The latest episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available, where we take a quick dive into the biggest news of the past week. This time, we continue to discuss Concord's problems with Sony's shooter being recalled two weeks after its launch. While some saw this stumble as the nail in the coffin for PlayStation's … Read more
Sony has apparently revealed the design of the PS5 Pro. As people are discovering, the PlayStation 30th anniversary images released today, September 5, appear to include an image of a product that matches a leaked design for the PS5 Pro. As you can see in the image below, the rectangle with lines painted on it … Read more
On December 3, 1994, Sony launched the first PlayStation in Japan and changed the video game industry forever. American gamers didn't get their hands on the PS until September 9, 1995, but Sony doesn't plan on making us wait another year to start celebrating the PlayStation's 30th anniversary. And the first plans for the year-long … Read more
Today, September 6th, Sony is immediately withdrawing the heroic shooter Concord from sale and shutting down its servers for a week. Although Firewalk Studios' AA shooter was released less than two weeks ago on August 23, Firewalk Studios game director Ryan Ellis confirmed in a statement posted on the PlayStation Blog that it will take … Read more
The latest episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available to download and offers a quick dive into the biggest stories of the past week. This week, we'll talk about the struggles of Concord, PlayStation's latest foray into the live services space, and the potential reasons behind the heroic shooter's failure to attract the numbers … Read more
All the way back in 2016, when the PS4 was a massive sales success, Sony made a fairly major organizational shakeup in its gaming-related industries. Operationally, the biggest change was the unification of everything PlayStation-related under one roof – until then there was a separate business unit called “Sony Network Entertainment” that ran services like … Read more
One of the most popular games of the moment, Black Myth: Wukong, is reportedly not coming to Xbox Series X|S due to an undisclosed exclusivity clause between Sony and developer GameScience. According to IGN and Forbes, previous claims that the Xbox version's release was delayed due to a memory issue were inaccurate. In reality, the … Read more
Sony has increased the suggested retail prices of the PlayStation 5 and its accessories in Japan. In an announcement made on the PlayStation Blog, the price changes will take effect on September 2. The standard PlayStation 5 console will now cost ¥79,980 ($554), up $90 from its current price of ¥66,980 ($464). The digital edition … Read more
Sony has launched the MENA Hero Project, an incubator program to identify and support local developers in the Middle East and North Africa games market. Announced in a blog post, the program will offer support to developers based in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. … Read more
Sony has released financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. While first-party sales and PlayStation Plus were highlighted as specific growth areas within the healthy gaming segment, hardware sales are declining four years into the PS5's life cycle. Numbers For the three months ending June 30, 2024: Sales: 3.01 trillion yen ($20.5 billion), … Read more