12 Jul, 2026
Former PlayStation lead Shawn Layden thinks that “we’ve lost a lot of the variety in games” releasing these days, with more titles that look like “the game next to it”…
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Sony Group CEO Hiroki Totoki ©SONY A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed that Sony Group CEO Hiroki Totoki sold 225k shares of company stock.…
If all of last week felt like waiting for the other shoe to drop at Xbox, today feels like wading through the rubble from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Microsoft’s gaming…
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Former PlayStation boss thinks “we’ve lost a lot of the variety in games,” and we can thank the “rising cost” of new titles for that: “We had so many crazy games on PS1”

Former PlayStation lead Shawn Layden thinks that “we’ve lost a lot of the variety in games” releasing these days, with more titles that look like “the game next to it” rather than something entirely unique – and you can thank “the rising cost” of development for that. It’s no secret that game budgets are inflating […]

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Amidst the Disc-Drive Controversy… Sony Group CEO Sells 56.5% of His Shares

Sony Group CEO Hiroki Totoki ©SONY A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed that Sony Group CEO Hiroki Totoki sold 225k shares of company stock. The transaction, valued at approximately $4.73 million (about ₩6.5 billion), has drawn significant attention from international gaming communities, particularly in light of recent policy changes […]

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CEO admits Xbox sees three to 10 times lower margins than “comparable platform and publishing businesses” after Game Pass and multiplatform bets didn’t pay off

If all of last week felt like waiting for the other shoe to drop at Xbox, today feels like wading through the rubble from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Microsoft’s gaming division is officially undergoing its largest restructuring ever, which will result in the loss of 3,200 jobs by the end of the 2027 fiscal year. […]

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Xbox could cancel Marvel’s Blade and close Arkane in July bloodbath, report says, or the studio may be sold off

Xbox is reportedly considering closing or selling Arkane Studios and canceling the developer’s next game, Marvel’s Blade, as part of a widely reported, impending tsunami of July layoffs bookending Microsoft’s fiscal year. The Verge reports that Arkane is one of at least five studios on the chopping block. With Marvel’s Blade reportedly over budget and […]

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