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As part of its latest earnings report, Sony said that it sold 1.3 million PlayStation 5 consoles in the quarter for a lifetime total of 95.3 million units.

Sony reported flat sales in its Games & Network Services (G&NS) segment for its first quarter, but operating income rose 37%, primarily due to US tariff refunds.

Sony says it understands fan concerns over ending physical PlayStation game releases from 2028

A 37% profit surge sounds like a victory lap. Strip away the confetti, and the picture gets more complicated. Sony’s Game and Network Services segment posted ¥202 billion in operating income for Q1 FY2026, up from ¥148 billion a year earlier, according to Sony’s Q1 FY2026 earnings materials. The primary engine behind that jump? US…

Before Console Heroes launched their first products last year, which were diorama toys of the SEGA characters, more specifically from the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive, we had a chat with the founder on our podcast to learn more about what’s to come. And although no specifics were mentioned, it was clear they wanted to carry on…

Sony says it hears PlayStation fan backlash over the end of discs, but cautiously goes forward and insists the move won’t hurt its business.

A little over a year ago, I spoke on the then-state of the video games industry as it pertained to physical media, exploring the myriad of ways in which the likes of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have made a concerted effort to reduce the benefits of physical media in gaming. Cut to just one year…

The PS5 price is significantly higher than when the console launched in 2020. Regardless, during a Q&A following its FY2026 Q1 earnings report, Sony argued that the hardware offers a strong value. CFO Lin Tao explained, “Compared to the high-end gaming PC, our products is more affordable.”

The future of gaming is going to be all digital, whether anyone likes it or not.  Chris Parker/CNET

You may be eligible to claim part of an upcoming $7.85 million settlement payout if you’re a PlayStation customer who lives in the US. The case centered on an allegation that Sony “unlawfully eliminated competition and monopolized the market for [its] digital games” by no longer selling game-specific vouchers that let PlayStation owners buy digital…