On August 20 — just hours before the tech world dialed into the Made by Google Pixel 10 launch — Sony announced that it's raising the recommended prices for PS5 consoles by $50 for U.S. retailers. The new prices will likely take effect starting Thursday, August 21, though retailers may implement the new prices at different times.

With Indiana Jones confirmed for the Switch 2, new reports indicate that Bethesda could also be bringing Starfield to the Nintendo Switch 2 next year.

NateTheHate also claimed that Starfield is indeed coming to PlayStation 5, as rumors have persisted since the RPG's 2023 release. A separate report from this month alleges that Starfield will release on PS5 in the spring of 2026.

Xbox and Nintendo also announced price increases for their respective consoles this year, with PlayStation's price increase starting Aug. 1.

Online storefronts are selling out ahead of a $50 price increase that Sony announced on its PlayStation 5 products.

In a rare bit of good news, education professionals in the United States who also happen to be video game enthusiasts - and there are probably a lot of them - can take advantage of a rare perk in the form of a temporary 20 percent discount on the expensive PlayStation 5 Pro and the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart bundle. Huzzah.

Publisher NIS America and developer IKINAGAMES announced the science-fiction turn-based RPG, STARBITES, will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in the

Shenmue 3 is coming back, with Yu Suzuki and publisher ININ Games announcing the Enhanced edition. The reworked and tweaked version of the 2020 game will be arriving on PS5 and PC as before, but also hitting Xbox and Nintendo consoles (TBC, but I think it's probably safe to say that'll be Switch 2 rather than the original Switch).

Square Enix just shadow dropped Triangle Strategy for PS5 and Xbox Series X | S, with a discount for anyone who picks up a copy in the next two weeks.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, MachineGames has announced. During Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live, MachineGames and Bethesda showed off a new trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's upcoming DLC,