Sony reported its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, which ended on September 30. Below are the figures for the company’s gaming division.

October was less tense for the gaming industry in terms of layoffs compared to September, when over a thousand professionals lost their jobs.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA, the U.S. communications workers union) criticized Sony for closing Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi, accusing it of attempting to strengthen its monopoly on the market.

A representative from Sony Interactive Entertainment clarified to Bloomberg that the changes will affect approximately 210 employees in total.

This was reported by Kotaku, citing two sources familiar with the agreement between Sony and Firewalk Studios. It is noted that the initial deal amount for the development of Concord was slightly over $200 million.

The development studio behind one of this year’s biggest failures—the game Concord—will soon cease to exist. Its owner, Sony, has decided to shut it down.

The studio Shift Up has encountered issues due to the game title Stellar Blade. The American film company Stellarblade has initiated legal proceedings against it. Sony, the corporation that published the game, has also received a lawsuit.

On September 19, God of War: Ragnarök was released on PC nearly two years after its initial launch on PlayStation consoles. According to the SteamDB service, the game attracted 22,967 concurrent users at launch on Steam.

In 2022, Sony was in negotiations with several companies regarding chip production for the yet-unannounced PlayStation 6 console, according to Reuters sources. One of the most likely candidates was Intel, but it failed to reach an agreement with Sony on the terms of cooperation.

The National Museum of Nature and Science in Japan maintains a special registry called “Future Technology Heritage,” in which the country’s achievements in science and technology are recorded. Recently, for the first time, a gaming console was added to it — the PlayStation 2.

Kenichiro Yoshida, the CEO of Sony, mentioned in an interview with the Financial Times that the company intends to more actively invest in the production of a greater number of original projects, including games.

The sad story of Concord quickly came to an end. An announcement appeared in the official PlayStation blog regarding the cessation of sales and server shutdown for the game.

The creators of Black Myth: Wukong have signed an exclusive agreement with Sony’s gaming division, claims Forbes journalist Paul Tassi. According to him, this is why the game has yet to appear on Xbox consoles.

Sony’s gaming division has announced the launch of an accelerator program for developers from the Middle East and North Africa — the MENA Hero Project. Participants will receive investments and other support from Sony.

PlayStation Store users may soon be allowed to leave written reviews for games. This feature is already being tested, according to Reddit user cusman78.

Sony reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, which ended on June 30. Below are the performance metrics for the company’s gaming division.

The studio Pocketpair announced that, together with Sony Music Entertainment and its subsidiary Aniplex, they have launched a company called Palworld Entertainment. This company will be responsible for developing the Palworld brand beyond the game.

AMD could have gone bankrupt without the PlayStation 4 console, claims Renato Fragale, Senior Director of Client Business at AMD. He mentioned this in the description of his LinkedIn profile.

On June 11, PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers gained access to Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus — a platformer by Sucker Punch Productions, which was originally released in 2002 on the PlayStation 2. According to the TrueTrophies portal, the game had a record-breaking launch within PlayStation Plus Premium.