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Gamer and podcast host of BRAP on YouTube https://youtube.com/@brappodcast?si=mkFrUcSdoQt336P4

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2026 has been fantastic. Here a few games that I've played, been playing leading up to Phantom Blade Zero. Onimusha: Way of The Sword, Marvels Wolverine, Gears of War: E-Day, and CoD: Modern Warfare 4 (2026).

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⚔️ The return of the power fantasy ✈️ Ace Combat 8 🏎️ Star Wars: Galactic Racer 🚇 Metro 2039 🗡️ Phantom Blade Zero & S-Game’s journey Are games rediscovering the thrill of making players feel unstoppable? What does it take to bring an ambitious creative vision to life? Watch now! - youtu.be/WP6mK6dUSys

youtu.beThe Games Memo for 10/24/2026: The Power Fantasy Era, Metro 2039 & BeyondYouTube video by Rounding Off Infinity
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Phantom Blade Zero currently holds an 88 on Metacritic. This is one of my most anticipated games of 2026.

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Mat Piscatella
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September 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana - Marvel’s Wolverine Helped PlayStation Claw Big Gains in September US Video Game Sales

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HAMP! (Lee Hampton)
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Metaphor: ReFantazio is coming to Switch 2, but this isn't just another big JRPG getting a Nintendo port. It's one of 2024's most acclaimed RPGs, from the team behind Persona. I take a look at why Switch 2 might be the right place to experience it. Or not. roundingoffinfinity.blog/2026/10/08/m...

roundingoffinfinity.blogMetaphor: ReFantazio Is the Kind of RPG Switch 2 Was Made ForMetaphor: ReFantazio comes to Nintendo Switch 2 on November 12. Some might say “Welp. Here we go again. Here’s another big JRPG coming to a Nintendo handheld.” I think there&#8217…

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Mat Piscatella
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The most played games (US WAU) on PlayStation and Xbox are live service, annualized sports, games new to subs and maybe a new game or an old game that went on sale mixed in. PS/Xbox are just brutal places to try to attract/keep players for new games. But I get why players are where they are.

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And the full top 20s for those interested. Not a lot of movement on the PlayStation chart during the week. Halo: Campaign Evolved already falling off. Big week for higher tier Game Pass subscribers. Big Walk had a strong Steam debut, PlayStation version lower on the PS chart despite PS+ launch.

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Mat Piscatella
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July 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana - U.S. video game spending dropped 10% in July, to $4.5 billion, despite the debut of several hit new releases.

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HAMP! (Lee Hampton)
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- Content & Services down 6% for FY26 - FY26 total XBox revenue $21.79bn, a 7.1% loss YoY (compared to Sony G&NS, which had flat sales, but margin was up by 12% YoY to end the year with an OE of almost 10%) - Xbox HW was down 29% YoY, & division revenue was down a total dollar amount of $1.7bn

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My Xbox predictions were off. The story goes: - Impairment charges at XBox, but I have not been able to track down exactly where the impairments were taken - Xbox Content & Services down 10% for Q4, the 3rd straight quarter of negative growth (q1 flat, q2 (6%), Q3 (7%)) - HW down 14% for Q4

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HAMP! (Lee Hampton)
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Any guidance specific to Xbox will come out verbally in the earnings call and will be posted within 24 hours to the Microsoft Investor's Relations page, as a transcript of any briefed guidance from CFO Amy Hood during the call.

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Mat Piscatella
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Circana Player Engagement Tracker - US Top 10 Titles by Total Weekly Active Users (Not Concurrent) - W/E Jul 4, 2026 - Meccha Chameleon repeats at top of US Steam chart - RV There Yet? debuts 11th on Xbox with Game Pass launch - Console folks, get some new games into the top 10s. I'm begging you.

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id Software: "While our studio was impacted, those changes were spread across teams. We still have the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for. The team today is about the same size we were when making Doom 2016."

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Content - Content spending finished April at $3.8B, growing 2% when compared to a year ago. Year-to-date content spending was 3% ahead of 2025’s pace, at $16.7B.

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Mat Piscatella
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April 2026 U.S. Video Game Total Spending - US video game spending totaled $4.3B in April 2026, growing 3% when compared to a year ago. Year-to-date 2026 spending finished the month 5% higher than 2025, at $18.8B. Gains across content and hardware offset declines in accessories.

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April 2026 U.S. Projected Top 10 Best-Selling Games Ranked on Physical & Full Game Digital Dollar Sales (Excludes Mobile and Digital Add-On Content)

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Mat Piscatella
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YTD 2026 U.S. Projected Top 10 Best-Selling Games Ranked on Physical & Full Game Digital Dollar Sales (Excludes Mobile and Digital Add-On Content)

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Mat Piscatella
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Hardware - Nintendo Switch 2 was again the best-selling hardware platform across both units and dollars for April and 2026 year-to-date, with PlayStation 5 again ranking 2nd across both measures and time periods.

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Mat Piscatella
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Hardware - April hardware spending increased by 34% when compared to a year ago, to $261M. Spending on Nintendo Switch 2 hardware offset declines seen across Switch (-69% versus April 2025), Xbox Series (-43%) and PlayStation 5 (-30%).

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Mat Piscatella
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Hardware - After 66 months in market, PlayStation 5’s lifetime installed base finished April tracking 2% ahead of PlayStation 4 on a time aligned basis. Nintendo Switch 2 led the sales pace of the original Nintendo Switch by 11% (11 months in market).