With additional categories for VR games added to the 20th D.I.C.E Awards, how is the industry adapting to this new form of gaming?
Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for week of June 2, 2025 to June 8, 2025.
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
Switch 2 – 947,931 (New)
PlayStation 5 – 14,535 (5,690,661)
Switch OLED Model – 8,040 (9,060,680)
Switch Lite – 6,089 (6,581,795)
PlayStation 5 Pro – 4,230 (218,056)
Switch – 2,482 (20,109,545)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,017 (974,094)
Xbox Series S – 163 (337,686)
Xbox Series X – 113 (320,660)
Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 57 (20,820)
PlayStation 4 – 24 (7,929,628)
So its official. Switch 2 dethroned PS2 in Japan for the biggest hardware launch ever.
Tripled the switch launch numbers, yeah Nintendo's domination of the Japanese market is going smooth
And take note. This is just for retail sales only; sales from the Nintendo Japanese website are not yet included.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer explains that the new ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X is Microsoft's best collaboration between gaming and Windows teams.
Next Level Racing just revealed an officially licensed flight simulation cockpit for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020.
Tempting... but I have to say I am more of an arcade deluxe cab fan. I loved the ones for Galaxy Force, Thunder Blade and After Burner.
Maybe RE7 but VR is still new and untested
RE7 is a better experience on PSVR and the VR version deserves to be considered for goty. It shows us that you can make a full AAA with legitimate combat and locomotion in VR. It is jaw dropping how well RE7 works in VR.
Rez Infinite was one of the best games of last year. RE7 is a masterpiece in VR design, but I doubt it can stack up against other games releasing this year. As time goes on and VR games get better, then there will be more of a chance.
Silly title! If they added VR categories then yes, a VR game can win!
A great game's a great game. The way you play it shouldn't affect its credibility.