I’m here to convince you that Sony won the E3 2010 battle by entertaining the hell out of the keynote crowd, maximizing the amount of press on hand, and combining entertainment with more than a few surprises and some big title announcements that made fans (and one VP in particular) very happy...
PlayStation Plus has improved the split of PS4 and PS5 players on its priciest tiers, but Sony continues to hide total subscriber numbers.
I for one will be going back to essential at the next renewal. When I feel a game is good & right up my alley, I’ll check trusted reviews & just buy it.
I would like to see Sony add a fourth tier of PS Plus for people who just want to be able to play games online without any of the perks like monthly games, store discounts, or anything like that, and it should cost $20 annually, $30 maximum. There’s no way I’m paying $80 just to play games online. Even the original $60 fee was too much, and I would often wait for sales to re-up my subscription.
Just let my subscription lapse for the first time since 2010. Will sub again every now and then for a month or so to access my old ps+ games but for me it's the end of an era.
Let those numbers continue to drop because it is now too expensive. $80 per year just to play online. I noticed they didn't offer any discounts on the subscription or controllers during this year's days of play for the first time in many years and they will feel it when people choose not to renew.
My subscription will lapse next month and it will stay that way until further notice.
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.
I think Sony did not win. Why? Sony's revolutionary tech was not motion, but rather it was 3D. While I'm sure it was impressive, Nintendo did it without glasses. If Nintendo's best > Sony's best, didn't Nintendo win?
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I never said I wasn't impressed with Sony's conference. To me, Sony's biggest thing was 3D. It was awesome. I'm not knocking that. But Nintendo is offering something quite similar at a fraction of the cost. It's like 10 years ago when SEGA announced the Dreamcast price ($300 I think) and then Sony announced the PS2 at $200.
i disagree. it's not all about technology.
Twisted Metal was a bold move by Jaffe. Lying to us and then revealing? Still, never mind. Move looks more and more like Wii HD to me to be honest.
Can we stop with all the "winning" crap? There is no E3 trophy. There is no war. Just a bunch of idiots running around with wide open wallets.
I was impressed with their conference on a lot of levels, including the fact that they made non-believers, believers!
I was skeptical of the Move. They said they were going to make it fun for the hardcore, and I didn't believe that for one second (even with SOCOM 4). Then they showed some more at E3 and it actually got me excited, especially with RE5 getting support.
Then 3D. So many people knocked on it. The best example of that would be IGN's Greg Miller. He despised 3D and thought it was the dumbest thing in the world. He revealed afterwards that he was very impressed with the 3D showing by Sony, especially with MotorStorm Apocalypse. Mostly everyone else said Killzone 3 looked fantastic in 3D, skeptics included.
I won't be shelling out any money for it, but hearing good things about it makes me feel like I want to check it out, especially with GT5.