There's something about the idea of console wars that really rubs me up the wrong way. Not only was it not particularly helpful for the consumer to have half the good games locked away unless you had the money for both consoles, it also created an environment that wasn't particularly nice to be a part of for a while back then.

Fortunately, it seems that the rivalry is softening somewhat, as former console exclusives make their way across to the competitor and cross play functionality becomes much more commonplace in multiplayer titles.

That leaves us able to talk about the state of the console market a little more freely in 2025, and Sony has continued to smash it out of the park, with the PlayStation 5 passing a major sales milestone in the last few months.

As first reported by IGN, th

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