Xbox to compete with Nintendo Switch 2!? + Sony works on AI characters!?

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Topics:

• Switch 2 will have NFC and Wi-Fi 6, FCC filings show https://www.theverge.com/news/625931/nintendo-switch-2-fcc-nfc-wi-fi-6-usb

• Lego Mario Kart launches May 15 for $169.99 (1972 pieces) https://mynintendonews.com/2025/03/10/closer-look-at-lego-mario-kart-set-out-this-may/

• Donkey Kong ‘94 and Mario’s Picross join Game Boy NSO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nna-zWXRjcg

• Niantic sells its game business to Scopely for $3.85 billion (includes Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now, the dev teams) https://nianticlabs.com/news/niantic-next-chapter

• Tony Hawk 4 remake will have no Career mode https://kotaku.com/thps-3-4-tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-4-career-mode-timer-1851768305

• New Dead by Daylight killer: Tokyo Ghoul/Ken Kaneki https://x.com/DeadbyDaylight/status/1899475683744575740

• https://x.com/DeadbyDaylight/status/1899505719411454197

• Sony is experimenting with AI-powered PlayStation characters https://www.theverge.com/news/626695/sony-playstation-ai-characters-aloy-horizon-forbidden-west-prototype

• The video: (AI stuff starts at 3:00) taken down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-RJ7O9Tqf4

• Xbox handheld reportedly planned for late 2025, full next-gen console targeting 2027 https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-hardware-report-project-keenan-next-gen-xbox-2027

• The Verge: handheld is Project Kennan, says Asus will release handheld https://archive.md/gbQ16

• The unannounced Oblivion remake could launch as early as next month https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesdas-oblivion-unreal-engine-5-remake-could-be-releasing-sooner-than-you-think/

• Chrono Trigger 30th anniversary: Square Enix is planning a "variety of projects over the next year that will go beyond the world of the game” https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/chrono-trigger-celebrates-30th-anniversary-various-projects-beyond-the-game-world-planned

• Mega Man X9 was briefly in development 20 years ago https://www.rockman-corner.com/2025/03/a-history-of-mega-man-x9-s-short-life.html

• Maybe: The first three Armored Core titles join PlayStation Plus Classics March 18 https://blog.playstation.com/2025/03/12/armored-core-a-history-of-from-softwares-mech-saga/?sf276633777=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawI-9EJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXd-VwHLyRctdrihnN65454-M7775VZ5dKgFt9gfpR64euzs908_YFrtuA_aem_PxgbkdJMk1u4lX6ASdjojg
  

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What we’re playing:

Mary: BG3, Mika and the Witch’s Mountain update, Ace Attorney

John: Dragon Age: Origins

Greg: Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals, Call of Duty 

Brett L: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Brett M: BioShock Infinite, Split/Fiction, Death Stranding