In The Future, And Not Just For Xbox. Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft Gaming, has said there will be fewer platform-exclusives in the future. Speaking to Bloomberg, Spencer said the idea of games being made for one device and one device only is "something we're just going to see less and less of." Expanding on this, Spencer said this is all about helping "bring more players in" and reduce "friction." "Maybe you happen in your household to buy an Xbox and I buy a PlayStation and our kids want to play together and they can't because we bought the wrong piece of plastic to plug into our television," he said. He continued, "...making people feel safe, secure when they're playing, allowing them to find their friends, play with their friends, regardless of what device--I think in the long run that is good for this industry." In the short term, "some people in some companies" won't love this approach, Spencer said, without singling anyone out. But in the long run, Spencer sees a future with fewer platform exclusives in it.”
From Push Square
“PS5 Price Increase Confirmed for UK, Europe, Japan, Canada, and More. Sony has announced it's increasing the price of the PS5 console in territories like Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, and Canada. Jim Ryan takes to the PS Blog to say this is due to "high global inflation rates, as well as adverse currency trends, impacting consumers and creating pressure on many industries. Based on these challenging economic conditions, SIE has made the difficult decision to increase the recommended retail price". The USA is not affected by the price increase.”
From Game Rant
“What the PS5 DualSense Edge Controller Can Learn From the Xbox Elite Controller. PlayStation just announced a pro controller, called the DualSense Edge, and there are a few things it could learn from Xbox's Elite controller range. Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Sony is bringing an official pro controller to the market. Named the DualSense Edge, this PlayStation 5 controller has all of the same bells and whistles as its standard DualSense counterpart, but comes with a slew of new features, ranging from back buttons to adjustable analog sticks. But Sony isn't the first in the market to do this. A few years ago, Xbox made its own Elite controller, and there are a few things the DualSense Edge could learn from it.”
From Video Games Chronicle
“Hogwarts Legacy Collector’s Edition unboxing shows off floating wand. Warner Bros. Games has shown off the floating wand that comes with Hogwarts Legacy‘s Collector’s Edition in a new unboxing video. Posted to its YouTube channel, the video shows the various items that will come with the £300 edition of the game, which will launch in February. Hogwarts Legacy Collector’s Edition contents include: * the Deluxe Edition of the game * a steelbook featuring Hogwarts crest * an ‘ancient magic wand’ * an ‘ancient magic book stand’ for the wand The wand floats above the book when the book is plugged in.”
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