Baby Yoda Is a Lego Set Now
The LEGO Group has revealed a new set based on The Child (aka Baby Yoda) from Disney+ show Star Wars: The Mandalorian – announced alongside 'Mando Mondays', which will see new merchandise unveiled each week.
The LEGO Star Wars The Child Construction Set is available starting October 30th and will let fans build a 20cm version of Baby Yoda, complete with cute details like the gearstick knob, his favourite toy from the show.
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Those who decide to adopt Lego Baby Yoda will be able to tweak his posable head, ears and mouth to create a range of expressions with the finished model. The model also comes with a supplementary information plaque and a Baby Yoda Minifigure.
This toy reveal is part of a new Disney promotion called 'Mando Mondays' which will deliver new product reveals every week, based on characters from Star Wars: The Mandalorian. As well as the Lego Baby Yoda set, Hasbro Black Series figures and Funko Pop! Bobbleheads have also been revealed as part of the first wave of products.
In other Star Wars news, check out our article explaining every character and cameo from the first season to prepare you for Season 2 of The Mandalorian. Temuera Morrison, the actor who portrayed Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones was recently cast as Boba Fett in the second series of the show.
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The Elder Scrolls Online Will Remain on PS4 After Bethesda’s Microsoft Acquisition
ZeniMax Online Studios has announced that despite Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media, The Elder Scrolls Online will continue to receive support on PlayStation 4.
Microsoft made the announcement on September 21 that it had acquired ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks and ZeniMax Online Studios. This acquisition effectively brought franchises like Fallout, Doom, Dishonored, Wolfenstein, and of course, The Elder Scrolls, under the Xbox umbrella leaving many to speculate what might happen for the PlayStation side of these games. While not much is known across the board, ZOS said today that ESO will remain on PS4.
"By now I am sure that most of you have heard the exciting news: ZeniMax Media (the parent company of ZeniMax Online Studios) has signed a deal to be acquired by Microsoft, including Bethesda Softworks and all of its studios, including ZOS," ZeniMax Online Studios director Matt Firor said in a statement released on Twitter. "I want to take this moment to reassure the entire Elder Scrolls Online community that ESO will continue to be supported exactly as it was, and we fully expect it to keep growing and thriving on each of the platforms that are currently supported."
Firor continued on and said he's excited to see how Microsoft and ZOS can work together to make ESO an even better game for everyone before thanking fans for the continued support over the years.
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As you can tell in the statement, Firor doesn't specifically mention PS4 but he did mention that support for the platforms ESO is on would continue and considering ESO is on PS4, it's safe to say support will continue for the title there. What this means going forward into a new generation of consoles is up in the air though.
ESO will likely be playable as a PS4 game on the PlayStation 5 considering 99% of PS4 titles will be playable on PS5, but an upgraded PS5 version for the game could now be off the table, not that an upgrade like this was even in the works to begin with. Only time will tell.
If you're looking to preorder an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S in light of the Microsoft acquisition news, check out our guide for where and when to preorder these consoles and then read how it will likely be years from now when we hear about The Elder Scrolls 6 again.
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Bethesda Games Will Reportedly Be Released on Non-Xbox Consoles on ‘Case By Case Basis’
Microsoft will reportedly honour the PS5 timed exclusivity agreed for Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo, and that future Bethesda games will appear on Xbox, PC, and other consoles on a "case by case basis".
Xbox to Buy Bethesda
Xbox has announced that it plans to acquire ZeniMax Media, and with it Bethesda Softworks, creators and publishers of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Doom, Dishonored, Quake, Starfield and more.
Announced by Head of Xbox Phil Spencer in an Xbox Wire post today, Microsoft will acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion – 3 times the $2.5 billion it paid for Mojang and Minecraft in 2014 – and the formal purchase is expected to close in the second half of 2021. The deal includes ZeniMax Media as a whole, Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios.
In a blog post, Bethesda SVP of global marketing said, "We’re still working on the same games we were yesterday, made by the same studios we’ve worked with for years, and those games will be published by us." The move, Hines explains, is because Microsoft "access to resources that will make us a better publisher and developer."
It's unclear whether Bethesda will be considered a part of, or separate to, the existing Xbox Game Studios fold. IGN asked Bethesda for clarification on that, and the effect on its in-development games – including Starfield's intended platforms, and the timed PlayStation exclusivity for Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo – but was told that there would be no comment beyond the existing statements given today.
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Bethesda Game Studios executive producer Todd Howard wrote his own blog post about the benefits of the acquisition, pointing to the company's long association with Xbox, starting with porting Morrowind to Microsoft's first console. He says that Xbox Series S and X, "are optimized for the vast worlds we love to create, with generational leaps not just in graphics, but CPU and data streaming as well. It’s lead to our largest engine overhaul since Oblivion, with all new technologies powering our first new IP in 25 years, Starfield, as well as The Elder Scrolls VI.
While avoiding any specifics, Todd Howard also alluded to the idea of exclusives indicating, perhaps that Bethesda would not be limited to the Xbox ecosystem: "Like our original partnership, this one is about more than one system or one screen. We share a deep belief in the fundamental power of games, in their ability to connect, empower, and bring joy. And a belief we should bring that to everyone - regardless of who you are, where you live, or what you play on. Regardless of the screen size, the controller, or your ability to even use one."
Xbox also says it "will be adding Bethesda’s iconic franchises to Xbox Game Pass for console and PC." A press release added that Bethesda’s future games will be added, at launch, into Xbox Game Pass on Xbox or PC.
It's perhaps not a coincidence that the announcement comes the day before Xbox Series X and S preorders open.
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Marvel’s Avengers: Next Patch Will Fix Over 1,000 Player-Reported Issues
Marvel's Avengers 1.3 patch addresses over 1,000 player-reported issues, Crystal Dynamics has announced.
The patch notes can be read in full on the Marvel's Avengers website, where the development team issued a short statement thanking the community for its "patience and support" throughout the game's first two weeks of launch.
The 1,000+ issues addressed by the V1.3.0 patch include everything from "progression stoppers to small graphical fixes," and address problems with the game's combat, user interface, matchmaking and more. Crystal Dynamics has also suggested a few workarounds to some known issues in the game, which can be found in this Reddit thread.
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Future updates for the game will focus less on bug fixing and will instead "integrate more quality-of-life adjustments and feedback-driven features/tuning." Crystal Dynamics plans to flesh out Marvel's Avengers with the community in tow, in order to nurture the service game ahead of the extra heroes and content coming in the near future.
You can check out our review of Marvel's Avengers here. We awarded the game a 6/10, noting that it offers a "fun and endearing superhero campaign" that is unfortunately tied to a "repetitive and unrewarding" loot-based post-game. We've also got some exclusive Marvel's Avengers concept art from the game's art book, which offers a glimpse at alternate concepts for some of the game's heroes.
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Hitman Developer’s Freedom Fighters Re-Released on PC
Update: IO Interactive has now officially re-released its 2003 third-person shooter Freedom Fighters on PC via GOG, Steam, and Epic Games Store. The game has been "updated to work on modern systems" and is available with a 33% launch discount.
In a press release, GOG explained that, "Freedom Fighters was unavailable on PC for years and is now coming out digitally for the first time."
[poilib element="accentDivider"] IO Interactive's 2003 shooter Freedom Fighters has been re-rated by PEGI, leading to speculation that we may see a re-release of some kind. Spotted by ResetEra user dex3108, the game can be seen on the PEGI website, rated for PC only at this point. The publisher listed is the game's developer IO Interactive instead of EA Swiss Sarl, who published the original game on PC, GameCube, PS2 and Xbox. IO Interactive went independent in 2017, retaining the rights to its Hitman IP. Speaking to GamesIndustry after going independent, IO made clear that it had retained the rights to Freedom Fighters as well as Hitman. Last year, we also heard that IO was working on a new game that wasn't Hitman-related. This rating suggests that a re-release or remaster of the cult classic could be around the corner. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2003/08/15/freedom-fighters-gamecube-gameplay-2003-08-15-7"] If you missed Freedom Fighters at the dawn of the millennium, the game was a third-person shooter with an alternate-history premise, where resistance fighters repel the Soviet Union from its occupation of New York City. The player could recruit other 'Freedom Fighters' to the cause and issue commands. We scored the game an 8.4 back in 2003, saying it was "a game that gets better the more you play it", and praising how its tactical elements slotted alongside its 3rd person combat. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.Freedom Fighters has arrived (again)! Download it today on @GOGcom @EpicGames and @Steam with 33% off in the first week!
It's time to beat The Red Army, and re-join the Resistance! pic.twitter.com/JWLNdQXB6C — Freedom Fighters (@FreedomGame_IOI) September 21, 2020
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Emmy Winners: Watchmen, Succession, Schitt’s Creek All Win Big
The winners of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Sunday during a virtual ceremony, with Watchmen leading with the most wins of the night (11). Its network, HBO, took home the most wins of the awards ceremony with 30. (That tally includes 19 wins during last week's Creative Arts Emmys.)
HBO's Watchmen -- which IGN named the Best TV Series of 2019 -- won limited series, while cast members Regina King and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II won the limited series category's lead actress and best supporting actor awards, respectively. This is the fourth Emmy win for Regina King.
Watchmen also won Best Writing for a Limited Series Movie or Dramatic Special for Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson. Lindelof dedicated his win to the victims and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre, which is depicted in the series.
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Watchmen lost, however, in the category of Best Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special where Unorthodox's Maria Schrader beat three different Watchmen helmers.
Meanwhile, Schitt's Creek enjoyed a historic sweep of all the categories in the comedy field, winning seven awards in all.
Mark Ruffalo won for lead actor in a limited series for I Know This Much Is True, where he plays twin brothers. Zendaya won best actress in a drama series for Euphoria, the youngest ever recipient in that category. Succession's Jeremy Strong won best actor in a drama series.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won for Variety Talk Series, while RuPaul’s Drag Race won for Best Competition Program. Succession's Jesse Armstrong won for best writing in a drama series.
HBO also won best TV movie for Bad Education, starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney.
Billy Crudup won Apple TV+ their first-ever Emmy with a Best Supporting Actor victory for The Morning Show.
Last week's Creative Emmys saw The Mandalorian win Disney+ its first Emmy, while HBO's Watchmen won for cinematography and costuming.
Key winners are listed below, with a full list available on the Emmys website.
Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession - WINNER
Comedy Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Dead to Me
- The Good Place
- Insecure
- The Kominsky Method
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- What We Do in the Shadows
Limited Series
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Mrs. America
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen - WINNER
TV Movie
- American Son
- Bad Education - WINNER
- Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
- Olivia Colman, The Crown
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
- Laura Linney, Ozark
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
- Zendaya, Euphoria - WINNER
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Steve Carell, The Morning Show
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Billy Porter, Pose
- Jeremy Strong, Succession - WINNER
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate, Dead To Me
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Linda Cardellini, Dead To Me
- Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Issa Rae, Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Don Cheadle, Black Monday
- Ted Danson, The Good Place
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
- Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox
- Regina King, Watchmen - WINNER
- Octavia Spencer, Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
- Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
- Paul Mescal, Normal People
- Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
- Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True - WINNER
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Helena Bonham Carter The Crown
- Laura Dern Big Little Lies
- Julia Garner Ozark - WINNER
- Thandie Newton Westworld
- Fiona Shaw Killing Eve
- Sarah Snook Succession
- Meryl Streep Big Little Lies
- Samira Wiley The Handmaid's Tale
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Nicholas Braun, Succession
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show - WINNER
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- D'Arcy Carden, The Good Place
- Betty Gilpin, GLOW
- Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Yvonne Orji, Insecure
- Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Mahershala Ali, Ramy
- Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
- Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America - WINNER
- Toni Collette, Unbelievable
- Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
- Jean Smart, Watchmen
- Holland Taylor, Hollywood
- Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen - WINNER
- Jovan Adepo, Watchmen
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable KimmySchmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
- Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen
- Dylan McDermott, Hollywood
- Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Emmy Winners: Watchmen, Succession, Schitt’s Creek All Win Big
The winners of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Sunday during a virtual ceremony, with Watchmen leading with the most wins of the night (11). Its network, HBO, took home the most wins of the awards ceremony with 30. (That tally includes 19 wins during last week's Creative Arts Emmys.)
HBO's Watchmen -- which IGN named the Best TV Series of 2019 -- won limited series, while cast members Regina King and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II won the limited series category's lead actress and best supporting actor awards, respectively. This is the fourth Emmy win for Regina King.
Watchmen also won Best Writing for a Limited Series Movie or Dramatic Special for Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson. Lindelof dedicated his win to the victims and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre, which is depicted in the series.
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Watchmen lost, however, in the category of Best Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special where Unorthodox's Maria Schrader beat three different Watchmen helmers.
Meanwhile, Schitt's Creek enjoyed a historic sweep of all the categories in the comedy field, winning seven awards in all.
Mark Ruffalo won for lead actor in a limited series for I Know This Much Is True, where he plays twin brothers. Zendaya won best actress in a drama series for Euphoria, the youngest ever recipient in that category. Succession's Jeremy Strong won best actor in a drama series.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won for Variety Talk Series, while RuPaul’s Drag Race won for Best Competition Program. Succession's Jesse Armstrong won for best writing in a drama series.
HBO also won best TV movie for Bad Education, starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney.
Billy Crudup won Apple TV+ their first-ever Emmy with a Best Supporting Actor victory for The Morning Show.
Going into the broadcast, HBO's Watchmen led the race with 26 nominations. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel follows on 20, with Ozark and Succession on 18, and The Mandalorian, Saturday Night Live, and Schitt's Creek with 15.
Last week's Creative Emmys saw The Mandalorian win Disney+ its first Emmy, while HBO's Watchmen won for cinematography and costuming.
Key winners are listed below, with a full list available on the Emmys website.
Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession - WINNER
Comedy Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Dead to Me
- The Good Place
- Insecure
- The Kominsky Method
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- What We Do in the Shadows
Limited Series
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Mrs. America
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen - WINNER
TV Movie
- American Son
- Bad Education - WINNER
- Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
- Olivia Colman, The Crown
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
- Laura Linney, Ozark
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
- Zendaya, Euphoria - WINNER
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Steve Carell, The Morning Show
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Billy Porter, Pose
- Jeremy Strong, Succession - WINNER
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate, Dead To Me
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Linda Cardellini, Dead To Me
- Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Issa Rae, Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Don Cheadle, Black Monday
- Ted Danson, The Good Place
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
- Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox
- Regina King, Watchmen - WINNER
- Octavia Spencer, Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
- Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
- Paul Mescal, Normal People
- Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
- Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True - WINNER
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Helena Bonham Carter The Crown
- Laura Dern Big Little Lies
- Julia Garner Ozark - WINNER
- Thandie Newton Westworld
- Fiona Shaw Killing Eve
- Sarah Snook Succession
- Meryl Streep Big Little Lies
- Samira Wiley The Handmaid's Tale
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Nicholas Braun, Succession
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show - WINNER
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- D'Arcy Carden, The Good Place
- Betty Gilpin, GLOW
- Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Yvonne Orji, Insecure
- Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Mahershala Ali, Ramy
- Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
- Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America - WINNER
- Toni Collette, Unbelievable
- Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
- Jean Smart, Watchmen
- Holland Taylor, Hollywood
- Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen - WINNER
- Jovan Adepo, Watchmen
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable KimmySchmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
- Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen
- Dylan McDermott, Hollywood
- Jim Parsons, Hollywood
PS5 Retailers Appear to Have Fewer Digital Editions for Preorder
According to various reports, retailers appear to have fewer PS5 Digital Edition consoles than the standard, $100 more expensive PS5 with a disc drive.
Ars Technica was able to confirm the initial preorder allocations for nine GameStop locations across the U.S., discovering that "roughly 24 percent of the stock available at these locations was taken up by the Digital Edition, with the remaining 76 percent for the Standard Edition."
The ratios at individual locations varied from store-to-store, with some seeing as low as 13% of all PS5 preorders being the Digital Edition, others seeing it as high as 33%, and the most common being about 20%.
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While Ars Technica notes this "doesn't exactly represent a scientific retail survey," the tested allotments of PS5 preorders did take place in different cities around the U.S., including Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. (2 stores), Kansas City, Austin, Boston, and Dallas.
VGC previously reported that the PS5 Digital Edition stock would be much lower than the standard edition, and while Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO and President Jim Ryan responded to Japanese site AV Watch on the matter (as translated by VGC), he didn't give a confirmation as to if the report was true.
“The ratio between the Digital Edition and the disc drive model is currently something we cannot disclose at this time,” Ryan said. “We cannot give specific information on numbers, but we can say that we plan to produce the necessary number of units to meet the demand for that model type. However, we’ve never produced two different console models at the same time before so deciding on the right number and the right ratio is very hard to know. We are doing our best to predict demand.”
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The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition is $399, $100 cheaper the the standard PlayStation 5 at $499. The only difference between the two consoles is the presence of a disc drive on the standard edition. This fact may very well tempt many around the world who wish to try to secure the cheaper next-gen console that will feature all the benefits of the more expensive one.
Sony's strategy is different from Microsoft's, as the Xbox Series S is $200 cheaper than the Xbox Series X, but has a few more limitations alongside also not containing a disc drive.
If you are still hoping to secure a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S, be sure to check out our PS5 preorder guide and Xbox preorder guide for everything you need to know to help you secure one of these next-gen consoles this holiday.
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