Console Club

[Bogdan47xD]

Recomand clip-ul pentru cine este curios cum va fi PS6,nu am vazut pana acum pe cineva din Romania sa faca un content de genul.

[paul]

Cu 15 minute inainte sa isi prezinta situatiile financiare pentru prima jumatate a anului fiscal (aprilie-septembrie) Ubisoft anunta ca amana prezentarea si suspenda tranzactionarea pe bursa:

Ubisoft announces the postponement of the release of its results for the first half of fiscal year 2025-26.

Ubisoft has requested Euronext to halt trading of its shares (FR0000054470) and its bonds (FR001400DV38, FR001400MA32, and FR0014000O87) from the market opening on November 14, 2025, until the publication of its first-half 2025-26 results in the coming days.

Ubisoft will inform the market of the date on which trading will restart. Ubisoft will inform the market of the date on which trading will restart.

Probleme financiare? Cumpara ceva? Se vand? Ceva parteneriat?

[paul]

Se pare ca intarzierea a fost din cauza unei reglementari de raportare financiara. Franciza Assassin's Creed performeaza peste asteptari. In ianuarie vor prezenta noul model de operare al companiei, impartita in Creative Houses, una fiind noile studiouri Vantage. Prezentare PowerPoint: (.pdf) https://staticctf.ubisoft.com/8aefmx...how_vFinal.pdf.

[Zahpeter]

Ma si gandeam ca falimenteaza astia si nu mai lanseaza DLC ul cu Egipt pentru Anno.

Lasand gluma la o parte, hatereala pentru Ubi (care a contribuit mult la performanta pretty ****) e una din cele mai greu de inteles chestii pentru mine din gamingul din ultimii ani. Desi cu siguranta nu fac cele mai bune jocuri, la fel de sigur nu fac nici cele mai slabe, iar uneori mi se pare ca there's no win, orice ar face tot hate isi iau, de multe ori pentru exact acelasi lucru facut de companii pe care lumea le lauda non stop

[paul]

Nintendo cumpara Bandai Namco Singapore si devine Nintendo Studios Singapore:

BNSS was established as one of Bandai Namco Group’s overseas bases and is a development company with strong expertise in creating in-game art assets. It has contributed to the development of Nintendo titles, including the Splatoon series, and has an ongoing business relationship with Nintendo.

News Release : Nov. 27, 2025 "Acquisition of Shares in a Singapore-Based Entity to Strengthen Development Structure"

Embracer vinde Arc Games si Cryptic Studios celor de la Project Golden Arc (creat de managementul Arc Games) pentru $30 milioane:

Embracer will retain the publishing rights for the Remnant franchise. The rights for the multiplayer online game Fellowship are also retained and will be part of the pending Coffee Stain Group (“Coffee Stain”) spin-off.

"This transaction supports our key priorities by strengthening our focus on strategic assets and core IPs in Embracer while improving profitability and free cash flow. The deal also allows online multiplayer game Fellowship, developed by a talented external team in Stockholm, to find a great home within Coffee Stain Group. I would like to thank the teams at Arc and Cryptic for their hard work over the past four years and wish them all the best as we are confident they will thrive and develop in the years ahead,” says Phil Rogers, CEO of Embracer.

Embracer Group divests Arc Games and Cryptic Studios, while several key rights are retained within the group - Embracer Group

[paul]

The Art of the Game | ARCUB:

Când: 8 noiembrie 2025 - 1 martie 2026
Locație: ARCUB - Hanul Gabroveni
Program de vizitare: Miercuri - Vineri: 12:00-21:00 | Sâmbătă - Duminică: 11:00-21:00

Bilete
- Bilet întreg: 60 lei (Mie–Vin) / 75 lei (Weekend)
- Copii & adolescenți (3–17 ani): 40 lei / 55 lei
- Studenți / Pensionari: 40 lei / 55 lei
- Grup adulți (min. 4 pers.): 50 lei / 65 lei
- Grup copii (min. 4 pers.): 30 lei / 45 lei
- Grup studenți/pensionari (min. 4 pers.): 30 lei / 45 lei

The Art of the Game (TAG) este primul eveniment cultural de amploare din România dedicat jocurilor video și artelor conexe, organizat de ARCUB la Hanul Gabroveni, în perioada 8 noiembrie 2025 – 1 martie 2026.

Gândită ca o experiență curatorială, TAG invită publicul să privească jocurile video dincolo de divertisment, ca pe un limbaj artistic, un instrument educațional cu aplicații reale în învățare și un spațiu social în care comunitățile se formează și colaborează.

Parcursul reunește arte vizuale, muzică și sound design, ilustrație, instalații multimedia, VR, alături de secțiuni dedicate istoriei mediului și proceselor de creație din game development.

Programul este completat de întâlniri, ateliere și prezentări – de la TAG Talks și TAG EDU la TAG Specials – care conectează artiști, dezvoltatori, educatori, părinți și jucători, transformând Hanul Gabroveni într-un hub temporar pentru cultura jocurilor video.

[paul]

Ubisoft cumpara Amazon Games Montreal, creatori ai March of Giants (F2P 4v4 war MOBA - PC):

Today, Ubisoft announced that it is acquiring the rights to March of Giants from Amazon.

The talented, Montreal-based team behind the innovative multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) project will join Ubisoft, and, following the game’s successful closed alpha, is currently preparing the next large-scale update, which will introduce new giants, expanded competitive modes, and foundational systems designed to support long-term growth.

As part of the agreement, Amazon also will provide Ubisoft with marketing support for March of Giants on Twitch.

March of Giants is an ambitious new entrant in the global MOBA landscape blending lane-based combat, battlefield mastery and hero coordination. Since its first reveal, the game has attracted strong enthusiasm from early players and creators, who have praised its fresh art direction, tactical depth, and focus on meaningful team play.

Ubisoft accelerates in fast growing MOBA market by acquiring “March of Giants” game from Amazon

[paul]

Vince Zampella, who had a major hand in developing franchises like Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, and Battlefield, died in a car crash on Sunday, NBC Los Angeles reports. He was 55.

Zampella co-founded Respawn Entertainment, which EA acquired in 2017 and is known for series like Titanfall, Apex Legends, and Star Wars Jedi. EA put him in charge of the Battlefield series in 2021 after the rocky launch of Battlefield 2042, and the series’ latest entry, Battlefield 6, has had a strong release. Before founding Respawn, Zampella helped co-create the Call of Duty series at Infinity Ward, where he served as Studio Head and CEO.

”This is an unimaginable loss, and our hearts are with Vince’s family, his loved ones, and all those touched by his work,” EA spokesperson Justin Higgs says in a statement.

Call of Duty, Titanfall developer Vince Zampella has died at age 55 | The Verge

[paul]

Digital Foundry's Best Gaming Hardware 2025:

0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:53 GPD Win 5
0:11:07 Asus ROG Xbox Ally X
0:15:40 Lenovo Legion Go S
0:18:44 MSI Claw 8 AI +
0:19:45 Nintendo Switch 2
0:28:59 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
0:38:52 Nvidia Blackwell
0:51:11 AMD RDNA 4
0:59:58 Expectations for 2026

[paul]

Ubisoft inchide Halifax Studio (fostul Longtail Studios Halifax), co-dezvoltatori Rocksmith, jocuri de DS si mobile:

Ubisoft has closed its Halifax, Canada, studio, which could result in around 70 employees losing their jobs.

In an e-mail sent to staff on Wednesday, reviewed by VGC, Ubisoft said it had decided to close Ubisoft Halifax as part of company-wide cost-cutting and restructuring measures. Halifax is the studio behind mobile title Assassin’s Creed Rebellion.

Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio and claims the decision is unrelated to recent unionization | VGC

[paul]

Conform unei pagini PEGI, Square Enix lucreaza sau a lucrat la un nou joc, Life is Strange: Reunion.

[paul]

Ubisoft anunta reorganizarea grupului (impartirea in 5 Creative Houses, 6 jocuri anulate, 7 jocuri amanate, 2 studiouri inchise):

- Creative House 1 (Vantage Studios), focused on scaling and extending Ubisoft’s largest and established franchises to turn them into annual billionaire brands: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six
- Creative House 2 dedicated to competitive and cooperative shooter experiences: The Division, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell
- Creative House 3 designed to operate a roster of select, sharp Live experiences: For Honor, The Crew, Riders Republic, Brawlhalla, Skull &
Bones
- Creative House 4 dedicated to immersive fantasy worlds and narrative-driven universes: Anno, Might & Magic, Rayman, Prince of Persia, Beyond
Good & Evil
- Creative House 5 focused on reclaiming position in casual and family-friendly games: Just Dance, Idle Miner Tycoon, Ketchapp, Hungry Shark,
Invincible: Guarding the Globe, Uno, Hasbro

In addition, there are 4 new IPs currently in development, including March of Giants. Ubisoft will communicate on their respective creative home at a later stage.

Ubisoft has discontinued 6 games that do not meet the new enhanced quality as well as more selective portfolio prioritization criteria at Group level. These include Prince of Persia The Sands of Time remake as well as 4 unannounced titles, including 3 new IP’s, and a mobile title.

In parallel, the Group will allocate additional development time to 7 games in order to ensure enhanced quality benchmarks are fully met and maximize long-term value creation. This includes the unannounced title initially planned for FY26, that has been delayed to FY27.

As part of this effort to streamline operations and adapt to evolving market conditions, the Group has already taken decisive actions to adjust its studio footprint. This includes the closure of the Halifax mobile studio earlier this month and the Stockholm studio, as well as restructurings at Abu Dhabi, RedLynx and Massive.

(.pdf) UBISOFT ANNOUNCES A MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL, OPERATIONAL AND PORTFOLIO RESET TO RECLAIM CREATIVE LEADERSHIP AND RESTORE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

[paul]

Blizzard va prezenta ce urmeaza pentru:
- World of Warcraft - 29 ianuarie, 19:00
- Overwatch - 4 februarie, 20:00
- Hearthstone - 9 februarie, 19:30
- Diablo - 11 februarie, 24:00

[Papillon_]

PS5 and Switch 2 dominate GDC survey, with only 20% of devs prioritizing Xbox consoles https://www.notebookcheck.net/PS5-an...1215786.0.html

"As the Game Developers Conference on March 9th approaches, organizers have released a new State of the Game Industry survey. The report predicts which platforms may soon see a surge in new titles. While devs prefer making PC games, the PS5 and Switch 2 are the most popular consoles. Meanwhile, amid declining hardware revenue, interest in Xbox systems has fallen sharply.

The Xbox may be dead to some devs
As Video Games Chronicle discusses, over 2300 game industry professionals participated in the GDC survey. One question asked, “Which platform(s) most interest you as a developer right now?” With respondents allowed to choose multiple selections, at 80%, the PC was the clear winner. The PS5 and Steam Deck are next at 40%, followed by the Switch 2 at 39%, with the Xbox Series X|S trailing at 20%.

Like in the 2025 report, desktop and laptop gaming remain a top priority for these creators. No individual console has the same massive user base, and popular marketplaces like Steam have fewer restrictions. That support even extends to the Linux-based Steam Deck, which scored an impressive 40%."

PC-ul domina clar cu 80% nu e nici o surpriza dar ce mi-a atras atentie e ca Steam Deck e la acelasi nivel cu PS5 si peste Switch 2.
Xbox din pacate o sa pice tot mai jos, Microsoft ingroapa de unul singur divizia Xbox.

More than 50% of game developers say generative AI is harming the industry, the highest level to date https://www.techspot.com/news/111128...i-harming.html

"Just because game company executives love AI, it doesn't mean everyone feels the same way. According to a new survey from GDC, over half of game developers think it's having a negative impact on the industry – up from just 18% two years ago. One dev said they would rather "quit the industry than use generative AI"

[qdx]

Legat de ps6 ce nu stim e daca va fi intarziat cum zic unii ce varianta va fi lansata una care probabil este deja in lucru sau alta mai imbunatatita pentru ca nu stiu daca si.ar dori cineva o consola cu hardware din 2024/2025 sa fie lansata in 2030,eu unul sigur nu dar probabil ca sunt si persoane care cumpara asa ceva.

[Papillon_]

Eu zic ca nebunia cu AI-ul si preturile la memorii o sa se potoleasca pana la anul si o sa avem PS6 in noiembrie 2027.
Sunt zvonuri ca ar fi amanata lansarea pentru 2028 si ca Sony vor sa prelungeasca durata de viata la PS5.

Din cate am inteles trimit mesaje la utilizatorii de PS4 sa migreze spre PS5.

[sexbobomb91]

Inca un semn rau pentru Xbox: Microsoft reports strong cloud earnings in Q2 as gaming declines.

Microsoft’s Xbox hardware revenue has declined for three financial years in a row, and it looks like those declining revenues are going to continue throughout fiscal 2026. Xbox hardware revenue was down 32 percent year-over-year during the recent holiday quarter. Overall gaming revenue was also down 9 percent.
Xbox content and services, which includes Game Pass, is down 5 percent, too. This decline is largely being attributed to stronger first-party content performance in the previous year, and not the Game Pass Ultimate price hike during the quarter. That points towards softer sales numbers for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which not only had to go up against Battlefield 6, but also the success of Black Ops 6 in 2024.
Unsurprisingly, Microsoft isn’t giving us an update on Xbox Game Pass subscriber numbers. The company last reported it had 34 million subscribers nearly two years ago, which included Xbox Game Pass Essential (previously Xbox Live Gold / Game Pass Core) members.
The strength of Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud business, which includes Azure and server products, really shines a bright light on the decline of the More Personal Computing business of Windows, Xbox, and Surface. Intelligent Cloud contributed $32.9 billion in revenue this quarter, more than double the $14.3 billion from More Personal Computing. In fact, the More Personal Computing division declined by 3 percent in revenue year-over-year, the only business unit to do so this quarter.
Microsoft blames that More Personal Computing decline on gaming, and it was offset by search and news advertising revenues growing by 10 percent and Windows OEM growth.

Nu știu cât timp Microsoft va accepta ca Xbox să funcționeze pe pierdere.

[Cristache07]

Eu zic ca nebunia cu AI-ul si preturile la memorii o sa se potoleasca pana la anul si o sa avem PS6 in noiembrie 2027.
Sunt zvonuri ca ar fi amanata lansarea pentru 2028 si ca Sony vor sa prelungeasca durata de viata la PS5.

Din cate am inteles trimit mesaje la utilizatorii de PS4 sa migreze spre PS5.

Da, asa este cu mesajele. Si eu am primit in decursul anilor 2024-2025 mesaje cum sa migrez catre PS5 desi l-am cumparat in 2021. Aveam pe vremea aia un PS4 Pro poate de aici confuzia.

[mateo85]

Eu zic ca nebunia cu AI-ul si preturile la memorii o sa se potoleasca pana la anul

[MonkY]

Eu zic ca nebunia cu AI-ul si preturile la memorii o sa se potoleasca pana la anul si o sa avem PS6 in noiembrie 2027.
Sunt zvonuri ca ar fi amanata lansarea pentru 2028 si ca Sony vor sa prelungeasca durata de viata la PS5.

Eu nu prea vad sa se calmeze nebunia cu AI-ul. Pentru ca deja nu mai vorbim de o "bulă" pentru facut meme-uri and funny videos. Antropic (cei cu Claude) deja au ETA pentru AGI ceva gen "early 2027". Nvidia & Co. deja scot AI-uri pt. self drive de level 4 or 5. Nu mai vorbim de roboti, robo-taxi, jucarii & Co. Pe scurt, ideea este asa: cererea este in crestere. Iar companii precum Micron (care practic au omorat brandul Crucial din cauza asta) au recunoscut ca ei nu fac fata la comenzile actuale pt. urmatorii cel putin 2-3 ani.

Daca nu apare vreun jucator masiv (nu prea vad cum, sincer) care sa produca in draci cipuri de memorie si memorii flash (pt. ca si la SSD-uri e cam aceeasi problema), eu nu vad rezolvata situatia nici macar in 2028-2029. Si asta daca mergem ca pana acum, doar cu un razboi Rusia-Ucraina. Pt. ca daca "the worst case scenario" se intampla (China ataca Taiwan), s-ar putea sa spunem adio la lumea IT&C (includ aici si consolele si smartphone-urile) asa cum o stim noi.

Stiu, suna ca in povestea cu drobul de sare... dar e suficient sa te uiti la cati bani face Nvidia din gaming si cati face din AI, cati bani face Microsoft din Windows si cati face din AI... pana si Intel si AMD vor o felie cat mai mare. Intel da drumul la fab-urile pe 18A (sub 2nm technology - inca nu are nimeni asa ceva), si cu toate acestea, va produce ZERO cipuri de memorie sau flash storage. Cu alte cuvinte, vom avea si mai multe unitati de procesare (nici nu mai conteaza daca vor fi pentru AI sau nu), care automat vor creste cererea aferenta de memorii and stuff.

E atat de rau incat producatorii de placi de baza au inceput din nou sa scoata placi cu DDR4 (sau duale, DDR4 & DDR5). E atat de rau, incat dupa nici macar doua luni de la criza DDR5, deja avem criza pe DDR4. Si stati sa vedeti cum e la storage-ul Enterprise. Am avut de facut un server identic cu unul de anul trecut. SSD-urile Enterprise au crescut de 5x ca pret!!!

So, yeah... eu unul nu vad o rezolvare cu noile console. Decat poate la niste preturi astronomice. Si nu pretul ar fi problema in sine, ci faptul ca un astfel de factor ar incepe sa le faca "nedezirabile". Stiu, probabil la anul toti am vrea sa jucam GTA 6, dar nu stiu cati ar da 2000 EUR (sa zicem) pe o consola pentru asta.

Vom trai si vom vedea... poate totusi apare vreo minune si nu mai incep si alte razboaie. Aliens, maybe?