The boss of Take-Two has said the industry is “moving towards PC” even as GTA 6 is still down for launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S only.

CEO Strauss Zelnick told CNBC’s Squawk Box that the video game business is trending towards “open rather than closed,” but insisted consoles — or console-style gaming — isn’t going anywhere.

“I think it’s moving towards PC and business is moving towards open rather than closed,” Zelnick said. “But if you define console as the property, not the system, then the notion of a very rich game that you engage in for many hours that you play on a big screen — that’s never going away.”

The future of the video game console has become one of the hottest topics in the industry, with Microsoft expected to release a PC / console hybrid as its next-gen Xbox. Gaming rival Sony is expected to release a more traditional console as the PS6. Nintendo, meanwhile, is sticking firmly to its long-standing hardware position, bolstered by blockbuster exclusives.

Zelnick’s comments come amid Valve’s announcement of a next-gen Steam Machine, itself backed by a new Steam Controller. The Steam Machine is a gaming-focused PC designed to be more accessible than a standard desktop PC, with a sleek, cube-like design and SteamOS on-board. It’s a clear play for the PC in the living room space, and gets in ahead of Microsoft’s own reported next-gen console ambitions.

Still, Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer welcomed the Steam Machine announcement. “Gaming moves forward when players and developers have more ways to play and create, especially across open platforms,” Spencer tweeted. “Expanding access across PC, console, and handheld devices reflects a future built on choice, core values that have guided Xbox's vision from the start. As one of the largest publishers on Steam, we welcome new options for players to access games everywhere. Congrats on today's announce.”

A recent report claimed the next Xbox is a console / PC hybrid that will play PlayStation games released on PC via Steam. That means the likes of Sony Santa Monica’s God of War, Insomniac’s Spider-Man, Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima and pretty much all other PC games will all be playable on the next-gen Xbox in an industry first.

Windows Central reported that while users of the next-gen Xbox can remain inside the Xbox ecosystem if they want, they can exit to Windows, where the console acts like a traditional Windows PC. That means having access to PlayStation games on Steam, and mouse and keyboard games from Blizzard's launcher, Battle.net (World of Warcraft), and Riot's launcher (League of Legends).

Following that report, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella dropped yet another hint that the next-gen Xbox is basically a PC. In an interview with TBPN, Nadella responded to questions about the evolution of the company’s gaming business, and in doing so dropped a clear hint at where the company is going.

“Remember, the biggest gaming business is the Windows business,” Nadella began. “To us, gaming on Windows… and of course, Steam has built a massive marketplace on top of it, and they’ve done a very successful job. Now, we’re the largest publisher after the Activision [deal]. Therefore we want to be a fantastic publisher. Similar approach to what we did with Office. We want to be everywhere, in every platform. So we want to make sure, whether it’s consoles, whether it’s the PC, whether it’s mobile, whether it’s cloud gaming, or the TV, we just want to make sure the games are being enjoyed by gamers everywhere.

“Second, we also wanted to do innovative work in the system side on the console and on the PC. It’s kind of funny that people think about the console-PC as two different things. We built the console because we wanted to build a better PC which could then perform for gaming. I kind of want to revisit some of that conventional wisdom.

“But at the end of the day, console has an experience that is unparalleled. It delivers performance that is unparalleled, that pushes I think the system forward. So I’m really looking forward to the next console, the next PC gaming.”

Fast forward to last week, and Valve appears to have gazumped Microsoft by returning to the Steam Machine. In an interview with IGN ahead of the reveal, we asked Valve software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais and hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat whether they saw gaming PCs being the natural evolution of the console, given both Microsoft and Valve’s efforts here.

Here’s how they responded:

Pierre-Loup Griffais: When we think about what to work on next and working on things like Steam Machine and stuff, we're typically not looking at consoles or other products in that direction. Everything we do is informed by what's happening on the PC gaming side of things. Of course there ends up being quite a bit of overlap because we’re doing a bunch of stuff that helps PC gaming work better in the living room and that's traditionally where consoles have been. But really I would say that most of our thinking is not informed by what's happening on the console side, and so I don't know if we have many theories as to where that might be headed. But in general it seems like people seem to be recognizing that there's quite a bit of value in a more PC-like experience and the customizability and all that, and so we're happy to see more of these elements being embraced by platforms in general.

Yazan Aldehayyat: As far as we're concerned the Steam Machine is a PC, so that delineation is not there. In our view, the Steam Machine is just one option in the ecosystem of gaming PCs out there. If you're already happy with your PC gaming experience, that's great. We love that. We are a PC gaming company. We're just trying to give you more options. And that's how we view it. It's just something that we think is a really great addition to a living room or a desktop, but it's just one other option that people can have available to them to play their Steam games basically.

We don’t know when exactly the Steam Machine will come out, beyond a vague 2026 release window, and we don’t know how much it will cost (Aldehayyat told us the Steam Machine “is going to be a really competitive price to that and provide really good value to it”).

As for GTA 6, PC gamers are worried they won’t get to play the game until late 2027 or perhaps even 2028, given its recent delay to November 2026. Will Rockstar bring forward the inevitable PC release as a result?

Last year Zelnick was asked if the lack of a PC version of GTA 6 was set in stone. Here’s Zelnick’s response in full:

Well, the lack of an announcement is not something that could be set in stone as near as I could tell, because the only thing that happens after the lack of an announcement is an announcement, I suppose, or a continuing lack of an announcement, I guess that could happen too. It doesn’t seem to me that either would be set in stone.

But Rockstar has an approach to platforms which we’ve seen before, and they will make more announcements in due time. I do believe that the right strategy for our business is to be where the consumer is, and historically what this company has done is address consumers anywhere they are, on any platform that makes sense, over time.

That was Zelnick dancing around the inevitable PC version of GTA 6, but he did point to Rockstar’s release strategy for its previous games. Fans of Rockstar games have noted the studio's historical reluctance to release other past games on PC day-and-date with console, as well as its fraught relationship with the modding community over the years. Still, some had hoped that a game as big as GTA 6 could be a turning point for the studio's PC gaming attitude, only to have those hopes dashed.

Big Rockstar titles tend to get to PC eventually, but the question is how long PC gamers will have to wait for the biggest entertainment launch of all time.

We’ve got plenty more on GTA 6 in the meantime, including how the internet reacted to the GTA 6 delay, and why it’s no surprise it was delayed in the first place.

Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

Sadie Sink will reportedly reprise her top-secret upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day role in Avengers: Secret Wars.

That's according to Deadline, which noted that the Stranger Things star would begin shooting 2027's Avengers blockbuster later next year. (There's currently no suggestion Sink will appear in Avengers: Doomsday.)

The revelation that Sink will return in Secret Wars has sparked a fresh wave of speculation around who she's really playing. Marvel has kept her character's identity firmly under wraps and seems happy to let debate rage over the various possibilities, with fans mostly split between her portraying a fresh villain or a new love interest for Tom Holland's Peter Parker.

Desmond's death in Assassin's Creed 3 was ambiguous enough that voice actor Nolan North didn't realize he'd just recorded the character's last gasp — and now, North has said that the series' original modern day protagonist is "technically" still alive.

North played Desmond in five games until the character's big sacrifice at the end of 2012's Assassin's Creed 3. But despite stepping up to save the world — and collapsing in the process — Desmond's death scene apparently only clicked with North after he checked Twitter following the game's launch.

"That technically was Desmond's death scene, and I didn't know it," North told Fall Damage. "I found out on Twitter. 'Are you upset Desmond's dead?' And I'm thinking, what? Because there's no 'Argh!' There's nothing that you'd expect from a main character's death, although the good people at Ubisoft have told me that he's not technically dead."

Here, North is likely referring to the ending of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, where the actor returned to the franchise as a mysterious character named The Reader. Valhalla makes it pretty clear that The Reader is Desmond — or his consciousness which now lives on inside the Animus, at least. And, seemingly, Ubisoft has confirmed this to North.

Desmond's death (or his physical body's demise, at any rate) came as a surprise to some fans who'd followed the character since the franchise's origins. But Ubisoft developers have said that as the Assassin's Creed series grew in scope, each game began to struggle to onboard new players. Following the end of Desmond's arc, the series experimented with other ideas for its modern day sections, and currently pushes players directly into the historical action instead.

"I think the original idea was eight or nine games with Desmond," North continued, referencing Ubisoft's ever-changing original plans for the Assassin's Creed series, "but, as it so often goes in the entertainment industry, different developers, different creative directors come in, and they have their own way of continuing the story — and it's done very, very well.

"I was very sad to step away from the role of Desmond," he concluded, "because Assassin's Creed is one of my favorite stories I've ever been part of."

A recent report suggested Ubisoft was planning to remove the modern day section from its widely-rumored Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake, and bolster the game's historical sections instead.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

As the messy breakdown between Krafton and Subnautica 2 developer and subsidiary Unknown Worlds goes to court this week, an explosive new legal filing claims that Krafton's CEO discussed a takeover of the studio in Slack messages, and allegedly even turned to ChatGPT "to help him brainstorm ways to avoid paying the earnout."

Unknown Worlds' entire leadership was fired amid a messy public falling out over a $250 million bonus from parent company, Krafton. For months now, most coverage about the sequel has concerned the painful breakdown between Unknown Worlds' founders and Krafton, which acquired Unknown Worlds in October 2021. Over the summer, reports came to light that Subnautica 2's early access release was delayed to 2026 just months before Krafton was due to pay a $250 million bonus to the development team "against the wishes of the studio’s former leadership."

Krafton issued a response to the lawsuit filed by former leads of Subnautica 2, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, offering rebuttals to the developers' claims and alleging they "resorted to litigation to demand a multimillion-dollar payout they haven't earned." Then, last month, Unknown Worlds itself sued its founders Cleveland, former CEO Ted Gill, and studio co-founder Max McGuire for allegedly stealing game design files shortly before they were fired.

Now, in new legal paperwork, the founders allege Krafton CEO CH Kim and Unknown Worlds newly-appointed CFO Richard Yoon discussed a potential takeover over Slack, and allegedly used ChatGPT for ideas on how to get out of paying the bonus, and set up a "secret task force" to take over the studio.

"In the lead-up to this decision, Krafton CEO CH Kim had become frustrated with the contract Krafton signed to acquire Unknown Worlds. From his seat, it had become a bad deal for Krafton — one 'under which [Krafton] can only be dragged around,'" the filing states.

"Krafton created a secret task force called 'Project X' whose mandate was simple: either make a 'deal' with the Founders on the 'earnout' or execute a 'Take Over' of Unknown Worlds. When the Founders refused to accede to Krafton’s demands, Krafton pulled the trigger.

"[Maria Park, Krafton's global head of corporate development] told Kim that ‘it seems to be highly likely that the earn-out will still be paid if the sales goal is achieved regardless of the dismissal with cause,'” the new filing adds. “Kim turned to artificial intelligence to help him brainstorm ways to avoid paying the earnout. ChatGPT likewise advised that it would be ‘difficult to cancel the earn-out.'”

The cofounders allege that Krafton refused to "produce the ChatGPT conversations," later claiming "they no longer exist.”

The filing also seeks to bolster Unknown Worlds' claims that Subnautica 2 was indeed ready for its planned soft launch, stating that Unknown Worlds’ playtest data, presented to Krafton in May, "showed that the game met players’ expectations." Furthermore, Krafton’s "own internal expert declared that the planned 2025 release would be best (and that firing Ted Gill would result in a multi-year development delay)," and Maria Park wrote "the game was ready for an August launch."

In a statement to press, Krafton said: "There is nothing more important to us than ensuring the players get the best possible experience. We are looking forward to highlighting that all of our decisions have been focused on ensuring Subnautica 2 exceeds the high expectations that come from our players.

"We were forced to make a change when the former leaders showed little interest in the development of Subnautica 2, which has always been our top priority. Now, this trial comes down to plaintiffs asking to be restored to jobs they were not doing, said they had no interest in doing, and had previously declined requests that they come back and do those jobs.

"Krafton remains focused on what matters: delivering the best possible game to Subnautica’s fans."

As for Subnautica 2 itself? Developer Unknown Worlds recently shared a behind-the-scenes look at an all-new deep-sea predator, and "how the team has used Unreal Engine 5 AI for lifelike behavior, real-time reactions and tense encounters for player." The 10-minute vlog is one of the first development updates we've had since the legal wrangling began over the summer.

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.

Following up from our predictions for Xbox's 2025 Black Friday sale, we're now digging into what could be in store for the blue side of the console gamer.

PlayStation's history with Black Friday is historically... fairly good. So, I'm expecting things to continue in a similar vein, and there should be a whole lot for PS5 fans to get stuck into once the official sale kicks off.

While we don't have any official details or start dates for the sale yet, I've used my many years of experience and a bit of slippery speculation to round out a few tidy predictions on what might be in store for us during PlayStation's Black Friday sale in 2025.

DualSense Controllers for $54 (confirmed)

If you need a reminder, during Black Friday the DualSense Controllers tend to drop to $54.99 for the standard color variants, and $59.99 for the special edition colorways. That's a $20 discount overall, and I'd fully expect this to be the discount we see again in 2025. Update: This is confirmed, Walmart will have DualSense Controllers from $54 for Black Friday.

There's been a few new DualSense designs this year, including Ghost of Yotei and Icon Blue controllers, so it could be a good opportunity to pick one of these up at a discount.

I'd also wager we may see a discount on the DualSense Edge come Black Friday, but to my surprise, it's already down to $159.99 right now at Amazon. Not bad at all!

PS5 Games

Xbox’s Black Friday sale this year is shaping up to be... complicated. Microsoft has spent much of 2025 raising prices across the board, with consoles, controllers, games, and even Game Pass Ultimate all getting more expensive.

We’ll definitely still see discounts for Xbox fans during the big sale season; it's just unfortunate that almost everything is starting from a considerably higher baseline than before.

Best Black Friday Deals for Xbox

Xbox Game Pass

That's a great deal if you want to lock in coverage through the holidays. The max you can fill out your account with is 12 lots of three months (totalling 36 months), and currently costs $659.88, or $219.96 per year.

By comparison, at the new $29.99 monthly rate, three years of Game Pass Ultimate now costs $1,079.64. So there are already big savings to be had. It’s just a question of whether we’ll potentially see anything even better in the coming weeks.

Now that's where things get interesting. For the best deal possible in the final months of the year, my advice is to keep an eye on Amazon-owned Woot. Last year, Woot dropped three months of Game Pass Ultimate to just $28.99 during Black Friday, over 50% off at the time.

It was a great deal, but considering it now costs $90 for three months of Ultimate today, this now looks like an absolute juggernaut of a discount.

It's purely speculative that this offer could reappear, and I doubt we’ll see anything quite that generous in 2025, but anything even close to it would be worth shouting about again.

Woot is one of the best retailers for limited-time, doorbuster-style discounts, and since it’s backed by Amazon, it’s a safe bet. The only downside is that these deals sell out fast, so to avoid missing out, I'd suggest following @IGNDeals on Twitter/X for the latest updates.

Weak Legacy 2 is a Roblox experience inspired by the manga series Demon Slayer. Whether you fight alongside the demons or choose to fight for humanity, the challenge is the same: you need to rank up, increase your rep, and earn status buffs along the way. To give you a boost, we've collected all the available Weak Legacy 2 codes.

Working Weak Legacy 2 Codes

The following codes have been tested and are active:

• SICKLESRESETBREATHINGORART
• 25SPINSSICKLES
• SICKLESRESETRACE

How to Use Weak Legacy 2 Codes

To redeem Weak Legacy 2 codes, launch the experience on Roblox. From there, follow these steps to get your freebies:

1. Locate the menu button in the bottom left corner of the screen
2. Look for the icon of the purple gift box. This is the codes sub-menu
3. Click codes and then copy the code from this article
4. Paste the code into the "Enter Code Here..." bar
5. Press redeem and enjoy!

Expired Weak Legacy 2 Codes

These codes are no longer valid:

• 400KLIKESRESETRACE
• FLAMERESETRACE
• 25SPINSSORRYFORTHEBUGS
• FLAMEV2RESETBREATHINGORART
• 25SPINSFLAMEV2
• 25SPINSSORRYFORDELAY
• 25SPINSMUGEN
• MUGENERESETRACE
• 15SPINS350KLIKES
• MUGENRESETBREATHINGORART
• MISTUPDRESETBREATHINGORART
• 25SPINS300KLIKES
• 25SPINSMISTUPD
• MISTUPDERESETRACE
• 75SPINS150KLIKESANDSORRYFORTHEBUGS
• 15SPINS200KLIKES
• 25SPINS250KLIKES

Why Isn't My Weak Legacy 2 Code Working?

Codes for Roblox experiences are usually case-sensitive, so the best way to ensure you've got a working code is to directly copy it from this article. We check all codes before we upload them, so you can guarantee they're working. Just double-check that you haven't copied over an extra space!

When Is the Next Weak Legacy 2 Update?

Weak Legacy 2's last update was Flame V2 on November 8. This update added Flame V2 Breathing, among some other changes as well. The next one is scheduled for January 1, teasing a Blood Manipulation Rework. Even though this date could change as the description says it's still undecided.

Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.

Check out this Best Buy Black Friday Doorbuster deal that just went live this week. Right now you can pick up a CyberPowerPC Gaming PC equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU for just $1,799.99 shipped after a $380 instant discount. This is a gorgeous gaming PC that can run even the latest games smoothly in 4K .

CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme RTX 5070 Ti PC for $1,799.99

While it's true that you can currently watch the new Superman movie on HBO Max at your leisure, there's no guarantee it will be available to stream forever. And more importantly, unless you have the most expensive HBO Max subscription available, you won't be able to stream it in 4K at all. Which is probably why Warner Bros. has made sure the 4K tier isn't included with the Disney, Hulu, and HBO Max bundle. Fortunately, the physical media route is always available!

If you loved Superman and want to grab the film for your own collection or as a gift, now's a great time to buy it. Amazon has recently dropped the price of both the 4K and Blu-ray versions of the film to a new low price ahead of Black Friday.

Superman 4K and Blu-ray Movie Deal

The Secretlab Early Black Friday Sale has officially commenced starting today. Save up to $100 off Secretlab's popular gaming chairs including its flagship Titan Evo Nanogen chair, up to $249 off its gaming desks, and up to 37% off accessories like the Titan Evo recliner add-on. In addition to the instant discounts, you can get extra tiered savings by hitting a certain order amount for each type of purchase. These should be stackable with the instant discounts.

• Extra $40 off Chair orders of $850 or more
• Extra $50 off Desk orders of $1,489 or more
• $100 off all orders of $1,999 or more

It's no secret that we love our Secretlab gaming chairs. Three of the eight chairs in our best gaming chair roundup are Secretlab models. Of all the gaming chairs we covered in our "Budget to Best" roundup video earlier this year, my colleague Akeem Lawanson considered the Secretlab Titan Evo to be the most comfortable. No good chair comes cheap and Secretlab chairs definitely cost a premium, but we think the craftsmanship, materials, and customizability are worth it.

TL;DR - The Best Secretlab Black Friday Deals

You can quickly browse through all of the listed products on sale above. For more information on each product and why they are worth your consideration, read through below.

Secretlab Titan Evo Nanogen Edition

Secretlab Titan Evo

Secretlab Titan Evo Lite

Secretlab Titan Recliner Add-On

Secretlab Magnus and Magnus Pro

Fancy yourself a pair of high-end noise canceling headphones at a low-end price? Amazon Resale has "Like New" units of the Sonos Ace wireless noise canceling headphones in stock for $204.58. There's an automatic 15% off discount applied at checkout that drops the price to just $173.89 shipped. A new pair normally retails for $399.

Amazon Resale (formerly Amazon Warehouse) is Amazon's official account for used goods. The products are sorted by condition, with "Like New" being the best. There's a good chance these items haven't been used at all and were returns from customers who have changed their minds, or simply products with blemished packaging. All Amazon Resale items also get the same 30-day return policy as any other Amazon purchase. Most "Like New" items still have a majority of its original manufacturer's warranty remaining (and sometimes the full warranty if the item was never sold).

"Like New" Sonos Ace Noise Canceling Headphones for $174

Extra 15% off during checkout

There are a lot of different jigsaw puzzle brands out there, but one of my overall favorites is The Magic Puzzle Company. What really makes them stand out is how unique their approach to puzzling is. Each piece is odd and interesting, and the puzzles themselves feature a secret ending you can only uncover once you've fully completed it. True to its name, these puzzles feel like a mix of magic and puzzling as you're making your way through them. Although they usually cost $25 each, Amazon is currently running a buy 1, get 1 50% off sale that includes quite a few of them. If you've been looking for a good gift to buy the puzzle fanatic in your life, I'd definitely recommend checking these out while the sale lasts.

Magic Puzzle Company Sale at Amazon (Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off)

Each of the Magic Puzzle Company puzzles is 1,000 pieces and features artwork from different artists around the world. There are hidden Easter eggs in every puzzle and the secret endings are all unique and interesting. There have been 13 Magic Puzzle Company puzzles released across five different series so far, but only eight of them are part of Amazon's early Black Friday promotion. Series One and Series Two are underrepresented here, but many of the newer releases are eligible for the discount.

Most notably, the only Series Five puzzle that's been released so far is included in this sale. The Drippy Trip came out back in early August and features some interesting ties to the animated series Adventure Time. I haven't had the chance to put this one together myself, but as a fan of that show I can't help but admire the resemblance to Adventure Time artwork I've grown to love.

Should you wait for Amazon's Black Friday sale?

In case you aren't keeping up with Black Friday sale dates as closely as I am, it's worth noting that the Amazon Black Friday sale actually starts on Thursday this week. While I do recommend taking advantage of this discount right now, there's no guarantee that there won't be a better deal once that sale actually kicks off. I'd expect at least some of the Magic Puzzle Company puzzles to get discounted during Black Friday, but we won't know which ones until Thursday (or next week even).

With that in mind, this sale is definitely worth checking out if you're looking to buy more than one puzzle at once. You may be able to find a lower price on some of these next week, but the extra 50% off now isn't likely to last forever. Amazon launched a similar sale on books last week that has already ended, so it's probable this week's promotion will expire before we even get to Black Friday as well. You may want to check out some of the board games included in these early Black Friday deals while you're at it.