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Sony’s gaming division has, as expected, posted its fourth annual loss in five years. Net losses totalled 128.4bn for the year ending March 31st. Operating income fell by 200bn to 26.5bn. Sony’s games division reported an operating loss of 8.1bn, down from last year’s 1.7bn profit, a figure mostly blamed …
Read More »Triple-A economics ‘simply don’t work’ on Vita, SCEA’s Mesa says
Sony has admitted that traditional triple-A game development on PlayStation Vita is not a viable business model. Instead, it now believes that streaming console games from PS4 and, via PlayStation Now, PS3 offers the best route for triple-A gaming on the machine. The economics simply don’t work with the traditional …
Read More »Minecraft on PlayStation. The retail smash hit of the summer?
Mojang hopes to repeat last year’s feat and have Minecraft sit atop of the UK retail charts all summer. A physical version of the construction game is being released for PlayStation 3 on May 14th, with versions on PS4 and Vita set to arrive by September. The game has already …
Read More »Over 1,000 developers self-publish on PlayStation
More than 100 indie games in the works for PS4 and Vita
Read More »Grab the last seats at Develop’s An Audience With… Project Morpheus
Last chance to attend this Wednesday's event exploring virtual reality and PlayStation's VR plans
Read More »Last chance to register for Develop’s An Audience With… Project Morpheus
You have until 5pm to apply for a free space and have your VR questions answered by the experts
Read More »Minecraft for PS4 and Vita targeting Q2/Q3 release; Save transfers planned
The PS4 and Vita versions of Minecraft could be with us in just a few weeks. Responding to questions on the PlayStation Blog, Mojang’s Owen Hill said that the company is aiming for Q2/Q3” for both the PS4 and Vita versions of the hit title. Added Hill: The plan is …
Read More »PlayStation partners with BMW for BMW Experience Tour 2014
After Mercedes and Nissan, Sony PlayStation has brought another of its global brand partnerships to Indian audiences. Sony India has partnered with German automaker BMW for the BMW Experience Tour 2014, a 13-city country-wide tour that will offer customers an opportunity to test drive various BMW machines and interact with …
Read More »Project Morpheus showcased at Develop’s An Audience With on April 30th
Have your questions about virtual reality development answered by PlayStation experts
Read More »Monster fest as The Walking Dead: Season Two and Silent Hills are dated for Vita
What do vegan zombies eat? Graaaaaaaiiiiiiiinnnns. That news aside, Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead: Season Two has at last got a release date on PlayStation Vita. The game will be available to download from PSN on Wednesday April 23rd. Each of the two available episodes will cost 3.99 each, or …
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