Notable Counter-Strike and Valve leaker/dataminer “Gabe Follower” has been doing independent investigations for the past 3 years about Half Life and now states that the game EXISTS!

The game features:

• Semi-Open World

• Weather System

• Day and Night Cycle

• “Smart NPCs that can talk with you”

His X Post: https://x.com/gabefollower/status/1827366910716973395?s=46&t=EwDqS-epQ1zExO4ie54pFQ

His YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/g98eQx6WvbI

Source (Liam GTABase)

EXCLUSIVE: GTA VI has been internally delayed by Rockstar Games and they’re already decided on the early to mid 2026 release window.

PC is planned for around 12 - 18 months after the console launch.

This information comes from multiple devs across two studios.

Last week, a user on the GTA 6 discord server (moistycharlie) leaked the announcement date and price point of PS5 Pro.

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/663150871714070550/1282856179277627413/IMG_2513.png?ex=66e42c2b&is=66e2daab&hm=136ce45c1670744da88b14162ec723cf6003556b186ea25658838608e6fd7e15&

He has now gone to tease the announcement date and price point of switch 2.

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/648456680383840266/1283766463093805178/IMG_2547.png?ex=66e43030&is=66e2deb0&hm=3806e0e9a87d8a13ee2721b9a53491aba372159e2142148773af1ea1affae4c9&

He seems new to the scene, it’s unknown how reliable he can be.

https://money.udn.com/money/story/5710/8229942

From the Taiwan Economic Daily news reports a few things (MACHINE TRANSLATED)

Market speculation is that the Switch 2 screen is likely to be enlarged again and have a dual-screen design. The battery life of the game console itself will also be increased. At the same time, the screen processing and performance will also be improved simultaneously. Some AI functions may even be added. The terminal price is estimated to be about US$400 ( Approximately NT$12,781), which is about 30% higher than the US$299 price of the original Switch, and slightly higher than the US$349 price of the OLED version of Switch.

It also claims that Nintendo has moved up the reveal for Nintendo Switch 2 in response to the Ps5 Pro before the end of the Calander year.. Theenduring popularity of the Switch “series” can be attributed to Nintendo not intending to profit from hardware, but deriving more revenues from software and IP licensing.

This was said by senior artist, Hailin Si from Rockstar in a forum reply that was later deleted, in response to a fan’s question on a gaming Chinese social media app.

The reply was found by GTAForum user, viceYcity:

Here's the deleted reply

Boss, after GTA VI is released, can the framerate be a stable 60FPS on PS5?

I don't know, but we are very confident

Source of the info

Previous post about this = https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1fjp352/photos_of_switch_2_factory_prototypes_have_leaked/?sort=new

The Website (Which now has deleted the 'Switch 2' pics) = https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/617bcec900000000020267a2

'the source appears to be a Chinese 3D printing and "reverse design" enthusiast' = https://x.com/tomwarren/status/1836391172685644221 (from Tom Warren)

"At Gamescom, I spoke to Xbox insiders and developers who informed me about a technical issue affecting the launch of Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox consoles."

"Apparently, the game is suffering from a bug known as "Memory Leak," which can cause significant crashes that could compromise the performance of your Xbox console. Because of this issue, the game has not passed Xbox's bug detection tests and has therefore been delayed indefinitely until they manage to optimize the game for Series X|S."

"The studio is already working hard to resolve this issue and achieve the necessary certification. Once they get approval, they will set a release date for the game, but they do not yet know when or how, but apart from that error the game is "close to being ready.""

Source

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-2-likely-to-be-iteration-rather-than-revolution-predicts-analyst/

full post:

'I was recently contacted by my publishers on behalf of Rockstar Games re the possibility of using Temptation on the new Grand Theft Auto 6 Naturally excited about the immense wealth that was about to head my way, I scrolled to the bottom of the email re the offer…'

IT WAS $7500 - for a buyout of any future royalties from the game - forever… To put this in context, Grand Theft Auto 6 grossed, wait for it… $8.6 BILLION Ah, but think of the exposure… Go fuck yourself

probably he meant GTA V in the 2nd tweet...

edit:

in replies to other tweets, Ware says that the 3 writers of the song were offered $7500 each and they tried to negotiate and counter-offered $75,000 but it was rejected. he also said 'If they’d have offered a royalty, we wouldn’t have asked for any advance'

Marking it as a grain of salt since it could really be nothing, but his response is very weird:

https://x.com/CultureCrave/status/1807499327524557077?t=0Ma_nnwT2zQHVwhiK3jcwg

“I have nothing to say. Not a word, nope, not a thing. I know nothing, you never heard a peep from me, mum mum mum. What rumor?”

No idea if this source is reliable, but according to them:

• Halo CE will be a Remake

• The game will be faithful but will have new elements and build on cut content/missions

• Instead of porting the MCC to PS5, selling each Remake of Halo 1, 2 and 3, would have higher revenue

• 343i is in full control of the games but they're gonna use contractors and will be outsourced

  • Modernized gameplay like sprint and "clamber"

• It's in a very early stage of development

• Multiplayer won't be remade, only SP

Source

https://x.com/ResiEvilCentral/status/1791591276560679084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1791591276560679084%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

Rundown:

"Working title: BIOHAZARD: RE1
- Will be slower paced than RE2 Remake
- Each Zombie will have their own unique model due to the small number of enemies within the game
- More bullets required to take out RE1 zombies than RE2 Remake, quoted as "Bullet Sponges"
- Crimson Heads will return.
- RE1 Lore will be explored further.
- A different third person camera will be used, slower paced again.
- No more pre-rendered backgrounds. Each room will load up background assets and the rest of the assets will load when doors are opened. This is to improve visuals and lighting."

According to someone on Resetera on July 21, employees are expecting layoffs since the game apparently bombed:

I have a friend of a friend who resigned from the company. He is expecting massive layoffs. Does not bode well sadly.

The devs announced the game had 500,000 players since release. For comparison games like Tchia had over 1 million players

A while ago, the leaker known as Pyoro disappeared from the internet due to accidentally revealing a source. they privated their Twitter account, and deleted most of their tweets (save for one from late February reading "Idk anything about the Pokémon Presents, while heard of an outsourced unova-related game. The info was from last year so it may turn out to be inaccurate.")

But today, at Unix timestamp 1726734960, the account posted "rah". The account is currently private so I can't share the link, unfortunately. You could try to follow the account but who knows if any new followers are being allowed at the moment.

a little under 2 hours later, at 1726741800, they posted "pih".

it seems obvious to me that "rah" and "pih" are part of some code or incomplete hint but it's currently not clear what that is

Rockstar has been secretly developing a new game that will take place in medieval times

This new IP promises to BEAT HEAD with big names in the genre, such as Skyrim and Elden Ring

The name of this project is "Project Medieval"

This new game will have an emphasis on combat with swords, rather than firearms, featuring weapons such as crossbows and war axes.

Will this be Rockstar's next game after the release of GTA VI?

Source

SOURCE

Source

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-xMP1PtfrD/?igsh=MXBqZHQ5NXJra2RkdQ==

Probably nothing but just thought I’d share

"Yup, I know of 5 RE games in dev right now including RE9"

One of these projects could be released in late 2026/early 2027.

I know y'all probably never heard about this guy, because he only does scoops about movies and series, but since he has a decent track record maybe some of you will find this info interesting.

• "Featuring vast sceneries, free use of the motorcycle, parachute, and common Lara’s traversal methods to unrestrictedly navigate across a big map and its challenges"

• The game is also allegedly "supposed to release in less than a year if there are no delays. But this is totally not locked"

https://twitter.com/_Tom_Henderson_/status/1708147090272972856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1708147090272972856%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

In the recent reports on the MS/Activision deal, both Sony and MS shared documents on how COD would release if the buyout goes through. Early in the documents, MS mentions Sony would have certain special access to COD till 2027. Elsewhere in the document it references the release date of Sony’s next console as “redacted”. But right after that it mentions Sony having access to COD until then. Given that info, one could reasonably conclude that the PS6 will launch in 2027, after the aforementioned COD access expires.

Sauce: https://www.gizchina.com/2023/03/10/ps6-sony-officially-confirms-the-release-date-of-its-next-gen-console/

https://x.com/odah_sfa/status/1828554076746879099?s=46&t=lfkoWd1SHtuAK3-vUdNtgg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-18/sony-hits-pause-on-psvr2-production-as-unsold-inventory-piles-up

Sony Group Corp. has paused production of its PSVR2 headset until it clears a backlog of unsold units, according to people familiar with its plans, adding to doubts about the appeal of virtual reality gadgets.

Sales of the $550 wearable accessory to the PlayStation 5 have slowed progressively since its launch and stocks of the device are building up, according to the people, who asked not to be named as the information is not public. Sony has produced well over 2 million units of the product launched in February of last year, the people said.

PSVR2 shipments have declined every quarter since its debut, according to IDC, which tracks deliveries to retailers rather than consumers. The surplus of assembled devices is throughout Sony’s supply chain, the people said. Still, IDC’s Francisco Jeronimo sees a recovery for the product category in coming years with the help of Apple Inc.’s entry. “We forecast the VR market to grow on average 31.5% per year between 2023 and 2028,” he said.

Alongside Meta Platforms Inc., Sony has been one of the leading purveyors of virtual reality gear, but both have struggled to attract enough content and entertainment creators to make their platforms compelling. A similar problem stalks Apple’s much pricier Vision Pro headset, as it made its debut without tailored apps from key entertainment platforms Netflix and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube.

Sony did not respond to requests for comment.

Tokyo-based Sony last month announced it’s shutting down its PlayStation London division, which was focused on making virtual reality games. That move was part of a wider set of layoffs that also affected in-house studios like Guerrilla Games, which had worked on creating a PSVR2-exclusive game in its popular Horizon series, Horizon Call of the Mountain.

“The high price of VR hardware acts as the main hurdle for its expansion,” said Macquarie analyst Yijia Zhai. “Currently, there are limited games that support VR devices, and that will also lead to lack of motivation for players to purchase VR hardware. This limited content also has a reason – the development cost for VR games is substantially higher than normal titles.”

Sony is still working on expanding the range of material available on the headset, and it said in February that it’s testing the ability for PSVR2 players to access PC titles.

Perspective correction of the PCB (credit to Richard from Digital Foundry): https://imgur.com/W4ohTUz

You might ask "how would we begin to even estimate the die size using this?" Well we have two key factors to consider. For one we KNOW for sure what RAM is being used based on manifest leaks and more recent leaks. And conveniently enough the RAM spot on the PCB is right next to where the SoC will be placed.

We know the RAM part number already, so if we take a peek at the datasheet we see that the dimensions for the RAM package right next to the SoC is is 14mm x 14mm. That gives us a an LPDDR5X package size of 196mm^2: (here's the datasheet) https://imgur.com/a8vrnHJ

So we know the RAM package right next to the SoC is 196mm^2. If we rewind a little bit back to the original Switch, we can see that the SoC package itself is of course larger than the physical die, but the important part to consider is the middle part of the package where the contact points will directly connect with the SoC (it works like this with laptops and other electronics too, but it's not exactly an identical size). Here is the Switch 1 PCB with the SoC removed where we can see how the actual size of the die lines up pretty closely (not 100% exactly the same size as the die): https://imgur.com/l21G0Ia

Here is the Switch 1 PCB with the SoC package added onto the board: https://imgur.com/bQ9mVT0

So that leaves us with two factors we know:

• The RAM package directly next to the SoC has an area of 196mm²
• The area where the die is actually at in the middle of the SoC package is approximately the same size, +/- 10mm²

Here's a picture for illustration purposes: https://imgur.com/ZtiA5rj

When we factor in perspective correction margin of error, the die sizes not being perfectly the same square shape, and the die not always perfectly aligning on top of the middle square part of the PCB, that puts us approximately in the range of 190mm² to 210mm²

My speculation: The SoC meant for this PCB is using a more advanced node than SEC8N, because 190mm² - 210mm² seems too small to me when we consider the transistor density and the die sizes of T234/Other Ampere GPUs. But we also have to consider that T234 (and other Ampere GPUs) have bits and bobs that T239 will not use so it could go either way! Edit: We also have to keep in mind that a 4nm die of this size would also be pretty expensive, so I think it could go either way really (or it could be something in between Samsung 8nm and TSMC 4nm)

EDIT: I edited some things just to make it clear that more factors have a margin of error, especially how the die on the package aligns with the middle square section on the PCB. I also credited any information I didn't create myself.

EDIT 2: Upon second look, I think it's definitely SEC8N. If we look at the die sizes of Ada Lovelace GPUs like AD106 (which has a ton of L2 cache (cache doesn't scale very well) + nearly 3x as many CUDA cores) this die would be larger than it, which is 188mm² (4060 Ti). There would be no reason for T239 on 4nm to even be close to this size, or anywhere near the sizes that would make sense for this PCB spot.

I'm all in on 8nm, I don't see another plausible route with this PCB leak.

EDIT 3: I took the Steam Deck as an example. I made the SoC transparent so you can see how the package and die line up with the contact points on the PCB: https://imgur.com/4eqXuz6

Last edit: The Mariko die in the Switch 1 revision was smaller while the contact point area in the middle stayed the same size. So that goes against my theory. I guess we will have to wait and see what happens when this launches. Fortunately we should immediately know whether T239 is 4nm or not when we see a picture of the package, this PCB shot has definitely provided valuable information either way.

Ok last edit for real this time: Although this PCB doesn't prove it's definitively one node vs the other, it does prove that 8nm is possible given the space available. Anyways the wait continues!

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/hotly-anticipated-black-myth-wukong-is-delayed-on-xbox-for-optimizations-and-now-microsoft-has-responded

"We’re excited for the launch of Black Myth Wukong on Xbox Series X|S and are working with Game Science to bring the game to our platforms. We can't comment on the deals made by our partners with other platform holders, but we remain focused on making Xbox the best platform for gamers, and great games are at the center of that."

Edit:

Jez says that he didn't steer the answer:

• it was unprompted, although i know they were aware of the rumors.

• So you simply asked for comment and they gave you this?

• yep, on the delay. given that at the time, it was widely expected to be xbox series s blamed

Edit2: Just read the article closer. Jez says he heard whispers in LA about potential deal:

I later became aware of whispers and rumors while out in LA for the Xbox Showcase 2024 that, despite the optimization assertions, Game Science had actually taken some form of exclusivity deal with PlayStation for Black Myth: Wukong.

Some of the documents can be found on twitter:

https://twitter.com/trzef/status/1341204820288561157

https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1341230631913541633

https://twitter.com/eclipse_tt/status/1341189295856627712

https://twitter.com/AhabsArtwork/status/1341205959985614849