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News Major Gaming Deals Are In The 'Final Stages Of Negotiations', Says Geoff Keighley
Who's next?
The latest gaming company to get snapped up is Bungie, with Sony picking them up at a price of $3.6 billion. Well, there may be more deals coming in the short term, as companies compete for the strongest library of games. The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley has taken to Twitter today to reveal that he's heard some major video game...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Congratulates Sony On Bungie Acquisition
Head of PlayStation Studios says it's "exciting times to be a gamer"
PlayStation has finally responded to Microsoft's string of acquisitions - announcing it will be acquiring the American developer Bungie (the studio known for Destiny and the original Halo series on Xbox) for $3.6 billion. Destiny 2 is one of Phil Spencer's favourite games on the...
News Bungie Confirms Destiny And Future Games Will Still Be On Xbox
No plans for any exclusives
Sony dropped the bombshell on us today that it's buying Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6 billion, but the great news from an Xbox perspective is that Bungie isn't planning on making any PlayStation exclusives anytime soon. In a message posted on the official Bungie website, the studio made it clear that it wants to keep...
News Sony Acquiring Bungie For $3.6 Billion, Studio Will Remain Multiplatform
Another major acquisition
What is happening this year?! Just weeks after Microsoft announced it was acquiring Activision for a little under $70 billion, Sony has now announced that it is acquiring Destiny (and former Halo) studio Bungie for $3.6 billion. However, it's been confirmed that Bungie will remain a multiplatform studio with the ability...
News Microsoft And Sony 'Have Never Been Competitors', Says Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford
You sure about that?
As Xbox gobbles up publishers and studios like nobody's business, we're all left wondering what the end game is. The company has expressed that it has Amazon and Google in its sights, rather than Sony, and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford seems to agree that Microsoft doesn't want to directly compete with Sony. In a series of...
News Sony Expects Xbox To 'Ensure' Activision Games Are Still Available On PlayStation
Update: Microsoft plans to keep CoD on PS
Update: Phil Spencer has issued a statement on Twitter today, promising that Xbox will honour any existing agreements while also expressing a "desire" for Call of Duty to remain on PlayStation in the future. Original story: There's been a lot of speculation that
News Sony Stock Value Drops By $20 Billion After Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard
How will PlayStation respond?
Not to stoke the console war flames, but it looks like Sony is in the middle of dealing with the Xbox Activision Blizzard purchase. After news of the deal dropped yesterday, January 18th, Sony stock plummeted overnight. In total, shares in Sony have lowered by 13 percent in the wake of the deal. Bloomberg noted that...
Reaction Sony Continuing PS4 Production Shows The Xbox Series S Was A Great Move
Not enough chips
The Xbox Series S has been somewhat controversial since its reveal and release in 2020. A lower-spec next-gen console was seen by some as a way of holding the generation back, essentially limiting what could be extracted from Xbox Series X and PS5. A global chip shortage shows it was the right move after all. Earlier today, January...
News PlayStation Reportedly Creating Xbox Game Pass Competitor, Set To Arrive Spring 2022
Featuring everything from PS1 to PS5 games
We've got huge news coming out of the PlayStation camp today, as Bloomberg is reporting that Sony is creating an Xbox Game Pass competitor that is set to launch in Spring 2022, featuring everything from PS1 to PS5 games. It's codenamed 'Spartacus' and "will allow PlayStation owners to pay a monthly fee for...
News MLB The Show 21's Xbox Release Appears To Have Been A Major Success For Sony
"The Show 21 contributed significantly to sales and profit..."
Sony has followed on from Xbox last week by reporting the latest earnings results for the PlayStation brand, and interestingly from an Xbox perspective, there's a little note discussing the success of MLB The Show 21. The company says that MLB The Show 21's launch on "other platforms"...
News Phil Spencer Praises PS5 DualSense, Says There's More Work To Do With The Xbox Controller
"I think Sony’s done a nice job..."
With the launch of the PlayStation 5, one of the biggest talking points has been the DualSense controller. It includes unique rumble features through haptic feedback, and has adaptive triggers which can add a new level of immersion to games. It's something many industry professionals have applauded, and Xbox...
News PlayStation Boss Claims Sony Is Not In An 'Arms Race' Against Xbox To Acquire Studios
"We're very selective about the developers that we bring in"
Following the news that Sony has acquired former Xbox developer Housemarque, head of PlayStation Studios, Hermen Hulst, has claimed it's not in an "arms race" against Xbox to acquire more studios. Speaking to GQ Magazine, Hulst was probed about the on-going race between companies to...
News Microsoft Gave Sony Pre-Release Xbox Series X|S Hardware For MLB The Show 21
“It was a real, real sign of industry trust"
Xbox exec Sarah Bond has revealed how there was a lot of "trust" involved in bringing Sony's MLB The Show series to Xbox for the first time, and the team had to hand over pre-release Xbox Series X|S hardware in the process. Speaking to Axios and transcribed by VGC, Bond explained that the Xbox team had...
News Microsoft May Not Be Investing Into Discord, But Sony Is
"Our goal is to bring the Discord and PlayStation experiences closer together"
You may remember there were strong rumours circulating a few weeks back that Microsoft was in talks to acquire Discord. It was later claimed that those talks fell through and nothing was to come of it. While it's not a complete purchase, Sony has today confirmed it has...
Rumour Sony Deal Will Bar Resident Evil Village From Xbox Game Pass
For at least one year
If you were hoping to see the next entry in the Resident Evil series get a surprise release on Xbox Game Pass in the near future, what you're about to read may come as a bit of a shock. According to supposed leaked documents - which appear to have come from last year's Capcom hack, Sony has done an exclusive deal with Capcom,...
News God Of War Creator Says Sony Will Have A Response To Xbox Game Pass
"I know they are doing some stuff"
Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service has undoubtedly had an incredible year, adding the likes of EA Play, a massive batch of Bethesda games and countless AAA titles, not to mention the arrival of Xbox Cloud Gaming. Back in November, Sony's Jim Ryan stated t
Video PlayStation Welcomes Xbox Players To MLB The Show 21
Yeah, this still feels really weird
Sony made the incredible announcement back in early February that MLB The Show 21 would be coming to Xbox platforms for the first time on April 20th, marking the first PlayStation Studios title to ever reach Xbox! And as you can see above, the team at Sony San Diego has put together a little marketing trailer...
Random Xbox Celebrates National Video Games Day With Sony & Nintendo
"No matter how you play, it’s a great year for gaming"
Did you know? Today is National Video Games Day (in the United States). As a result, Xbox has taken to social media to celebrate the occasion with Sony, Nintendo and "everyone", putting together this neat little graphic that has racked up well over 60,000 likes over the past few hours:...
News Sony Is Reportedly 'Moneyhatting' Some Huge Timed Exclusives
According to an industry insider
Update: Imran Khan has since provided additional comments about this on ResetEra: "There isn't a major third party out there Sony failed to approach asking what kind of deals they could work out. Some had content, some had games, some had content and games. It is not like Microsoft was not willing to offer, they...
News Upset About PlayStation Exclusive Content? Prepare For More, Says Industry Insider
"The next year will be a marathon of getting upset"
Yesterday, Sony confirmed that various content in the upcoming Marvel's Avengers - including the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man - would be PlayStation exclusive, making some Xbox fans as green (and angry) as the Hulk
News Sony Has Delayed This Week's PS5 Games Event
"We do not feel that right now is a time for celebration"
Sony has revealed that it has delayed this week's upcoming games-focused PS5 digital event in light of anti-racist protests currently taking place in the US. In a statement issued via Twitter, it noted it wanted to "stand back and allow more important voices to be heard." The company had...
News Xbox Series X To Offer "More Choice, Value & Variety Than Any Console Launch Ever"
Aaron Greenberg speaks out
GM of Xbox Games Marketing Aaron Greenberg has taken to Twitter to confidently declare the Xbox Series X will offer "more choice, value and variety than any console launch ever." Greenberg's comments appear to have been in response to a GamesIndustry.Biz interview with Sony's Jim Ryan yesterday, in which Ryan explained...
"It seems that our mutual understanding is deepening after discussions"
Sony and Microsoft may be rivals in the console gaming space, but the pair have been working together since last year on cloud-based technology – and according to Sony’s executive vice president Toru Katsumoto, that relationship is only going to mature as time goes on. Back...
Random The New 'Xbox Controller' For PlayStation 5 Is Now Trending On Social Media
Hmm, you look familiar
As you might have heard, Sony has lifted the lid on its new 'DualSense' controller for the PlayStation 5. It's got a bunch of fancy features that you can read all about over on our sister site Push Square, but it's the colour and shape of this new design that's been turning heads – arguably for all the wrong reasons. Not...
News PlayStation Slowing Downloads In Europe, Will Xbox Be Next?
"Players may experience somewhat slower or delayed game downloads"
President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Jim Ryan has confirmed the company is working with internet providers in Europe to help manage download traffic on PlayStation, resulting in potentially "slower or delayed" game downloads. "We believe it is important to do our...
