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Sony has indeed closed both Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios. This decision was announced on October 29, 2024, in an internal email from Hermen Hulst, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment's Studio Business Group. Key points: 1. Neon Koi closure: - The studio was focused on mobile game...

1. Overview of the Financial Relationship Partnership Context: Concord entered into a strategic partnership with Sony, aiming to leverage Sony's extensive distribution network and technological expertise to enhance its market presence. Financial Arrangement: The agreement involved significant...

Neon Koi, originally known as Savage Game Studios, was acquired by Sony in 2022 with the aim of enhancing its presence in the mobile gaming sector. The studio was rebranded as Neon Koi and was reportedly working on an unannounced action game. Despite its potential, Neon Koi did not release any...

The closure of Sony's Japan Studio 'wasn't necessarily a surprise' to former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden. He explained that the studio had been struggling for a while, unable to produce a major hit game, leading to a "legacy malaise" where the team forgot what it felt like to have a successful...

LEGO Horizon Adventures is an upcoming video game that combines the popular Horizon franchise with the beloved LEGO gameplay mechanics. The game was pitched by LEGO to Sony's Guerrilla Games, the developers of the Horizon series, and the two companies have collaborated closely on the project...

A little under four years after its PC port, and PlayStation has delisted Horizon Zero Dawn. That's because Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered will soon take its place, with the original game now unavailable to purchase on either Steam or the Epic Games Store. The upcoming remaster of the game will be...

Remember Bleem? If you were active during the Dreamcast years, then you just might, as it allowed you to play select PS1 games on your Sega console – a fact which Sony naturally took issue with. In the resultant court case, Sony lost, reinforcing the legality of emulation; as long as no...

Inevitably, pre-orders for the limited edition 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro are being flogged for a huge markup on auction sites like eBay. But in Japan specifically Sony is fighting back by requiring 30 hours of PS5 and PS4 playtime since 14th February, 2014. If you haven't logged that amount of...

Earlier this week, Sony opened up PS5 Pro pre-orders through its PlayStation Direct store, ahead of pre-orders at participating retailers going live on the 10th October. Here in the UK, it took roughly four or five hours for the standard PS5 Pro to sell out — but the 30th Anniversary edition was...

A newly signed Californian law known as AB 2426 will require that digital storefronts operating within the American state (which, if it were a country, would have the fifth largest economy in the world) tell its customers they are licensing goods and not purchasing products. Sony obviously does...

It sounds like Sony's upcoming State of Play – widely expected to be broadcast on 24th September although still technically unannounced – could bring news of an "even less exciting" remaster than Horizon Zero Dawn, which leaked on ratings board the ESRB's website earlier today. Speaking on his...

A former Bungie lawyer has made some illuminating remarks concerning parent company Sony and its wayward, unruly child. Following its acquisition by the PlayStation platform holder in 2022, Bungie has frequently been in the headlines, but rarely for the right reasons. On that most exciting of...

Hideaki Nishino, head of SIE's Platform Business Group and PlayStation co-CEO, has reassured fans concerned by the company's increasing focus on PC and mobile that consoles remain its first, greatest love. The firm makes no secret of its scheme to convert PC gamers through the power of its...

Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb is almost always reliable when it comes to the timing of Sony's State of Play events, and he reckons there'll be one around 24th September, according to comments he made on his Game Mess Mornings podcast. This would align with previous statements he's made, all pointing...

In the latest PS5 system software update, a major new addition has been made to the console's home screen. A new tile, simply titled Welcome, is being rolled out to all users over the next few weeks, and it's a great new feature that can show you a lot of information about your PS5, friend...

We haven't had a chance to play around with PS5 Pro yet – in fact, no one in the media aside from CNET has. Sony gave the exclusive story to the American site, and invited the outlet to its headquarters in Foster City to try out a dozen or so games. Many of those demos were setup in side-by-side...

The PS2 is the world's biggest-selling home console, and was a huge commercial success for Sony's PlayStation brand. However, its launch was a little more fraught than it needed to be, according to former Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Chris Deering. Speaking to Simon Parkin on...

While the hype of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise has surely died down over the last years (outside of the movie), that hasn't stopped homebrew developers from working into the classics and trying to bring them into other consoles, even consoles from before the franchise's inception. A...

Sony has announced a "PlayStation 5 Technical Presentation" will take place tomorrow, 10th September 2024, hosted by Mark Cerny. While the firm doesn't directly mention what the showcase is about, all signs indicate this will be a PS5 Pro unveiling. It'll be nine minutes long and will "focus on...

Following some pretty strong rumors just a week ago, and a hand-drawn image of the console's box art work, Sony itself has teased the final design of the PlayStation 5 Pro with a very cheeky Easter Egg indeed. It came as part of the PlayStation Blog post detailing the upcoming activities to...