Sony President Hiroki Totoki has announced plans for aggressive growth in the company's gaming division, focusing on expanding first-party games to multi-platforms, including PC, to improve profit margins, with more day one releases on PC. This strategy includes bringing PlayStation exclusives to PC sooner and increasing efforts in multiplatform releases. The move comes as Sony seeks to address areas for improvement in cutting development costs and enhancing profitability, following a report that Sony's profit rose 13% and another indicating profit jumped 10% to just over $3 billion. Additionally, Arrowhead plans to expand its team following the successful launch of Helldivers 2, aiming to accelerate new content for the Sony-published title. Meanwhile, Microsoft is also making headlines by considering bringing some of its exclusive Xbox games, such as Gears of War and the next Doom game, to rival consoles, marking a significant shift in its competitive strategy.
Xbox has reportedly considered releasing Microsoft Flight Simulator and the next Doom game for rival consoles. https://t.co/FXIKzNzZbG https://t.co/6ViMHnnM5A
After failing to meet some bold PS5 sales goals, Sony is shifting its focus to profitability—and, inevitably, its next-gen console. https://t.co/aGrkLleTpo
.@Microsoft reportedly considered bringing Gears of War and the next Doom game to #PlayStation5 and #Switch. Now, it's preparing "the largest technical leap that you will have ever seen in a hardware generation." Learn more: https://t.co/YJhqczm4Pb #games #gamenews #videogames https://t.co/F2IXq3YMgS
#Microsoft shakes up the video game world with word it is making some once-exclusive #Xbox video games available for play on rival consoles. https://t.co/wyxIdWwk0l
Console wars aren’t over yet — but Xbox is shifting its competitive strategy https://t.co/s78RQLArQA
Sony Seeking Growth By Bringing More First-Party Games To Other Platforms https://t.co/uEolZIVYPf https://t.co/WxJGx7CiQ5
Microsoft is reportedly looking at bringing more games to rival platforms • 'Gears of War' • 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' • The next 'DOOM' No decision has been made yet (via @Verge) https://t.co/1iVDcXXPWM
Sony president and COO says it could help improve PlayStation's operating profit https://t.co/EKHOk6j1hb
PlayStation chairman says company needs more "aggressive" PC approach Helldivers 2's successful launch on PC and PlayStation 5 may have spurred a change in Sony's plans for the platform. https://t.co/Twt2zeaHdS https://t.co/FqzRwZmwpY
Sony seeking growth by bringing more first-party games to other platforms https://t.co/8f48zr1zqx #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gameart #indiedev
PlayStation is looking at bringing more of its exclusive first-party titles to other platforms, such as PC, in an effort to grow its games business https://t.co/EKHOk6j1hb
PlayStation bosses say they want to work more 'proactively' on PC releases, and it sure sounds like Sony is gearing up for more simultaneous debuts like Helldivers 2. https://t.co/tKwfDFSzM1
Expect more PlayStation games on PC as Sony reveals its plans "aggrssive" work on multiplatform releases https://t.co/q5nvlrTSv2
PlayStation boss says first-party PC releases will be part of "aggressive" profit margin growth plan https://t.co/3LpA5xtW1z https://t.co/4IGLba2I8I
.@ArrowheadGS, the creator behind Helldivers 2, is going to hire more developers to "accelerate and beef up" the studio's content plans for the game. If you're looking for a job, check out the article: https://t.co/fTCHDbNxIN #games #videogames #gameindustry #jobs #Helldivers2 https://t.co/d8saQk6WqZ
Sony's exec Hiroki Totoki thinks that PlayStation's division has lots of hard-working devs, but they don't have a "deep understanding" of how to increase margin or reach "overall growth", and that's the problem. Details: https://t.co/isdgQgdK2i #games #videogames #gameindustry https://t.co/JZqP9NWlL7
PlayStation boss says first-party PC releases will be part of "aggressive" growth plan https://t.co/3LpA5xtW1z https://t.co/XtNyKP4fZd
Sony beat forecasts over the third quarter. The PlayStation maker said that profit jumped 10% to just over $3 billion. But there's a shadow over its flagship PlayStation console, with the company slashing its full-year forecast https://t.co/5WPrtjuQsR https://t.co/jMW2DfDdp1
Would PlayStation benefit from having Xbox's first-party titles? https://t.co/9ZbCcvUsUk
Sony interested in pursuing more multiplatform PlayStation releases https://t.co/ul25I2iVW4 https://t.co/Rh5c0WwYug
Sony's profit rises on growing sales of music, games, pictures, sensors: Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp’s profit rose 13% in October-December on growing sales of music, image sensors and video games, the… https://t.co/8qxYc6Adf4 #japannews #japantoday
Sony wants its PlayStation exclusives to come to PC earlier https://t.co/qaTUFIHvFl https://t.co/G7oOCCyvp5
Sony Boss Says PlayStation Has ‘Room for Improvement’ When It Comes to Cutting Development Costs https://t.co/vn2Fnp5uFg https://t.co/FgAkPKqVeq
Sony Says Big PS5 Price Cut Would Be 'Very Difficult' https://t.co/PfR4pwUMyZ https://t.co/QvndpkkflB
Here's why Microsoft is going to let you play Xbox games on rival consoles https://t.co/lsbZPalOU2
PlayStation chairman says company needs more "aggressive" PC approach https://t.co/Twt2zeaHdS https://t.co/IVbCS9xPbT
here's Sony President Hiroki Totoki discussing the opportunity to grow PlayStation games on PC / multiplatform "In the past, we wanted to popularize console... but there is a synergy to it. So if you have strong first-party content, not only with our console but also other… https://t.co/FblyzQNL8D
Arrowhead is planning to staff up after Helldivers 2’s successful launch so that it can accelerate the release of new content for the Sony-published shooter. https://t.co/asAWlqomkp https://t.co/gogX3PK7xZ
Sony says a greater focus on bringing first-party games to PC can help it improve PlayStation’s profit margins. https://t.co/Kob4J81uBG https://t.co/ImxW5mDBZP
Sony Boss Hiroki Totoki says PlayStation has "room for improvement" when cutting development costs. https://t.co/7j15ueN3hI https://t.co/GPz3YrGyz1
Sony President Hiroki Totoki says he wants to go aggressive in improving margins by growing 1st party with multi-platform This means more day one on PC https://t.co/SuelmCH378