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PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
A new report says PS5 can account for 75% to 80% of console launch-month sales for some AAA single-player games. The split is less extreme for multiplayer games, but still shows Xbox facing a steep console sales gap.
Nintendo Switch 2
A reported replacement LCD panel listing suggests Nintendo may be preparing a Switch 2 screen revision using Sharp hardware. Nintendo has not announced a display change.
Persona
A live-action Persona TV series is reportedly in development at Netflix. The project has several producers attached, but Netflix has not announced casting, a release window or which Persona story it would adapt.
Xbox Series X|SXbox OneXbox Game Pass
Microsoft has reportedly paused new Xbox Game Pass publishing deals, raising questions about the subscription service's third-party pipeline. Existing deals should keep the catalog moving in the short term.
Assassin's Creed
Ubisoft has outlined the console modes for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. PS5 and Xbox Series X get 60 FPS performance options, while Xbox Series S is listed with a 30 FPS fidelity mode.
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced will use expanded ray tracing, PSSR, strand-based hair and a rebuilt ocean system on PS5 Pro. The remake launches for PlayStation 5 on July 9.
Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo is raising the recommended retail price of the Nintendo Switch 2 in South Korea on September 1, taking the console from ₩648,000 to ₩758,000.
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter Crossroads has revealed Bakunawa Killer in a new official trailer. The masked roster addition has already set off speculation around their link to Pai Chan, Lau Chan and Lei-Fei.
PaydayTomb Raider
Payday 2 is leaving Xbox Game Pass on June 30 after spending nine years in the catalog. Seven more games are leaving the service the same day, including Slay the Spire, Unpacking and two Tomb Raider titles.
Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have appeared in a new PlayStation port leak. Activision has not announced either re-release yet.
Steam
Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron have been named in a California federal lawsuit alleging RAM price fixing. The case lands while memory shortages are already pushing up PC hardware costs, including Valve's Steam Machine plans.
PlayStation 5Steam
A new PS6 hardware cost claim says Sony's next console could be much more expensive than earlier estimates. Sony has not announced PS6 pricing, specs or a release window.
