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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The GTA 6 preview shows a significant technical upgrade to the game's visuals and gameplay mechanics. Offering a much higher fidelity and detail, with Rockstar saying the interior environments are 'hand-crafted' is a noticeable visual improvement.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Now, a decade later, esports is both more prominent and an entirely different animal. The category has come a long way from its initially outsized valuations. Both the pandemic and the irrational exuberance around key financial moments have taken the wind out of its sails.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rockstar's $399 collector's box is a marvel. In a way, it is the first tangible evidence yet of the scope of Take-Two's ambition and commercial expectations.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Aside from the annual spike around the holiday season and the temporary jump in May after the April price cut, sign-ups for Xbox's Game Pass service have remained largely flat for a year.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Getting rid of physical discs makes perfect business sense for firms like Sony. It improves margins, reflects how consumers have been buying video game software for years, and removes several important friction points.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Starting in November, Game Pass Ultimate buys you fifteen hours of cloud play a month, Premium gets ten, and Essential gets five. That last one works out to an average of ten minutes a day. And if you want more, Microsoft will now gladly sell it to you by the hour.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

After decades as the dominant retailer in gaming, GameStop is now clearly exiting the market. Video game sales, as part of GameStop’s total revenue, have been declining for years. It tells you everything you need to know about the next generation of console gaming. Link in the comments.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Big Tech players are shifting from buying and developing content themselves to becoming distribution hubs.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Promoting the new is great, but what if people prefer to buy the old? In the first half of 2026, Steam generated $11.1 billion in revenue, up $1.41 billion from the previous year. Yet none of that growth came from new releases.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

31.1 million views within the first four days of GTA VI's Extended Look on Netflix. Wild. Source: www.netflix.com/tudum/top10

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Stoked to see that Substack has finally added a separate Games category. Now I can finally tell my mom that studying video games was all worth it. ❤️

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Looks like this year's Gamescom was a hit with attendance up 3% from last year.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's giving Nam June Paik. Seen at Gamescom.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

GTA VI looks beautiful. Really enjoyed yesterday‘s preview. Felt like a cross-breed between GTA, Red Dead, and Max Payne. Can‘t wait. Will have some thoughts on it when I get back to Brooklyn.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Madrid issues first statement after Spain beats Argentina in the 2026 World Cup.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Some of us out here doing live interviews at midnight about the #GTA6 launch that’s happening literal months from now. ❤️🕹️ #eatplaylove

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Fascinating graph in the NY Times today. Apparently, 9% of parents wished bicycles had never been invented. Source: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The next round of expert testimony in Wolfire v Valve could set a legal precedent—not just for Valve, but for every platform that enforces pricing and content uniformity. If you’re watching platform strategy, this is one to study. open.substack.com/pub/superjoo...

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

hello #sxsw i just saw yr mayor and @eshap.bsky.social come say hi tomorrow schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/... 🌮🌮

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Reports on the death of the console continue to be greatly exaggerated.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Spoke with the head of the ESA this week on the organization's vision of what's next after E3. Its revenue mix tells part of the story. superjoost.substack.com/p/the-next-b...

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Not shown: the alleged next $40 billion funding round for OpenAI, led by Softbank, valuing the firm at $340 billion.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Apple & Sony partner to bring PSVR 2 controller support to Vision Pro, while Google & Samsung unite. Big Tech shifts from competition to collaboration.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Here’s me explaining the significance of PlayStation’s 30th birthday to @bloomberg.com TV in sweatpants. Enjoy!

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

New US trade policies could spike console prices 40%+ in 2025, potentially shrinking the market from 17.5M to 7.8M units - expect a holiday buying rush and acceleration toward cloud gaming/streaming superjoost.substack.com/p/taxman-don...

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

boarding this flight and watching the Dune trilogy.

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

Woo hoo! Excited to announce that the audio book version of One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games is now available. tantor.com/one-up-joost...

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

Get yourself an investor that will meet you for 7 AM pancakes at Denny’s.

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