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The rising costs of video game development and prices for the consumer

The rising costs of video game development and prices for the consumer

There are discussions in the press regarding the rising cost of video game development as platforms become more advanced.


NBA 2K21 is $10 more on next-gen consoles

NBA 2K21 is $10 more on next-gen consoles

When it launches later this year, NBA 2K21 will have an RRP of $69.99/£64.99 for PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X, $10 more than for PS4 and Xbox One.


PlayStation 5 production costs per unit are high

PlayStation 5 production costs per unit are high

According to inside sources, the PlayStation 5 will retail for somewhere in the region of $450 when it launches later this year.


Insomniac Games cost Sony $229 million

Insomniac Games cost Sony $229 million

Sony has revealed the price that they paid to acquire Insomniac Games as part of the PlayStation family.


Horizon: Zero Dawn is potentially coming to PC

Horizon: Zero Dawn is potentially coming to PC

One of the best exclusives on PlayStation 4, Horizon: Zero Dawn, which was released in 2017 could be coming to PC.


Shawn Layden is leaving Sony

Shawn Layden is leaving Sony

Shawn Layden has announced that he’s leaving Sony. This announcement comes about a year ahead of the presumed release date for the PlayStation 5 in 2020.


Sony announce PlayStation will skip E3 in 2019

Sony announce PlayStation will skip E3 in 2019

Sony have announced that they won’t be taking part in E3 2019, meaning the huge PlayStation press conference which has taken place every year for the last 24 years is now a big gap in the event’s schedule. The news was announced as part of the press release from the Entertainment Software Association in which […]


Sony ending PlayStation Vita Production in Japan in 2019

Sony ending PlayStation Vita Production in Japan in 2019

Sony has announced that at some point in 2019 they will be stopping the production of the PlayStation Vita, and have no plans to produce a successor.


PlayStation staff will reshuffle to prioritize first-party development

PlayStation staff will reshuffle to prioritize first-party development

Sony announced plans to restructure the senior management team around their America, Europe, and Japan Asia divisions. The shift will gear PlayStation more towards a place where they can prioritize first-party game development and better coordinate sales and marketing.


Horizon: Zero Dawn sales pass 3.4 million copies

Horizon: Zero Dawn sales pass 3.4 million copies

Playstation Boss Shawn Layden said in a recent interview with Glixel that Horizon: Zero Dawn, the latest action adventure game from Killzone developer Guerrilla Games has reached a new sales milestone of 3.4 million copies sold, of which 915,000 were digital. The last milestone reported for Horizon: Zero Dawn was 2.6 million copies just two […]