Jacob S. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Just a few days ago, Michael Pachter recently gave his thoughts on Nintendo and its hybrid device over on at Gamingbolt.com to which many people were left scratching their heads over some of his points. During the snip-it before posting the actual interview, Mr. Pachter stated that he doesn’t quite understand the entire Switch concept and that the idea of a hybrid device may not have been the best route to take and also claiming that Nintendo themselves aren’t all that smart to continue to treat their current generation console as both a handheld and a home system. There have been many dictators since these claims were made online and while there were many points that felt a bit out of touch, there is some truth to be found in Mr. Pachter’s words regarding the Nintendo Switch and its potential longevity as a prominent console in the gaming market."
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth publisher Square Enix has declared a $140m loss based on a shakeup of its internal development pipeline.
What are they doing over there? Sounds like they canceled something big. I read a rumor a while back about ff9 remake . Here "Final Fantasy IX has gone through a very challenging development, the game is still in progress but may undergo changes drastic enough that we won't hear about it for a couple of years."
This could be one of the reasons if the rumor is true. That was Silknight i don't know how credible he is but it's something and it would make sense.
The industry implosion is continuing. Sky high budgets, prolonged development windows, stagnant sales numbers, and falling currency values (inflation) are wreaking havoc on the legacy industry. AAA games will slowly become the rarity.
- Xbox Wire - Mark your calendars! The Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct airs June 9. More info inside.
For a brief moment I thought we might get a whole Direct for Gears 6 - seems like it's COD though!
Danish from eXputer: "The Witcher's upcoming sequel needs to overhaul the series' combat system if it wants to make a big splash among gamers."
after what we see ( 2015 - 2024 ) in dark souls 3, blood borne , sekiro , dragon's dogma 2 , rise of the Ronin combat they should really careful and bring very good combat in Witcher 4 this time
clearly sales prove otherwise Mr Pachter. Keep doing what you do best, not knowing the industry.
Mr. Pachter is the type of analyst that will probably lose all of your money.