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5 days ago | 
gamerant.com | Aaron McKinley
Some Nintendo Switch 2 users have noticed that their Joy-Cons' rumble feature is turning itself off. Haptic feedback may not be what convinces many people to buy a console, but it was a central part of the marketing for the original Switch, and Nintendo has heavily touted the new-and-improved Joy-Cons' functionality. However, the Nintendo Switch 2 may stop some gamers from using the feature for too long.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Aaron McKinley
The Nintendo Switch 2 has already surpassed the lifetime sales of the Xbox Series X, Series S, and the digital PS5 in Japan. It was clear that the console was going to be a sales success before it launched, given its predecessor's performance and how quickly pre-orders sold out. Now that it's been available for a couple of weeks, the Nintendo Switch 2 has made an even bigger splash than some may have anticipated. It didn't take long for Nintendo's latest system to surge past the competition.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Aaron McKinley
Xbox may be working on a massive emulation platform for its older consoles, if a new rumor is to be believed. As the gaming industry has largely moved toward digital media and consoles have become incompatible with older games, backward compatibility and preservation have become bigger concerns for many gamers. Thankfully, Xbox could have something in the works to keep its old titles alive. Microsoft has already said the company is committed to preserving video games for future generations.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Aaron McKinley
Gameplay footage and concept art from Hidden Path's canceled Dungeons and Dragons RPG have leaked online. Wizards of the Coast's iconic tabletop RPG franchise has had many official video game adaptations and inspired even more, but not every one of these projects has seen the light of day. Now, Dungeons and Dragons fans can get a glimpse at what one of these scrapped titles would've looked like.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Ryan Evans |Aaron McKinley
Former Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida recently shared his thoughts on how PlayStation views its competition. One comment stated that Nintendo isn’t seen as a direct rival to PlayStation due to its different target audience. Yoshida noted that Sony primarily focuses on Xbox as its main competitor, except in Japan. Game Rant Submit a Thread of your own on Game Rant under {{listingPage}}.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Aaron McKinley
Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has revealed that Sony Interactive doesn't consider Nintendo to be competition. Xbox has been PlayStation's primary competitor for a long time, at least from an outside perspective, given the similarities in console releases and target audience between the companies. Still, it may be surprising to hear that another Japanese gaming giant doesn't even appear in PlayStation market reports.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Aaron McKinley
It's a big day for Xbox Game Pass, as the subscription service is getting three new games, including day-one releases for FBC: Firebreak and Lost in Random: The Eternal Die. June has already been a stacked month for the platform, thanks to a massive lineup of incoming games and day-one availability for 11 Bit Studio's hotly anticipated The Alters. The Xbox Game Pass hot streak keeps going today, especially for Ultimate subscribers.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Aaron McKinley
Stellar Blade has been out on PC for less than a week but has already sold over 1 million copies on the platform. Shift Up's hack-and-slash action RPG was already a marked success on PlayStation, so expectations were high leading up to its much-requested PC debut. Now that sales figures for Stellar Blade's PC port are starting to roll in, it's safe to say it's a hit on its latest platform, too.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Aaron McKinley
Dune: Awakening has been out in full for less than a week, but some players have already grown frustrated with the game's PvP and other endgame mechanics. By and large, fans have been impressed with the game, which currently sits at a "Very Positive" rating on Steam. Still, like many MMOs before it, Dune: Awakening has encountered some issues with players taking advantage of some mechanics to make things harder for others. It did not take long for the MMO to become a hit.
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2 weeks ago | 
gamerant.com | Aaron McKinley
Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Here is a simplified version of the story contents: A teaser at the end of this year's Xbox Games Showcase confirmed that this year's Call of Duty will indeed be the seventh Black Ops title. Beyond that, it revealed that Black Ops 7 will have a co-op campaign and feature the return of Black Ops 2's David Mason. On top of being exciting news for longtime fans, those details could give insight into what else to expect based on some news from...
