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Sony Does Not Consider Nintendo a Global Competitor, Says Former PlayStation Exec Shuhei Yoshida
Sony does not see Nintendo as a competitor—at least not on a global scale. The situation is different in Japan, which is considered a unique market. This statement comes from Shuhei Yoshida, a former long-standing PlayStation executive who, although retired, remains very active on social media. Yoshida made this observation…
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Sony Aims to Launch At Least One Major Single-Player Game Each Year
Hermen Hulst, the head of PlayStation Studios, recently explained Sony’s strategy regarding the types of games it produces. The Japanese company’s goal is to release at least one flagship single-player title every year. This statement comes after a period of relative weakness, during which the strategy focused on live service…
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Sony Will Continue to Adjust PS Plus Prices, More Players Choosing Extra and Premium
Hideaki Nishino, the executive director of Sony Interactive Entertainment, answered some key questions, mainly from investors, regarding the pricing of the PS Plus subscription and the growing popularity of the Extra and Premium plans. According to a chart provided by Sony, since 2022, the percentage of subscribers to the higher-tier…
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Sony Takes a Thoughtful Approach in Choosing PC Game Releases to Protect PS5’s Value
The presence of PlayStation first-party games on PC has now become a well-established reality, and it no longer surprises anyone. It’s clear to everyone that Sony will eventually release its major titles on PC, though with a delay compared to the PlayStation versions. However, PC players have already been able…
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Sony Might Skip PlayStation Showcase and State of Play This Summer
This year, Sony might break tradition and not hold a State of Play or PlayStation Showcase in May or early June. It’s possible they could even skip the entire summer season for events. This is according to the insider NateDrake (also known as NateTheHate), who has been accurate with predictions…
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Sony Begins Blocking Russian PlayStation Plus Accounts Registered in Foreign Regions
Sony has started to block new accounts that were registered in countries like Turkey, India, and Ukraine by Russian players who were attempting to subscribe to PlayStation Plus. These accounts were created with the aim of bypassing the regional restrictions set by Sony. Players who tried to get around these…
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Sony Earns Over $650 Million from PC Ports
Sony has just announced its financial results for the past year, revealing that the PS5 has surpassed its sales target for 2024. The company also shared updated numbers on its PC sales, marking its full entry into this market. PC Ports Generate Over $650 Million in Revenue for Sony PlayStation…
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God of War’s Massive Success Led Sony to Demand a Sequel in Half the Time, Twice the Length, and More Bosses
The success of God of War was so big that Sony’s leaders asked Santa Monica Studio, the developer, to quickly make a sequel that was twice as long, with more enemies and more bosses. This is the classic story of a miracle project that led to God of War 2.…
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Sony Announces PS5 Has Sold 77.8 Million Units; Sales Decline Compared to Last Year
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 has sold 77.8 million units worldwide, according to their financial results for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025. During this period, from January to March, Sony sold 2.8 million PS5 consoles. However, this is a decrease of 1.7 million compared to the…
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Sony Announces New Limited Edition Death Stranding 2 DualSense Controller
With Death Stranding 2: On the Beach coming soon, Sony has revealed a limited edition DualSense controller for PS5, designed in collaboration with Kojima Productions. This controller features unique graphic elements inspired by the game. The shape of the controller remains the same as the standard DualSense, but it comes…
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Sony Updates PS Portal to Enhance Cloud Streaming With Many New Features
Sony has announced a new update for PlayStation Portal, the remote player for PS5. The details were shared in a long article on the official PS Blog. What’s New in the PS Portal Update Sony reminds players that they can now play PS Plus Premium titles via cloud streaming (in…
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Sony PlayStation Has Spent $4 Billion on Acquisitions in Recent Years
In recent years, Microsoft has made significant investments in the gaming industry, buying up many teams, ranging from smaller ones like Ninja Theory and Obsidian to the massive acquisition of Activision Blizzard. For this deal alone, Microsoft spent a staggering 69 billion dollars. But what about its rival, Sony PlayStation?…
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Sony is Very Interested in Potential Astro Bot Adaptation
Among the many video game adaptations currently being discussed, Astro Bot, a platform game for younger audiences on PlayStation, seems to have a real chance of being approved. The game, developed by Team Asobi, has been critically acclaimed and sold over 1.5 million copies within the first two months of…
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Sony Has Already Preserved Over 650 Terabytes of PlayStation Games and Information
In 2022, Sony launched a preservation program led by a dedicated team focused on recovering and saving any document, file, or information related to the development of PlayStation video games. After three years, the program has successfully preserved 650 terabytes of data so far within its servers. During the recent…
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Black Myth: Wukong Receives Tons of Support from Sony Through a Dedicated Team
Game Science, the developer behind Black Myth: Wukong, has received a lot of support from Sony during the game’s development. This support came through a special team called “Content Ventures,” which is dedicated to finding new, emerging games with great potential and helping them from the very early stages of…
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