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Microsoft's Unreleased Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Just Leaked Out of Brazil - A Compact Wi-Fi 6 Pad Designed to Talk Directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Plus a Second Leak of the Xbox Elite Series 3 With a Cloud-Mode Toggle
news5 days ago

Microsoft's Unreleased Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Just Leaked Out of Brazil - A Compact Wi-Fi 6 Pad Designed to Talk Directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Plus a Second Leak of the Xbox Elite Series 3 With a Cloud-Mode Toggle

Brazil's Anatel regulator just leaked Microsoft's unreleased Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller and Xbox Elite Series 3. The cloud pad packs Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, a Realtek chip, and a 500mAh battery so it can talk directly to xCloud without a phone or console as middleman.

Scuf Omega lands as Sony's officially licensed PS5 pro controller at 219 dollars, mechanical switches, TMR sticks and 11 extra inputs
news1 week ago

Scuf Omega lands as Sony's officially licensed PS5 pro controller at 219 dollars, mechanical switches, TMR sticks and 11 extra inputs

Scuf Gaming's first officially licensed PS5 pro controller is on sale now for 219.99 USD with Omron mechanical buttons, TMR magnetic thumbsticks, and 11 customisable extra inputs across paddles, side buttons and G-Keys.

Nintendo Stock Just Cratered Again on Monday — Tokyo Shares Hit Their Lowest Since August 2024 as Investors Punish a 17% Switch 2 Forecast Cut, a Dividend Slash, and a Software Pipeline With No Confirmed Mario Game
news1 week ago

Nintendo Stock Just Cratered Again on Monday — Tokyo Shares Hit Their Lowest Since August 2024 as Investors Punish a 17% Switch 2 Forecast Cut, a Dividend Slash, and a Software Pipeline With No Confirmed Mario Game

Nintendo shares fell as much as 10% in Tokyo on Monday — a second straight session of losses after Friday's earnings — pushing the stock to a 21-month low. The trigger: a 16.5 million Switch 2 forecast, a dividend cut to 162 yen, and a 100 billion yen hit from the AI-driven DRAM chip surge.

Nintendo Just Raised the Switch 2 to $499.99 — Sweeping Price Hikes for Hardware and Online Hit Japan on May 25 and the West on September 1, With the Original Switch Catching a Bigger Increase Than the Sequel
news1 week ago

Nintendo Just Raised the Switch 2 to $499.99 — Sweeping Price Hikes for Hardware and Online Hit Japan on May 25 and the West on September 1, With the Original Switch Catching a Bigger Increase Than the Sequel

Nintendo announced sweeping price hikes on May 8, 2026: Switch 2 jumps from $449.99 to $499.99 in the US (+$50), with Canada and Europe seeing similar increases — all effective September 1. Japan gets hit harder and earlier on May 25, with the Switch 2 jumping ¥10,000 and original Switch hardware climbing 26 to 36 percent. Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions also rise in Japan effective July 1. Nintendo cited market conditions and the global business outlook without naming tariffs, semiconductors, or the yen.

Sony's 007 First Light DualSense Is the Most Stylish PS5 Controller in Years — Gold Barrel, Black Body, and a $84.99 Price Tag
news2 weeks ago

Sony's 007 First Light DualSense Is the Most Stylish PS5 Controller in Years — Gold Barrel, Black Body, and a $84.99 Price Tag

Sony's 007 First Light Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controller launches May 27 alongside IO Interactive's James Bond debut. We break down the gold-on-black design (which the game's art director says is NOT actually inspired by the gun barrel sequence), the $84.99 price tag, and how it compares to other premium DualSense editions.

Sony Raises PS5 Prices by Up to $150 Amid Global Memory Chip Crisis
industry1 month ago

Sony Raises PS5 Prices by Up to $150 Amid Global Memory Chip Crisis

Sony has hiked PS5 prices by $100–$150 globally starting April 2, citing a severe DRAM shortage driven by AI infrastructure demand. The PS5 now costs $649.99 and the Pro hits $899.99 in the US.