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3 days ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story Highlight007 First Light will have the same successful single-player live service model as Hitman World of Assassination. The tidbit was teased by IO Interactive’s CEO, Hakan Abrak, who implies that the James Bond title will also receive a ton of free content. The Hitman title stayed relevant for a long time because the studio supported the game with a unique player-friendly live service model.
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4 days ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story HighlightPhantom Blade Zero is an effort to create a new gaming identity, according to director Soulframe Liang. The RPG won’t be like a hack-and-slash title or a Soulslike. The S-Game title will be something fans rarely experience, known as a Wuxia action game. Despite criticism for its lack of single-player titles this generation, PlayStation has still managed to deliver several GOTY-worthy games from the genre, with Death Stranding 2 becoming the latest example of this.
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5 days ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story HighlightA new report suggests that over 100 MindsEye developers could be laid off soon following the game’s messy launch. The title failed to meet sales and rating expectations due to bugs and a mediocre story, suggesting the studio has a grim future ahead. It’s now unclear whether MindsEye will receive the post-launch updates that have been revealed, judging from this report.
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1 week ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story HighlightA new comparison video reveals that Unreal Engine 5.6 provides notable performance improvements over 5.4.The benchmarks were conducted at 4K and 1440p with Nanite and Hardware Lumen on an RTX 5080 and an Intel Core i7-14700F. The GPU performance saw improvements of about 25%, and CPU-bound scenarios experienced FPS boosts of over 30% in comparison. Unreal Engine 5 has proven to be a double-edged sword for studios.
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1 week ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story HighlightSony could be acquiring the streaming and gaming assets of Warner Bros Discovery. The American giant is splitting its cable and IP assets into two in the middle of 2026. As for now, this is only a rumor and should be taken with a grain of salt. Despite the failure of their live-service projects and lack of first-party exclusives this generation, Sony and PlayStation are still raking in record revenue and making more money than any previous PlayStation generation.
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1 week ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story HighlightA credible insider claims that the next-gen Xbox console will have hardware-level backward compatibility. There would be no need for emulation, as the next-gen console will natively run games from various past platforms. Xbox is aiming for a traditional experience with the next-gen console, and Microsoft promised the largest technical leap with it. Both Xbox and Sony are making major plans for the next generation of console gaming.
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1 week ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story HighlightHideo Kojima changed crucial plot points mid-way while developing Death Stranding 2 because testers liked it too much. According to the game’s composer, the creator didn’t want to make something everyone liked. Instead, he wanted the sequel to be polarising. Without a doubt, Hideo Kojima is the most popular creator in the gaming world, developing legendary titles like Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding while showcasing how truly artistic video games can be.
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1 week ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story HighlightSony has published a new patent that aims to enable in-game assets, such as NPCs, to react to players’ emotions in real-time. The patent proposes NPCs using real-world player sounds to detect mood and respond accordingly. For example, NPCs in games may cheer up and sound happy if they detect the player laughing and clapping in real life, and vice versa. Besides pushing for better accessibility, Sony has also been securing patents to improve immersion for players in games.
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1 week ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story HighlightSony reveals PS5 generation alone has produced $13 billion in operating profits. This is more than all the past Sony console generations, which cumulatively generated $10 billion in profit. The PS5 generation has also already become the largest in terms of total sales, resulting in a whopping $136 billion figure. The start of the current generation was quite messy for Sony due to the pandemic, with the PS5 experiencing a slower-than-expected launch.
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2 weeks ago | 
tech4gamers.com | Shahmeer Sarfaraz
Story HighlightThe Metal Gear Solid 3 remake will feature an original multiplayer mode called Fox Hunt, replacing Metal Gear Online. The new mode is focused on iconic stealth and survival elements of the Metal Gear IP. Konami also showed some gameplay snippets of the new mode along with some details. Konami last year announced that it plans to preserve the Metal Gear Solid IP for up to the next 50 years, and it is already taking the first steps with the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake.
