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Sony's new discovery idea: Curating the curators
Discovery remains the most intractable problem facing the industry in the digital era - Sony's The Creators system deserves a closer look
Rob Fahey (Page 15)
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Is Switch what the future of consoles looks like?
Is Nintendo's new platform a one-time gimmick, or an important reinvention of the console for a new market landscape?
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PSVR: Losing Steam, or Gaining Traction?
If Sony really has lost interest in PSVR, it's a major strategic blunder from a company about to face tough competition for the first time this generation
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Can big companies produce real innovation?
Hearthstone, which hit 70m users this week, is an example of a rare beast - a successful attempt at nurturing start-up style innovation within a big company
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Breathing In: The Industry in Consolidation
Vivendi, Tencent, Softbank, Activision; the list of companies with billion-dollar shopping lists continues to grow. Is Disney next?
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Nintendo, Ever the Toy Company
The fate of NES Classic is a reminder that while Nintendo may be a console firm, its DNA remains that of a toy maker
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Project Scorpio: Can Microsoft bring the fight back to Sony's doorstep?
Praise for Scorpio's specs is universal, but in many ways that's the easiest part of this journey; MS must now start answering the truly tough questions
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Sony will struggle with location-based VR
PSVR is the biggest success story of consumer VR; but Sony's location-based plans will leave it a long way outside its comfort zone
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Nintendo's soul-searching on F2P
Super Mario Run was a bold experiment in mobile business models - but the company may not have realised the enormity of the task it was undertaking
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Nintendo Switch's path ahead is still unclear
From unwarranted gloom to wild optimism; Nintendo inspires strangely strong emotions in the industry, but we could all do with a dose of balance
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Microsoft and Sony set sights on the Netflix model
A subscription service providing ongoing revenue could be a win-win for creators and platform holders; can MS or Sony make this model work?
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Can indie games help to sell the Switch?
Nintendo's tentpole releases only come a few times a year. Can a proactive approach to indie developers fill in Switch's scheduling gaps?
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Nintendo Switch launches into a storm of expectations
Nintendo's strategy for its new console is both familiar and brand new; as a result, there are many confused and even conflicting expectations for its first year
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Horizon's success is Sony's next step on the long trek to 100 million
Sony's exclusive slate is streets ahead of the competition, but it's the uphill battle to reach the next 50 million consumers that really matters
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Indie future is unclear as Greenlight goes dark
Shuttering Greenlight was long overdue - but its replacement, Direct, is no panacea for problems facing digital storefronts
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Political chaos threatens the whole games business
From Trump to Brexit to the rise of anti-globalisation rhetoric, the conditions that allow games companies to do business are under attack
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Risky Nintendo spooks the markets
Change means taking on risk; unattractive for investors, but unquestionably right for the company long-term
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Sony needs to show its commitment to PSVR
Resident Evil 7 is a great coup, but the company must prove the platform isn't going the way of PS Move
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Switch's challenge is unique software, not PS4 competition
Asking why people would buy a Switch over a PS4 is the wrong question; we should ask why PS4 owners would also want to own a Switch
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Where are the Xbox One's exclusives?
Scalebound's cancellation draws attention to this year's anaemic Xbox line-up; is this Scorpio's rain shadow, or a more worrying trend?
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Gaming's big trends to keep an eye on in 2017
New hardware, new approaches and new directions; three areas in which the industry will evolve significantly this year, and one that will remain stagnant
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Super Mario Run's inevitable backlash
Consumers bemoan the $10 price point, other consumers rage against them in turn; Nintendo's attempt to upend the dominance of F2P is as contentious as we expected
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VR: The Next Big Thing is Already Here
Oculus establishing PC and mobile VR as separate units is a good move for the future - but VR platform holders need to do a better job of selling the present
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The Sin of Mainstream Videogames
Games & Politics in 2016: The movers behind this year's resurgence of fascism cut their teeth radicalising young men in videogame communities
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Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian: The Last of their Kind
The end of two of the industry's longest-running and most troubled development processes is a reminder of the excesses of the 2000s