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PlayStation have announced Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino will become joint CEOs of the company next month. After Jim Ryan stepped down as PlayStation Interactive Entertainment's boss in March 2024, CFO Hiroki Totoki assumed the role of chairman of the company. However, it has now been revealed that Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino will be sharing the position of CEO in a couple of weeks' time (01.06.24). In a statement, Hulst – who will head PlayStation Studio's newly-formed Studio Business Group -said: "I am thrilled to lead the studio business group and continue to build on our success wi...
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Sony is in early talks with Xbox over bringing ‘Helldivers 2’ to Microsoft’s console. The third-person-shooter - which was developed by Arrowhead Game Studios - has proven to be a smash hit on the PlayStation 5, and now it’s been claimed Sony are looking to give Xbox Series X|S owners the chance to play the game after Hiroki Totoki became PlayStation's Interim CEO recently. Industry insider Shpeshal Nick told 'The XboxEra Podcast': "We know that PlayStation has a new CEO at the moment, and I think the new CEO might be more open to certain things. "And what I’ve heard is that there may be some ...
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Sony president and PlayStation chairman Hiroki Totoki revealed the company is looking to "proactively work on" multiplatform support for their games. PlayStation has an extensive list of exclusive titles, such as 'God of War: Ragnarok', 'Marvel's Spider-Man 2' and 'Helldivers 2', which have made their way over to PC, and the company has revealed that they are looking to bring more of their games to other platforms as part of an "aggressive" profits growth plan. During an investor Q and A, Hiroki was asked how the PlayStation division planned to increase their earnings, to which he said: "In th...
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Americans spent $12.4 billion on games in the second quarter of 2022. That is according to new data from market research company NPD, which has reported a 13 percent year-on-year fall in spend in the US. However, several factors have been cited as a possible explanation behind the fall, including the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions as well as an uncertain economic environment. Shortages of semiconductor equipment have also complicated the situation. The likes of Sony and Nintendo have recently posted modest financial results for the three months until the end of June. And Hiroki Totoki - Son...
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The new XBox series is expected by 2024, according to electronics firm TCL. The electronics giant explained that the next generation of the Microsoft gaming console should be released by 2024, in order to keep in line with the usual competition timeline with Sony rival the PlayStation. During a press event, a TCL representative reportedly said they expect “Gen 9.5” to arrive by 2024 and Piers Harding-Rolls of Ampere Analysis told claimed that while the timing was realistic, but that the low availability of current PS5 consoles could thwart the plans. He told VGC: "“I don’t expect this to be ba...
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Sony is reportedly planning to put ads in PlayStation games. According to reports, the gaming giant behind the Playstation console could implement adverts into their games before the end of 2022. Gaming boss Dario Raciti told Insider: "[Putting ads in games] is a new thing, just like the metaverse, and everyone rushes to try it out, but for the people who have done gaming and understand the gaming audience, we'll apply a wait and see approach." What's more, it has been claimed claimed gamers will be offered incentives for viewing the commercials and that the talks have been going on for a year...
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Haven Entertainment Studios are making a new game for Playstation and PC platforms. The developer - which was founded by the 'Assassin's Creed' co-creator Jade Raymond - are working on a "persistent and evolving" online title for the consoles. Raymond revealed that Sony had approached the company to pitch three large-scale projects before the developer decided to focus on one title. She told Le Devoir: "(Sony) finally asked us to do two, or even three, but we decided to focus on a first title to start." Few details have been revealed as of yet, but the game is said to be a "persistent and evol...
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Sony's PlayStation 5 could see supply issues into next year. The latest version of the popular gaming console was unveiled in November 2020 but has been struck with limits on supply since its release date, which are expected to continue into 2022. Hiroki Totoki, Chief Financial Officer, reportedly said in a non-public meeting: "I don’t think demand is calming down this year and even if we secure a lot more devices and produce many more units of the PlayStation 5 next year, our supply wouldn’t be able to catch up with demand." Meanwhile, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan hopes the company will sell 100...
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