Xbox chief Phil Spencer sent Jim Ryan a commitment list of games last year that would remain on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard deal closes.
The list included Overwatch but not Overwatch 2. “Other Activision games on PlayStation must be sufficiently broad, to fully align with gamers expectations,” said Ryan in the email. He calls it “not a meaningful list” in his deposition.
We’re going to get a lot of testimony from PlayStation chief Jim Ryan. The video will run for 1 hour and 10 minutes in total. Ryan confirms Sony tracks Microsoft’s console sales.
FTC: How have Xbox gen 9 consoles performed in terms of sales?
Ryan: Like us they have been troubled by supply shortages we understand, but demand for their products is robust.
I’m talking about LeBron James, of course. You’ll be able to buy a PS5 console cover and a DualSense “co-designed” with the NBA star directly from PlayStation beginning Thursday.
Day one of the FTC v. Microsoft hearing was all about a surprise email, Xbox exclusives, and a costly cloud.
I love the chaos of this FTC v. Microsoft hearing, where confidential documents are dragged to court alongside a PS5. Philip Pacheco from Getty Images perfectly captures the mayhem outside a US courthouse building, as FTC attorneys juggle with a witness binder for Sarah Bond, head of Xbox creator experience, and a PS5 console.
Day two of the hearing kicks off at 8:30AM PT / 11:30AM ET and you can bet we’ll be covering the less chaotic proceedings inside the courtroom live right here.
The FTC vs. Microsoft case kicks off today and we’re gradually hearing more about Sony’s opposition to Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition. In a deposition, PlayStation chief Jim Ryan says that Sony would no longer share confidential details about next-gen PlayStation consoles with a Microsoft-owned Activision. “We simply could not run the risk of a company that was owned by a direct competitor having access to that information.”
The game is hindered by its reliance on tropes inspired by Game of Thrones, but its combat and character performances more than make up for a ho-hum story.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson announced the gaming company is restructuring with two sides that both report to him, split into EA SPORTS (all caps for some reason) under president Cam Weber and EA Entertainment for everything else under its own president, Laura Miele.
On the Entertainment side, Vince Zampella will handle Apex Legends, Star Wars, and Battlefield, Samantha Ryan has lifestyle and single-player games, while Jeff Karp leads mobile and “connected ecosystems” like FIFA Mobile.
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Sony’s 2023 lineup of TVs will include a special game menu, similar to the ones companies like Samsung, LG, and others already have
Now a video on its YouTube channel says that feature is coming to X80K and higher TVs from the 2022 lineup, while certain models going back to 2020 will get updated with an Eco Dashboard to control power-saving settings. It’d be nice to see the updates available more widely, but that’s the list, for now.
Set in 1975, Still Wakes the Deep puts you in the shoes of a rig worker trying to survive some unknowable horror.
The trailer shows things like sneaking, a creepy door, and some nice can physics. It’s coming to the Xbox Series X / S (with a day one launch on Game Pass), PS5, and PC in early 2024.
