Tariffs, cheaper alternatives, and a relative lack of innovation are all factors that could slow the console down.
When a big-time video game gets cancelled, expect Jason Schreier at Bloomberg to get the details quick, sharp, and in a hurry. This week EA announced it would cancel its Black Panther game, one of three the publisher has in development for Marvel Games. According to Schreier’s reporting, EA executives were frustrated with progress on the game after four years in development.
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It’s dangerous to go alone, but do it anyway.
Yuri Lowenthal seems to have woken up and chosen violence. In a post on social media, the much-beloved voice performer wrote that he would not be reprising his role as Yosuke in the Persona 4 remake...which is news to everybody else because Atlus has not officially confirmed the existence of a Persona 4 remake.
Lowenthal wrote that he begged to be included in the cast but that, “They don’t want me to come back,” which might explain why a veteran voice actor might have so casually revealed the existence of an as yet unconfirmed game.
With photos of retailers getting Switch 2 inventory in ahead of the console’s launch next week, it was only a matter of time before this happened. Somebody got a Switch 2, and posted a brief unboxing video of it on YouTube.
In the comment section, the poster, Ali Almarzooqi, mentioned that the console does not work yet as it needs an update and he will be waiting until June 5th to play it with the rest of us. Update May 27th: Aaaaand the video’s been pulled.
Despite similar art styles and narrative elements, this ain’t ya mama’s Danganronpa.
