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Helldivers 2 Won’t Require PSN Account On Steam, Sony Confirms

PlayStation has announced that, after about three days of online yelling and reviewing bombing, it will no longer require Helldivers 2 players on PC to link their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account in order to continue accessing the popular sci-fi co-op shooter. The Week In Games: Co-Op Bug Blasting And More New Releases [...]read moreHelldivers 2 Won’t Require PSN Account On Steam, Sony Confirms

Sony Honda Afeela Virtual First Drive: Sleuthing for Sony’s secrets on GT7

It’s been a little more than a year since Sony and Honda revealed their joint electric car project, the Afeela, and just a couple of months since an updated version of the car was shown at CES. Neither company has gone into great detail about the car parts of the EV, instead focusing on the interior [...]read moreSony Honda Afeela Virtual First Drive: Sleuthing for Sony’s secrets on GT7

Sony Removing Stellar Blade’s Accidental N-Word Reference

      Screenshot: Shift Up / Claire Jackson / Kotaku     A juxtaposition of environmental elements that, taken together, can be interpreted as an allusion to the n-word will be removed from sci-fi action game Stellear Blade in a day one patch, Sony confirmed today. The company told IGN the offensive reference was [...]read moreSony Removing Stellar Blade’s Accidental N-Word Reference

Sony Shuts Down LittleBigPlanet 3 Servers, Nuking Fan Creations

Sony has indefinitely decommissioned the PlayStation 4 servers for puzzle platformer LittleBigPlanet 3, the company announced in an update to one of its support pages. The permanent shutdown comes just months after the servers were temporarily taken offline due to ongoing issues. Fans now fear potentially hundreds of thousands of player creations not saved locally [...]read moreSony Shuts Down LittleBigPlanet 3 Servers, Nuking Fan Creations

Best TV Deals at Best Buy in April 2024: Get Up to $1,000 Off Samsung, LG, Sony and TCL

If you’re planning to upgrade your home theater setup with a larger TV or just replacing an older screen you’ve had for years, Best Buy is overflowing with options right now. No matter your budget, there are top-rated TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony and TCL on sale for incredibly low prices. Shop Best Buy’s TV [...]read moreBest TV Deals at Best Buy in April 2024: Get Up to $1,000 Off Samsung, LG, Sony and TCL

Sony Explains Why The PS Portal Ain’t The Vita 2

In a new interview, Sony explained that the PlayStation Portal—a portable gaming device that lets players remotely play PS5 games without needing to be in front of their TV or console—was never intended to be a Vita or PSP successor. It also revealed some other details on the oddly popular handheld machine. Thank You, PS [...]read moreSony Explains Why The PS Portal Ain’t The Vita 2

Sony is laying off 900 employees from its PlayStation unit

Sony is laying off around 900 employees in its PlayStation division, the company announced on Tuesday. The cuts will impact 8% of the division’s global workforce, as Sony becomes the latest company to announce major cuts in recent weeks and months. Sony also announced that it will be closing its London Studio in the U.K. [...]read moreSony is laying off 900 employees from its PlayStation unit

Bloodborne Director Reminds Fans That A Sequel Is Up To Sony

      Image: Sony     2015’s Bloodborne continues to be one of the most beloved FromSoftware titles, thanks to its cosmic horror twist on the Soulslike genre. But it’s never gotten a sequel, remaster, or remake, despite the fact that fans have been clamoring for anything Bloodborne related for years at this point. [...]read moreBloodborne Director Reminds Fans That A Sequel Is Up To Sony

Sony Loses $10 Billion In Market Value Due To PS5 Sales Forecast Cut

Last week, Sony significantly decreased its forecast for the number of PS5s it expects to sell before the end of March, from 25 million down to 21 million. Following this, the company’s stock dropped roughly $10 billion in value. However, according to CNBC, analysts say that the declining margins in Sony’s core gaming business might [...]read moreSony Loses $10 Billion In Market Value Due To PS5 Sales Forecast Cut

PS5 Entering ‘The Latter Stage Of Its Life Cycle,’ Sony Says

Image: Olly Curtis/Future Publishing (Getty Images) Sony announced its third-quarter earnings on February 14, and they weren’t exactly full of glad tidings for PlayStation fans. For starters, the company revealed it doesn’t plan to release any new titles in its major franchises for the remainder of 2024. Sony execs also said that its current-gen hardware, [...]read morePS5 Entering ‘The Latter Stage Of Its Life Cycle,’ Sony Says