Month: May 2018

It’s summertime, which means it’s time for summer blockbusters. Sure, those movies all seem to come out in April and May now, but there is still plenty of space in June, July, and August for big, fun movies, even though the most anticipated movies of the year are already out of theaters.

The upcoming three months may be short in terms of quantity of decent-looking horror movies, but there are plenty of sci-fi movies to fill the gap. Additionally, there are quite a few sequels to your favorite franchises like Jurassic Park, Mission Impossible, Ant-Man, The Incredibles, and more. If you can’t find something to watch in the theaters this summer, you need to broaden your taste.

We looked through all the movies coming out in the next three months to find 20 films that we are super-excited to see this summer, from brand new franchises to the returns of some of our favorite characters.

Jump ahead to July or August.

If you thought Sony’s announcement Tuesday that the PS4 had entered the end of its lifecycle meant a new console was coming soon, you may have a longer wait than expected. Sony’s head of PlayStation, John Kodera, has said the company will take the next three years to further develop the fifth-generation PlayStation console, reports The Wall Street Journal. “We will use the next three years to prepare the next step, to crouch down so that we can jump higher in the future,” said Kodera.

The announcement means the company is looking at a slower update cycle than usual; the next generation of PlayStation consoles usually come 6-7 years after the current one is released. The PS4 was released in 2013, and since then it has sold more than 79 million units.

On Tuesday, Sony’s new CEO, Kenichiro Yoshida, released a three-year business plan for the company. He is forecasting that profits will dip slightly towards 2021, slightly below the $1.6 billion it made this past fiscal year. The Wall Street Journal interviewed Kodera then, and reports him saying the end of the PS4 would have only a minor effect on the company, as it has been moving PlayStation’s focus from hardware to online subscription services. Its goal is to add revenue sources that are more stable than volatile hardware and software sales. Follow our full coverage to read more about Sony’s three-year plan and how it affects PlayStation.

Given the long wait until the “PS5” is released, it’s unlikely we’ll hear much about it for some time. We already know Sony won’t be talking about new hardware at E3 2018. Instead, the company will focus on four big games during the event.

Nintendo has announced a new Switch set in Japan aimed at encouraging players to own more than one per household. The stripped-down version includes the Switch console, Joy-Cons, and Joy-Con straps, but leaves out all of the usual pieces meant to work with the Switch in TV mode: the dock, HDMI cable, and Joy-Con grip.

Siliconera reports that the “Second Nintendo Switch Set” is a My Nintendo Store exclusive in Japan for the time being. The cost difference is pretty substantial at 25,000 yen instead of 30,000–a difference of about $45. No plans have been announced to bring this option to the West.

Part of Nintendo’s success in the handheld space has been marketing its systems to families, and it wasn’t uncommon for siblings to own their own Game Boy or DS family system. The Switch is a hybrid console, so it stands to reason the company would attempt to use some of its handheld strategies again. The system is already a huge seller, so doubling up some households may help keep the momentum going if new adoptions slow.

E3 is just around the corner, so we should know much more about Nintendo’s plans for the Switch soon. We know that the centerpiece of its plans appears to be Smash Bros., but we have our hopes for Pokemon as well.