With over 10 million subscribers, Hikakin is Japan’s biggest YouTuber. I’m not sure which is more amazing—that he bought the Gucci Xbox or an Xbox. Japan has long been a tough market for Microsoft, but recently this has been changing. And now, Japan’s …
LA Lakers Release Strange Little Halo Bundle
For one day only this weekend, at one place only, the Los Angeles Lakers and Microsoft were selling a bizarre Halo Infinite bundle that was, this being 2021, snapped up by fans/resellers almost immediately.Read more…
Report: PlayStation Planning Xbox Game Pass-Style Subscription Service
Sony is finalizing a new PlayStation subscription meant to give the platform its own Xbox Game Pass-style service that’s tentatively scheduled to launch next spring, Bloomberg reports.Read more…
PS5が品薄の裏で暗躍する「転売屋」たち、その知られざる舞台裏
「プレイステーション 5（PS5）」に代表される家庭用ゲーム機の人気が続く一方で、発売から1年以上が経っても入手困難な状況が続いている。半導体不足も一因だが、大きな影響を及ぼしているのが「転売屋」と呼ばれる人々の存在だ。ただでさえ品薄な人気商品を誰よりも早く購入し、高値で売りさばく──。そんな転売屋の世界に“潜入”した。
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挽救成功？《電馭叛客 2077》於 Steam 平台獲極度好評
近年來的遊戲往往在規模上愈來愈龐大，內容深度也是不斷增加，但這就意味著遊戲的開發時程會比以往要來得更長，開發商在遊戲尚未完成時就草草推出的例子屢見不顯，其中最著名的恐怕就是 CD PROJEKT RED 所發行的《電馭叛客 2077》了。然而遊戲發售至今將近 1 年，現在在 Steam 平台上，該開發商終於拿下了極度好評的評價。 藉由不斷地更新，CD PROJEKT RED 希望《電馭叛客 2077》能讓玩家重拾對該開發商的信心，而這顯然有了效果。根據 Steam 平台最新的玩家評論，儘管遊戲還是存…
Best Selling Console On Black Friday Wasn’t The Switch Or PS5, But The Xbox Series S
It appears that over the Black Friday shopping period, it wasn’t the Switch or PS5 that was selling like hotcakes, but instead, the less powerful Xbox Series X sibling, the $300 Xbox Series S. This is likely due to a few factors including its price and…
「プレイステーション 5」と「Xbox Series X」、発売から1年後に改めて比べて見えてきた“違い”
次世代ゲーム機として鳴り物入りで発売された「プレイステーション 5（PS5）」と「Xbox Series X」。すでに発売から約1年が経ったにもかかわらず、いまだに品薄で入手困難な状況が続いている。こうしたなかふたつのプラットフォームを改めて比べてみると、いったいどんなことが見えてくるのか。
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Former Nintendo Exec Reggie Fils-Aimé Hosts Xbox Event For Microsoft
Right from the get go, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé addressed the elephant in the room: “I’m sure at this point you’re wondering, what is the former president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America doing at a Micros…
Forza Horizon 5 Had The Biggest Launch Week In Xbox History With Over 10 Million Players
Forza Horizon 5 is a very good game. It’s also a very popular game. Your Twitter feed might be currently filled with people sharing screenshots and videos from the open-world drive ‘em-up. Mine is. And now it’s been confirmed that the latest Forza tit…
What The Xbox Series X/S Has (And Hasn’t) Added Over The Year
When Microsoft released its next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S, nearly a year ago, it was tough to want for much. After all, both machines used the same interface and UI as their seven-year-old predecessor, the Xbox One. Familia…