Monthly Archives: August 2015
Sony was forced to slash its PS5 sales forecast by millions of units due to market conditions.
In the current fiscal year, Sony expects to sell fewer PlayStation 5 systems than previously predicted. Due to continued component shortages, the company cut its expectations by millions of units. Sony to surpass PS4 sales Sony had earlier predicted that the PS5 would sell more than 14.8 million units by March 2022, surpassing the PS4's sales in its second financial year on the market. The business no longer expects to be able to meet that level of demand, and now expects to sell 11.5 million units this year. "Unfortunately," said CFO Hiroki Totoki in a Q3 earnings call, "we have…
by Greg
PlayStation to Launch ‘More Than 10’ Live Service Games By 2026
By March 2026, PlayStation expects to deliver "more than 10" live service games, a goal that will be aided by the company's acquisition of Bungie. "Through close collaboration with Bungie and the PlayStation Studios, we intend to launch more than 10 live service games by the fiscal year ending March 31 2026," Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki stated during the company's most recent earnings call. Games that are updated with fresh material over time are known as live service games, and they make the majority of their money through in-game payments rather than initial sales. Totoki cited a significant increase in…
by Greg
An Xbox Fan’s Ode to Bungie
The year 2022, dubbed "The Year Everything Got Consolidated," has only been a month, and the video game industry has already seen three significant acquisitions totaling $85 billion. Bungie, the leading first-person shooter developer, has agreed to join Sony and PlayStation Studios in a $3.6 billion deal. While both Bungie and Sony have stated that the company would continue to develop games for several platforms, this may only be true for Destiny, which has a vibrant community and long-term support. Bungie has other projects in the pipeline, and while the company claims that they will remain multiplatform games, that could…
by Greg
EA Says Battlefield 2042 ‘Did Not Meet Expectations’
While gamers have been aware of Battlefield 2042's difficulties since its release last November, developer EA admitted to the game's problems in front of investors today, saying it "did not fulfill expectations." Battlefield 2042 has always been a "ambitious game" for EA, according to CEO Andrew Wilson, who noted that much of the game was created under COVID-19 lockdowns, which influenced the final product. "Developing this game for nearly two years with our teams working from home proved to be hard," he remarked. "We believed the experience was ready to be put in the hands of our athletes after our…
by Greg
How Ghostwire: Tokyo Actually Works
Since Bethesda revealed Ghostwire: Tokyo in 2019, the game has remained a mystery, but a new gameplay deep-dive has now shown how the game works, including its open environment and combat mechanisms. The Evil Within's makers, Tango Gameworks, stated that the game is an open world set in a haunted Tokyo after "the Vanishing," a paranormal event in which 99 percent of the population vanished. The player must employ a combination of magical powers and regular weaponry to save the city, which has been overtaken by spirits from Japanese folklore. Despite its unusual premise, Ghostwire: Tokyo's open environment appears to…
by Greg
Infinity Ward Is Developing Call of Duty 2022
A new year brings a new Call of Duty, and Infinity Ward will be responsible for this year's installment. Activision divides production across three studios: Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer, with cooperation from additional teams, in order to keep Call of Duty's annual release cycle. Infinity Ward is once again up to bad having previously developed 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, as well as the ongoing Call of Duty: Warzone. Infinity Ward’s official Twitter account confirmed the news by tweeting that a “new generation of Call of Duty is coming soon,” along with the words, “Stay frosty.” This could…
by Greg