Shanguo Daily: Xbox console prices may increase in the future; “The Witcher Remake” officially announced

Today is Thursday, October 27th. Guo Niang, who silently opened KFC, continued to bring you the latest ACG news:

1. Microsoft hints at price hikes for Xbox consoles, games and subscriptions

2. Hideo Kojima: The new work is a new medium and will have a revolutionary impact

3. “The Witcher Remake” is officially announced, using the Unreal 5 engine

4. Uncle Party: V is a derivative work of “Dota2”

5. Today Shanguo Yituliu: Shanguo Halloween discount is on!

1. Microsoft hints at price hikes for Xbox consoles, games and subscriptions

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, said that future Xbox consoles, games and subscriptions are likely to increase in price.

Phil Spencer said: “We have been trying to control the price of Xbox consoles, games and XGP subscription services, but with the challenge of the global economic environment, I don’t think we can keep the status quo forever, and we may also have to increase the price of certain products in the future. price.”

In August, Sony raised the price of the PS5, citing the global economic environment, and both Microsoft and Nintendo said they were not planning to increase the price of the console at this time. Phil Spencer also said in an interview with foreign media CNBC that players are now facing huge economic challenges and uncertainties, so the price of consoles should not be raised at this time.

2. Hideo Kojima: The new work is a new medium and will have a revolutionary impact

In an interview with the British “Guardian”, Hideo Kojima said that his new work will be like a brand new medium. Hideo Kojima said: “If this work is successful, it will have a revolutionary impact on the game industry, and the impact on the film industry will be profound. The biggest challenge it faces is building the infrastructure, and for some time These facilities are not yet available for daily use.”

Although this passage is a bit of a riddle, it is not difficult to guess that Hideo Kojima’s new work is likely to be based on Xbox, considering that Hideo Kojima has officially announced the cooperation with the Xbox studio in June this year, as well as the previous Microsoft Azure cloud game rumors. cloud service. In addition, Elle Fanning has been confirmed to star in Hideo Kojima’s new film, and more actors will be announced soon.

3. “The Witcher Remake” is officially announced, using the Unreal 5 engine

CDPR today announced a partnership with Polish studio Fool’s Theory to co-develop and use Unreal 5 to remake the original The Witcher. It is reported that Fool’s Theory is composed of former “Witcher” developers, so the understanding of the source code and material files will make this remake more handy. However, CDPR also stated that this work is in the early development stage, and more information will not be released in a short time.

4. Uncle Party: V is a derivative work of “Dota2”

Recently, an uncle named Tyler McVicker revealed that Valve’s newly registered trademark “Neon Prime” will be led by the original developer of “Dota2”, Ice Frog. It could be a sci-fi game that takes place in the Dota 2 universe, and could be an RTS/FPS hybrid based on the Source 2 engine.

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