PlayStation is laying off 900 staff across Naughty Dog, Insomniac and other studios

It's another dark day for the gaming industry as there is more news from . This time it is it destroys his studios. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) it is laying off around 900 employees from its PlayStation division, or around 8% of that department's workforce. Insomniac (Spider-Man and Ratchet and Clank), Naughty Dog (The Last … Read more

Sony is working on official PC support for the PS VR2

Sony is looking to make its latest PlayStation virtual reality headset more useful by allowing people to run PC games on it. The company said it is “currently testing the ability to PSVR2 players to access additional games on PC to offer even more gaming variety in addition to the PS VR2 titles available through … Read more

PlayStation now supports passkey sign-ins

You no longer need to enter your password every time you log in to your PlayStation account. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) launched password support for PlayStation accounts, which means you can simply log in via your mobile device or computer and use its screen unlock method to log in. If you use a PIN, your … Read more

Google engineers modded a PlayStation Portal to emulate PSP games

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THE proved to be a surprise success for Sony. The portable device is often out of stock and hard to find, even though it only does one thing: stream games from your own device. . The device does not run games locally unless you find a way to modify it to do so. This is … Read more

Xbox Game Pass subscriptions have begun to taper off

Game Pass, Microsoft's gaming subscription service, had 34 million subscribers as of February 2024. Microsoft revealed this figure in a press release. blog post where he shared his plan for the future of the Xbox business. The latest figure reveals that Game Pass growth has slowed significantly. It took Microsoft three years since Game Pass … Read more

Xbox confirms four of its games are coming to more popular consoles

Times are changing at Xbox. Brand executives have confirmed plans to bring more Xbox games to other platforms, most likely PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. On the latest edition of the official Xbox podcast, Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, said his team would bring four of its games to “other consoles.” He did not name … Read more

Sony wants its PlayStation exclusives to come to PC earlier

Sony could narrow the gap between launches of its PlayStation exclusives and PC ports. The company's president, Hiroki Totoki, suggested Wednesday during a question-and-answer session after the results (via VGC) that he wants PlayStation to be “aggressive to improve our margin performance”, with “multi-platform” games playing an important role. He clarified during the presentation that, … Read more

The PS5 won’t be getting any big first-party sequels for at least a year

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Sony said Wednesday that it will not release new blockbuster first-party PlayStation exclusives until at least early 2025. “While major projects are currently in development, we do not plan to release major new titles from existing franchises at the moment. during the next financial year, as God of War Ragnarök And Marvel's Spider-Man“, wrote Sony … Read more

An Until Dawn remake is coming to PS5 and PC this year

The rumors were true: a remake of is coming to PlayStation 5 and PC later this year. As revealed during The enhanced version of the interactive horror game is being built in Unreal Engine 5 and will feature several new bells and whistles. You'll be able to experience the action from a third-person perspective for … Read more

Sony’s next State of Play showcase will revolve around Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Final Fantasy fans may want to set aside some time for Sony's upcoming State of Play. Before his last showcase finishedthe company announced that it will share new gameplay details and “exciting news (fans) won't want to miss” about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at his next event. He also promised an in-depth look at the … Read more