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Dom

@domsplaying
41 posts
2026-02-20
I get PlayStation is “operating in an increasingly challenging industry environment,” as Hulst says, though this is a direct result of prior management & decision-making around a misguided services push. Sending my best to all former Bluepoint employees. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ...
2026-02-20 View on X
Bloomberg

Sony shuts down Bluepoint Games, the PlayStation subsidiary behind remakes of older games like Demon's Souls and Uncharted; ~70 employees will lose their jobs

The PlayStation subsidiary previously made remakes of games like 'Demon's Souls'  —  Sony Group Corp. is shutting down Bluepoint Games …

2026-02-19
I get PlayStation is “operating in an increasingly challenging industry environment,” as Hulst says, though this is a direct result of prior management & decision-making around a misguided services push. Sending my best to all former Bluepoint employees. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ...
2026-02-19 View on X
Bloomberg

Sony shuts down Bluepoint Games, the PlayStation subsidiary behind remakes of older games like Demon's Souls and Uncharted; ~70 employees will lose their jobs

The PlayStation subsidiary previously made remakes of games like 'Demon's Souls'  —  Sony Group Corp. is shutting down Bluepoint Games …

2025-06-26
Engagement in PlayStation Plus “has never been higher.”  —  No comments right now on pricing.  —  (Me?  I'd wager we could see a 10%-15% bump by year-end.)  —  The team is not looking to include 1st party titles day-and-date, like Xbox does with Game Pass.  —  www.gamefile.news/p/playstatio...
2025-06-26 View on X
Game File

Sony says its PlayStation Plus three-tier overhaul has “surpassed our expectations” and that the $160/year Premium tier has grown 18% in the past 12 months

Sony kicks off PS Plus' 15th anniversary by chatting with Game File about the past, present and future …

2024-04-17
As if you need more proof of how executives operate, here's Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick claiming the publisher had no plans for more layoffs. This was two months ago. Today, news broke that TTWO is laying off 5% of staff. Sigh. All the best to everyone impacted.
2024-04-17 View on X
Bloomberg

Filing: Take-Two plans to lay off 5% of its workforce, expecting to incur up to $200M in charges as part of the downsizing, including $140M from canceled titles

The company sees expenses of up to $200 million as part of the effort, including as much as $140 million from canceled projects …

2024-04-03
Just read Newzoo's recent report. Fascinating & well organized. PC & console sales up single digits in 2023. Most top games are at least 6 to 7 years old. Playtime on new titles goes to annualized & existing series. Fewer publishers, with safer bets, are attracting engagement.
2024-04-03 View on X
VentureBeat

Newzoo: PC and console game revenue grew 2.6% YoY to $93.5B in 2023, but average quarterly playtime hours fell 26% from Q1 2021 to Q4 2023

The PC and console market grew 2.6% in 2023, but playtime hours fell during the year, according to the second annual report on the market-by-market researcher Newzoo.

2024-02-13
Reb's reporting don't miss. @duckvalentine piece on games industry layoffs is essential reading, mainly bc of the sheer number of people cited, its exquisite detail & how it goes beyond the “over-expansion, now contraction” narrative. I learned a lot. https://www.ign.com/...
2024-02-13 View on X
IGN

Interviews with 40+ developers detail the reasoning behind layoffs in gaming, including high costs, growing risks, and executives with little regard for staff

An estimated 10,000 game workers lost their jobs in 2023 alone.  —  In August of last year, Ascendant Studios developer Aaron …

2023-11-07
Nintendo FY 2024 Q2: Sales in the latest six months rose 21% to $5.65B. Largest 1st half in the Switch era. Operating profit was $1.99B, an increase of 27%. Bolstered by Q1 with TotK & Mario Movie, plus currency movement, since Q2 sales declined 4% and profit dipped 20%. [image]
2023-11-07 View on X
CNBC

Nintendo reports Q2 revenue down 4% YoY to ~$2.2B and profit down 19% YoY to ~$603M, both above est.; Switch sales from April to September grew 2% YoY to 6.84M

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC :

2023-08-09
Take-Two Interactive FY 2024 Q1: Pipeline Time! Alright it's the same numbers as last quarter, just more titles listed. I still love posting it. Total: 52 Immersive Core: 17 Indie: 7 Mobile: 18 Mid-Core: 4 New Iterations of Previous Titles: 6 (Me, I need that Judas ASAP.) [image]
2023-08-09 View on X
Bloomberg

Take-Two reports Q1 net revenue up 17% YoY to $1.28B, net bookings up 20% YoY to $1.2B, and forecasts $8B in bookings for the next fiscal year, hinting at GTA 6

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the company behind video games like Grand Theft Auto, rose in extended trading …

Take-Two Interactive FY 2024 Q1: Net revenue rose 17% to $1.28B, above guidance. 83% from recurring spend. Operating loss of $204M. Last Q1 was only $37M. Higher marketing, R&D expenses. Sales met analyst estimates. Missed on earnings. Slightly lowered annual profit guidance. [image]
2023-08-09 View on X
Bloomberg

Take-Two reports Q1 net revenue up 17% YoY to $1.28B, net bookings up 20% YoY to $1.2B, and forecasts $8B in bookings for the next fiscal year, hinting at GTA 6

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the company behind video games like Grand Theft Auto, rose in extended trading …

Sony FY 2023 Q1: PlayStation 5 lifetime shipments are now at 41.7M, after moving 3.3M in the quarter ending June 2023. For comparison, that's 2M fewer than PlayStation 4's 43.7M thru the same number of quarters. Recently, PS5 sell-thru to consumers passed the 40M milestone. [image]
2023-08-09 View on X
CNBC

Sony reports Q1 revenue up 33% YoY to $20.7B, PS5 sales up 38% YoY to 3.3M, operating income down 31% YoY to ~$782M, and expects to sell 25M PS5s by March 2024

Sony on Wednesday reported a 31% fall in profit in the first fiscal quarter as its life insurance unit dragged on its bottom line …

2023-07-18
Makes sense, as Sony now sees the writing on the wall. One curiosity to me is no mention of time frame, where I believe executives specifically said 10 years with all the other CoD deals. Either way, hurdles in the way of MS ActiBlizz closing soon are being cleared, one by one.
2023-07-18 View on X
The Verge

Sony and Microsoft sign a 10-year Call of Duty on PlayStation deal; in 2022, Microsoft offered to keep “existing Activision console titles on Sony” through 2027

2023-07-17
Makes sense, as Sony now sees the writing on the wall. One curiosity to me is no mention of time frame, where I believe executives specifically said 10 years with all the other CoD deals. Either way, hurdles in the way of MS ActiBlizz closing soon are being cleared, one by one.
2023-07-17 View on X
The Verge

Sony and Microsoft sign a 10-year Call of Duty on PlayStation deal; in 2022, Microsoft offered to keep “existing Activision console titles on Sony” through 2027

Sony has agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition.

2023-04-06
Savvy Games, which is owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, has agreed to acquire Scopely for upwards of $4.9 billion. Continues the ongoing trend of increased investment from Saudis into the global gaming space. https://savvygames.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-06 View on X
Variety

Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group plans to acquire US-based mobile game maker Scopely for $4.9B; Scopely was reportedly valued at $5.4B in October 2021

End of 2019 I made the big jump from Europe to the US. … Mike DeLaet : Congrats to all of my friends and former colleagues at Scopely for such a tremendous outcome!  It was great t...

2023-02-03
Rough quarter for Apple. 5% was largest quarterly revenue decline since 2016. First YoY sales decline since 2019. Missed analyst estimates for 1st time in ~ 7 years. Strong dollar, production hiccups & macro pressures. Tough for consumer tech right now. https://www.cnbc.com/...
2023-02-03 View on X
CNBC

Apple Q1 revenue: iPhone down 8% YoY to $65.8B, Mac down 29% YoY to $7.7B, iPad up 30% YoY to $9.4B, and Wearables, Home, and Accessories down 8% YoY to $13.5B

Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT  —  Apple missed expectations for revenue, profit, and sales for many of its lines …

Rough quarter for Apple. 5% was largest quarterly revenue decline since 2016. First YoY sales decline since 2019. Missed analyst estimates for 1st time in ~ 7 years. Strong dollar, production hiccups & macro pressures. Tough for consumer tech right now. https://www.cnbc.com/...
2023-02-03 View on X
Apple

Apple reports Q1 revenue down 5% YoY to $117.2B, marking its largest annual quarterly revenue decline since 2016, and net income down 13% YoY to $30B

Installed base crosses 2 billion active devices and hits all-time high for all major product categories  —  Services set new all-time revenue record

2023-01-19
Here's some more context from Microsoft's CEO Nadella on layoffs impacting a bit under 5% of its workforce. Including a note that they are eliminating roles in certain areas, without mentioning which ones specifically, though also plan to hire elsewhere. https://blogs.microsoft.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2023-01-19 View on X
GeekWire

Memo: Microsoft plans to lay off 10,000 employees through March 31, reducing its headcount by less than 5%, and take a $1.2B charge tied to severance and more

Yesterday, Microsoft announced it would be the latest tech … Esther Shein / TechRepublic : Microsoft will lay off 10,000 employees Ana Kessler / 80 Level : Microsoft Is Laying Off ...

2023-01-05
Here's the PS Blog post on Project Leonardo. “Highly configurable controller that works in tandem with many third-party accessibility accessories & integrates with the PS5 console.” The team will share more in the future. No launch window yet. https://blog.playstation.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2023-01-05 View on X
Engadget

Sony unveils Project Leonardo, a PS5 accessibility controller kit with circular gamepads, for use on its own or with DualSense; pricing and release are TBC

Sony is building a better PlayStation 5 controller with Project Leonardo, a kit that promises to make games easier to play for people with limited motor control.

2022-09-23
Like Nadella, I am also confident the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard deal will be approved. Sooner or later.. Most likely later. It's just a deal of this magnitude is going to be scrutinized by every single person who works at a regulatory body that's in a position to do so. https://twitter.com/...
2022-09-23 View on X
Bloomberg

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he's confident regulators will approve the company's $69B Activision Blizzard purchase, citing several recent Sony acquisitions

2022-07-27
Microsoft FY 2022 Q4: Gaming revenue declined 7% in quarter ending June. In-line with estimate. Implies $3.45B quarterly sales from Xbox, the 2nd best Q4 ever. Content & Services was down 6%, again in-line with guidance, despite growth in XGP subs. Hardware sales dipped 11%. https://twitter.com/...
2022-07-27 View on X
Microsoft - Investor Relations

Microsoft reports Q4 revenue up 12% YoY to $51.87B, net income up 2% YoY to $16.7B, Azure up 40% YoY, and LinkedIn up 26% YoY

REDMOND, Wash. — July 26, 2022 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal y...

Microsoft FY 2022 Q4 Call: CEO Satya Nadella claims 4 million people have streamed Fortnite via Xbox Cloud Gaming. Additionally, 1 million people out of this total were “new to the ecosystem.” https://twitter.com/...
2022-07-27 View on X
Microsoft - Investor Relations

Microsoft reports Q4 revenue up 12% YoY to $51.87B, net income up 2% YoY to $16.7B, Azure up 40% YoY, and LinkedIn up 26% YoY

REDMOND, Wash. — July 26, 2022 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal y...