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February 3, 2025 Link Blog

The Console Wars Are Over And Nobody Really Won

Nintendo moved on, Xbox gave up, and Sony is left fighting nobody

In a technical sense, Sony has won the console wars because it’s A) Still here and B) the last one fighting. Though its an odd, hollow victory.

By way of Kotaku

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