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Call of Duty Drops PS4, Steam Controller Sells Out, Xbox Kills AI

May 5, 2026 · 1mo ago

The end of an era for last-gen consoles, a chaotic hardware launch from Valve, and a sudden pivot at Microsoft define today's news cycle. Major publishers are making hard choices about where to allocate their resources, leaving older platforms and experimental features behind to focus on core audiences.

Next Call of Duty Finally Leaves PS4 and Xbox One Behind

Six years later, Activision confirms the next Call of Duty is finally skipping PS4 and Xbox One‘It’s not true’: Activision shoots down rumours that this year’s Call of Duty is coming to PlayStation 4EurogamerVGC After more than a decade of cross-generation support, Activision has officially confirmed that the 2026 Call of Duty entry will not release on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One EurogamerPush Square. The publisher took to social media to debunk recent rumors of a last-gen version, cementing last year's Black Ops 7 as the final installment for the aging hardware VGCPush Square. This marks the first time since 2013's Call of Duty: Ghosts that the blockbuster shooter franchise will skip an eighth-generation console, allowing developer Infinity Ward to focus entirely on current hardware Digital FoundryPure Xbox.

Valve's New Steam Controller Sells Out in Minutes

Valve's £85 Steam Controller sells out almost immediately, before popping up on resale sites like eBay for well over £100Steam Controller official distributor site in Japan temporarily goes down amidst traffic surge, units sold out the same morning EurogamerAutomaton West Valve's highly anticipated new Steam Controller vanished from digital storefronts almost immediately after launching, with stock depleting globally within 30 minutes EurogamerVGC. The massive surge in traffic even temporarily crashed the official distributor website in Japan Automaton West. Valve has already issued a statement confirming that the £85 PC gamepad ran out much faster than anticipated, though the company promises that more shipments are currently on the way Rock Paper ShotgunDigital FoundryGame Developer. In the meantime, scalpers have flooded resale sites like eBay, listing the hardware for more than triple its retail price EurogamerVGC.

Xbox Shuts Down Copilot AI Amid Leadership Shakeup

Xbox To Retire Features That Don't Align With Future Plans, Starting With Copilot AI'We Need To Evolve How We Work' - Xbox CEO Announces She's Bringing In New LeadersPure XboxPure Xbox Newly appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is making sweeping changes to the platform's infrastructure, starting with the immediate cancellation of the Xbox Copilot AI feature on both console and mobile Pure XboxThe Verge. In a company memo, Sharma stated that the division needs to move faster and address friction for players and developers to get the business back on track Pure XboxPure Xbox. To execute this pivot, Sharma has reorganized the Xbox platform team, bringing in several executives from Microsoft's CoreAI division where she previously worked PC GamerThe Verge.

Take-Two CEO Defends Grand Theft Auto 6 Skipping PC at Launch

Rockstar games like GTA release on console before PC because that’s the ‘core consumer’, Take-Two CEO Zelnick saysGTA 6 lands PlayStation 5 marketing deal, as Take-Two head implies PC is not Rockstar's "core" audienceVGCEurogamer Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has shed light on why Grand Theft Auto VI will launch exclusively on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, stating that console players remain Rockstar Games' core consumer VGCThis Week in Video Games. While other Take-Two properties routinely launch day-and-date on PC, Zelnick noted that Rockstar historically prioritizes the console audience first before porting its massive open worlds VGC. The highly anticipated sequel also appears to have secured a marketing deal with PlayStation, while financial analysts at Bank of America are publicly urging Take-Two to raise the game's price above the standard $70 mark for the good of the industry EurogamerVGCPC Gamer.

Control Hits 6 Million Sales as Remedy Rebounds

Remedy’s latest financials aren’t too bad considering Firebreak flopped, which the CEO puts down to its ‘structurally more efficient budgets’ Remedy says Control has now sold over 6 million lifetime copies and reaffirms Control Resonant is still "on track" for a 2026 releasePC GamerEurogamer Remedy Entertainment has reported a profitable first quarter for 2026, successfully weathering the disastrous launch of its failed multiplayer shooter FBC: Firebreak PC GamerThis Week in Video Games. The studio's financial stability is largely anchored by the enduring success of the original Control, which has now surpassed six million lifetime copies sold EurogamerTechRaptor. Newly appointed Remedy CEO Jean-Charles Gaudechon reassured investors that the studio is doubling down on its unique single-player strengths, confirming that the highly anticipated sequel Control Resonant remains on track for a release later this year The VergeEurogamerGame Developer.