High street chain GAME are set to offer digital titles and content in-store starting with first party material such as God of War Collection, MAG and Killzone Steel Rain Map Pack.
During Sony’s recent business segment meeting and investor presentation regarding its game and network services, the PlayStation company revealed that PlayStation 5 is the company’s “most profitable generation to-date.”
It’s the top slide of the presentation, showing that in its first four years, the PS5 generation has already hit $106 billion in sales, having almost caught up to the PS4’s total $107 billion generated.
Operating income for the PS5 generation has also already surpassed that of the PS4, having now reached $10 billion.
I wouldn't doubt it. They released a high quality system. A lot of high quality games from themselves and their support of 3rd party developers and indies. They released many high quality remakes and remasters. They released a high quality GaaS game going against the naysayers thinking Sony would abandon single player games. And they most likely are profiting a lot more than PS1, PS2 PS4 and the loss leading PS3 that drained all their profits.
Now, I'll wait to see what's cooking tomorrow. But can you use some of those profits to better support your high quality VR headset? Because, by supporting it, you can sell more games and more systems and make more profits?
This will surely shut up all the new trolling accounts trying to spread lies and non facts in other articles comment sections before this article is posted.
Wow! I am super impressed that in just 4 years, ps5 already caught up to the PS4's. Congratulations.
"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.
...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!
..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.
People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.
It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.
Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.
15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.
A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.
I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.
I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons
I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.
Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.
At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath
I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.
Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.
I don't get it. Will the prices of these games fluctuate with demand like usual retail copies or will they remain as monsterously high as their online store counterparts?
Is this the publishers way of sneaking in digital distribution in a trojan horse like fashion before yanking the rug out from under the retailers feet.
I read the only reason digital titles are so high is because retailers would refuse to stock the physical discs. Once digital retail reaches a point whats to stop the publishers cutting their prices, still making the same amount of money and destroying retailers profits and the second hand market in one fell swoop.
I think this is a good idea; they are keeping the retailers involved which should mean prices move unlike the current ones :@ and I presume if I buy one online I would get the code emailed to me to download my game= nea r instant deliveries :p I think this could be brilliant for digital distribution although if I'm wrong about the prices and the physical copies are still so much cheaper then personally I'd rather just wait the days delivery time :/
1) Gamestation and GAME are owned by the same company
2) Create false competition
3) Price fix
4)???
5)Profit!!!
At the same price as retail no doubt.
Steam is the only digital store I know of that cuts prices often and on quality titles. EA does it SOMETIMES but go look at their digital store, they still have games for full price that are like ten bucks at retail. In some way I'm thinking Steam is only doing it to draw in more customers, once they get it full on they have no need to do it anymore.
This is why I hate it. We hear all the excuses in the world, but at the end of the day its all about the developers making more money. They cut the middle man out and suddenly they get ALL the profits with no fee's to sell a game. Look at Origin and EA. They already cut out Steam and are trying to drive traffic to themselves, if it was possible they'd do the same to consoles.
Go to PSN and XBL. Look at how many retail games are still listed for 40 dollars and up. MAG, Dragon Age, and so on...now go to retail and notice how many of the SAME games are under 20 bucks.
"Oh we lose money on used games" so make a deal to NOT do that. Once they get this the next excuse will be "we can't handle server space" and you will be basically buying a contract to RENT games at which will disappear or transfer to new license numbers forcing you to buy them again.