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Nintendo pre-warns of Switch2 price hike in September, \'cheaper to buy now\'

Nintendo will raise the Switch2 price to $499.99 from $449.99 starting Sept. 1, TechRadar reported. The company is pre-notifying consumers through in-store kiosks, drawing attention for its advance notice. The increase is linked to a memory supply crunch and a broader DRAM shortage affecting hardware makers. Prices are also set to rise in Britain and Australia. Some Reddit users reacted positively to the early notice.

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NCSoft to shift TL global service to in-house operations by year-end

NCSoft said on Aug. 13 it will switch the global service for its MMORPG Throne and Liberty (TL) to an in-house service system by the end of this year. The company plans to directly operate the game’s global service, after cooperating with Amazon Game Studios. Once the transition is completed, users on platforms including Purple, Steam, PlayStation and Xbox will be able to play in a unified global environment. Existing user data and assets will be maintained.

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Sony attaches \'disk discontinuation\' notice to PS5 boxes, shifts new PlayStation titles to digital from 2028

Photos have surfaced showing a sticker on PlayStation 5 console boxes stating that, from January 2028, new PlayStation games will be sold only in digital form via the PlayStation Store and retail outlets. The image has not been officially confirmed, and a content creator said it came from a reliable source. The report follows Sony’s previously disclosed plan to end physical disk production, which drew backlash. CFO Lin Tao said the company is proceeding cautiously as content shifts to digital formats.