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Platinum Games: Japanese developers will not ignore the PS5 because of Sony’s course on the USA

The launch of the PlayStation 5 in Japan turned out to be a record low, and local players were dissatisfied with the company’s increased attention to the western market. However, Platinum Games studio is confident that Sony’s new strategy will not affect the attitude of Japanese developers to the platform in any way.Atsushi Inaba, the head of Platinum Games, spoke about this in an interview with Video Games Chronicle.
Games

Rumor: an exclusive PlayStation game will be released on the Xbox console for the first time

Sony continues to selectively abandon the exclusivity of some of its titles. The MLB baseball simulator The Show 21, which was previously released only on PlayStation, will also appear on Xbox for the first time. This is hinted at, among other things, by the cover of the game merged into the network.The covers of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox One versions of the game were shared by a well-known insider Anerdydad.
HR

Activision Blizzard refused to implement an HR initiative aimed at inclusivity

The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Unions (AFL-CIO) has approached Activision Blizzard with a proposal to increase inclusivity and interview at least one representative of racial minorities for each vacancy. The company called such an initiative unworkable.The essence of the AFL-CIO’s proposal is to include non-white citizens and women with relevant experience in the list of candidates for open vacancies.