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Today, during the PlayStation of Play, Sony officially revealed Project Defiant, the “the first wireless fight stick designed by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PS5 and PC.” Scope out the details down below.

We already assumed that Switch 2 would being live at midnight online tonight, but now GameStop has made it official. Best Buy has confirmed it is only offering units in-store tonight, Target said it won’t have units online until June 6, and Walmart has confirmed units will be available on June 5 without quite mentioning the midnight ET start time we expect, but GameStop will for sure.

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Today is the day folks and it all starts very soon. The big Summer Game Fest shows takes the stage on Friday followed by the Xbox showcase this upcoming Sunday, but Sony is kicking off the big summer gaming showcases today before the Nintendo Switch madness ensues later this evening and tomorrow. 

Everything you need to know about Nintendo Switch 2 has been collected into one handy guide for you below for tonight’s midnight launch. Nintendo’s next-generation console will hit store shelves tonight at Walmart (Nintendo Switch 2 Console and the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle), midnight pickup lines, and doorsteps starting tomorrow morning. We have collected all of the stories, rumors, and details on Switch 2 in the lead up to tonight’s launch alongside details on purchase availability – consoles will go live for purchase again at midnight ET on June 5.

The Switch accessories have been flooding in from third-parties over the last month or so and the new Dbrand Killswitch controller case. The Killswitch is custom made package designed to wrap your Switch 2 in a rubbery, grippy case while still allowing the system to completely playable while on-the-go and allowing folks to customize the look of the next-gen Nintendo with the brand’s extensive lineup of skins. It is also now on sale for $60.

The summer gaming showcase season is upon us and one of the last holdouts has officially entered the ring – Sony has now confirmed the next summer State of Play showcase and it goes live tomorrow. 

Now less than 48 hours from the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, we have some potentially great news for folks who might have had their initial Walmart pre-order cancelled. It seems the retailer is now reversing these cancellations and giving folks a chance to secure their initial pre-order after all. 

Walmart has now officially confirmed with 9to5Toys that it will be offering Nintendo Switch 2 consoles both online and in-store this week. We very much expected Walmart to get in on the action, but it was all speculation up until now.

In our continued countdown to the launch of Switch 2 later this week, we are issuing another quick PSA based on details from the official user manual. That screen protector on the Switch 2 when you open the box isn’t a screen protector at all, and Nintendo is warning users to never remove it. 

While we know Best Buy, GameStop, and (likely) Walmart will all be participating in the Nintendo Switch 2 launch next week, Target is perhaps going to be your best bet for scoring one online. We know the national retailer will be hosting a launch day celebration at its brick and mortar locations with a chance to actually buy a Switch 2 console, followed by availability online the next day, but it has now issued an official press release with additional details and what time you’ll need to be ready to land a Switch 2. 

Before you too riled up, not all orders are being cancelled here. The one week countdown to the release of Nintendo Switch 2 is officially on. After years of waiting, and a countless number of rumors and leaks, the Switch 2 release is finally upon us and, while we would have liked to start our countdown off on a happy note, we thought it more pertinent to launch this PSA – loads of folks who thought they secured a Switch 2 pre-order last month are starting to see pre-orders getting cancelled. 

Nintendo has a decent selection of updated Switch 2 games scheduled to hits next-generation console as Switch 2 Editions in the coming months. Zelda BotW and Tears of the Kingdom being the two primetime titles alongside upgraded versions of Kirby and the Forgotten Land as well as Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV – and Nintendo just debuted a brand new trailer for the latter. Check it out below. 

The Pokémon company and Nintendo have now officially confirmed that Pokémon Legends: Z-A is set for release on October 16. This includes Pokémon Legends: Z-A for Switch and the Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Head below for more and details on the upcoming pre-order launch. 

Some credible sources already tipped us to upcoming Switch 2 stock at Target, but now it’s official. The national retailer has now updated its Switch 2 landing page on the official site with some details on when you can expect to get another chance to land Nintendo’s highly sought-after next-generation console, in-store and online. 

Update 5/28: This post has also now been updated with the live PlayStation 5 Pro Days of Play deals as well.

Sony officially announced this year’s Days of Play sale, including the first price drops on PlayStation 5 Pro and some notable discounted PlayStation 5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 bundles that deliver up to $120 in savings. The new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 bundles are actually already live at Walmart right now ahead of the May 28 start time, with as much as $120 in savings – this includes the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition and the Disc Edition both with an included copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. These are easily some of the best values we have seen in PS5 console hardware in quite some time alongside the Astro Bot bundles that are now out of stock. 

As we reported previously, Best Buy has already officially confirmed with 9to5Toys regarding details on more Switch 2 console stock coming available on launch day as part of its midnight release event. It has now also sent over some official imagery of the collectible coin select lucky customers will get a chance at that night as well. 

Update 5/28: This post has now been updated with the live deal listings on PS5, PS5 Pro, DualSense Edge, PS VR2, and more.

Sony has now officially announced its massive summer PlayStation sale. This isn’t just a big-time digital game sale on the PlayStation Store, this is the annual Days of Play event that often times include the biggest deals of the summer on “PlayStation hardware, physical games, accessories, and more.” 

While Best Buy, Target, and GameStop have all now confirmed more Switch 2 units will be in-stock for launch day (and potentially online the following day on June 6), Nintendo is going to offer its new console and accessories directly too. It has announced that its two flagship stores in New York City and the recently launched location in San Francisco will also be selling Nintendo Switch 2 hardware, software and accessories, and not just on launch day. 

Target is now expected to have more Switch 2 stock up for grabs in the coming weeks. Now just over 2 weeks away from the official June 5 launch date, a reliable source is calming that Target will indeed have units available soon for folks who didn’t manage to land a pre-order last month. 

While Switch 2 is still just over three weeks out from launch, a new report suggests Samsung has already been pushing to get an OLED display on the new console. While Nintendo decided to launch and debut the Switch 2 with an upgraded LCD display, its main electronics manufacturing partner already has its eye on the Switch 2 OLED launch. 

While there does appear to be some folks still receiving emails directly from Nintendo to pre-order Switch 2, but looks like the next notable chance to land one is going tor launch day, and another major retailers has confirmed it will have more units up for grabs. 

Sony is reportedly hard at work on a new PlayStation handheld console to take on Nintendo Switch 2 and the rest of the portable PC gaming space. The latest details are pointing at a proper PlayStation handheld this time around, not just a sort of companion streaming device for your home console like the PlayStation Portal Player. 

As we detailed previously, not only are there new Switch 2 Edition games, Switch 2 exclusives, and Switch 1 games you can play on your next-gen Nintendo console, but there are also a series of first-party Switch games getting FREE updates for Switch 2. This we already knew, but at the time Nintendo was incredibly vague about what these updates actually were, and now we have official details. 

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Nintendo’s Switch 2 launch game lineup features more than a few major AAA ports of already released titles, and it sounds like the open-world wild west epic Red Dead Redemption 2 might soon be one of them. Developer Rockstar has been supporting the Switch for years and is already on record stating its “long-standing relationship with Nintendo,” but the latest suggests RDR2 might be its first launch on Switch 2. 

This afternoon’s best Android game and app deals are now ready to roll on the heels of Sony finally launching the brand new and highly-anticipated XM6 headphones. We also have deals on ecobee’s HomeKit and Google Home Smart Video Doorbell Cam and Ring’s flagship Battery Doorbell Pro as well as a $200 price drop on Galaxy Tab S10+ and this already affordable ASUS 2024 Chromebook CX1, but for now it’s on to the apps. You’ll find everything waiting for you down below. 

Today we are taking a look at what some might consider a more affordable Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller alternative, the HORIPAD Turbo for Nintendo Switch 2. While I was a fan of the original Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and our early hands-on impressions of the latest model are favorable, it is in many ways just a regular controller for Switch 2, an official one sure, but for the most part just your average gamepad that delivers a more traditional feel, and one that will cost you $85 to pre-order. 

There’s no telling how long this one might last folks, so if you’re soon-to-be a Switch 2 owner and a Nintendo switch Online member, you might want to go secure the new wireless Nintendo GameCube Controller now that pre-orders are now live directly from Nintendo. 

Yesterday we spotted the official Best Buy Switch 2 landing page specifically mentioning more console stock was inbound for launch day. Best Buy then quickly removed this mention altogether leaving most folks confused as to whether or not this was some kind of mistake or if it realized it wasn’t going to have any more units come next month. Best Buy has now official reached out to us to confirm more units are coming. Details below. 

I’ve used PowerA controllers for years and have loved using the more pro-focused Fusion Pro Wireless controller for the last nine months. Recently, PowerA released their Pac-Man-themed Xbox controller, and I am a lover of all things Pac-Man, so I had to pick one up. I thought it did a great job with the design, bringing the bright yellow PAC-MAN, pixel art ghosts, and maze lines to life with the translucent black shell with RGB lighting. Here is what you should know!

Best Buy has now confirmed a Switch 2 re-stock. Pre-orders came and went quite quickly on the eve of April 24 last month with a quick, and particularly short-lived re-stock at Walmart the following weekend, but stock has been essentially gone since then. As we reported previously, it appear as though some major retailers are now readying more units for launch day, and Best Buy has now confirmed it will have more units. 

Your Friday roundup of the best App Store deals on iOS games and apps is now ready to roll. We are also tracking a series of new all-time lows on Apple gear this morning, including Apple’s 24GB M4 Pro Mac mini, the new 11-inch iPad (A16), and its most affordable 13-inch Space Black M4 iPad Pro. Those offers also join the best price ever on the 13-inch 16GB M4 MacBook Air and even more in our curated Apple hub. As for the apps, all of the highlights await below.

As confirmed back during the Game Awards 2024, the long running series is returning to its roots, The Old Country. 2K Games and developer Hangar 13 have unleashed a new gameplay while also confirming this summer’s official release date. Check it all out below. 

Update: Death Stranding 2: On The Beach pre-orders are now live at Amazon.

Some six years after the release of the original Death Stranding, we are now just over a month out from the worldwide debut of the next Kojima epic, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. And with Kojima’s close partnership with the PlayStation team, it was only a matter time before the official Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Limited Edition DualSense controller was revealed. 

Today might be your last chance to secure a Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order folks. Switch 2 pre-orders came and went awfully quick at the tail end of last month. While we did catch a quick re-stock at Walmart that more than a few 9to5Toys readers were able to take advantage of the following weekend, console pre-orders in the U.S. (and basically everywhere else) have been long gone since then. Most major retailers, including Walmart, have now updated their Switch 2 console listings to ready for launch day – this appears to be the next chance we’ll have to score one at retail, but there is still a chance to land a pre-order, is not a big chance, but there is still hope as Nintendo’s invites will go out starting tomorrow. 

Now under one month before the official release date, Nintendo has officially reveled all of the new user icons it is introducing for Switch 2. As part of today’s update in the official new Nintendo Today! app on iOS and Android. 

Just after officially delaying the new most highly-anticipated title in gaming, Rockstar has finally unleashed the second Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer. Simply entitled Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2, you can watch the new GTA VI footage down below. 

Microsoft has taken to the official Xbox Wire to announce that Gears of War: Reloaded is landing on Xbox, Steam and PlayStation 5 this summer. Reloaded, as the name suggests is a complete remaster of the original Gears game from nearly 20 year ago now, and Xbox is ready to launch it across all platforms (other than Switch 1/2) as well as Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass. 

The Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 is going up for pre-order today at Amazon for Star Wars Day 2025. During a special presentation in Japan, Ubisoft revealed the game’s new A Pirate’s Fortune expansion pack for all platforms while also confirming the game is coming to Switch 2 later this fall. 

Switch 2 pre-orders never went live on Amazon in the U.S. – some outlets suggested they likely will, others were much less optimistic. While Amazon stopped carrying most first-party Switch games previously, it would still somehow have stock popping up during major sales, but, while there is still an official Nintendo storefront on Amazon, just about everything on there is sold by third-party sellers at this point. In Canada however, for our friends north of the border, this isn’t entirely the case as pre-order listings for Switch 2 did go live there (to some degree) and invites to purchase one are still being sent out. 

It looks there’s a Chrono Trigger remake in the works folks. In a recent interview at Comicon in Naples, the legendary game designer and writer Yuji Horii accidentally let it slip that the equally as beloved and iconic SNES-era RPG was going back to the drawing board for what sounds like some sort of modern remake. 

Don’t forget that some Switch 1 games are getting FREE Switch 2 upgrades. Outside of how difficult it was for some folks to secure a Switch 2 pre-order, most of the not-so positive talk surrounding the next-generation of Switch 2 gaming has been about the price. Nintendo is charging $10 to $20 for upgrade packs on Switch 2 Edition Switch 1 games like Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart World carries a $79.99 list price, and that Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour system demo game thing that should be FREE is $10. But there are some Switch 1 games that are getting FREE SWitch 2 upgrades. Let’s dig in. 

Rockstar has now officially delayed the release of Grand Theft Auto VI until May 2026. In an official announcement on the Rockstar Games site this morning, and after just about all indications pointed to the biggest game on the pending release schedule (or maybe ever) landing this year, Rockstar has confirmed GTA VI will not see store shelves until next year. 

That PS5 Slim Astro Bot bundle might be your last to score a proper deal on a console this year. Switch 2 pre-orders launched at a higher price than last generation with potential price hikes inbound after launch. Xbox just announced an $80 price jump on all console hardware in the U.S., and Sony has already increased the price of its consoles internationally. The sweeping Trump tariffs are starting to seriously take hold on just about everything to some degree, and especially in the gaming world…That PS5 Slim Astro Bot bundle at $110 off is starting to look seriously enticing.