PS5 Sales Rose 22% in September as the Rest of the US Market Fell
US PlayStation 5 sales rose 22% in September 2026 and hardware revenue jumped 43%, while Switch 2 and Xbox sales fell and total market spending slipped 1%.
By TPW Editorial9 min read
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Sony Brings Back See-Through Plastic With the Prism PS5 Collection
Sony's Prism Collection brings transparent DualSense controllers and PS5 covers in three colours. Pre-orders open 10 November, with prices from $74.99.
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Switch 2 Gets a Software-Only Jailbreak, Built With Help From OpenAI Codex
Researcher pepsipu released ns2jb on 22 October 2026, a tethered software-only jailbreak for the Switch 2 on firmware 23.0.1, with help from OpenAI Codex.
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Xbox CEO Says Gen-10 Hardware Will Be a Family of Devices
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told an internal town hall the company is moving to a family of devices for Gen-10, with Project Helix spanning console and handheld.
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Palit and Sapphire Turn to Character Art to Sell Mid-Range Graphics Cards
Palit's first RiTONA-branded RTX 5060 Ti and Sapphire's Valor Mortis RX 9070 XT show how board partners are using themed editions to stand out.
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ARC X1 Gaming Handheld Launches in India on Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 and OwlOS
ARC launched the X1, its first gaming handheld, on September 18, 2026: Snapdragon G2 Gen 2, 7-inch 120Hz screen and a 9,300mAh battery, from INR 29,500.
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MSI Brings RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z and Claw 8 EX AI+ Flagships to Tokyo Game Show 2026
MSI detailed its Tokyo Game Show 2026 gaming flagship lineup on September 14: the RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z, Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld and new QD-OLED monitors.
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Valve Prices the Steam Frame at $1,059, Betting PC Players Will Pay for Wireless VR
Valve opened lottery-style reservations for the Steam Frame on September 14, pricing its first new VR headset since 2019 at $1,059 after a memory-driven delay.
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Nvidia says DLSS 5 is coming to RTX 40-series GPUs after a modding-fueled reversal
Nvidia launched DLSS 5 on 3 September as an RTX 50-series exclusive, then confirmed within a day that RTX 40-series Ada cards will get it too, with no date yet.
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Retroid's Pocket Duo Packs Two 120Hz OLED Screens Into a Clamshell Handheld
Retroid's Pocket Duo is a clamshell Android handheld with two 120Hz OLED screens, a Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-7790 chip and a Nintendo DS-style dual-screen layout.
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