How do you sell a next-gen console?
With few expecting a giant gaming leap at launch, what may matter most is not what you buy but how you buy it, says Johnny Minkley
Johnny Minkley,
Johnny Minkley is a veteran games writer and broadcaster, former editor of Eurogamer TV, VP of gaming charity SpecialEffect, and hopeless social media addict.
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