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Xbox head Phil Spencer says he’d like to see Sony and Nintendo bring its games to Xbox, but that he isn’t holding his breath.

Xbox has confirmed that there are currently 34 million players subscribed to Xbox Game Pass.

Sony shares recorded their biggest intraday fall since February 2022 after the company said that PS5 sales growth has likely peaked.

Microsoft reportedly told employees that it views “every screen [as] an Xbox” ahead of a much-anticipated business update.

Sony could be planning to release a new Astro Bot game this year, it’s been claimed.

Square Enix has said it’s planning to address Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth visual issues with an update next week.

Sony Interactive Entertainment says that it has no plans to release any new games for major existing franchises before next year.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has said it’s planning to staff up in response to the success of the title.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed February 2024’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue and Classics titles.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the February 2024 Game Catalog lineup for Extra and Premium subscribers, and Classics Catalog titles for Premium subscribers.

Sony president and PlayStation chairman Hiroki Totoki wants the company be “aggressive” when it comes to improving its gaming division’s profit margins, which he says can partly be achieved with a greater focus on bringing first-party games to PC.

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Almost nine years since Arrowhead Game Studios released a new title, Helldivers 2 has become a resounding success for the studio just days after its release. With around a million copies sold and 360K concurrent users between PC and PlayStation platforms, gamers have been flocking to the sci-fi co-op shooter in droves, dethroning God of War as Sony’s biggest launch on Steam.

Sony seems to have made a nightmare announcement for PlayStation players.

Sony President, COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki was asked about his assessment of the company’s PlayStation division. He did not mince words.

PlayStation’s new chairman and Sony’s current president was asked for his early assessment working directly with the games business during an earnings call on Wednesday, and told listeners he believes its studios can improve “when it comes to business”.

PlayStation 5 has shipped 54.8 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Sony Interactive Entertainment does not plan to release “any new major existing franchise titles next fiscal year,” which ends on March 31, 2025, the company said during its fiscal year 2023 Q3 earnings briefing.

Sony says it expects PlayStation 5 hardware sales to “gradually decline” during its next fiscal year, which runs from April to March 2025, and confirmed it plans to release “no major franchise titles” during this 12-month period.

Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a trademark for “Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet” on February 12 in the United States.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has filed a trademark application for Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has reportedly cancelled plans to release Rise of the Ronin in South Korea.

Sony has revealed January 2024’s most downloaded PlayStation Store games.

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New details about Xbox’s plans to bring more first-party games to rival console platforms have seemingly emerged.

Well-received comedy sports game What the Golf? is coming to PlayStation consoles next month.

Microsoft has confirmed plans to deliver its eagerly awaited Xbox business update on February 15.

Sony appears to be in the process of rolling out its first major PlayStation 5 Slim discounts across Europe.

The CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has discussed the design of the game’s in-game transactions, and how he believes titles with such micropayments need to “earn the right to monetise”.

Kojima Productions founder and CEO Hideo Kojima discussed how the decision to develop the recently announced action espionage game Physint with Sony Interactive Entertainment came about during a special edition broadcast of “HideoTube” that aired today.

Hideo Kojima is reviving his ‘HideoTube’ YouTube series today with its first new video in seven years.

PlayStation 5 had outsold Xbox Series X/S by around 2-to-1 as of the end of 2023, according to data shared by Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two.

Helldivers 2 has been receiving mixed reviews on Steam, despite sales getting off to a strong start.

Helldivers 2 has started well on Steam, with a concurrent player record higher than any previous PC port of a PlayStation Studios game.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have released the first chapter in a series of developer diaries for open-world action adventure game Rise of the Ronin. The first chapter is titled “The Beginning.”

Microsoft has responded to claims by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that its decision to make mass layoffs in its gaming division contradicts statements it made in court about how it would run Xbox after acquiring Activision Blizzard.

PlayStation gift card prices have been reduced by 15% at UK retailer Currys.

There are no plans to bring the popular VR social MMO Rec Room to PlayStation VR2, because the studio behind it can’t justify the cost.

Sony’s latest PlayStation 5 system update appears to have blocked the controversial Cronus Zen device from working with the console.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition will launch for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on March 21 for $59.99, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developers Guerrilla Games and Nixxes Software announced.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is reportedly planning to bring Until Dawn to PS5 and PC.

Sony has rolled out a new PlayStation 5 system software update.

Sony has revealed the most downloaded PlayStation Store games of 2023.

Sam Barlow has announced the next two games from Immortality developer and publisher Half Mermaid.

The full title of Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding sequel appears to have leaked.

Death Stranding Director’s Cut has received a new release date for iPhone and Mac.

Death Stranding Director’s Cut will launch for iPhone 15 Pro and all iPads and Macs with M-series chips via App Store on January 30 for $39.99, publisher 505 Games and developer Kojima Productions announced. Pre-orders are available now at a 50 percent-off $19.99 price point.

Sony’s CEO has made a statement revealing that PlayStation is largely on the same wavelength as Xbox nowadays.

PlayStation Productions and Screen Gems (part of Sony Pictures Entertainment) are working on a movie adaptation of Supermassive horror hit Until Dawn.

PlayStation Productions is developing a movie based on the PlayStation 4 horror game Until Dawn with Screen Gems and Shazam! director David F. Sandberg the companies announced.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Arrowhead Game Studios have released the launch trailer for Helldivers II.

January’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue and Classics titles are now available.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Naughty Dog have released a “Features” trailer and new information for The Last of Us Part II Remastered introducing the game’s new modes and more.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have updated the official website for open-world action adventure game Rise of the Ronin with new information on the game’s factions.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Arrowhead Game Studios have released a new trailer for Helldivers II highlighting its PC-specific features, as well as announced PC system specifications and confirmed that it will support cross-play with the PlayStation 5 version.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer SHIFT UP have officially delayed action adventure game Stellar Blade from its previously planned 2023 release window to 2024. It will be available for PlayStation 5.

PlayStation will no longer be removing over 1,300 Discovery TV shows from its platform next month.

PlayStation 5 has sold 50 million consoles worldwide, Sony has announced.

A ransomware group has published 1.67 TB of content from Insomniac Games following a breach last week.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have opened physical and digital pre-orders for Rise of the Ronin, which will launch for PlayStation 5 on March 22, 2024. It will cost $69.99 for the standard physical or digital edition, and $79.99 for the Digital Deluxe Edition. Physical edition pre-orders are available at retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Play-Asia, PlayStation Direct, Walmart.

Kojima Productions has announced a collaboration with A24, the studio behind Academy Award winning films such as Everything Everywhere All At Once, to adapt Death Stranding into a live-action feature film.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Insomniac Games have delayed the “New Game+” update for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 from its previously planned 2023 release window to early 2024.

Rise of the Ronin will launch for PlayStation 5 on March 22, 2024, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA announced. Pre-orders will open on December 14.

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The brand-new No Return mode will come with six bosses to unlock when it arrives on PS5 next month. The bosses and other mode unlocks are part of the first large information drop on the single-player roguelike survival mode, which is one of many new additions to the Remastered version of the game.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Naughty Dog have released a new trailer for The Last of Us Part II Remastered introducing the game’s new “No Return” roguelike survival mode.

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia has announced the winners of PlayStation Partner Awards 2023 Japan Asia.

After rumors last year about NCSoft working on an MMO based on Guerrilla’s Horizon series, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a strategic global business partnership with the publisher. The partnership will see both companies collaborating in “various global business fields, including mobile” and fostering “strategic synergy.”

Sony Interactive Entertainment and NCSoft have announced a new “strategic partnership” that will cover “various global business fields, including mobile”. 

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Sony Interactive Entertainment has signed a strategic global business partnership with Korean publisher and developer NCSOFT, the companies announced.

It’s no secret that 2023 is not ’s strongest year. However, the last 30 days have been exceptionally bad, with the game experiencing an all-time low of players on Steam. Data on the game’s console players are harder to come by. However, its poor Steam performance could indicate broader problems for Bungie.

Returnal and Nex Machina director Harry Krueger will leave Housemarque after 14 years, the studio announced.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Naughty Dog have announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PlayStation 5. It will launch on January 19, 2024. Users who already own The Last of Us Part II for PlayStation 4 can upgrade to The Last of Us Part II Remastered for $10. Save data can also be carried over.

A recently-published Sony patent application shows the company has been further researching a way to allow players to replay a game from specific points while streaming and experience its storyline again.

Total worldwide sales for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 have surpassed five million units as of October 20, 2023, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Insomniac Games announced.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Polyphony Digital have released the new opening movie for Gran Turismo 7 added as part the “Spec II” (version 1.40) update, which is available today.

Sony has acquired iSize, a UK-based company using AI technology to improve video delivery.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Polyphony Digital will release the “Spec II” (version 1.40) update for Gran Turismo 7 on November 2, which adds seven new cars, a new track, and a large assortment of new features, the companies announced.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sold through more than 2.5 million copies in its first 24 hours of release, making it the fastest selling PlayStation Studios game in PlayStation history, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Insomniac Games announced.