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In the United States, video game sales have diminished by 20% over the past year, with figures suggesting a decline from $5.7 billion to $4.5 billion between June 2025 and June 2026.

Total video game sales in the US fell by a fifth year-on-year, with total projected video game sales estimated to have dropped from $5.7 billion to $4.5 billion between June 2025 and June 2026.

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Xbox executives have confirmed the return to console exclusives has only just started. In a recent interview with GamesRadar+, chief strategy officer Matthew Ball and chief content officer Matt Booty said that two upcoming games are locked in as permanent exclusives, with more already in the works.

TL;DR: Xbox says its console/PC exclusives won’t be limited to singleplayer experiences: the company will release at least one exclusive a year, with Gears of War E-Day (including 6-player online) already proving multiplayer exclusives are possible, while other exclusives like inXile’s Clockwork Revolution are singleplayer. Large live-service titles will stay multiplatform. Voice: DefaultSpeed 0:00 /…

Top XBOX executives Matthew Ball and Matt Booty are now opening up about the exclusivity strategy for Microsoft’s gaming brand moving forward. Both make it clear that exclusives are needed for the brand to survive and for players to want to purchase its hardware.

A new update is now available for Xbox console owners and it includes twelve big changes alongside a handful of bug fixes.

The video game console market is heading into a steep dive this year, with global shipments projected to plunge by 19.5% to just 33.9 million units worldwide. According to new data compiled in July 2026 by S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan, this sharp downturn will completely erase the industry’s recent celebratory highs. Just last year,…

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The video game industry and the broader technology sector is currently navigating a turbulent period, largely driven by a persistent hardware crunch fueled by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence and the relentless demand for new data centers. Against this backdrop, will the PlayStation 6 debut soon?