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Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Business
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Former PlayStation boss says the Nintendo Switch 2 will determine if the OG Switch can ever claim PS2's best-selling console of all time title
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The PlayStation 2 is still the best-selling video game console of all time, having sold more than 160 million units to customers worldwide. But the Nintendo Switch ain't far behind. In fact, it's inching ever closer to that record every month and a former Sony executive now reckons it can actually overtake the PS2 - as long as the Nintendo Switch 2 doesn't get in the way. The competition between Nintendo and PlayStation has been contentious for decades - just look up the Nintendo PlayStation for all that jazz - but things have recently been heating up as far as sales records go. Just a few months ago, years after the company stopped manufacturing the console, Sony announced that the PS2 had sold another 5 million units, seemingly shifting the goalposts. Nintendo then revealed that the Switch has surpassed 150 million units last month, OLED and Lite included, meaning it only has to sell another 10 million to claim Sony's crown. Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden now says the "record is out there for the breaking" in an interview with Destin Legarie. "I don't know," he said. "I think the Switch 2 will have a lot to do with that [record] - depending on the price point it comes out at. If it's super competitive to the current market, maybe you get people switching over faster than if there's, you know, when you have two consoles out the same manufacturer but the delta is more than $150 and getting people to move is hard." The OG Switch's RRP is currently $299 at most retailers - though you can often find it much cheaper via sales - and if the Switch 2 is anywhere close to that price point, Layden is right: why wouldn't people simple buy the successor? That's unlikely to be the case, though. Some analysts have already predicted that the Switch 2 will launch with a price tag between $400 and $500, making the OG Switch a much more attractive proposition for lower income buyers, especially if Nintendo eventually gives it a generous end-of-life price drop. Nintendo quietly confirms "Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games" as a separate thing to console exclusives following Virtual Game Cards' big reveal
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Monster Hunter Wilds' PS5 Pro enhancements have been detailed and will offer three different graphics modes on the console
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Monster Hunter Wilds' PS5 Pro enhancements have been revealed The console will offer three different performance modes Prioritize Framerate will feature 60FPS but won't have ray tracing Capcom has revealed the PS5 Pro enhancement details for Monster Hunter Wilds. Following Capcom's Spotlight + Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase yesterday, which offered a brand new look at the upcoming game ahead of the its release, the company has provided the system features for PS5 Pro. It's confirmed that the console will offer three performance settings, including Prioritize Resolution, Balanced, and Prioritize Framerate. Ray tracing will be enabled for the first two, but disabled for the latter, and each one will output at different frame rates. Prioritize Resolution will offer 30FPS, Balanced will have 40FPS, while Prioritize Framerate will feature the highest at 60FPS. It's noted, however, that "frame rate may drop in situations of high system load". Thanks to the PS5 Pro's AI-upscaling technology, PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), the visual quality of Monster Hunter Wilds will also be boosted while maintaining performance "for an ultra-smooth image" when playing. Capcom also revealed the details about Monster Hunter Wilds' second open beta test. It's set to begin on February 6 and will run across two weekends ending February 16. Players who download the open beta client will be able to try out some of the game's features ahead of time, including the Training Area exclusively built for solo play, private lobbies, and online single-player mode, and even take on the flagship monster Arkveld. Content from the previous open beta test held in November will also be featured, including the character creator, story trial, and a Dogshagma Hunt. Monster Hunter Wilds launches on February 28 for PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC. Best RPGs 2025 - top role-playing games for PC and consoles Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition and Age of Mythology: Retold are coming to PS5 this year An all-digital PS6 doesn't seem possible, according to ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden: 'I think it would be hard for them to go fully disc-less'
