Xsolla: Why Cross-Platform Games Are Important to Developers and Publishers Marcel Kleffmann March 21, 2025 – 7 min read Share this post Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss PlayStation 5 © SIE Business Strong FY2025 for PlayStation, Cautious Outlook Sony has reported strong financial results for fiscal year 2025. Had the Bungie impairment charges not weighed so heavily on the bottom line, the company would have posted a record operating income. Nevertheless, Sony remains cautious about 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Nintendo Sales Status of Hardware and Software (Sell-In) FY26 © Nintendo IR Business Nintendo FY26: Financial Results, Strong Switch 2 Sales, Cautious Outlook In FY26, Nintendo sold almost 20 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles worldwide. For the current fiscal year (FY27), however, Nintendo expects sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 to decline. Read on for an overview of all the facts and figures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil | Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär © Sandra Krafft | Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler Business Lars Klingbeil and Dorothee Bär to Open gamescom 2026 Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and "Federal Games Minister" Dorothee Bär will open gamescom 2026. Hendrik Wüst, the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, has also been confirmed as attending the opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read PlayStation 5 © SIE Business Strong FY2025 for PlayStation, Cautious Outlook Sony has reported strong financial results for fiscal year 2025. Had the Bungie impairment charges not weighed so heavily on the bottom line, the company would have posted a record operating income. Nevertheless, Sony remains cautious about 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products Borussia Dortmund Unveils New Kits With the Help of Gamefam on Roblox Just in time for today’s match against Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund is unveiling next season’s kits – on Roblox. Developed by Gamefam, an activation within FIFA Super Soccer on Roblox is planned. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read The winners of the 2026 delina Awards | Picture: Messe Karlsruhe/Jürgen Rössner Awards Playing History Wins Delina Award at Learntec in Karlsruhe The serious games studio Playing History has another award to add to its collection. At the Learntec education fair, Tribunal 45 – Working on Justice, developed for the Nuremberg Trials Memorial, was honoured with a delina Award. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Simon Krätschmer will be playing without his former Rocket Beans teammates from now on People Rocket Beans and Co-founder Simon Krätschmer Are Parting Ways In a blog post titled ‘On a Personal Note’, Rocket Beans announced the departure of Simon Krätschmer, one of the five founders. There had already been indications of a possible departure last autumn, but Rocket Beans does not wish to discuss the reasons behind it publicly. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Bartosz Skwarczek and Krzysztof Krawczyk (From Left) People Investor Krzysztof Krawczyk Acquires Minority Stake in G2A and Chairs Advisory Board The digital marketplace G2A has brought on board Krzysztof Krawczyk, a well-known investor, as a minority shareholder. As Chairman of the Advisory Board, Krawczyk is also set to support the company’s ambitious expansion plans. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Nintendo Sales Status of Hardware and Software (Sell-In) FY26 © Nintendo IR Business Nintendo FY26: Financial Results, Strong Switch 2 Sales, Cautious Outlook In FY26, Nintendo sold almost 20 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles worldwide. For the current fiscal year (FY27), however, Nintendo expects sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 to decline. Read on for an overview of all the facts and figures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
PlayStation 5 © SIE Business Strong FY2025 for PlayStation, Cautious Outlook Sony has reported strong financial results for fiscal year 2025. Had the Bungie impairment charges not weighed so heavily on the bottom line, the company would have posted a record operating income. Nevertheless, Sony remains cautious about 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Nintendo Sales Status of Hardware and Software (Sell-In) FY26 © Nintendo IR Business Nintendo FY26: Financial Results, Strong Switch 2 Sales, Cautious Outlook In FY26, Nintendo sold almost 20 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles worldwide. For the current fiscal year (FY27), however, Nintendo expects sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 to decline. Read on for an overview of all the facts and figures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil | Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär © Sandra Krafft | Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler Business Lars Klingbeil and Dorothee Bär to Open gamescom 2026 Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and "Federal Games Minister" Dorothee Bär will open gamescom 2026. Hendrik Wüst, the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, has also been confirmed as attending the opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
PlayStation 5 © SIE Business Strong FY2025 for PlayStation, Cautious Outlook Sony has reported strong financial results for fiscal year 2025. Had the Bungie impairment charges not weighed so heavily on the bottom line, the company would have posted a record operating income. Nevertheless, Sony remains cautious about 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Borussia Dortmund Unveils New Kits With the Help of Gamefam on Roblox Just in time for today’s match against Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund is unveiling next season’s kits – on Roblox. Developed by Gamefam, an activation within FIFA Super Soccer on Roblox is planned. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The winners of the 2026 delina Awards | Picture: Messe Karlsruhe/Jürgen Rössner Awards Playing History Wins Delina Award at Learntec in Karlsruhe The serious games studio Playing History has another award to add to its collection. At the Learntec education fair, Tribunal 45 – Working on Justice, developed for the Nuremberg Trials Memorial, was honoured with a delina Award. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Simon Krätschmer will be playing without his former Rocket Beans teammates from now on People Rocket Beans and Co-founder Simon Krätschmer Are Parting Ways In a blog post titled ‘On a Personal Note’, Rocket Beans announced the departure of Simon Krätschmer, one of the five founders. There had already been indications of a possible departure last autumn, but Rocket Beans does not wish to discuss the reasons behind it publicly. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Bartosz Skwarczek and Krzysztof Krawczyk (From Left) People Investor Krzysztof Krawczyk Acquires Minority Stake in G2A and Chairs Advisory Board The digital marketplace G2A has brought on board Krzysztof Krawczyk, a well-known investor, as a minority shareholder. As Chairman of the Advisory Board, Krawczyk is also set to support the company’s ambitious expansion plans. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nintendo Sales Status of Hardware and Software (Sell-In) FY26 © Nintendo IR Business Nintendo FY26: Financial Results, Strong Switch 2 Sales, Cautious Outlook In FY26, Nintendo sold almost 20 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles worldwide. For the current fiscal year (FY27), however, Nintendo expects sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 to decline. Read on for an overview of all the facts and figures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
