GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now On this week’s episode of GamesBeat Decides, Imran Khan and Blessing Adeyoe, Jr. from Kinda Funny Games joins the show to fill in for Mike Minotti, who is stuck at a Chipotle. The crew discusses Xbox Series …
Read More »GameStop considers installment plans for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now GameStop wants to make it easier for you to buy a new console this holiday, even if you don’t have the cash in your pocket. The company is considering a plan to launch multiple alternative payment models …
Read More »Xbox boss on the physics of the PlayStation 5’s design
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now When designing the look of a video game console, engineers must account for a number of important variables. Chief among these is heat, and it sounds like that was an even bigger issue for the upcoming generation …
Read More »Sony and Microsoft don’t know the price of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Microsoft and Sony are playing a game of chicken when it comes to the price of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. No one wants to go first. And I’m sure that you, like me, find …
Read More »PlayStation pulls ads from Facebook and Instagram for boycott
Facebook and Instagram users won’t see any official PlayStation content in their feeds this July. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) revealed it is halting all of its social media activity on those platforms (as first reported by GamesIndustry.biz). This is in support of the recent #StopHateForProfit campaign, which urges marketers to …
Read More »The RetroBeat: Sony recommits to 3D platformers with PlayStation 5
The Playstation 5 isn’t retro. Heck, it’s the opposite. The system isn’t even out yet. Still, this week’s PS5 reveal was giving me some nostalgic vibes, and it’s all because of the focus on specific genre: 3D platformers. Games that focus on cute characters jumping their way through colorful levels …
Read More »Sony showed the perfect games to hype the PlayStation 5
Sony had its big video presentation today, giving us both a deluge of big PlayStation 5 games and showing off the console itself for the first time. As far as a hype event goes, it was a huge success. Now, yes, I love the actual look of the console. After …
Read More »PlayStation 5 event gets new June date after postponement
Sony Interactive Entertainment is going to try this again. The company is planning to reveal a first look at PlayStation 5 games at 1 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, June 11. This will provide fans with the first close look at the software for the upcoming next-gen console. Sony originally intended …
Read More »Sony isn’t just betting on the PlayStation 5
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida spelled out the Japanese company’s plans in video games during a speech at Sony’s corporate strategy meetings related to its year-end earnings report. In that speech last night, he noted that the company will invest heavily in first-party games for the PlayStation 5 that deliver immersive …
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