Sony PlayStation Now Price Slash is Because of Competition Including Google Stadia?
5 years, 3 months ago

Sony PlayStation Now Price Slash is Because of Competition Including Google Stadia?

News 18  

Sony has repackaged the PlayStation Now subscription service. Sony’s attempt at competitive pricing comes just ahead of the cloud-gaming war, with Google’s Stadia Pro, Microsoft xCloud, Xbox Game Pass, EA Access, Uplay+, and Apple Arcade all gunning to be the top cloud gaming subscription service. Also, considering that PS4 users are more often than not already paying for the PlayStation Plus subscription, Sony’s latest move levels the price of the PS Now and PS Plus. PlayStation Now gets new blockbuster additions and a new lower price starting today: https://t.co/CIgfATATzi pic.twitter.com/HRUmGomEA0— PlayStation October 1, 2019 Sony PlayStation Now already offers an impressive library of more than 700 games, and it has added more recent hits as well. While PS Now was the first to arrive on the cloud-gaming scene by far, preceding Microsoft’s game streaming service Project xCloud by a full five years, it won’t be alone for long.

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Does Cloud Gaming on PlayStation Portal Mark the End for Consoles?
55 years ago

Does Cloud Gaming on PlayStation Portal Mark the End for Consoles?

Wired  

PlayStation Portal launched in November 2023 as little more than a glorified second screen for PlayStation 5. The question is, does this mark a tipping point for mainstream adoption of cloud gaming, or is it just a stepping stone to Sony fully reentering the handheld console market? Unlike Sony's previous dedicated handhelds, the PlayStation Portable and PS Vita, Portal was …

Sony working on a new handheld PS5 console like the PS Vita to rival Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck
1 month, 1 week ago

Sony working on a new handheld PS5 console like the PS Vita to rival Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck

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Sony is working on a standalone handheld console capable of playing PS5 games on the go, without relying on Remote Play or a dedicated PS5 console for processing power The upcoming handheld console will be based on the Playstation Portal, which was originally supposed to be a standalone device. Image Credit: Sony Sony appears to be gearing up for a …

Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices by up to 20% in most markets
2 years, 4 months ago

Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices by up to 20% in most markets

Live Mint  

Sony Group Corp. is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 games console across all major markets outside of the U.S. by as much as 20%, the company said. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company said that the price of PlayStation 5 will increase in select markets across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Canada. In the …

Sony to Ramp Up PS5 Production and Broaden Games Portfolio
2 years, 7 months ago

Sony to Ramp Up PS5 Production and Broaden Games Portfolio

News 18  

Sony Group Corp said it plans to ramp up production of its PlayStation 5 console as supply chain snarls ease and signalled a radical broadening of its games portfolio including more titles on PC and mobile. Beyond the initial ramp up “we’re planning for heavy further increases in console production, taking us to production levels that we’ve never achieved before,” …

Ubisoft+ membership: Cost, games and everything we know
2 years, 7 months ago

Ubisoft+ membership: Cost, games and everything we know

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ubisoft+, formerly known as Uplay+, …

Sony announces PlayStation Plus subscription service launch date, games
2 years, 7 months ago

Sony announces PlayStation Plus subscription service launch date, games

The Hindu  

Sony has announced the launch date of its PlayStation Plus subscription service that will give gamers access to a diverse portfolio of games and cloud streaming benefits, among others. Sony’s PlayStation Plus subscription service, which combines its PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now offerings, would take on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. The PlayStation Plus game line-up includes popular titles such as …

PlayStation could launch its own version of Xbox Game Pass as competition for subscriptions hots up
3 years, 1 month ago

PlayStation could launch its own version of Xbox Game Pass as competition for subscriptions hots up

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy PlayStation is preparing to launch its own version of Xbox’s Game Pass, according …

Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Series X: The gaming story, a year later
3 years, 1 month ago

Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Series X: The gaming story, a year later

Hindustan Times  

The Sony PlayStation 5 and the Microsoft Xbox X gaming consoles have been around for a year now. For much of last year, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X have been largely out of stock. Microsoft doesn’t release Xbox sales numbers, but market research firms indicate as many as 8 million Xbox Series X and Series S consoles …

PS5: Sony no longer selling PlayStation 5 at a loss, company announces
3 years, 5 months ago

PS5: Sony no longer selling PlayStation 5 at a loss, company announces

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sony is no longer selling the more expensive PlayStation 5 at a loss, …

PS5 stock is a ‘top priority’, Sony says as it announces new console is the best-selling PlayStation ever
3 years, 5 months ago

PS5 stock is a ‘top priority’, Sony says as it announces new console is the best-selling PlayStation ever

The Independent  

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Sony sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles since November 2020, PS Plus now has 47.6 million subscribers
3 years, 8 months ago

Sony sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles since November 2020, PS Plus now has 47.6 million subscribers

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Sony has sold a total of 7.8 million units of its PlayStation 5 console since its launch in November last year, the company’s annual earnings report for FY 2020 revealed. In its financial report for Q3 2020, Sony had said that it sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units since its launch in early November. Furthermore, Sony sold 1.4 million PlayStation …

Sony reveals how many new PlayStations have been sold – and why there aren’t any available
3 years, 11 months ago

Sony reveals how many new PlayStations have been sold – and why there aren’t any available

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The company said that it has sold 4.5 million of the consoles, exactly in line with the …

Sony PlayStation 5 And Microsoft Xbox Series Consoles Stay Rare In Stores As An Impatient Wait Continues
3 years, 11 months ago

Sony PlayStation 5 And Microsoft Xbox Series Consoles Stay Rare In Stores As An Impatient Wait Continues

News 18  

The much awaited Microsoft Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S vs the Sony PlayStation 5 showdown on the shop floors, brick and mortar or online, has turned out to be nothing more than a damp squib. Even as the Sony PlayStation 5 was expected to go on sale in India for the first time today but hasn’t given any …

You can play Sony PlayStation games on new Microsoft Xbox series
4 years, 1 month ago

You can play Sony PlayStation games on new Microsoft Xbox series

India TV News  

Microsoft will not love this news but developers have emulated old Sony PlayStation games onto the new Microsoft Xbox Series X and S gaming consoles. Using a technology called RetroArch emulator, developers worked on the "Developer Mode" in Xbox Series X/S gaming consoles which can help add the emulation software as a Universal Windows Application. To add RetroArch to Xbox …

Buying the new Xbox Series or Sony PS5? Here the games you must try out
4 years, 1 month ago

Buying the new Xbox Series or Sony PS5? Here the games you must try out

India TV News  

Microsoft has recently launched the new Xbox Series X as well as the Series S. Sony PlayStation 5 console also arrived recently. Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions are releasing on 1 December. No Man's Sky: No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game played from a first or third-person …

Sony, Microsoft consoles struggle with thin launch-day stock
4 years, 1 month ago

Sony, Microsoft consoles struggle with thin launch-day stock

Live Mint  

Sales of Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp.’s new gaming consoles fell short of their predecessors during their first week in Japan, suggesting persistent supply bottlenecks will hamper the debut of two of this holiday season’s most hotly anticipated gadgets. Sony is also grappling with inadequate supply as it tries to introduce its new consoles to 65 nations, doubling the 32 …

Clash of consoles: New PlayStation and Xbox enter $150 billion games arena
4 years, 1 month ago

Clash of consoles: New PlayStation and Xbox enter $150 billion games arena

The Hindu  

Think Michelangelo vs Da Vinci. Sony, whose PlayStation 5 takes on Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S, is widely viewed as being in pole position to capitalise on a pandemic-driven boom in consumer spending that has buoyed the $150 billion video game industry. “People who own Xbox tend to buy the new Xbox, while people who own PlayStation tend …

Fight of consoles: New PlayStation and Xbox enter games arena
4 years, 1 month ago

Fight of consoles: New PlayStation and Xbox enter games arena

Live Mint  

Think Michelangelo vs Da Vinci. "People who own Xbox tend to buy the new Xbox, while people who own PlayStation tend to buy the new PlayStation," said Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter. "It's exactly like shopping on Black Friday," said the high school student from Dallas, who has been playing video games with his dad since he was five. By …

So You're Buying a New Console. Does Cloud Gaming Matter?
4 years, 2 months ago

So You're Buying a New Console. Does Cloud Gaming Matter?

Wired  

With the imminent release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, it’s nearly time to decide what console you’ll buy for the next generation. But the advent of cloud streaming via services like Stadia, Microsoft’s Cloud Gaming, and PlayStation Now complicates the decision. Both Microsoft and Sony are offering cloud gaming options that let players stream games to some …

Xbox Head Says Microsoft-Owned Bethesda Games Will Come to Playstation 5, for Now
4 years, 2 months ago

Xbox Head Says Microsoft-Owned Bethesda Games Will Come to Playstation 5, for Now

News 18  

Microsoft earlier in September acquired ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion, strengthening its Xbox video game and Game Pass offerings with the studio behind titles such as Fallout and the Doom reboot. As a part of the deal, the company also received intellectual property rights of Bethesda which produces titles such as Deathloop that is slated to arrive on the PlayStation …

Sony’s new $500 PlayStation 5 will launch Nov. 12
4 years, 3 months ago

Sony’s new $500 PlayStation 5 will launch Nov. 12

Associated Press  

Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 video game console will cost $500 and launch Nov. 12, the company said Wednesday, setting up a holiday battle with Microsoft’s Xbox Series X over whose new console will turn up under more trees this year. Sony’s PS5 will come in two different models — a standard version with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive for …

PUBG Free Download with Street Fighter V on Sony PlayStation Plus September List
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG Free Download with Street Fighter V on Sony PlayStation Plus September List

News 18  

PUBG is Sony’s big free game for September, in its list of free games offered for the company’s PlayStation Plus subscribers. Announced on the monthly PlayStation blog by Sony, the company’s senior manager for game services, Adam Michel, has announced that the two free games offered through September on PS Plus will include Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds and Street Fighter V. Both …

Xbox Series X Price Leak Hints It'll Cost Rs 45,000, Be More Expensive Than Sony PS5
4 years, 4 months ago

Xbox Series X Price Leak Hints It'll Cost Rs 45,000, Be More Expensive Than Sony PS5

News 18  

Sony PS5 has understandably generated considerable hype among gamers and console fans, and Microsoft has followed the market leaders quite closely with generating the hype train for its own next gen gaming consoles, the Xbox Series X and Series S. Now, isolated pricing leaks of both the Sony PlayStation 5 and the Microsoft Xbox Series X and Series S have …

Sony’s PlayStation Now has all the trappings of a streaming service: Know how
4 years, 10 months ago

Sony’s PlayStation Now has all the trappings of a streaming service: Know how

Live Mint  

Gaming industry, one of the biggest in the entertainment sector, has been out of reach for many due to expensive consoles and games. The company lets players stream high quality games on their PS4 or PC with the only requirement of a compatible controller. The subscription service allows users to access PS2, PS3 and PS4 games on PS4 and PCs. …

Sony slashes prices of its PlayStation Now streaming games service by half
5 years, 3 months ago

Sony slashes prices of its PlayStation Now streaming games service by half

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Quarterly subscriptions for PlayStation Now have gone down from $45 to $25, and yearly is $60 from $100. With Google’s cloud-based gaming service Stadia right around the corner, Sony has announced a price cut for its PlayStation Now streaming games service. This price is the same as Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass and also Google’ Stadia Pro which is due to …

Sony's PlayStation team was kept in the dark about Microsoft partnership: Report
5 years, 7 months ago

Sony's PlayStation team was kept in the dark about Microsoft partnership: Report

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Sony uses AWS for the PlayStation Network, but increased coziness with Microsoft might change that. Sony and Microsoft, last week took the entire gaming industry by surprise when they announced that they were forming a partnership where PlayStation will make use of Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing services. When the partnership was announced, it reportedly set off a wave of panic …

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