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Some real game hits in June, with Mario Kart World, Peak, Rematch + Dune Awakening doing big numbers. But MindsEye only managed 250,000 units (150k of which was on PlayStation). FBC Firebreak does have 1.4m players, but the majority of that is PS Plus/Game Pass. (Ampere data)

Over 2m of which are on Xbox, according to Ampere. Power of Game Pass. I did expect it to do a bit better after the buzz out of last year’s Xbox event. But that’s probably just my expectations being too high.

Our comments and analysis on the Nintendo Switch 2 showcase and its implications Key takeaways: - 13m units in 2025. Price point of $450 not an issue - Nintendo in more direct competition with Sony and MS - growth opportunity rests on digital ampereanalysis.com/insight/ninten…

We're excited to be attending @Official_GDC! Meet our team— @PiersHR , Jordan, Ragini, and Louise will be there and would love to connect. Contact us at info@ampereanalysis.com to set up a meeting.

Thanks for the shout-out guys!

Our annual analysts predictions feature is now live! Traditionally, Brendan always ran this the first day back but since I'm gone by the end of the month, I wanted to go a little early Big thanks to @PiersHR @serkantoto et al for taking part gamesindustry.biz/switch-2-final…

🎮🎂@PlayStation turns 30 today🎂🎮 A look back at its history👇🏻 ㊗️今日で30周年の@PlayStation_jp の歴史をレポート🎮🎂 「プレステっぽいワンピ着てきたよ🙋🏻‍♀️」とカメラさんに言ったら「🤨」って反応で自己満決定（笑） 🙏🏻 @PiersHR Prod @abhiramvsub 衣装提供：@micalinx

More actively posting on Bluesky You can follow me there for market/industry commentary and our latest insights and research bsky.app/profile/piersh…

Reuters says Sony is in talks to buy Kadokawa Corp, ~70% majority owners of hugely talented FromSoftware (~14% already owned by SIE) Kadokawa’s business extends into areas that fit pretty well into Sony’s broader business - anime, manga, TV, film reuters.com/markets/deals/…

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Bungie's Creative Studios team has moved to PlayStation Studios to support its live service games gamesindustry.biz/bungie-creativ…

Xbox Game Studios has a new leader. Rare's Craig Duncan (@Gamerboss ) will take over in November from the retiring Alan Hartman (@Turn10_BigBoss)

I spoke to Neil Long of @mobilegamerbiz, Ampere's @PiersHR and @NewzooHQ about the US court ruling opening up Google Play to rival stores - and why it might not actually make much difference gamesindustry.biz/experts-say-go…

For #gaming companies in the sports game genre, sponsoring professional sports plays a key role in raising interest and awareness among non-gamers, while also creating a strong association between their brand and the rightsholder. Find out more: hubs.ly/Q02SFdTK0

Big news! The Epic Games Store and other app stores are coming to the Google Play Store in 2025 in the USA - without Google's scare screens and Google's 30% app tax - thanks to victory in Epic v Google. theverge.com/policy/2024/10…

Today we filed a lawsuit against Google and Samsung alleging that they illegally colluded to block competition by turning the Auto Blocker feature *on by default* on Samsung devices. This undermines the progress made to open up Android devices to competition. epicgames.com/site/en-US/new…

Take-Two reiterates Grand Theft Auto 6 still planned to launch in Fall 2025, will release more details over time ➡️ materials.proxyvote.com/Approved/87405… #GTA6 #GrandTheftAuto6

It's what happens when you get myself and @PiersHR on a call. We could probably do a 24-hour podcast

Thanks for the discussion @Chris_Dring and @James_Batchelor Could have carried on for hours!

This week's not-even-vaguely-micro Microcast is now live! It's a full hour, as opposed to our usual 20-30 mins, but that's because we had a great discussion with @PiersHR about the PS5 Pro. Give it a listen! gamesindustry.biz/the-ps5-pro-an…