Sony announced on Thursday that the PlayStation 5 console is getting a price hike in most regions. The price of a PS5 is about to go up in most of the world except for the United States. Sony says that the price hike is due to supply chain issues and global inflation. The strong dollar … Read more
The Bungie deal officially closed today. The studio is now part of PlayStation. Sony’s $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie is complete. Jim Ryan announced back in February that Bungie would become an “autonomous subsidiary” of Sony Interactive Entertainment. That deal is now complete. “Bungie will continue to publish its upcoming video games on multiple platforms … Read more
Bungie, the firm behind Destiny 2 and famed for creating the Halo franchise, has been purchased by Sony for $3.6 billion. Bungie will become an “autonomous subsidiary” of Sony Interactive Entertainment, according to information released in a blog post authored by Jim Ryan, President & CEO of SIE. The studio will not only continue to … Read more
Sony’s Jim Ryan made it clear that they are working on an exclusive catalog for their PS5 console. Sony discussed the company’s future and its next-generation console during the CES 2022 presentation. Apart from the significant announcement of the new PlayStation VR2 and Horizon: Call of the Mountain, Jim Ryan stated that the PlayStation 5’s … Read more
Believe it or not, the PS5 is a year old. Sony’s next-gen console officially launched on November 12, 2020. Fast forward to the same day in 2021 and the system is still difficult to find on store shelves. Jim Ryan, the president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, posted about the occasion on the official PlayStation Blog. … Read more
Recently, there was speculation that Microsoft would acquire Discord. Instead, Sony has now publicly revealed that it has formed an agreement with Discord, which will incorporate the app into the PlayStation social experience. The announcement was made by Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), in a post published on the company’s official site. In this … Read more
Sony has reversed course on plans to close the PlayStation Store on PS3 and PlayStation Vita. However, PSP’s digital store will still close in July. Late last year, Sony ended the sale of PS3, PSP, and Vita games via the PlayStation Store on web and mobile. In March, the company announced that they would end game … Read more
Sony will be debut PlayStation 5 launch titles during a presentation on June 4. “The games coming to PS5 represent the best in the industry from innovative studios that span the globe,” says Sony’s Jim Ryan. “Studios, both larger and smaller, those newer and those more established, all have been hard at work developing games … Read more
Sony is encouraging its fans to stay at home with their new Play at Home campaign. And as part of it, they are giving away two free games. Sony is offering fans free copies of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey on PS4. The digital downloads will be available starting on April 15 at … Read more
Sony Interactive Entertainment is working to “manage download traffic” to relieve the burden on internet providers. That’s according to a blog post from SIE president and CEO, Jim Ryan. In the post, he writes: Playing videogames enables players all over the world to connect with friends and family and enjoy much-needed entertainment during these uncertain … Read more
Sony’s PlayStation 4 console saw its sales decline significantly in the final three months of 2019 compared to the final three months of 2018. If you missed the news earlier in the week, SIE CEO Jim Ryan announced at CES that the PS4 has sold 106 million units worldwide. If you do the math, that … Read more
Sony used their CES presentation today to unveil the logo for the upcoming PS5 console, which is set to launch during holiday 2020. The logo is hardly surprising. It’s exactly the same font and design as the PS4 logo, only the numeral four is replaced with the numeral five. SIE CEO Jim Ryan presented Sony’s … Read more
