{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e810e261ddf8923dc504aa19","clusterId":"c_c6dcd002cbd4098b7dec6c46","slug":"hamster-brings-the-drugstore-to-switch-2-and-ps5-on-october-15","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hamster Brings The Drugstore To Switch 2 And PS5 On October 15","summary":"Hamster announced on October 14 that Console Archives The Drugstore will join the Console Archives series for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. The release date is October 15, 2026, at 800 yen. The original was a simulation game published by Human in 1998 for 32-bit home consoles, where players run a drugstore, weigh location, product mix, and customer base, and try to open stores and grow capital.","whyItMatters":"A 1998 Human simulation title that never left 32-bit hardware is now being carried forward to current consoles, with the domestic version of the main game included and in-game text in English only.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHamster is adding Console Archives The Drugstore to its Console Archives line for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 on October 15, 2026, priced at 800 yen. The original shipped in 1998 from Human for 32-bit home consoles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game is a single-player simulation about running a store: location, product types, and customer base all feed into expansion and capital. Staff you build relationships with can propose original products. The domestic version of the main game is included, and the in-game text is in English only.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hamster's Console Archives line ports the 1998 Human simulation to Switch 2 and PS5 for 800 yen, a store-management game whose economics still ask players to weigh location against product mix.","twitterPost":"Hamster prices the Console Archives reissue of the 1998 Human simulation at 800 yen. The store you run still lives on location and product mix.","threadsPost":"Hamster's Console Archives release of The Drugstore keeps the 1998 Human simulation's economics intact: weigh location, product mix, and customer base, then decide whether to open another store or grow capital. The port lands on Switch 2 and PS5 at 800 yen.","newsletterBlurb":"Hamster dated Console Archives The Drugstore for October 15, 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5, at 800 yen. The source game is Human's 1998 simulation about running a drugstore. The domestic version of the main game is included, and the in-game text is English only.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/442/4442502/?rss\",\"title\":\"\\\"The Drugstore\\\" to Launch on Switch 2/PS5 via \\\"Console Archives\\\" on October 15!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4175,"outputTokens":576,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791976936,"createdAt":"2026-10-14T11:18:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T11:21:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T11:21:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c6dcd002cbd4098b7dec6c46","canonicalTitle":"『ザ・ドラッグストア』がSwitch 2／PS5向け「コンソールアーカイブス」で10月15日に配信！","representativeArticleId":"a_50c155da6e2c9915c7ec6810","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Drugstore\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-14T10:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-14T10:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T11:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/442/4442502/?rss","title":"『ザ・ドラッグストア』がSwitch 2／PS5向け「コンソールアーカイブス」で10月15日に配信！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Drugstore"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}