Tag: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Former PlayStation boss joins Tencent

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It appears that former PlayStation chief Shawn Layden has officially joined forces with Tencent, the giant Chinese-owned media group that owns video game companies such as Riot Games and Funcom as well as large stakes in the likes of Epic Games among others. It appears that Leiden joined as a strategic advisor in August, but only announced the move recently. “I am happy to share with you that I recently joined [Tencent] Games as a strategic advisor,” shared Leiden as part of Announcing his new position. “In this new position,…

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PlayStation stats show which regions win the most prizes

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PlayStation owners looking for prizes either casually or competitively got some interesting stats recently from Sony Interactive Entertainment’s show. The statistics in question showed how different regions contrasted with each other when it came to earning prizes either in terms of the coveted regular or platinum trophies. Other non-cup related topics discussed in the same presentation shared additional regional insights in terms of gaming habits and more. The presentation in question came from SIE during this year’s Computer Entertainment Developers Conference which was held last week. Twitter user Genki_JPN Focusing…

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PS5 price increase announced in many countries

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Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially announced that the price of the PlayStation 5 will increase, effective immediately, in many different countries and regions. More specifically, the PS5 price has gone up in Europe, UK, China, Australia, Mexico and Canada. Japan’s price is also set to rise from September 15th. For now, the US is unaffected, but given that the stated reason for the increase is the “global economic environment”, it seems somewhat like only a matter of time. The increase also comes on the heels of speculation that the company…

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