“With the latest PSSR update, Silent Hill f now delivers an even smoother gameplay experience than before,” said Konami’s production team. “Fine details – from swaying blades of grass to shadows cast across the ground – are rendered with greater clarity, deepening immersion in the fog-shrouded Japan of the 1960s.” A short new trailer highlights the difference between the current PSSR and its upgraded version with the latter pretty much eliminating any flickering.

Ninja Theory head, Dom Matthews, noted the team’s excitement to collaborate with Sony while also being impressed by “the quality of particle effects with this latest update, helping to bring key gameplay moments to life through enhanced visuals.” Remedy’s graphical technical director, Tatu Aalto, also noted how the improved image upscaling resulted in “efficient stochastic sampling without sacrificing image stability” and how it “responds quickly to visibility changes in games, keeping motion clear while improving temporal stability.” The result is even “better, more stable image quality” in Control and Alan Wake 2.

Those worried that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on consoles would never fully depict the beauty of its characters’ hairstyles should also rejoice. Director Naoki Hamaguchi notes how “fine details such as character’s hair are naturally restored.” Of course, “less flickering and afterimage feeling” is also a bonus. You can also expect sharper edges for wildlife scenery in Nioh 3, whether it’s foliage or various flowers.

And while Capcom didn’t provide any additional comments on the technology, it will be available for Monster Hunter Wilds and Dragon’s Dogma 2. Resident Evil Requiem was the first title that leveraged Upgraded PSSR, and the results have been quite stunning thus far. Stay tuned for more details on other titles that will implement it in the coming weeks.

For starters, you get to take on a 10-star Zoh Shia, a powered-up variant of the Guardian from the new Hope of the Ancients Event Quest. While it isn’t Arch-Tempered as we expected, it’s still going to keep you on your toes, according to this announcement from Capcom. This one’s going live on March 4, 2026.

Next up is another 10-star foe to fight, with Gogmazios, the Specter of War, coming back stronger than ever on March 12, 2026. It’s going to be a challenge to bring this one down, and you’re not going to get any support from other Hunters like you did the first time you faced old Gog down.

There are also special collaborations that are going to yield some really stylish gear for you, fashion fans out there. A new gear set based on themes from Universal Japan Studios is going to make your Hunter stand out, while there’s a new chef in the Grand Hub who you might find familiar. There’s also a 10-star Rompopalo to take on, with the developers noting that this one needed a reason for more Hunters to try battling it.

All in all, it looks like Monster Hunter Wilds is going to have a busy month ahead as Capcom continues to work on its expansion. A Switch 2 version remains as elusive as ever, though.

The image involves a group of in-game characters playing Monster Hunter Wilds together on their Nintendo Switch 2 consoles. While far from an official confirmation by any stretch, the image is likely meant to showcase how wireless local multiplayer can be used with Monster Hunter Wilds for some quick co-op hunts. The characters themselves aren’t really discernible since we can only see their hands; at least one of them seems to be a hunter, and another one is a Palico.

Reports of a Nintendo Switch 2 port for Monster Hunter Wilds first started popping up back in January, when a datamine for Title Update 4 revealed numerous references to the console. One function, named “via.store.Native.nsw2UpgradeEdition,” was the biggest hint, with the “nsw2” likely being shorthand for Nintendo Switch 2. A variety of other text strings were also found with references to local multiplayer.

The datamine also revealed new asset culling methods that were likely in place to improve performance on the Nintendo Switch 2. The spawn rates for endemic life were also noticeably lower, coming in at around a fifth of the rate compared to the other versions. We saw this culling feature make its way to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S with the most recent update for Monster Hunter Wilds, which also brought in Arch-tempered Arkveld as its main attraction, as well as a side mission that ties in with the story of the upcoming Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.

Another report has indicated that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds will run at 30 frames per second with DLSS enabled. When docked, the “Graphics Mode” option will apparently only output video at 1080p. Interestingly, this mode’s shadow quality was seemingly higher than what you would find on the PC version’s “Very Low” preset.

Other interesting tidbits discovered in the latest datamine indicate that Gogmazios and Zoh Shia might get Tempered versions. While no further details have been uncovered so far, the Tempered versions of these two monsters would likely represent the highest tier challenge possible in Monster Hunter Wilds right now, aside from Title Update 3’s Savage Omega Planetes.

Monster Hunter Wilds is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and despite several technical issues, has managed to perform well for Capcom with 11 million copies sold as of December 31st. Monster Hunter Rise and Sunbreak also saw growth in sales figures, with the entire franchise having crossed the 33 million units sold milestone.

Weighing in at 13 GB on PS5, 16 GB on Xbox Series X/S, and 15 GB on PC (18 GB with the High Resolution Texture Pack), the update also brings in a new collaboration quest that ties in with the story of the upcoming Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. It requires players to have reached at least Hunter Rank 9. Check out full details in the patch notes below.

The update was announced earlier this month, where Capcom also confirmed that the Festival of Accord will start cycling every week. Starting the cycle on February 18th will be Blossomdance, followed by Flamefete on February 25th, Dreamspell on March 4th, and Lumenhymn on March 12th. Through this cycle, players will be able to catch up on any seasonal event quests that they might have missed in the past.

While things might be winding down for Monster Hunter Wilds for the time being, Capcom has also confirmed that development has started on a “large-scale” expansion. Series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto compared the scope of this expansion with Monster Hunter World‘s Iceborne and Monster Hunter Rise‘s Sunbreak, both of which introduced Master Rank quests to their respective titles along with massively growing their roster of monsters.

Monster Hunter Wilds is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. For more details, check out our review of the game’s launch version.

Monster Hunter Wilds Version 1.041.00.00 patch notes:

Major Additions and Changes

Monsters

• Arch-tempered Arkveld has been added as a permanent Event Quest.
• New 10★ difficulty quests have been added as permanent event quests for the following monsters: Arch-tempered Rey Dau, Arch-tempered Uth Duna, Arch-tempered Nu Udra, and Arch-tempered Jin Dahaad.

Player

• New equipment and pendants have been added.

Story Progression

• Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Special Collaboration side mission “A Royal Request” has been added. This side mission will become available after reaching HR 9+.
• New side mission “Love for a Hero” has been added. This side mission will become available after completing the extra mission “Ghosts Pay No Heed to Tomorrow” and then talking to Nadia and Mina.

Bases and Facilities

• Added a new feature to the Melding Pot that allows you to meld Gogma materials.
• Added a new feature that allows you to earn random ingredients at the Ingredient Center after reaching HR 9.
• New Appraisal Items called “Timeworn Charms” have been added to quest rewards. (No changes have been made to the attributes of Talismans earned. Chances of receiving Talismans with high rarity are increased when using Timeworn Charms.)
• Increased the maximum number of Pop-Up Camps for the Windward Plains, the Scarlet Forest, and the Oilwell Basin. (This will be unlocked by talking to the Pop-up Camp Meowster or the Support Desk after completing the assignment “Germination”.)
• Added an option to the Barrel Bowling results screen that allows you to retry immediately. An option has also been added that allows you to use 10 Barrel Bowling Vouchers and receive all rewards at once.
• Adjusted the parameters of the Blossom Barrel Bombs used in Barrel Bowling to behave differently from the Large Barrel Bombs used out in the field. In accordance with this adjustment, new placement patterns have also been added.
• Reduced the waiting time between throws in Barrel Bowling, so that players can throw the second barrel while the results of the first throw are still being displayed.

System

• Reduced CPU/GPU processing and made adjustments to lower the load on the game.
• Added internal Levels of Detail (LOD) for 3D models, adjusting them to display optimal quality based on the situation to reduce GPU load.
• Optimized monster and endemic life spawn-time processing to reduce CPU load.
• Added effect caching to decrease CPU load when generating duplicate effects.
• Optimized rendering processes to reduce CPU/GPU load.
• Performed other minor adjustments to lower the overall load.

The following 9★ event quests have been made permanently available:

• The White Wonder
• Ultimate Berserker
• The Monkey King
• Sovereign Brute
• There Goes the Neighborhood
• Added a new special environment quest. (This quest will become available after completing the existing three special environment quests as well as the 10★ Arch-tempered Arkveld event quest.)
• When quick-accessing “Quest Last Played” on the top screen at the Quest Counter, the default departure point will now be set to the last departure point used. (If the last departure point used is not available, the player will start from the base camp as usual.)
• Adjusted the display for event quests to make it clearer that the player is offline on the screens for accepting or joining a quest.
• Added a Refresh button to the search results list for SOS Flare Quests.
• Added Thai as a text language. Text language can be changed in the title menu options.
• Added Latin American Spanish as a voice language. Voice language can be changed in the title menu options.
• Added a “Favorited Items Safeguard” feature to the Start Menu options. This will lock the confirm button for specific facilities so that the player cannot use items that are registered as favorites. (Note: This setting can be changed back to “Require Confirmation” on the same options screen.)
• Added a shortcut button for checking the details before registering an equipment loadout for shared loadouts on the Invitation List screen.
• Added a shortcut button for going back and forth between the “Upgrade from Box” screen and “Transcending” screen at the Smithy.
• Adjusted the UI for when the player approaches a Hunting Assistant (Werner or Gemma) in the field, making it easier to distinguish between the positions of Werner or Gemma and their hunting tools.
• All nine permanent event quests that were only playable online have been made available for offline play as well. (Please refer to the Event Quest schedule for more details.)
• Heart of Judecca (Arch-tempered Jin Dahaad)
• Specter of Their Sins (Gogmazios), etc.
• All 29 event quests that yield equipment materials and that were only available for a limited time have been made permanent and playable offline. (Please refer to the event quest schedule for more details.)

Miscellaneous

• Made adjustments that should prevent the Handler from pushing the hunter while out in the field during hunts or exploration. An option to hide them completely during a hunt was also added.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

• Fixed an issue preventing some pins from being displayed and the score from being tallied correctly if the player throws a barrel right before starting Barrel Bowling.

Monsters

• Fixed an issue where the outcome of a turf war between Lagiacrus and Rathalos would differ between players.
• Fixed an issue where a weak point appeared at the incorrect timing during a Rompopolo’s toxic gas attack.
• Fixed an issue where Compact Anti-Wyvern Guns that fall to the ground sometimes wouldn’t appear under specific conditions during the Gogmazios quest.
• Fixed an issue in Jin Dahaad, Tempered Jin Dahaad, and Arch-tempered Jin Dahaad quests where, under certain conditions, only the monster would move to the final area, preventing quest progression.

Player

General

• Fixed an issue preventing the correct system messages from being displayed when a skill effect ends due to the player switching weapons.
• Fixed an issue where Fabius could get hit by the player’s slinger during Gogmazios’s special attack.

Sword & Shield

• Fixed an issue causing some items to disappear temporarily from the Radial Menu when using items like traps and such while the sword & shield are unsheathed.

Dual Blades

• Fixed an issue where landing a Focus Strike with the Dual Blades on Gogmazios while airborne caused the player to move erratically.

Bowguns

• Fixed an issue causing unintended elemental effects to be displayed on Artian weapons.

Skills

• Fixed an issue that caused an elemental resistance increase icon to appear when the “Protective Veil I” skill was active, despite the skill not having that effect.

Support Hunters

• Fixed an issue where Support Hunters may fire Compact Anti-Wyvern Guns away from Gogmazios while riding Seikret.
• Fixed an issue where Support Hunters may stop to carve Gogmazios’s severed tail during the quest.
• Fixed an issue where Fabius would stop guarding if the quest leader changed during Gogmazios’s special attack.
• Fixed an issue where the direction of Fabius’s guard would deviate from the intended direction during Gogmazios’s special attack.
• Fixed an issue where Support Hunters would not take cover during Jin Dahaad’s large area-of-effect attack.
• Fixed an issue where Support Hunters would attack Omega Planetes instead of the Nerscylla while it was charging the Delta Attack.
• Fixed an issue where Support Hunters inside a shield could still take damage during Omega Planetes’s Delta Attack.
• Fixed an issue that caused Support Hunters to be unable to get in or out of the underwater combat area during the Lagiacrus hunt.

Miscellaneous

System

• During a Field Survey, if the player deals extensive damage to a large monster that isn’t the current quest target, the health value conditions that would prevent that monster from becoming a target in a subsequent Field Survey have been relaxed.
• Fixed an issue where unnecessary chat logs (indicating monsters leaving the locale) could display during a Special Environment Quest in which the environment contains a monster of the same species as large monsters that are already designed to appear in that quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Cosmetic DLC Pass text was not displaying correctly under Add-ons in the Support Desk menu.
• Fixed an issue where the pattern thickness for the “Whitewing Caparison” decoration could not be adjusted in Seikret Customization.
• Added a fix to correct weapon performance when unintended bonus combinations are applied during reinforcement of Artian Weapons or Gogma Artian Weapons.

PlayStation 5:

• We have implemented a solution to reduce the load time experienced at startup when the user has a large number of add-ons.

Locales

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Pitfall Traps or Shock Traps to disappear after being placed in certain areas in the Windward Plains.
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause two Convergent Elderbreaker cannons to appear under specific conditions during the Gogmazios quest.

Other

• Fixed an issue where some voice lines would not trigger properly.
• Fixed various text issues.
• Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

The post is a the latest iteration of the Xbox Excellence Awards, which was created last year to celebrate how players engaged with various releases on Xbox. The Store Rating category lists 2025 games with the best ratings on the Microsoft Store, with an added requirement of the title having at least 500 ratings. Player Engagements is about the average number of hours spent on a game by each player within the first six weeks of a game’s release. Daily Active Users celebrates titles, expansions or updates with the highest single-day active users throughout the year. And finally Units Sold is fairly self-explanatory.

Going down the lists, you’ll find many of the biggest releases of the year, from ARC Raiders and Battlefield 6, as well as award-winning RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Indie titles have also been well-represented, with games like Crime Scene Cleaner and Satisfactory making it into the lists. There also doesn’t seem to have been a singular genre to dominate the lists, since everything from sports games like EA Sports Madden NFL 26, to fantasy adventure life sims like Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, and even fighting games like Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics are well represented.

Curiously, none of the games was present in all four of the categories. At most, we got to see titles like Borderlands 4 being able to make it on to three of them: Player Engagement, Daily Active Users and Units Sold. Even ARC Raiders, which has seen quite a bit of success, is only on the Units Sold and Daily Active Users lists.

Microsoft has also emphasized that the lists represent a diverse collection of games developed by studios of varying sizes. All in all, it represents 48 unique developers based out of 13 countries, with 24 publishers having had a hand in their release. 19 of the games were self-published. “Taken as a whole, it’s an encapsulation of development on Xbox – we want gaming to reach you wherever you are, and for the teams making those games to find you from wherever they are,” wrote the company.

Full list of games:

Store Rating:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Crime Scene Cleaner
• Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2
• Digimon Story: Time Stranger
• Dreamcore
• Dynasty Warriors: Origins
• Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Lies of P: Overture
• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
• Little Nightmares III
• Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
• Minami Lane
• Mullet MadJack
• Poppy Playtime Chapter 4
• Satisfactory
• Silent Hill 2
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
• The First Berserker: Khazan

Player Engagement:

• Borderlands 4
• Digimon Story: Time Stranger
• Dynasty Warriors: Origins
• EA Sports College Football 26
• EA Sports FC 26
• Elden Ring Nightreign
• Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
• Farm Together 2
• Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
• Helldivers 2
• Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
• MLB The Show 25
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• NBA 2K26
• NHL 26
• Rust
• Satisfactory
• The First Berserker: Khazan

Daily Active Users:

• Arc Raiders
• Avowed
• Battlefield 6
• Borderlands 4
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• DOOM: The Dark Ages
• Elden Ring Nightreign
• Fortnite
• Forza Horizon 5
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Grounded 2
• Helldivers 2
• Marvel Rivals
• Minecraft
• NBA 2K26
• Rematch
• Roblox
• Rocket League
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Units Sold:

• Arc Raiders
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Battlefield 6
• Borderlands 4
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• EA Sports Madden NFL 26
• EA Sports College Football 26
• EA Sports FC 26
• Elden Ring Nightreign
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Helldivers 2
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• MLB The Show 25
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• NBA 2K26
• PGA Tour 2K25
• Ready or Not
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
• WWE 2K25

The collaboration with Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection will also be available alongside 10-star Arch-Tempered of the Apex Monsters, namely Rey Dau, Uth Duna, Nu Udra, and Jin Dahaad. Players can undertake a new side mission, claim a free Character and Palico Edit Voucher, and receive the Hunter Appreciation Pack (but only until March 19th).

Interestingly, the Festival of Accord is also cycling every week, starting with the Blossomdance on February 18th, followed by Flamefete on February 25th, Dreamspell on March 4th, and Lumenhymn on March 12th. March 19th will see the addition of a new limited-time Challenge Quest against Arch-Tempered Arkveld.

A decent spread of content overall, though it remains to be seen if Capcom will continue to release new monsters or focus purely on the paid expansion. Given how content-packed these tend to be, usually introducing a new region, Master Rank, and monsters, it should be worth the wait. More details are coming this Summer, so stay tuned for further updates.

“We plan to share more information with you this summer, so please look forward to it.” Which sounds like a trailer at the Summer Game Fest showcase in June, if not at the next big Monster Hunter Spotlight.

An expansion announcement is always a given for the series, especially one year after the base game’s launch. However, the news is coming at a rather tough time for Monster Hunter Wilds. After launching with severe performance issues, especially on PC, it would face significant criticism for its lackluster endgame, excessively streamlined mechanics, and lower difficulty compared to previous titles. It still went on to sell over 11 million copies, but the sales momentum is lackluster, lagging behind Monster Hunter Rise.

Subsequent updates have improved and added to the experience, adding higher-rated quests, Arch-Tempered Monsters, and new threats like Gogmazios. The endgame has also been expanded significantly with random Talismans and Gogma Artian weapons alongside the usual new weapons and armor sets. There have also been significant improvements to optimization via the last update.

The expansion will likely bring Master Rank, even tougher monsters and a new region, though it remains to be seen how Capcom will improve on the core gameplay.

Capcom recommends Monster Hunter Wilds players to be on more current versions of their graphics card drivers. For Nvidia, it recommends driver version 581.57 or newer, whereas for AMD, it recommends version 25.9.1 or 25.9.2. Radeon GPU users on driver version 25.10.2 or higher should be careful, as Capcom has provided warnings for “some issues” that it has identified.

Capcom has also confirmed that more stability and performance improvements will be coming to Monster Hunter Wilds through an update planned for February 18. Among these improvements will be measures to reduce GPU processing loads by adding more quality levels (LOD) options for the game to access.

DLC checks causing frame rates to plummet was first discovered earlier this month by a Reddit user who noted that owning cosmetic DLC resulted in improved performance. This led to the creation of a mod that could convince Monster Hunter Wilds to stop its DLC checks by letting it think that the player already owns the DLC.

Further testing, however, revealed that this performance issue only happened when players were close to the Support Desk Felyne—the NPC responsible for checking DLC ownership.

Monster Hunter Wilds is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. For more details, check out our review of its launch version. Also take a look at Capcom’s recent earnings report that revealed it recently having crossed a major sales milestone.

Monster Hunter Wilds Update 1.040.03.01 patch notes:

Major Additions and Changes

• Improved CPU/GPU processing specific to the Steam version.
• Reduced shader warming processes performed outside the shader compilation screen to lower CPU load.
• Adjusted texture streaming to improve visual quality while reducing VRAM usage.
• Adjusted the High Resolution Texture Pack to reduce VRAM usage and overall package size.
• Added a CPU tab to the Options menu, allowing players to adjust settings related to CPU load.
• Added new categories to the graphics settings, along with new settings for existing options.
• Adjusted graphic presets and added a confirmation window to automatically update your settings on first launch after updating.
• Expanded the Volumetric Fog setting in the graphics options from two levels to five. The previous “High” setting has been renamed to “Highest,” and “Low” to “High,” with three new lower options—”Medium,” “Low,” and “Lowest”—now available.
• Fixed an issue where a warning dialogue incorrectly indicated that the AMD Radeon driver was outdated when using driver version 26.1.1 or later.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

• Fixed an issue where system load could increase around the Support Desk at Base Camp or the Grand Hub due to claimed content status checks.
• Adjusted Variable Rate Shading behavior so it is forced off during upscaling to maintain proper effect visuals.
• Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

Capcom has noted that, alongside Monster Hunter Wilds, sales of the previous iteration, Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak expansion, have also been growing. The entire franchise has sold 33.39 million units in that period. This, according to the company, is a big jump over the 28.61 million units sold in the same period in the preceding fiscal year. This rise in sales can be credited to the fact that Monster Hunter Wilds is a brand new entry in the series, whereas the previous fiscal year only had Monster Hunter Rise, Sunbreak, Monster Hunter World, and Iceborne available.

With complaints coming in from PC players since the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds in early 2025, Capcom has been working hard at bringing in more optimizations and performance improvements to the game. The most recent of these was with Title Update 4, which also brought in a host of new content, including the game’s first Elder Dragon—Gogmazios.

Along with the new monster, the update has also brought with it the new Armor Transcendence system that allows players to upgrade their armors further than previously possible, as well as the Gogma Artian system for a new way to upgrade weapons. This system revolves around players fusing Artian weapons with Gogmazios parts, creating new, stronger gear.

On the performance side of things, Capcom had released a pair of showcase videos leading up to the release of Title Update 4 that compared fights between hunters and monsters in various environments from before the update to after. These videos showed off frame rate gains across AMD and Intel CPUs, and AMD and Nvidia GPUs, with frame generation disabled.

Despite improvements being made, however, players still confirmed that they were facing performance problems. A report popped up earlier this month that indicated that DLC checking might be contributing to drops in the frame rate. Another report would later verify these claims, while also noting that the DLC checking only contributed to frame drops in specific areas near the Support Desk Felyne—an NPC that checks your DLC ownership. Testing with a “Less DLC Checks” mod resulted in frame rate improvements of 11.4 percent.

In the meantime, rumours have also been going around of a potential Nintendo Switch 2 release of Monster Hunter Wilds. To accomplish this, the company is reportedly testing a low-graphics mode for the game. Other rumours have indicated that it will run at 30 FPS on the Switch 2.

Monster Hunter Wilds is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. For more details, check out our review.

Taking a closer look at software sales for the month of December, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 took the lead, with Battlefield 6 being ranked third. Other titles in the best-seller charts for the month are a mix of newer games like Donkey Kong Bananza and older titles like Grand Theft Auto 5, Minecraft and Red Dead Redemption 2.

While other console makers might have started struggling with console sales last year, Nintendo has been doing quite well with the release of the Switch 2. Piscatella had confirmed, the Switch 2 ended up being the best-selling console of the year in the US, with the country accounting for 4.4 million units. Along with this, the new console is also noted as selling faster than the original Switch from back in 2017.

As he noted, the Switch 2’s hardware sales single-handedly managed to offset industry-wide downward trends in console hardware sales. Sony’s PS5 ranked second for the period. The Switch 2 has also been described by Piscatella as being the “fastest selling video game console hardware platform” in history so far.

While things might be going well for Nintendo for the time being, research firm Niko Partners has predicted that the company will end up raising the price of the Switch 2 thanks to the worldwide memory shortages affecting manufacturing. The firm noted that, while the Switch 2 is priced competitively when compared to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo might have to bring its latest console in line with its competitors to maintain profitability.

In the meantime, Battlefield Studios has been working hard on creating and testing more content for the upcoming second season of Battlefield 6. While it hasn’t yet revealed too many details aside from its February 17 launch date, the developers provided a few hints about what kind of content we can expect when Season 2 of Battlefield 6 is kicked off.

Among the new content coming to the game is a brand new map, dubbed Contagion, that will also feature its own unique gameplay mechanics. No details have been provided about these mechanics, aside from vague hints about players needing to use equipment to interact with them, a soldier wearing a gas mask in the teaser trailer, and the fact that the map’s name implies some sort of contagious infection will be involved.

Battlefield 6 is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. For more details, check out our review from back when it first came out.

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