6 studios support the purchase of Activision Blizzard!
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6 studios support the purchase of Activision Blizzard!

In addition, a publisher has confirmed to the CMA that this will help PlayStation to be more competitive If you have been following the video game industry, and our website, you will know all the craziness behind the Activision Blizzard buyout. Both PlayStation and the CMA had determined that it would be a very damaging…

Sony has broken its silence on Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard
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Sony has broken its silence on Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard

Sony expects Activision’s games to remain on PlayStation. Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion is the most talked-about move in the business. Not just because it is Microsoft’s biggest acquisition ever, but also because of Activision Blizzard’s game licenses. Sony has broken the silence, expressing their hope that at least the most…

A new trailer of God of War Ragnarök was revealed today at the 2021 PlayStation Showcase
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A new trailer of God of War Ragnarök was revealed today at the 2021 PlayStation Showcase

Oh, boy! Kratos and Atreus are back in the new trailer that has blown everyone’s mind! It was the most anticipated, and the appointment was not missed, as it could not have happened differently. We were able to watch the first trailer for God of War Ragnarök during the PlayStation Showcase 2021. And, as might…

Stray, the cyberpunk cat, delights us with new gameplay
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Stray, the cyberpunk cat, delights us with new gameplay

Annapurna Interactive debuted a lengthy gameplay clip for Stray, the upcoming cyberpunk feline adventure game for PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. Stray‘s release date was initially set for 2021, according to the publisher’s announcement of the game in June 2020. However, due to the new gameplay teaser, we now know that it is not…

PlayStation 5 price and release date revealed
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PlayStation 5 price and release date revealed

After months of speculation, Sony has finally pulled back the curtain on PlayStation 5’s price and release date. Previously announced for holiday 2020, PlayStation 5’s release date is now set in stone. Launching just two days after Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, Sony’s two new system skus will be available on November 12th….

Sony delays PS5 reveal event
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Sony delays PS5 reveal event

The PlayStation 5 reveal event scheduled for this Thursday has been delayed. The news comes in the wake of national protests against racism and police brutality. “We have decided to postpone the PlayStation 5 event scheduled for June 4,” Sony wrote on PlayStation Blog. “While we understand gamers worldwide are excited to see PS5 games, we…

An official PS5 web page just went live on PlayStation.com
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An official PS5 web page just went live on PlayStation.com

Sony has launched a page for PS5 on the official PlayStation website. The page is mostly empty. It says that “PlayStation 5 is coming” and notes that the system “launches holiday 2020.” Other than that, there’s also a sign-up form. Click here to visit the page. Here’s the small blurb that the page has on…

As PS5 launch looms, PS4 sales have slowed significantly
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As PS5 launch looms, PS4 sales have slowed significantly

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…

14 years ago at CES, Microsoft backed HD-DVD with an Xbox 360 add-on

14 years ago at CES, Microsoft backed HD-DVD with an Xbox 360 add-on

CES is about to get underway this week. If you roll back the clock fourteen years ago today, Microsoft announced that it would support HD-DVD in the next-gen format wars between Toshiba’s HD-DVD and Sony’s Blu-ray with an add-on for the Xbox 360. Here’s our original story from January 5, 2006: Just as Sony was…

PlayStation is celebrating its 25th anniversary
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PlayStation is celebrating its 25th anniversary

The original PlayStation is a quarter-century old this week. The first PlayStation console debuted in Japan on December 3, 1994. It went on to sell over 100 million units worldwide, becoming the top-selling video game system in history at the time. Its immediate follow-up, the PlayStation 2, surpassed it in global sales. PS2 remains the…

Nintendo remains best-selling game hardware manufacturer as lifetime sales top 750 million
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Nintendo remains best-selling game hardware manufacturer as lifetime sales top 750 million

Since it first released the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan in 1983, Nintendo has been one of the leading video game hardware manufacturers. Thanks to the success of the Nintendo Switch, the company just topped all-time hardware sales of 750 million units. The official tally of Nintendo hardware sales since the NES – both console…

PlayStation Now adds Persona 5, Hollow Knight, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
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PlayStation Now adds Persona 5, Hollow Knight, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

Three new games have been added to Sony’s game streaming service PlayStation Now. The games are Persona 5, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, and Hollow Knight. Sony says that PlayStation Now has more than 800 games in its library. You can download any of the more than 300 PS4 (and PS2) games in the service to…

PS4 tops 100 million units sold, passing original PlayStation
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PS4 tops 100 million units sold, passing original PlayStation

The PS4 marked two significant milestones in the most recent quarter. The system both passed the original PlayStation in total sales and topped 100 million units sold. Sony reported quarterly sales of 2.8 million for the system for a total of 102.8 million units sold to date. That puts it barely ahead of PS1, which…