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Nintendo to Sell a Switch 2 With a User-Replaceable Battery in Europe This Autumn as EU Rules End Original Switch Sales in February 2027
Nintendo will roll out revised hardware with swappable batteries in Europe and stop selling the original Switch family from mid-February 2027.
Valve's Steam Machine Launches at $1,049 on June 30 as a Reservation Lottery Replaces Preorders
Valve's cube-shaped SteamOS console shipped June 30 in four configurations from $1,049, sold through a randomized reservation lottery, with the company blaming an AI-driven memory shortage for a price far above its original target.
Palworld Leaves Early Access on July 10 With a 1.0 Launch Across PC and Consoles, the World Tree Endgame, and Its Biggest Batch of New Pals Yet
Pocketpair will ship Palworld's version 1.0 on July 10, 2026 across PC, PS5, Xbox, and Game Pass, ending more than two years of early access with a 27-page changelog, flight, the World Tree endgame, and its largest batch of new Pals.
As PlayStation Sets a January 2028 End Date for Disc Games, the Video Game History Foundation Presses the ESA for a Legal Digital-Preservation Path
Frank Cifaldi says downloading Grand Theft Auto VI and hoping it runs in 50 years is not a preservation solution, and asks the ESA for legal ways to archive digital-only games.
ASUS ROG XREAL R1 Ships Worldwide as the First 240Hz Micro-OLED Gaming AR Glasses, Pairing Dual 1080p Displays With a Multi-Console Dock at $849
ASUS and XREAL's ROG XREAL R1, billed as the world's first 240Hz micro-OLED gaming AR glasses, began worldwide shipping on June 1, 2026 at $849.
Halo: Campaign Evolved Launches July 28 as the First Halo Game on PlayStation, an Unreal Engine 5 Remake of the 2001 Original
Halo Studios' Unreal Engine 5 remake of Halo: Combat Evolved arrives July 28 on PS5, Xbox and PC, day one on Game Pass and marking the franchise's first appearance on PlayStation.
Solarpunk, a Two-Developer Survival Game With No Combat, Launches to 'Very Positive' Steam Reviews After a Kickstarter That Raised 10x Its Goal
Cyberwave's floating-island survival-crafting game shipped June 8 on PC and consoles, drawing favorable reviews for its weather-driven energy systems and criticism for thin late-game exploration.
Sony Bans Brazil's Afil Games From the PlayStation Store as Its 2026 Shovelware Purge Widens to Whole Publishers
Sony has cut off shovelware publisher Afil Games and tightened PlayStation Store publishing rules, extending a year of store purges from individual titles to entire catalogs.
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ Launches at $1,799 as the First Intel Arc G3 Extreme Handheld, With a Memory Shortage Driving the Record Price
MSI's new Intel Arc G3 Extreme handheld shipped June 23 at $1,699 to $1,799, nearly double a Steam Deck OLED, as surging LPDDR5X memory costs push portable-PC prices to new highs.
Switch 2 Closes Its First U.S. Year at 5.9 Million Units, the Second Fastest-Selling Game System Since Tracking Began in 1995
Circana data shows the Switch 2 sold 5.9 million U.S. units in 12 months, trailing only the Game Boy Advance, while PS5 and Xbox posted their worst May in over two decades.
Sony Reveals Until Dawn 2 for PS5 in 2027, Handing the Horror Sequel to Firesprite Instead of Original Creator Supermassive Games
Until Dawn 2 launches on PS5 in 2027, developed by Sony's Liverpool studio Firesprite rather than original creator Supermassive Games.
Silent Hill: Townfall Gets a September 24 Release Date as Screen Burn Takes the Horror Series First-Person to 1996 Scotland
Konami and Annapurna confirmed Silent Hill: Townfall launches September 24 on PS5 and PC, a first-person entry set in a fictional Scottish town.