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Apple and Sony made today one of the best days for gamers

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Today was a very big day for gaming. Play continues to move forward in all directions, from tiny devices like the Apple Watch to hefty consoles like the PlayStation 4 Pro.

What caught your eye? What’s worth your hard-earned money? That depends on what you want. It’s become a have-it-your-way business, with lots of growth ahead no matter which platform you choose. I think that each major company — Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Apple — each made important strategic moves to make sure that their platforms and games continue to be appealing to gamers.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.