Sony Raises Price of PlayStation 5 Hardware in Japan

Sony raises the price of the PlayStation 5 and some accessories in Japan. Breaking the news in a blog postThe company explained, the standard PlayStation 5 (complete with disc drive) will now retail for 79,980 yen ($551) in the region. As Reuters notedthat is, an increase of about 20 percent from the previous price of … Read more

PlayStation Launches Incubation Project for MENA Developers

Sony Interactive Entertainment is extending an olive branch to developers in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. Its Hero Project The incubation program will “identify promising local developers and support them” through mentoring and training programs. The program’s goal is to “drive growth and innovation with developers in the MENA region” and also … Read more

Amazon's New World and PlayStation Games to Star in Video Game Anthology Series

Prime Video is developing a new video game program, an anthology focusing on multiple titles from multiple developers. For Expirationthe series is dubbed Secret Level. The episodes will be set in the worlds of the games including Speleologist and Amazon's MMO New World, along with unspecified PlayStation properties. Deadpool director Tim Miller will direct the … Read more

PlayStation 5 hardware sales are declining

PlayStation 5 hardware sales reached 2.4 million units in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, down from 3.3 million units in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. According to Sony's latest fiscal reportThis decline in hardware sales was offset by an increase in proprietary software sales. Net sales in the company's Game & Network Services … Read more