PlayStation owners alone can no longer satisfy Sony’s needs
Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Jim Ryan is looking to create an open relationship between PlayStation games and PlayStation fans. That started with games like...
U.S. console sales just had the best January in more than a generation
Gamers in the United States spent a lot of money on hardware last month, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. “Sales of video...
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart launches June 11
The launch window is expanding to June. Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed today that it is launching Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on June 11....
PlayStation launches used to lose money — but with PS5, Sony is expecting its best year ever
If you look back at the history of profits for Sony’s PlayStation division, you can see a clear cycle. PlayStation makes the most money...
Sony is selling PlayStation 5 hardware at a loss
The PlayStation 5 is off to a fast start for Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company reported its first quarterly financial results since launching PS5...
Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles in holiday quarter
Sony said in its earnings report today that it sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles in the holiday quarter ended December 31. In the...
NPD 2020: Nintendo Switch was No. 1 hardware, PlayStation 5 was No. 2
The Nintendo Switch dominated hardware sales in the United States throughout 2020. It easily outsold its last-gen competition in the Xbox One and PlayStation...
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order now runs better on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
One of the best games of 2019 is getting an update to run better on the consoles of 2021. Publisher Electronic Arts revealed a...
PlayStation accounts for over 40% of TV ad spend from gaming brands in 2020
The numbers are in and it’s official: Sony’s PlayStation was the top gaming brand spender on TV advertising for 2020, accounting for over 40%...
What 50 hours in Astro’s Playroom taught me about video games
I’m weird. By most accounts, you can beat Astro’s Playroom — the PlayStation 5’s glorified pack-in tech demo — in about four hours. I’ve...