News PlayStation's rising game sales boost Sony financials as PS5 passes 65m shipped Sony has increased full-year forecast for gaming division Nov. 8, 2024 James Batchelor
News Judge rules in PlayStation's favour in $500m patent infringement lawsuit Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking damages, claiming the tech allowing PlayStation consoles and controllers to communicate infringes its rights March 27, 2024 James Batchelor
Opinion What is the elevator pitch for a PS5 Pro? | Opinion Without the 4K upgrade to justify its existence, Sony’s new hardware may struggle to explain itself to consumers March 22, 2024 Rob Fahey
News Sony pouring $2.16bn into R&D for live service games and extended reality 40% of total R&D spending for current fiscal year assigned to growing the PlayStation business July 13, 2023 James Batchelor
News Sony CEO: Cloud gaming's "technical difficulties are high" But Kenichiro Yoshida says PlayStation "wants to take on those challenges" June 5, 2023 James Batchelor
News Sony aims to sell 25m PS5 units by April 2024 Platform holder says this will set a new record for PlayStation console sales within a financial year April 28, 2023 James Batchelor
News PS5 shipped 19m units in FY2022, games revenues up 33% to $26.5bn Sony console ends year with record quarter for hardware sales April 28, 2023 James Batchelor
News Microsoft granted access to Sony documents: The FTC's response in detail Xbox firm will receive PlayStation exclusivity contracts and four years of company records in preparation for summer trial over Activision Blizzard acquisition March 2, 2023 James Batchelor
News PlayStation reaffirms support for Turkey as Sony closes local office Sony tells GamesIndustry.biz Istanbul branch was closed due to "challenging business environment" for TV and audio Feb. 6, 2023 James Batchelor
News Sony promotes CFO Hiroki Totoki to president and COO He will take over from current president Kinichiro Yoshida in April, who will retain CEO duties Feb. 2, 2023 James Batchelor
News PlayStation’s Q1 revenues dip by 2% to $4.5 billion amid sales decline, increasing costs Earlier-than-expected completion of Bungie acquisition, now costing $3.7 billion, also a factor July 29, 2022 James Batchelor
News Sony donates $100,000 to reproductive rights charity but forbids public statements Donation led by Insomniac Games after criticism over CEO Jim Ryan's internal message on abortion rights May 17, 2022 James Batchelor
News Sony reduces PlayStation 5 forecast to 18m units due to component shortage Platform holder says it will “need to be proactive” to maintain supply, is unconcerned by dip in active PS Plus users May 11, 2022 James Batchelor
Feature Buying Bungie marks a strategic shift for Sony | Opinion The $3.6 billon isn't just about competing with Xbox -- it's a sign of how Sony sees itself and the industry evolving Feb. 4, 2022 Rob Fahey
News PlayStation sales slip to $7.1bn as supply shortages continue PS5 has shipped 17.3 million units, lags behind PS4's 20.2 million in same post-launch timeframe Feb. 2, 2022 James Batchelor
News PlayStation's Q1 sales rise to $5.6bn but operating income down 40% 2021 performance suffers in comparison to The Last of Us Part 2 launch and pandemic spike in PS4 sales Aug. 4, 2021 James Batchelor
News PlayStation revenues near $25bn as PS5 ships 7.8m in five months Sony's gaming segment drives full-year revenues to $81.7 billion April 28, 2021 James Batchelor
News Ampere: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S sales in line with, not ahead of, previous gen But firm believes new PlayStation could sell up to eight million units by end of March, surpassing PS4 Feb. 11, 2021 James Batchelor
News Sony now has a stake in parent of Dark Souls dev From Software PlayStation firm forms 'capital alliance' with Kadokawa Corporation, taking 1.93% ownership Feb. 5, 2021 James Batchelor
News PlayStation 5 sold 4.5m units in less than two months Sony's strong Q3 results showed great start for its new console, but price was "set lower than the manufacturing costs" Feb. 3, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News Uncharted movie delayed to 2022 Ongoing impact of pandemic pushes Nathan Drake's cinematic debut back to February Jan. 22, 2021 James Batchelor
News PS4 Pro and most other models discontinued in Japan Sony will only continue to manufacture the 500GB 'Slim' model in the region going forward Jan. 5, 2021 James Batchelor
News Nintendo and Sony share prices rise to record highs Switch and PlayStation 5 drive stock high enough to surpass Wii and PlayStation 2 levels Dec. 17, 2020 James Batchelor
News Sony legal threat compels PS5 faceplate company to cancel all orders CustomizeMyPlates also had to rebrand from PlateStation5 following complaints from platform holder Nov. 2, 2020 James Batchelor
News Sony: "We have not changed the production number for PlayStation 5" Update: Hardware maker denies reports it has cut production by 4 million units Sept. 15, 2020 James Batchelor