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Sony Names New CEO In Management Reshuffle

Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Group said Wednesday that it has promoted Hiroki Totoki to chief executive officer as part of a wider management reorganization.

International Business Times

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

PS5 Pro sales seem to be exceeding all expectations in Japan

PS5 Pro's week one sales in Japan are impressive as the mid-gen upgrade shifts over 78,000 units in the region.

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Sony says it should've gotten more feedback before launching Concord, but it isn't done with live service games despite 'a certain amount of risk'

The PlayStation maker says singleplayer games are its strength, but it's not calling it quits on multiplayer after Concord bombed.

PC Gamer

Sony isn't giving up on PSN account requirement for PC games: Company president says it's necessary so people can 'safely' play its games

Hiroki Totoki admitted the requirement invites "pushback" but Sony wants to maintain control over its games.

PC Gamer

Sony boss admits forcing PC gamers into PlayStation accounts can "invite pushback," but insists they have to keep games safe – which doesn't really track in single-player

Horizon Zero Dawn remastered is the latest PC game to require a PSN account

GamesRadar

Sony leads say the company "gained a lot of experience" from Concord's failure and will have to do more "user testing or internal evaluation" in the future

Live service games are a learning process

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Even as Concord dies a fast death, Sony exec says PlayStation doesn't have enough original IP and "that's an issue for us"

"Whether it's for games, films or anime, we don't have that much IP that we fostered from the beginning"

GamesRadar

Sony says the 220 layoffs at Bungie were made in the name of—you guessed it—things like 'portfolio optimization' and enhancing 'the efficiency of the business'

We need to streamline the efficiency optimization until we achieve maximum lean-flexibility.

PC Gamer

Sony reports higher profits on healthy demand for its video games, movies and music

Sony says its profit rose 6.5% in the last quarter on robust demand for its video games, films and music

The Independent UK

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.

Windows Central

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

GamesRadar

Sony Criticizes Bungie's Management Over Destiny 2 Development Concerns

Sony expresses concerns over Bungie's performance, impacting Destiny 2 and future projects. Can Bungie overcome challenges?

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PC Gamer

Sony isn't happy with Bungie: PlayStation boss wants more 'accountability' from the studio on money and deadlines

SIE chairman Hiroki Totoki said during the company's recent earnings call that everyone needs to get "onto the same page."

Tom’s Guide

PlayStation boss hints at more PS5 games coming to PC going forward

Publishers embracing multi-platform is the topic in video games at the moment, with Sony openly talking about its IPs on PC after a recent earnings call.

PC Gamer

PlayStation bosses say they want to work more 'proactively' on PC releases, and it sure sounds like Sony is gearing up for more simultaneous debuts like Helldivers 2

Sony president Hiroki Totoki says Sony wants to get "aggressive" about improving profits through things like multi-platform releases.

GamesRadar

Expect more PlayStation games on PC as Sony reveals its plans "aggrssive" work on multiplatform releases

Sony chairman Hiroki Totoki has shared the company's plans for the future

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Evening Standard

Sony says PlayStation 5 is getting old, with no 'major' first-party games coming this year

It’s not going to be a great year for PlayStation 5 exclusive games, according to Sony itself.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 on PC is the future of PlayStation 'exclusives'

A PlayStation game just became a breakout Steam hit. It'll happen again.

GamesRadar

Sony chairman says PlayStation's studios are full of "great creative minds" but need to understand business better

Hiroki Totoki thinks there's "room for improvement"

TechRadar

Sony expects PS5 hardware and software sales to decline as major first-party releases dry up until 2025

PS5 hardware and software sales expected to decline during the upcoming financial year.

GamesRadar

The PS5 is in the "latter half of the console cycle," but Sony says a price cut is unlikely

A PS4-style price cut would apparently be "difficult"

GamesRadar

PS5 won't get new "major existing franchise titles" before April 2025

That includes games like God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man

GamesRadar

Gotham Knights and Hogwarts Legacy publisher reveals its focus on live service games, while Sony reconsiders its own plans

Live service games are both in and out

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