All News tagged with 'Industry News'

Images of the PS5 devkit and the potential PS5 controller have been posted online by a cleaner who took the photos after hours. We can see more the angular touchpad on the controller and more of the PS5 devkit.

Posted 20 days ago by Sean Carey 18

Bluepoint Games has revved up the internet's rumour mill engine once again by sending out a cryptic tweet that has confused the masses.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 2

Facebook and Oculus Studios have acquired the small indie developer Beat Games, who created the VR hit Beat Saber. Content for Beat Saber will still come to all platforms as planned.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 0

In a recent interview about VR for Microsofts next-gen console Project Scarlett, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer said: "nobody’s asking for VR". Sony's head of indies, Shuhei Yoshida has seemingly fired back at Spencer's comments.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 35

Sony Interactive Entertainment has filed a patent for what looks like a game cartridge, prompting speculation over a new Sony handheld gaming device.

Posted 2 months ago by Sean Carey 12

Hermen Hulst, previously the managing director of Guerrilla Games, will now take over as the new head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios. Shuhei Yoshida, the current president, is leaving his role to switch focus.

Posted 2 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 3

The live TV streaming service, PlayStation Vue is being shut down. Sony announced a shut down date of January 30th 2020, and cited increased competition in the pay-TV market as a cause, as well as expensive network deals.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 3

Dozens of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe employees have been reportedly laid off as Sony begins restructuring several arms of the company. Xbox's Aaron Greenberg took to Twitter to offer up jobs to those affected.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 14

Facebook is currently not being supported on PlayStation 4's meaning you can't share your gameplay videos or screenshots. Facebook and Sony are in talks to re-enable the feature.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 5

PlayStation abruptly announce the departure of Shawn Layden, Chairman of Worldwide Studios. There's no word of a replacement, and Layden himself hasn't yet commented. PlayStation say they are "deeply grateful" to him.

Posted 3 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 4

Sony's flagship console has now shipped over 100 million consoles across the globe — making it the fastest console to hit that many units sold.

Posted 6 months ago by Sean Carey 1

After a noticeable absence at E3 and still no significant news on the next console generation, Sony have only exacerbated their communications issues with the latest remarks made to the Wall Street Journal.

Posted 6 months ago by Sam Quirke 33

It's being left to the discovery of patents to figure out what Sony may be trying to achieve with their next console, and the latest of those suggests the team is trying to avoid loading screens and transitions.

Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca Smith 7

The latest patent to emerge for the PlayStation 5 console looks at making players' mobile phones a standard alternative to the console's controller.

Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca Smith

Thanks to some cryptic tweets from both Final Fantasy brand manager Shinji Hashimoto and the Final Fantasy official account, rumours are now building that the title will be shown in Sony's second State of Play episode.

Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca Smith

After years of Xbox exclusivity, EA Access is finally coming to PlayStation 4. It's a subscription service allowing access to EA's back catalogue, as well as exclusive trials and early access to new titles.

Posted 8 months ago by Sam Quirke

According to gamesindustry.biz, downloaded games get double the amount of gameplay time when compared to the streamed titles on PlayStation Now.

Posted 9 months ago by Rebecca Smith

While we knew the console wasn't going to be arriving this year, Sony's quarterly financial results have revealed we can't expect to see the console over the next 12 months.

Posted 9 months ago by Rebecca Smith

The latest creation from CMON is now combining one of PlayStation's most popular RPGs with their traditional tabletop experience to create Bloodborne: The Board Game.

Posted 9 months ago by Rebecca Smith

PlayStation's Lead System Architect Mark Cerny promised players the price of the console would be appealing, but what exactly does that mean?

Posted 9 months ago by Rebecca Smith

In light of all of the new information from Mark Cerny's recent interview, we've put together a comprehensive list of everything we know so far about the PlayStation 5.

Posted 9 months ago by Dave Horobin

Sony have finally made some public statements about their apparent censorship crackdown, which seemingly goes above and beyond the work of regional ratings boards to further limit the portrayal of nudity and sexuality.

Posted 9 months ago by Sam Quirke

According to Peter Rubin, the writer of the recent Wired exclusive that teased the next PlayStation console, a question was raised regarding the new system's price.

Posted 9 months ago by Sam Quirke

PlayStation's Lead System Architect Mark Cerny goes into detail on what players can expect from the next PlayStation console.

Posted 9 months ago by Rebecca Smith

If you were one of the people to watch the BAFTA Game Awards 2019 last night, you might have seen one title have an extremely successful night.

Posted 9 months ago by Rebecca Smith

A government body in the UK has today confirmed that they will open an investigation into PlayStation's service renewal policies and practices, along with the other major console manufacturers, to make sure the process is fair.

Posted 9 months ago by Sam Quirke

Today, the UK's British Academy Games Awards will honour the best achievements in the industry in a live ceremony. You can watch it with us right here when the event starts at 5pm UTC.

Posted 9 months ago by Sam Quirke

The Games subreddit has used April Fool's Day to try and make a serious point. The subreddit has been completely unavailable all day and won't re-open until tomorrow. A single post explains the point of the shutdown.

Posted 9 months ago by Sam Quirke

On the first day of Sony's financial year, the company has updated their policy to cover refunds for digital games, pre-orders, and subscription services, and it even references the ability to change PlayStation IDs.

Posted 9 months ago by Rebecca Smith

Sony's former CEO Kaz Hirai has now fully retired from the company, having worked for the last year to ensure a smooth transition to his successor. It's the end of an era, as Kaz Hirai is largely credited with saving the company.

Posted 10 months ago by Sam Quirke

A patent recently renewed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office suggests Sony Interactive Entertainment may be looking to get into the Toys to Life market.

Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca Smith

Sony have confirmed that physical retailers such as GameStop will no longer be able to sell codes for full digital PlayStation games in their stores. These stores will still be able to sell codes for DLC and other add-ons.

Posted 10 months ago by Sam Quirke

Sony has started a new video showcase called State of Play. This series of livestreams will be the scene for announcements and updates for new and upcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR titles.

Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca Smith

At this year's GDC, Google have finally thrown their hat into the gaming ring. They announced Stadia, a console-free gaming platform intended to deliver top quality gaming to any device, with no installation required.

Posted 10 months ago by Sam Quirke

Bugs and glitches are to be expected, but when a game shuts off your console, it's an entirely different story. Anthem seems to be shutting off PS4 consoles due to crashing, and it's resulted in refunds from Sony.

Posted 10 months ago by Nicole René

A new patent filed yesterday makes it seem like Sony is seriously looking into the possibility of backwards compatibility for their upcoming console.

Posted 11 months ago by Rebecca Smith

With PlayStation exclusive titles managing to scoop the award in 2018 and 2017, all eyes were on Sony to see if they could make it three years in a row.

Posted 11 months ago by Rebecca Smith

It turns out that Japan's most popular game of 2018 was a PlayStation 4 title according to Famitsu. Take a bow Monster Hunter: World.

Posted 11 months ago by Rebecca Smith

Many parents paid for tickets to a two-day Fortnite Live event at Norfolk Showground in the UK, but what was supposed to be a fun-filled weekend turned into a bit of a flop when the event didn't live up to expectations.

Posted 11 months ago by Rebecca Smith

Konami has removed PES 2019's myClub Coins from sale in Belgium after conceding the Belgian Gaming Commission's interpretation of local law.

Posted 11 months ago by Sam Quirke