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@colteastwood

@colteastwood
18 posts
2026-03-05
PlayStation can't legally block their games from Xbox Magnus on Steam. This was Plan B. PlayStation sees Xbox as DIRECT competition.
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity

If PC players weren't willing to spend $60 on PlayStation Games, what makes Sony think they'll spend $600 to get a PS5? [image]
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity

2026-03-04
If PC players weren't willing to spend $60 on PlayStation Games, what makes Sony think they'll spend $600 to get a PS5? [image]
2026-03-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity

The video-game publisher no longer plans to put out PC ports of PlayStation games such as ‘Ghost of Yotei’

PlayStation can't legally block their games from Xbox Magnus on Steam. This was Plan B. PlayStation sees Xbox as DIRECT competition.
2026-03-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity

The video-game publisher no longer plans to put out PC ports of PlayStation games such as ‘Ghost of Yotei’

2025-10-22
“Unlike PlayStation, which offers devkits free to approved partners, Microsoft's devkits are sold to developers.” Wow...what a great way to catch up in the market LOL
2025-10-22 View on X
The Verge

Sources: Microsoft is significantly increasing the price of its Xbox Development Kit from $1,500 to $2,000, after hiking Series X prices by $150 in September

Microsoft is raising the price of Xbox dev kits, just a month after tariffs hit Xbox console pricing.

2025-09-20
Microsoft is ridiculously GREEDY. The Xbox Consoles already sell horribly and are overpriced, now they are raising the price again! Curse this Generation of hardware.
2025-09-20 View on X
Windows Central

Microsoft plans to raise Xbox Series X price by $50 to $649.99 and Series S by $20 to $399.99 starting Oct. 3, citing “changes in the macroeconomic environment”

second price increase of 2025 comes as shifting tariffs continue to plague tech prices Vikki Blake / Eurogamer.net : U.S. Xbox fans hit with another hardware price hike just four m...

2024-12-20
Is 10% share of FromSoftware enough to get Bloodborne 60fps on PS5 Pro?
2024-12-20 View on X
Reuters

Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder

for now Sal Romano / Gematsu : Sony Group Corporation and Kadokawa Corporation to form strategic capital and business alliance Jordan Middler / Video Games Chronicle : Sony is now ...

Is 10% share of FromSoftware enough to get Bloodborne 60fps on PS5 Pro?
2024-12-20 View on X
Bloomberg

Sony's shares in Japan surged 50%+ from an August low to reach its new all-time high since 2000 last week, as investors are bullish on its gaming growth in 2025

- Next year ‘one of the greatest’ for video games: Smithers  — M&A and good management boost stock's appeal: Janus Henderson

2024-05-14
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2024-05-14 View on X
CNBC

Sony reports Q4 revenue up 14% YoY to ~$22.4B, above ~$18.5B est., operating profit up 57% YoY to ~$1.5B, and 20.8M PS5 units sold in FY 2023, below guidance

Sony on Tuesday reported a 7% drop in annual profits in the fiscal year 2023, dragged down by a decline in its financial services division.

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2024-05-14 View on X
GamesIndustry.biz

Sony Interactive Entertainment announces two new CEOs: Hermen Hulst, who will lead studios, and Hideaki Nishino, who will lead platforms, effective June 1

Hulst will lead the Studios business, while Nishino takes charge of the platform side  —  News by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B

The Games Industry is seeing a major downturn with PS5 sales down 29% (like their direct competitor). PS5 sales are further declining and behind PS4.
2024-05-14 View on X
GamesIndustry.biz

Sony Interactive Entertainment announces two new CEOs: Hermen Hulst, who will lead studios, and Hideaki Nishino, who will lead platforms, effective June 1

Hulst will lead the Studios business, while Nishino takes charge of the platform side  —  News by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B

The Games Industry is seeing a major downturn with PS5 sales down 29% (like their direct competitor). PS5 sales are further declining and behind PS4.
2024-05-14 View on X
CNBC

Sony reports Q4 revenue up 14% YoY to ~$22.4B, above ~$18.5B est., operating profit up 57% YoY to ~$1.5B, and 20.8M PS5 units sold in FY 2023, below guidance

Sony on Tuesday reported a 7% drop in annual profits in the fiscal year 2023, dragged down by a decline in its financial services division.

2024-02-28
I think the biggest challenge in the Industry causing razor thin profits & layoffs is the jump to 6 year development sustaining Game Studios. Shifting to AA budgets & scope may what everyone needs in this difficult time. Indie vs AAA no longer matters if the game is awesome!
2024-02-28 View on X
The Verge

Sony plans to lay off around 900 employees, or 8% of its global workforce, at its PlayStation division, and will close PlayStation's London Studio

read the full email employees received about it Willa Rowe / Kotaku : PlayStation Cancels Multiple Games Amid Massive Job Cuts Tom Gerken / BBC : PlayStation to axe 900 jobs and cl...

2023-10-14
To all the people that hoped Xbox wouldn't be able to compete and wanted them to close up shop. Sorry. CMA approved the deal and Xbox now owns Activision Blizzard.
2023-10-14 View on X
Windows Central

The UK CMA approves Microsoft's $68.7B Activision Blizzard acquisition, after Microsoft reformed the deal to sell some Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft

Who would have thought that a regulatory body that refused to let Meta buy Giphy would allow Microsoft to buy Activision? … Bluesky: Knoebel / @knoebel.bsky.social : The Cloud Deal...

To all the people that hoped Xbox wouldn't be able to compete and wanted them to close up shop. Sorry. CMA approved the deal and Xbox now owns Activision Blizzard.
2023-10-14 View on X
The Verge

A look at Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft, which now gets the cloud gaming rights for Call of Duty and current Activision games outside of the EU for 15 years

Microsoft's giant Activision Blizzard deal is complete, and it means Ubisoft has now obtained cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty …

2023-10-13
To all the people that hoped Xbox wouldn't be able to compete and wanted them to close up shop. Sorry. CMA approved the deal and Xbox now owns Activision Blizzard.
2023-10-13 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition after a 20-month battle with regulators in the UK and US; Bobby Kotick will remain CEO until the end of 2023

The Verge exclusively reported last week that Microsoft was planning to close today, and now it's official.

To all the people that hoped Xbox wouldn't be able to compete and wanted them to close up shop. Sorry. CMA approved the deal and Xbox now owns Activision Blizzard.
2023-10-13 View on X
Windows Central

The UK CMA approves Microsoft's ~$69B Activision acquisition, after Microsoft restructured the deal to sell some of Activision's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft

The final roadblock has been removed.  —  What you need to know  — UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard.

2021-10-27
Xbox Hardware Sales up 166% with supply constraints and NOT needing a console with all games going to PC. Xbox is GROWING! :) https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-27 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft reports overall gaming revenue of $3.6B in Q1, up 16% YoY, with hardware revenue up 166% YoY on continued demand for Xbox Series X and S consoles

Microsoft's overall cloud revenue has jumped by 31 percent  —  Microsoft posted the first quarter of its 2022 financial results today …