The meta was filled with controversy this month: Hogwarts Legacy & JK Rowling’s politics, PS VR2 & Sticker Shock, E3 & its need to fail.
Video Game Industry News for February 2023
- Hogwarts Legacy Dominates Sales Despite Rowling’s Politics. JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter book series that inspired the Hogwarts Legacy video game, has campaigned against certain rights for transgender women. While many gamers have called for a boycott of Hogwarts Legacy, the game is on track to become of the best selling video games of the month, maybe even the year. (BBC.com)
- PS VR2 Releases – Price Tag Still Shocking. PlayStation released its second virtual reality gaming headset, the PS VR2. While receiving mostly positive reviews, it remains cost-prohibitive for most gamers. (TheShortcut.com)
- E3 2023 in Doubt as All 3 Major Platforms Pull Out. While E3 seemed possible this year with the ESA working with ReedPop, all hope has been lost with Nintendo confirming that it will not be attending. (IGN.com)
Major Video Game Releases for February 2023
- Atomic Heart, an FPS set in an alternate-history version of the Soviet Union during the 1950s, released for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC (Focus-Entmt.com).
- Delivery Us Mars, the sequel to Delivery Us the Moon, released for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC (DeliveryUsMars.com).
- Hogwarts Legacy, the highly anticipated action RPG inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series, released for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC (HogwartsLegacy.com).
- Horizon Call of the Mountain, a VR standalone set in the Horizon universe, released exclusively for the new PSVR2 (PlayStation.com).