Perhaps the biggest talking point from Sony’s PS5 Pro reveal is its price. At $700 and without a disc drive or stand, the PS5 Pro has sparked vociferous debate online about whether Sony is justified in setting such a high price for the mid-gen upgrade. IGN readers have already had their say on the PS5 Pro's $700 cost, but what’s enabled Sony to be so bold with its pricing?According to one prominent analyst, there are a number of factors that have contributed to Sony going for $700 (and, relatively, even higher in Europe and Japan). Piers Harding-Rolls, games industry analyst at Ampere, said the PS5 Pro pricing reflects Sony’s adjusted strategy to protect its margin (that is, it is unwilling to sell consoles at a loss), supply chain inflation, and, crucially, “a lack of direct …
Xbox is bringing back friend requests for the first time since the Xbox 360 era — a decade and two console generations after they first went away.The long-requested feature will be will be accessible to Xbox Insiders starting this week, as well as those who have joined the PC Gaming preview on Windows PC and handheld devices like the ROG Ally. It will let users "easily send, accept, or delete friend requests," and will make friends on Xbox a "two-way, invite-approved relationship." Users will also be able to continue to separately follow their favorite creators on Xbox.Xbox Friend requests are finally coming back after more than a decade. Image source: XboxIf you're feeling confused about how all of this works, you're not the only one. In the current system,…
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power fans can breathe a sigh of relief, it seems: Prime Video is reportedly still committed to its five-season plan for the series.That news comes via a new report in THR, which details some of the “headaches” facing both Rings of Power and House of the Dragon currently. Those headaches include reports about a dip in viewership for The Rings of Power, but THR’s new article says that after seeing the Season 2 numbers, Prime Video “remains committed to the show’s original five-season plan.” The show hasn’t been officially renewed yet, although Prime Video announced in February that writing had begun on Season 3. Prime Video is sticking with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for now.Last week, Deadline reported that about 902,000 U.S.…
The PlayStation 5 Pro was officially revealed during a presentation hosted by Mark Cerny this morning. While it features a bevy of improvements, including support for AI upscaling and playing in quality mode with much higher frame-rates, fans were quick to notice its price point — a cool $700.…
On the heels of being revealed as Nocturne during the Yu-Gi–Oh! Master Duel Shadow Duelist livestream, multi-platinum recording artist Zayn Malik said that the experience made him feel like "a kid living out (his) dream."Following the event, the singer / songwriter sat down with host Steven Kangas and Konami’s Billy Brake to answer IGN’s questions about his favorite cards, if his Yu-Gi-Oh! fandom influences his music, and what he'd like to see in the series' next video game. …
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is out in the wild and going down very well with fans, but it is not without issues. One issue in particular is creating an awkward situation between players before they set out on a co-op mission — so awkward in fact that it’s making simply playing the class you want more frustrating than it should be.Space Marine 2 includes three-player co-op missions as part of Operations mode. These co-op missions are set during the game’s campaign, but with different characters who are off doing other missions that tie in to the events that follow Titus and co. These missions are referenced in the campaign, but Operations mode lets you actually play them.Operations mode only lets your squad include one Space Marine of each class. So, for example, it is impossible…
Last year, Minecraft players who were fed up with the game's annual mob vote (which lets players pick the next creature added to the game) "unionized," spreading war propaganda-inspired posters on TikTok and creating a Change.org petition that garnered over 500,000 signatures. Now, Minecraft has revealed that the tradition is coming to an end as part of a new game update structure.Today, Mojang announced that Minecraft Live, its annual news livestream, is abandoning the mob vote and being split up into several smaller broadcasts via a post on its blog. The new broadcasts, described as "more focused," will happen twice per year.Say goodbye to Minecraft Mob Votes.Mojang also revealed that it will release free content updates more often, straying away from its larger …
James Earl Jones, the highly decorated actor behind the voices of Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, in addition to countless other film and TV roles, passed away this morning at the age of 93. It didn't take long at all for the tributes to start pouring in.The most heartbreaking of all of them, though, might come from his Star Wars co-star Mark Hamill. Hamill, of course, played Luke Skywalker, the son of Darth Vader, and wrote a simple but fitting tribute: "RIP Dad." #RIP dad 💔 https://t.co/YXpFoBb2Ua— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) September 9, 2024 Over the span of his career, Jones appeared in more than 80 films and received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and an Honorary Academy Award in 2011. There's an inspiring story behind…
Guy Beahm, better known as Dr Disrespect, returned to YouTube to angrily deny claims that he sent explicit messages or images to a minor, saying he "shouldn't even be banned" from Twitch in a lengthy statement in which he called the messages "banter" and claimed that the user was "over the legal age of consent."Beahm was visibility agitated as he responded to the claims that he sent inappropriate messages via the platform's Whispers function, taking aim at the media who reported on the accusations and claiming that it was a coordinated campaign against him. He also claimed that Cody Conners, the former Twitch employee who initially revealed the reasons behind Beahm's ban on Twitch, "wasn't even involved" in the process in an exple…
As of about 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET on September 6, Concord's servers are officially closed. Sony's troubled live service game didn't even last two weeks, failing to fill its beta and launching to a tragically low concurrent count on Steam. Ultimately it is estimated to have only sold around 25,000 units, which is extraordinarily low by first-party release standards.Concord servers are now offline.Thank you again to all the Freegunners who have joined us in the Concord galaxy. pic.twitter.com/o1dTywrqUx— Concord (@PlayConcord) September 6, 2024 On Bluesky, Circana executive director Mat Piscatella called Concord's shutdown "unprecedented," nothing that even Anthem was the best-selling game of February 2019 and is still playable today. Asked how it compares to…