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Opinion

The PS5’s price hike is a sign of things to come | Opinion

Inflationary pressure across the supply chain, and low real-terms prices for games, are an unsustainable combination – price rises are in store for both hardware and software

Aug. 26, 2022 Rob Fahey

News

Sony raising PS5 price in Europe, UK, Japan and more due to economic pressures and inflation

No price increase for the US, RRP for disc-based model now at €549.99 / £479.99

Aug. 25, 2022 James Batchelor

News

Legal claim filed against Sony over 30% store cut

Suit accuses PlayStation maker of "abuse of market power" and overcharging consumers

Aug. 23, 2022 Danielle Partis

Feature

Team Asobi: “We want our games to feel like they’re made in Japan”

The PlayStation studio’s Nicolas Doucet on the success of Astro’s Playroom, growing to 100 employees, and the importance of a dedicated R&D team

Aug. 16, 2022 Christopher Dring

News

Spider-Man is second-biggest PlayStation PC launch so far

Game reached more peak concurrent players than Horizon Zero Dawn, yet to surpass God of War

Aug. 15, 2022 Danielle Partis

News

A flat start to the fiscal year | Podcast

Latest episode now available to download, looking at the declines reported from some of the biggest games companies

Aug. 8, 2022 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

Stub

Sony scrapping PS5 accolades this autumn due to lack of use

Platform holder still "encourages the community to continue to send positive messages to one another"

Aug. 1, 2022 Press Release

News

Sony: Revamped PlayStation Plus and increased PS5 supply key to offsetting decline

Platform holder reports “significant improvement” in supply, but maintains 18 million sales forecast

Aug. 1, 2022 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

Stub

PlayStation to drop customer support via Twitter

From August 1, one-to-one support via the @AskPlayStation Twitter account will stop, with users invited to use support videos or PlayStation's website for help

July 21, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

News

God of War Ragnarök to release this November

Highly anticipated sequel to launch on PS4 and PS5

July 6, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

News

PlayStation will not attend Gamescom 2022

The platform holder also won't have announcements in the Opening Night Live

June 22, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

Opinion

New PS Plus heralds the battle of the streaming services | Opinion

Sony is still playing catch-up with its Game Pass competitor -- but no streaming service has yet hit the magic formula that will appeal to a wide swathe of consumers, so it's all to play for

June 17, 2022 Rob Fahey

News

12 live-service games, $300m PC sales, "aggressive" mobile strategy: PlayStation lays out its plans

Platform holder details growth priorities as it expands beyond PlayStation 5

May 26, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

News

Former PlayStation employee files renewed gender discrimination lawsuit

Second suit focuses on the company's California offices, alleges similar wrongdoings to original

May 24, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

News

PlayStation staff criticize Jim Ryan's message on abortion rights

CEO didn't take a stance on the issue, but urged employees to "respect differences of opinion"

May 12, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

PlayStation sales rise slightly to $20.7bn as PS5 nears 20m shipments

Sony's new gen console shipped 11.5 million units during FY2021

May 10, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

News

PlayStation sets up game preservation team, hires new senior build engineer

Former EA and Kabam engineer Garrett Fredley among first hires for the department

April 26, 2022 Danielle Partis

News

Revamped PlayStation Plus to debut in June for Americas, Europe, Japan

Multi-tiered subscription offering scheduled to arrive May 23 in Asian markets outside Japan

April 22, 2022 Brendan Sinclair

News

Sony reportedly considering in-game ads for free-to-play titles

This new approach to advertising on PlayStation could launch by the end of the year

April 21, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

News

Sony lays off nearly 90 PlayStation sales and marketing staffers

The gaming giant's decision suggests a shift to a direct-to-consumer business model

March 31, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

Stub

Sony discontinues Uncharted: Fortune Hunter

The 2016 mobile title can no longer be downloaded, with Naughty Dog saying users can continue playing offline until it's "removed"

March 29, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

Opinion

Generation Overlap: The next-gen consoles learn to cohabit | Opinion

Supply and demand issues, coupled with some strategic moves from Microsoft and Nintendo, mean that PS4-era performance will be the industry's baseline for years

March 18, 2022 Rob Fahey

News

Sony acknowledges new harassment accusations, still calls for case to be dismissed

"SIE values its female employees," lawyers said, claiming class action lawsuit lacks "sufficient facts"

March 17, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

Stub

Uncharted movie tops $300 million at international box office

Ruben Fleischer's film made over $113 million in the US alone since launch in February

March 15, 2022 Marie Dealessandri