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The storage crisis is here to stay, dear readers.
Recent outlooks from Samsung suggest that supply chains won't recover significantly until 2028 — in fact, 2027 is expected to be even worse. The financial impact on the gaming ecosystem is already evident: Microsoft has just increased Xbox prices significantly in Europe, and rumour has it that Nvidia will follow suit with GPU pricing. These headwinds are hitting the market at a critical time. Ahead of the launch of GTA VI — a guaranteed driver of hardware sales — consumers face unprecedented price hikes. Consequently, platform holders are forced to reconsider their timeline for the release of the PS6 and the Xbox Helix. Will we see delayed generation cycles or a shift towards high-priced premium devices aimed at early adopters only? It's a dilemma without an easy solution.
Here are the news of the day!
Your Marcel Kleffmann
Two more studios are receiving funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Limbic Entertainment in Langen and Pong.Li Studios in Karlsruhe are the beneficiaries.
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German companies can now register for the German Pavilion delegation to GDC 2027 in San Francisco.
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Simulation expert Aerosoft and Hindsight Studios, based in Herten in the Ruhr region, have announced Bergwerk – A Mining, a game that takes players to the fictional German coal-mining region of Grubental.
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Exhibitors in the B2C section at Gamescom have until August 11 to submit forms and content to the USK in order to receive the appropriate rating in time for the trade show. Existing storefront ratings are not valid at the trade show.
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The price increases for Xbox consoles, which were announced in June due to higher storage and memory prices, have now been confirmed for Europe and the UK. Prices are set to rise by between €150 and €200.
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The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) are bringing 13 companies and games to the business area this year.
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