Sony’s Oregon-based Bend Studio has been hit with layoffs. The Days Gone developer, whose live service title was cancelled earlier this year, is reportedly laying off 30 percent of its staff. The studio confirmed the latest round of job cuts in a statement posted on social media on Wednesday, thanking impacted staff. Bend Studio, however, … Read more
Sony held its State of Play broadcast Wednesday, where it shared new updates and trailers for upcoming games on the PS5. The livestream also featured a few surprise reveals and a new Sony controller. But there were no updates on Insomniac Games’ Wolverine and Santa Monica Studio’s next project. The State of Play broadcast focussed … Read more
Sony has announced a State of Play presentation featuring upcoming PS5 games for June 4. The broadcast will include updates on a selection of games from third-party developers and likely share details on some first-party PlayStation titles. The company was reportedly undecided between hosting a PlayStation Showcase or a State of Play presentation this summer … Read more
Sony is shutting down its PlayStation Stars loyalty program that rewarded members for playing games and completing activities on its platform. The program is no longer accepting new members but will fully wind down on November 2, 2026, the company said. Existing PlayStation Star members will be able to earn digital collectibles and points until … Read more
Nintendo on Thursday said it expects to sell 15 million Switch 2 units and for operating profit to rise 13 percent to JPY 320 billion ($2.22 billion or roughly Rs. 18,955 crore) in the year ending March. Nintendo is preparing for the Switch 2’s June 5 launch, which will test its ability to manage supply … Read more
PlayStation Plus adds a slate of titles every month to its Game Catalog and Classics Catalog, but a selection of games departs the service, too, from time to time. Sony has now confirmed a bunch of games set to leave PS Plus soon. These include popular titles like Grand Theft Auto 5, Ghostrunner and Infamous … Read more
Sony revealed the release date, new story details and new gameplay for Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yotei in a surprise announcement on Wednesday. The action-adventure title, a follow-up to 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima, is coming exclusively to PlayStation 5 on October 2. The second trailer for the game details the protagonist Atsu’s quest for revenge … Read more
The Witcher 4, the next entry in CD Projekt Red’s acclaimed action-RPG series, might not release until 2027 at the earliest, the studio said at its earnings call on Tuesday. The Polish developer does not expect the game to be released by the end of next year. The Witcher 4, which will kick off a … Read more
Sony has set up a new first-party studio, Dark Outlaw Games, within its PlayStation Studios umbrella. The studio is headed by Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell, who confirmed the new PlayStation unit in an interview Monday. Dark Outlaw is currently in the process of hiring more staff, Blundell said. He did not share any … Read more
Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida has opened up on Naughty Dog’s cancelled The Last of Us multiplayer game, Xbox launching its game on PlayStation and more in a recent interview. Yoshida, who retired from Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) last month, said The Last of Us Online was “great” but the studio could not have dedicated … Read more