Sony hikes PlayStation prices
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Beyond Marathon, Sony also has the live-service game Fairgame$ coming up, but its studio head recently left and the game was reportedly delayed due to poor feedback to a recent test.
Sony CFO Lin Tao in a Q&A session with investors admitted PlayStation's live service plans have not gone [...]
Sony has admitted that its current live-service strategy "is not entirely going smoothly" following the disastrous launch of Concord, but says it will continue with its plan and learn from its mistakes.
As VGC reports, acknowledging that “somewhat negative news has been coming out,” Tao pointed out, “if we look at the past five years, five years ago live-service games were almost non-existent for PlayStation Studios.
Sony has confirmed that Bungie, creators of Halo and Destiny, will become fully integrated into PlayStation Studios: the process has already begun.
Sony said in a blog post Wednesday that it is increasing the recommended retail price for PS5 consoles in the U.S. starting on Aug. 21. The price tag for the base PS5 will go to $549.99 from $499.99; the PS5 Digital Edition will increase to $499.99 from $449.99, and the PS5 Pro will go to $749.99 from $699.99.
Sony CFO Lin Tao has revealed they will completely absorb Bungie into PlayStation, ending the original independent terms of their contract.
Sony CFO Lin Tao said the company needs 100 billion Yen (approx. $512M) to offset new U.S. tariffs and may raise PlayStation 5 prices.
Gamers, brace yourselves: the PS5 just got pricier. After citing a “challenging economic environment,” Sony has increased PS5 prices to the following: PlayStation 5: $549.99 (up $50 from $499.99) PlayStation 5 Digital Edition: $499.