Xbox in Crisis, Switch 2 specs, More PSN drama + more! - Gamelinked May 9, 2024

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

MAKE THAT AN EX-BOX

The studio-closing apocalypse isn’t over; Microsoft planning more cuts 

https://lmg.gg/zrlo2 (Bloomberg)

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/more-xbox-studio-cuts-likely-to-follow-tango-and-arkane-austin-and-game-pass-looks-like-the-culprit 

Surprisingly, buying up a ton of studios means it’s hard to manage them all - Zenimax boss Jill Braff quote https://lmg.gg/O27Sq 

Microsoft bizarrely says they need games like the one made by the studio they just closed

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24152137/xbox-hi-fi-rush-tango-gameworks-matt-booty 

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/we-need-smaller-games-says-xboxs-matt-booty-right-after-microsoft-shut-down-the-studio-that-made-hi-fi-rushand-was-reportedly-about-to-pitch-a-sequel/ 

Tom Warren also reports on the internal turmoil https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24151814/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-strategy-changes-arkane-tango 

What’s even the point of Game Pass now? https://kotaku.com/xbox-game-pass-arkane-tango-gameworks-closure-1851464470 

Xbox has had more studio closures this year than first party games

https://twistedvoxel.com/xbox-more-studio-closures-than-first-party-game-releases-2024/ 

Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev “crushing under its own weight a little bit”

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/devolver-co-founder-says-large-scale-game-dev-crushing-under-its-own-weight-a-little-bit 

Says Switch owners more likely to buy indie games https://kotaku.com/devolver-digital-nintendo-switch-indie-games-xbox-ps5-1851466792 

 

A SWITCH SPECTACLE

Massive Switch 2 specs leak

https://www.androidauthority.com/nintendo-switch-2-leaks-specs-launch-timeline-backwards-compatibility-3441297/ 

https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2-leaks-just-revealed-specs-and-potential-release-window 

original source https://famiboards.com/threads/future-nintendo-hardware-technology-speculation-discussion-st-read-the-staff-posts-before-commenting.55/page-2801#post-1087627

ResetEra members summarize https://www.resetera.com/threads/leak-switch-2-hardware-shipments-show-system-ram-storage-other-console-information.866529/ 

mockup on Twitter https://twitter.com/CentroLeaks/status/1788457734213447908 

Nintendo joins Microsoft, Sony in revoking console tweeting capability

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-twitter-x-api-1851466004 

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1788375084886892947 

Switch 2 might be announced spring 2025 but not launched https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-no-switch-2-before-april-2025 

 

PSN HAUNTS TSUSHIMA

Sony PSN requirement screwing over other games now; Ghost of Tsushima on PC

https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1cns4l8/so_i_guess_sony_is_going_after_other_games_as_well/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ghost-of-tsushima-on-pc-requires-psn-account-for-online-play/1100-6523195/ 

Helldivers 2 still delisted in 177 regions https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/05/09/despite-psn-reversal-177-delisted-helldivers-2-regions-remain-in-limbo/?sh=23fb9b921d4e 

Arrowhead CEO trying to reverse it https://www.pcgamesn.com/helldivers-2/delisted 

Helldivers 2 community wants fired community manager reinstated https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/05/helldivers-turn-on-arrowhead-following-undemocratic-firing-of-community-manager

petition https://www.change.org/p/re-hire-the-legendary-community-manager-general-spitz 

 

QUICK BITS

 

NICE GAME, JACKASS

videogamedunkey’s publishing company BIG MODE releases first game, Animal Well, to great reviews

https://twitter.com/BIGMODEgames/status/1788565552849457430  

https://youtu.be/L4xwfHR_8O4?t=237 dunkey @3:57

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwCcSEN3GEc 

https://www.metacritic.com/game/animal-well/ 

solely developed by Billy Basso https://twitter.com/billy_basso

 

EXTRA ALLIED

The next ROG Ally is called the ROG Ally X

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/more-than-just-a-basic-refresh-rog-ally-x-announced-will-have-better-battery-ram-ssd-and-more  

X stands for “extra, extend, expand” https://youtu.be/vze62qJK1Sk?t=25 @0:25

same chip tho

https://www.ign.com/articles/asus-rog-ally-x-announced 

 

OH MY GOD, PHIL!

Oh my god, someone has nuked Phil Spencer in Fallout 76. Call the Police

https://insider-gaming.com/fallout-76-players-nuke-phil-spencer/ 

https://twitter.com/Sam_Snydes/status/1788414778253123985 

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mmo/fallout-76-players-appear-to-protest-xboxs-studio-closures-by-directing-nukes-at-phil-spencers-mmo-camp/ 

 

GAMERS TOGETHER STRONG

Gamers surveyed by Pew Research say it helps and hurts

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/05/09/teens-and-video-games-today/

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/09/video-games-benefits-teens-mental-health-friendships 

https://www.techspot.com/news/102940-understanding-teen-gaming-positive-negative-complex-realities.html

85% of US teens identify as “video game players”, only 40% identify as “gamers”

https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/05/PI_2024.05.09_video-games_0-03.png 

 

*YODA CHUCKLE SOUND*

Fortnite bans yoda backpack on day one after it creates “game crashing wormholes” if you do Zoidberg dance

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/fortnite-bans-yoda-for-turning-into-green-spaghetti-crashing-your-game/ 

https://twitter.com/iFireMonkey/status/1787889552490692667 

• EDITOR: play video, record screen, glitch at 0:24

https://twitter.com/FortniteStatus/status/1788052225178079419