The DeanBeat: What we learned about the future of games this week
Each year, we hold our GamesBeat Summit event to gather the best thinking about where gaming is going. This week, at our fourth annual...
Sony is considering new PSVR livestreaming and mixed reality features
Sony is actively working on powerful new PlayStation VR livestreaming and mixed reality features that might become accessible to users in the future —...
God of War review — slower, calmer, better, dadder
In 2005, God of War was one the coolest things I ever played. The PlayStation 2 action game was fast-paced, brutal, and edgy. But...
PlayStation postmortem: Former Sony games chief Andrew House to speak at GamesBeat Summit
Andrew House took Sony to the top of the video game console business with the PlayStation 4, and then he walked away from it....
VR’s killer app is wish fulfillment — for me, that’s Wipeout
Last week, I told the story of how experiencing archery using a virtual reality headset made me a VR believer. Admittedly, I’m a classic early...
No Man’s Sky unveils its ‘Next’ big update
No Man’s Sky didn’t live up to expectations for its free-roaming science fiction universe when the game launched in 2016. But now Hello Games promises a...
Sony cuts PSVR prices, releases free Wipeout Omega Collection VR patch
Buoyed by recent upticks in PlayStation VR sales due to temporary price cuts, Sony today announced permanent drops for PSVR bundle prices, coinciding with...
Nintendo Switch sets records as PlayStation 4 tops February’s sales chart
Nintendo Switch’s unprecedented sales success continued through the end of its 12th month, but Sony’s PlayStation 4 outsold its competition in February. The NPD...
Jack Tretton once ran Sony’s U.S. game division. Now he’s funding indie games
Jack Tretton spent 28 years in gaming, most of it leading Sony’s PlayStation business. He stepped down in 2014 as the PlayStation 4 was...
Sea of Thieves shows how Microsoft can sail past PlayStation’s exclusive game lineup
It is no secret that Microsoft has struggled to deliver compelling exclusives to the Xbox One. Even Microsoft gaming executive Phil Spencer admits the...