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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

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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

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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

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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

News

Sony reportedly increasing PS5 production to 10m units by 2021

Meanwhile, Facebook said to be ramping up manufacturing for Oculus devices

July 15, 2020 James Batchelor