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Hideaki Nishino is now the sole CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hermen Hulst remains CEO of PlayStation Studios

Sony has announced that Hideaki Nishino has been promoted to sole CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment as part of a new leadership restructuring.

TechRadar

'You can’t plan a success in this industry': Former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida says he would've 'tried to resist' the company's ill-fated march towards live service gambles

"I'm sure they knew it's risky."

PC Gamer

"Single-player games now cost so much" which is why you need to buy remasters so PlayStation can "keep investing in great new games" according to ex-Sony president

Gotta keep the lights on somehow

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PlayStation CEO hints that classic franchises could be coming back

PlayStation CEO hints that classic franchises could be coming back.

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PlayStation co-CEO spits out a bizarre prediction about the future of AI and gaming—one I pray never happens

He needs to give that crystal ball another polish.

PC Gamer

PlayStation Bosses Discuss Future Of AI In Gaming: Why Human Creativity Will Always Be Essential In Game Development

PlayStation co-CEOs Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino discussed the future of AI in gaming, emphasizing that while AI will enhance innovation, human creativity will remain essential in game development.

Benzinga

Sony Is Blaming Everyone But Itself For PlayStation's Most Embarrassing Failure

Sony is shuttering 'Concord' developer Firewalk Studios, while deflecting any blame for the shooter's failure.

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Sony Shuts Down 'Concord' Dev Firewalk Studios 2 Years After Acquiring It

Sony shut down Concord developer Firewalk Studios just two years after acquiring it following the shooter's commercial flop.

Player One

Concord is officially, fully, "permanently" dead as Sony announces it's closing the failed hero shooter's studio and moving on: "We will take the lessons learned"

Concord is officially, fully, "permanently" dead

GamesRadar

Concord isn't coming back, and the developer is done for too: Sony says it considered its options and apparently 'the best path forward is to permanently sunset the game and close the studio'

I was wrong: Concord isn't coming back, and neither is Firewalk Studios.

PC Gamer

As Astro Bot threatens world domination, PlayStation CEO says the series is "very, very important" as Sony aims to focus on "the family market"

Expect more family friendly games from PlayStation

GamesRadar

Sony's Senior Vice President says the company's live service games will release 'simultaneously' with PC, but single-player launches are designed to 'bring new players' onto PS5

They could be in for an Epic wait.

PC Gamer

PlayStation's CEO drastically underestimates the Steam crowd's patience, thinks PC gamers will buy a PS5 for exclusive sequels

Hermen Hulst wants you to play Spider-Man 1 on PC, and then buy a PS5 for Spider-Man 2

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 is now the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever, with over 12 million copies sold across PlayStation 5 and Windows PC

Helldivers 2 crosses 12 million copies sold since launching in February 2024, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever.

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PlayStation will unveil its new "long-term vision" later this month as new CEOs are brought on board

Sony says it's embarking on an "exciting future"

GamesRadar

PlayStation replaces outgoing CEO Jim Ryan with two new bosses as co-CEOs: Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino

Two PlayStation veterans are taking over as co-CEOs of SIE

The Guardian - UK

Pushing Buttons: When even PlayStation is cutting jobs, something is seriously wrong with games

In this week’s newsletter: Sony’s news that it is cutting jobs and cancelling projects for the mega-console underlines a depressing fact about game development – it’s go big, or go home

International Business Times

Sony Announces Layoffs: The Impact On Gaming Industry And Workforce

Sony PlayStation announces layoffs affecting 900 employees globally, citing the need for restructuring amidst declining console sales.

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Evening Standard

PlayStation to shut down London Studio as it cuts 900 jobs

Some projects that were being worked on are now set to be scrapped

GamesRadar

PlayStation cancels several unannounced projects amid heavy layoffs and a studio closure: "Sometimes, great ideas don't become great games"

PlayStation London's online game being the most obvious cancellation

GamesRadar

Horizon Zero Dawn studio director reveals their last-minute panic before original E3 reveal

"What if the whole idea of cave people fighting robot dinosaurs is just too silly?"

TechRadar

Here's why the future of the PS5 is live service games - buckle up everyone

In a recent interview, PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst has confirmed more PS5 live service games are on the way.

GamesRadar

PlayStation boss says Sony's live service games will target different genres and won't all be massive time-sinks

PlayStation's growing live service stable will see games of "different scales," says Hermen Hulst

PC Gamer

Sony likes this studio's unannounced service game so much it bought it

The big corps really do love to acquire "expertise."

Daily Mirror

PlayStation purchases Firewalk Studios in another effort to create live-service PS5 games

PlayStation continues to bet big on the live-service space by taking another independent multiplayer studio off the board

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