Piers Harding-Rolls
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Piers Harding-Rolls
@PiersHR
Games industry analyst. Games research @AmpereAnalysis After comments? DMs open
London & Cambridge, UK Katılım Ağustos 2009
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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.
Bethesda@bethesda
Thank you for making DOOM: The Dark Ages the biggest launch in id's history - 7x faster to 3 million players than DOOM Eternal.
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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…

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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.

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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…
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🎮🎂@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
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More actively posting on Bluesky
You can follow me there for market/industry commentary and our latest insights and research
bsky.app/profile/piersh…
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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…
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Xbox Game Studios has a new leader.
Rare's Craig Duncan (@Gamerboss ) will take over in November from the retiring Alan Hartman (@Turn10_BigBoss)


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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…
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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

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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…
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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…
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Take-Two reiterates Grand Theft Auto 6 still planned to launch in Fall 2025, will release more details over time
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#GTA6 #GrandTheftAuto6

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It's what happens when you get myself and @PiersHR on a call. We could probably do a 24-hour podcast
James Batchelor@James_Batchelor
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…
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Thanks for the discussion @Chris_Dring and @James_Batchelor
Could have carried on for hours!
James Batchelor@James_Batchelor
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…
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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…
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