Sony says they may return in some capacity in the future, and it will be exploring more opportunities to celebrate PlayStation's history.
PlayStation has a new CEO again -- kind of. Hideaki Nishino will be the sole CEO, following less than a year of serving with Hermen Hulst.
According to data firm Ampere, PlayStation is responsible for 64% of consumer spending on Microsoft titles in December 2024.
"An account for PlayStation Network will become optional for these titles on PC," said PlayStation in a post including Spider-Man 2, and The Last Of Us Part II.
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Essential Tier games for February 2025 are Payday 3 (PS5), High on Life (PS4 and PS5), and Pac-Man World Re-Pac (PS4 and PS5).
While it’s very cool that PlayStation VR2 works on PC, it does have a few big caveats. Not only do you need the headset (which retains its $549.99 MSRP as of writing), you’ll need a computer powerful enough to handle VR gaming.
Hideaki Nishino will become the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind the PlayStation brand. This comes nearly a year after he and Herman Hulst were appointed co-CEOs of the PlayStation business,
Retro game enthusiasts may already be acquainted with Analogue, a company that designs and manufactures updated versions of classic consoles that can play original games but also be hooked up to modern televisions and monitors.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has released on PC via Steam and has been hit with neagtive reviews after a buggy launch.
Former Rockstar Games animator Mike York, who worked on GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, believes GTA 6 will likely run at 30 frames per second (fps) on consoles. In an interview with Kiwi Talkz, he explained that keeping the frame rate stable is likely to be a priority for Rockstar.