Get ready for some gaming news. It's officially June, which means splashy new events from PlayStation, Xbox, and gaming hype man Geoff Keighley. But this season doesn't just feature the big tentpole shows; there will be a bunch of smaller events, too, and they might feature some promising games as well. But this year's events are taking place at a difficult time for the industry. The prices of consoles and gaming hardware have skyrocketed, with all of the [three](https://www.theverge.com/news/782079/microsoft-xbox-console-price-increase-us) [major](https://www.theverge.com/games/902224/sony-ps5-playstation-price-hike) [console](https://www.theverge.com/games/926606/nintendo-switch-2-price-hikes-earnings-results) players announcing price hikes and PC handheld makers [jacking up](https://www.theverge.com/games/938340/valve-steam-deck-price-increase) [hardware costs](https://www.theverge.com/games/915278/lenovo-legion-go-s-price-hike-discontinued-ramageddon) as well. Game companies also have to work around the looming giant that is _Grand Theft Auto VI_ , which is set to launch [on November 19th](https://www.theverge.com/news/816005/grand-theft-auto-vi-gta-g-delayed-november-2026). That time of year is usually a very busy one as studios launch their games to get ahead of the holiday shopping season, but we could see some of the industry's biggest games give _GTA VI_ a wide berth. We'll be tracking the biggest news of the June gaming events season right here. * [Your guide to June’s biggest gaming events](https://www.theverge.com/games/939238/video-game-gaming-events-summer-game-fest-schedule-2026) * [Xbox and PlayStation have a lot to prove](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/939919/xbox-playstation-summer-game-fest-2026) * [There won’t be Project Helix news at the Xbox Games Showcase.](https://www.theverge.com/games/940005/there-wont-be-project-helix-news-at-the-xbox-games-showcase) * [Microsoft delays Fable (again) to avoid GTA VI](https://www.theverge.com/games/939991/microsoft-fable-xbox-delay-gta-vi) * [Lots of games to think about.](https://www.theverge.com/games/939431/lots-of-games-to-think-about)