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Sony Fights Desperately To Keep Call Of Duty Available On The PlayStation

November 25, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

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With Microsoft and Activision Blizzard now in the process of finalizing their $69 billion merger, various government agencies have been scrutinizing the deal over concerns of its effects on free competition, particularly since there’s always the possibility that Microsoft could end up limiting Sony’s access to Activision Blizzard games. Sony itself is also worried that the PlayStation might not be [...]

FTC Launches Investigation Into Sony’s Acquisition Of Bungie

May 10, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

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The Activision Blizzard and Microsoft merger apparently isn’t the only acquisition deal that’s under government scrutiny. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is currently looking into Sony’s acquisition of Destiny 2 developer Bungie, specifically on the possibility that Bungie’s games might become PlayStation-exclusive following the merger. According to PCGamer, the FTC started their investigation at the end of April and is [...]

Sony Creates New Games Preservation Team For PlayStation

April 28, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

It’s probably safe to say that we’ve all grown up with Sony games on the PlayStation, some of which have already been remade or remastered by the studio. That being said, Sony isn’t exactly the best when it comes to preserving their old games especially those that don’t have as big a following as the Final Fantasy series or their [...]

Sony Unveils New Tiered PlayStation Plus Subscription Service

March 30, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially unveiled their version of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass which combines PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now into the all-new PlayStation Plus. The announcement comes just days after anonymous sources leaked information about the new subscription service. The new PlayStation Plus subscription will offer three membership tiers: PlayStation Plus Essential ($9.99/month), PlayStation Plus Extra ($14.99/month), and PlayStation [...]

Sony Is Set To Unveil Microsoft Games Pass Competitor ‘Spartacus’ For PlayStation

March 28, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

With the immense popularity of Microsoft’s Game Pass service, some other company is bound to want to break off a piece of the pie. Around 25 million Game Pass subscribers are currently enjoying a rotating lineup of free games from various video game developers on PC and Xbox and Sony wants in on the action. In fact, Sony is planning [...]

Bungie Employees Will Get $1.2 Billion Once The Studio Officially Join’s Sony’s Umbrella

February 5, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

Sony is giving Bungie employees a lot of good reason to stay with the company following the studio’s acquisition – 1.2 billion reasons to be exact. Kotaku reports that roughly a third of the announced $3.6 billion that they’ll be paying Bungie will go to its employees with the condition that they remain employed by the company. The incentive will [...]

Bungie Will Continue To Release Multi-Platform Games Says Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO

February 2, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

When Sony announced that they were acquiring Bungie earlier this week, both companies maintained that the latter will continue to work independently under Sony Interactive Entertainment. Destiny 2 players, however, are worried about what this might mean for the game and the future of the franchise, especially when it comes to multi-platform support. Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan put [...]

Sony Interactive Entertainment To Acquire Destiny Developer Bungie For $3.6 Billion

January 31, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

Video game companies are changing hands left and right this year as another major player in the industry announces one of the biggest acquisitions this year. Sony is currently in the process of acquiring Destiny and Halo franchise developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. According to the official press release, Bungie will continue to operate independently following the acquisition and will [...]

Epic Games Vs. Apple Court Documents Reveal That Sony Charges For Cross-Play Support

May 4, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

Up until three or four years ago, it would have been virtually impossible for a game to support cross-play between PlayStation other platforms. Now, almost every multi-platform game has this feature. So what changed? New documents revealed during the Epic Games vs Apple gives us some insight into why Sony grudgingly agreed to implement cross-platform play. Apparently, Epic Games wouldn’t [...]

Epic Games Completes $1B Funding Round, Receives $200M Investment From Sony

April 14, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

Epic Games has secured $1 billion in a recently-completed funding round. The amount includes a $200 million “strategic investment” from Sony who already owns a minority stake in the Fortnite company following an investment of $250 million in July 2020. “We are grateful to our new and existing investors who support our vision for Epic and the Metaverse,” said Epic [...]

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