PlayStation CEO Says He Wants to 'Revitalize the Market' with Live Service Games Amid Bungie Layoffs
Hideaki Nishino said Sony will keep backing online multiplayer titles after Helldivers 2 succeeded and several other projects were canceled or underperformed.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino reaffirmed the company's commitment to live-service games in a recent Famitsu interview, asserting the genre remains vital for attracting global audiences despite mixed results.
- PlayStation's recent live-service strategy has faced significant challenges, including the short-lived hero shooter Concord and earlier this week's layoffs of hundreds of developers working on Destiny 2.
- Nishino clarified that first-party single-player titles will be PS5-exclusive, while live-service games launch on both PS5 and PC to maximize the player base through platform choices made per-game.
- Development continues on several multiplayer titles, including Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls and Fairgame$, as Sony seeks to revitalize the market through both first-party and third-party content.
- Dedicated consoles remain central to Sony's hardware vision, though speculation suggests the PS6 could exceed $1,000 and feature Switch-like, dockable capabilities as the company balances software and hardware strategies.
11 Articles
11 Articles
PlayStation CEO says he wants to 'revitalize the market' with live service games amid Bungie layoffs
PlayStation CEO and President Hideaki Nishino recently made comments that recommit the company to its live service efforts. These comments couldn't have been more poorly timed, as they happened the same week that Sony laid off hundreds of developers at Bungie, the studio behind Destiny 2 and Marathon.
PlayStation Boss Says New Console Experiences Will Involve 'Leveraging Technologies That Can Be Used in Various Forms and Locations' — and I'm Convinced He's Teasing a PS6 Handheld
Recent comments from Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino have suggested PlayStation may move towards more hybrid, Switch-like consoles in the future to match modern on-the-go players.Speaking to Famitsu in a special interview marking the Japanese game magazine’s 40th anniversary, Nishino briefly touched upon future Sony hardware.In reference to his 2024 comment that hardware won’t be disappearing any time soon, Nishino was asked w…
PlayStation CEO promises to “revitalise the market” with more live service games
If this isn’t the most out of touch and poorly-timed statement by a CEO on the trajectory of their company, it has to at least be in the top ten. PlayStation CEO and President Hideaki Nishino has advised in an interview with Famitsu that PlayStation wants to “continue to take on challenges” with live service games and “revitalise the market” by investing more in them. Not a great look when it’s the same week that Destiny 2 and Marathon developer…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
