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Fans react to Sony's closure of Bluepoint Games

Is the studio paying the price for PlayStation's mismanagement?

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PlayStation has shut down Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus Remake studio Bluepoint Games

Five years after acquiring Bluepoint Games, PlayStation has shut down the studio responsible for the modern remakes of Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls.

TechRadar

After cancelling 8 of the 12 live service games Sony promised to release by 2025, PlayStation studios boss says the number doesn't really matter: 'What is important to me is having a diverse set of player experiences'

"I don't want teams to always play it safe, but I would like for us, when we fail, to fail early and cheaply."

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Bringing PlayStation Exclusives to Other Platforms? Here's What Sony Executives Have to Say About It

Sony's PlayStation exclusive games rarely make it to other consoles, but it doesn't mean that they are not considering this.

Player One

Sony removes regional restrictions on four of its biggest games on Steam

Slowly but surely, Sony seems to be moving toward a more sensible policy on Steam.

PC Gamer

PlayStation Studios boss admits Marathon response has been 'varied' but says Sony is taking steps to ensure it's 'not going to make the same mistakes' it did with Concord

Herman Hulst says Sony is giving Bungie's extraction shooter "the optimal chance of success."

PC Gamer

Sony doubles-down on “deliberate” approach to porting flagship titles to PC, and it’s very disappointing

I wouldn't hold my breath for that Bloodborne PC release given these new insights.

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PlayStation boss Hermen Hulst wants to develop Astro Bot into an enduring series, calling it one of the consoles "most exciting recent successes"

Bring back Japan Studio

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PlayStation is still "continuing to invest in new live services," and has "reviewed our processes" following Concord's failure

"We have MLB The Show, Destiny 2, Helldivers 2, and these are all really good examples of the type of titles that we're looking to develop"

GamesRadar

Sony is "really thoughtful" about bringing PlayStation franchises like God of War and The Last of Us off console, and PS5 games going to PC is a matter of "if", not when

Don't just expect everything to get ported

GamesRadar

"Games that get 19% user score do not generally recover": Helldivers 2 CEO reflects on Arrowhead's "summer of pain" and No Man's Sky-inspired redemption arc

Helldivers 2 was at such a low point that Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani had to tell PlayStation boss Hermen Hulst "there is nothing we can do in the short term"

GamesRadar

Hideaki Nishino is now the sole CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hermen Hulst remains CEO of PlayStation Studios

Sony has announced that Hideaki Nishino has been promoted to sole CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment as part of a new leadership restructuring.

TechRadar

'You can’t plan a success in this industry': Former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida says he would've 'tried to resist' the company's ill-fated march towards live service gambles

"I'm sure they knew it's risky."

PC Gamer

"Single-player games now cost so much" which is why you need to buy remasters so PlayStation can "keep investing in great new games" according to ex-Sony president

Gotta keep the lights on somehow

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PlayStation CEO hints that classic franchises could be coming back

PlayStation CEO hints that classic franchises could be coming back.

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PlayStation co-CEO spits out a bizarre prediction about the future of AI and gaming—one I pray never happens

He needs to give that crystal ball another polish.

Benzinga

PlayStation Bosses Discuss Future Of AI In Gaming: Why Human Creativity Will Always Be Essential In Game Development

PlayStation co-CEOs Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino discussed the future of AI in gaming, emphasizing that while AI will enhance innovation, human creativity will remain essential in game development.

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Sony Is Blaming Everyone But Itself For PlayStation's Most Embarrassing Failure

Sony is shuttering 'Concord' developer Firewalk Studios, while deflecting any blame for the shooter's failure.

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Sony Shuts Down 'Concord' Dev Firewalk Studios 2 Years After Acquiring It

Sony shut down Concord developer Firewalk Studios just two years after acquiring it following the shooter's commercial flop.

GamesRadar

Concord is officially, fully, "permanently" dead as Sony announces it's closing the failed hero shooter's studio and moving on: "We will take the lessons learned"

Concord is officially, fully, "permanently" dead

PC Gamer

Concord isn't coming back, and the developer is done for too: Sony says it considered its options and apparently 'the best path forward is to permanently sunset the game and close the studio'

I was wrong: Concord isn't coming back, and neither is Firewalk Studios.

GamesRadar

As Astro Bot threatens world domination, PlayStation CEO says the series is "very, very important" as Sony aims to focus on "the family market"

Expect more family friendly games from PlayStation

PC Gamer

Sony's Senior Vice President says the company's live service games will release 'simultaneously' with PC, but single-player launches are designed to 'bring new players' onto PS5

They could be in for an Epic wait.

GamesRadar

PlayStation's CEO drastically underestimates the Steam crowd's patience, thinks PC gamers will buy a PS5 for exclusive sequels

Hermen Hulst wants you to play Spider-Man 1 on PC, and then buy a PS5 for Spider-Man 2

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Helldivers 2 is now the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever, with over 12 million copies sold across PlayStation 5 and Windows PC

Helldivers 2 crosses 12 million copies sold since launching in February 2024, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever.

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