Tag: Sony
News Left 4 Dead Creator Is Making A New 'Four-Player Co-Op Shooter', But It Might Not Come To Xbox
Developer Bad Robot Games signs deal with Sony
Bad Robot Games has today announced a new "four-player co-operative shooter" being led by Left 4 Dead's original creator Mike Booth - but there's a chance this attempt to rekindle that L4D flame may not see the light of day on Xbox. Although this development studio has been working away for a number of...
News The God Slayer Is Bringing Its Open World RPG To Xbox, And It's Getting Help From PlayStation
Part of the PlayStation China Hero Project
A few hours ago, we were treated to the reveal of a new open world RPG from Pathea Games (My Time At Sandrock, Let's School) called The God Slayer, and it's got a particularly interesting connection to the folks at PlayStation. This game is part of the PlayStation China Hero Project,
News Destiny 3 Is Apparently In 'Extremely Early Development', Should Still Launch On Xbox
Even with Sony as the owner
Destiny leaks account Colony Deaks has today shared information on Destiny 3, which is apparently in "extremely early development" right now over at developer Bungie. The leaker profile, which typically shares datamined Destiny leaks amongst other bits and pieces about the franchise, says that it's been "sitting on the...
Reaction As Gran Turismo 7 Gets A Major 2025 Expansion, Forza Motorsport Deserved More
The Xbox racer is on hiatus
Last night, we were tuning into Sony's State of Play event to see what Xbox-related announcements would show up, as you do. Thankfully, there were quite a few relevant reveals, but one of the most interesting trailers of the evening was for a new Gran Turismo 7 expansion. GT7 Power Pack adds a bunch of cool stuff like...
News Sony's Purchase Of Former Xbox Studio Bungie Isn't Exactly Going To Plan
Destiny 2 continues to underperform for PlayStation
Almost four years ago now, Sony announced that it was acquiring former Halo maker Bungie for $3.6 billion. At the time, it was a shock announcement — especially considering the studio's old ties to Xbox — but it was clear that PlayStation wanted to move further into the live service market with...
News Hit PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade May Be On The Way To Xbox In The Near Future
Developer Shift Up is "considering additional platforms"
Stellar Blade has been a massive hit on PS5 and PC, and earlier in the summer, we heard that a Switch 2 port was reportedly being considered by developer Shift Up. Well, now we're hearing that the game is being considered for "additional platforms" more generally - and that's coming straight...
News Helldivers 2 Is Doing 'Extremely Well', Thanks In Part To 'Attracting New Users On Xbox'
"This resulted in a significant increase in sales"
Shortly after the launch of Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S, we heard on multiple occasions that the game was doing pretty well in the wake of its fresh port - and now new comments coming directly from Sony shine a very positive light on the game, and on its performance since moving over to...
News Sony Exec Suggests PS5 Is Far From Finished, And It's Likely The Same For Xbox Series X|S
"We believe that the PS5 is only in the middle of the journey"
We've been hearing quite a lot about the next Xbox console in recent months, and even about the PS6 a little bit as well, but Sony executive Lin Tao has advised that the PS5 is still only in the "middle" of its journey as things stand. Tao mentioned earlier today how there are "many...
News New Rumours Suggest PS6 & Next-Gen Xbox Could Both Release In 2027
Another head-to-head year?
Yesterday, we covered the big Xbox 'Magnus' Leak and what it could potentially mean for Microsoft's next-gen console - and while some of that information admittedly goes a little over our heads, the rumoured release window is something that we can fully understand. Yep, that leak again suggests that the next-gen Xbox is...
News AMD's Partnership On PS6 Will Benefit 'Every Gaming Platform', Says General Manager
Sony's next console releases "in a few years' time"
Sony and AMD have shared a new video today discussing "the Future of Play" for the two companies, and while the video naturally focuses on PlayStation and building towards the PS6, these tech advancements being made will benefit developers on "every gaming platform" according to the AMD...
News Helldivers 2 Xbox Launch Provided 'Substantial Uplift' In Revenue, Data Shows
No. 4 on the Newzoo charts
At the beginning of the month, sales data coming from Alinea Analytics suggested that Helldivers 2 had a great launch on Xbox platforms in August - and new stats from data firm Newzoo are now backing that up. As shared by the folks over at GamesIndustry.biz, Helldivers 2 was number
News Xbox & PlayStation's New Social Media Ads Make Fans Question Whether 'Console War' Is Over
"Is this the end of the console wars?"
Last week, we put out a talking point on Xbox and PlayStation's big August crossover as Gears Reloaded launched on PS5 and Helldivers 2 arrived on Xbox Series X|S - and another step from the two companies' social media teams is making folks question whether the "console wars" are truly over. In recent days,...
Talking Point Are You Looking Forward To This Week's Big Xbox X PlayStation Crossover?
It's almost unbelievable!
Two years ago, Xbox and PlayStation were very much closed-off gaming ecosystems. Yes, you had Microsoft releasing the likes of Minecraft and its various spin-offs on Sony systems, while MLB The Show on Xbox had become a thing in recent years - but for the most part, Xbox was Xbox and PlayStation was PlayStation. Well, not...
News Helldivers 2 'Bring The Boom' Trailer Teases Halo ODST Crossover On Xbox
Bringing the boom
Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S in exactly two weeks' time, and to celebrate, the team at Arrowhead has put together the Xbox's version official launch trailer - containing a little tease relating to Team Green's most famous franchise. Yep, we've chucked this 'Bring the Boom' trailer up above for you to feast your eyes...
News Sony SVP Discusses 'Moving Away From A Hardware-Centric Business Model'
Update: SeekingAlpha transcript provides more context
With the upcoming release of Helldivers 2, Sony is bringing its first PlayStation published title to Xbox platforms - and since then, we've heard rumours that the Japanese firm is mulling over more multi-platform ports in the future. Now, an official comment from Sony's Senior Vice President has...
News Marathon Is Expected To Launch Before April 2026 As Sony Tightens Its Grip On Bungie
"Bungie is becoming more part of PlayStation Studios"
Remember the high profile Alpha test and subsequent delay of Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon? To be honest, we wouldn't blame you if the whole thing slipped to the back of your mind - but today, we have some interesting comments from Sony on what's next for the upcoming series revival (thank
News PlayStation's Q2 2025 Sales Charts Are In, And Xbox Is Dominating The List (US)
Six of the top 10 are Xbox games
Much has been said about Microsoft's pivot to put Xbox games on PS5 in recent months, but the numbers don't lie, and the team continues to shift copies on the Sony platform. This week, Circana has put out fresh data that gathers up the top 10 best-selling games on PlayStation (physical and digital) for Q2 2025 - and...
News Sony Invests $460 Million In Bandai Namco, But Xbox Fans Shouldn't Be Worried
Transmedia opportunities are the priority
PlayStation owner Sony has today announced that it's made a significant investment in Dark Souls publisher Bandai Namco; pumping more than $460 million into the business. In return, the Japanese console maker now owns 2.5% of Bandai Namco shares, as the two companies form a "strategic business alliance"...
News PS5 Execs Questioned About Xbox 'Moving Away From Console' In Official Sony Interview
Hold your horses
Well, this is something we didn't expect to see! In a new Sony Fireside Chat featuring a bunch of PS5-related executives, the "speculation" of whether Xbox might be leaving the traditional console business was brought up. Specifically, Justin Hill (SVP of finance and investor relations at Sony Corporation of America) asked this...
News PS6 To Provide 'New & Enhanced' Experience As Sony & Microsoft Plan For Next-Gen
Exciting times ahead
It's all starting to hot up in terms of new gaming devices from Sony and Microsoft, isn't it? Last year, the former delivered PS5 Pro, while Microsoft has just announced its ROG Xbox Ally handheld - and it sounds like the two teams aren't stopping there, as expected. Next-gen Xbox and PlayStation plans are well underway. In a...
News Sony Has Approached Subscriptions 'Healthier' Than Xbox, Says Former PlayStation Boss
"Not to overpromise and to allow people to spend money"
Since leaving Sony, former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has been pretty outspoken about the industry at large - and this week, he's commented on why he believes his former employer has approached the subscription service model in a "healthier" way than Xbox. Acknowledging his bias as a...
News Sony Causes A Stir Among Xbox Fans With Black Myth: Wukong Comment
Ah s**t, here we go again
There's been a lot of debate around Black Myth: Wukong and exactly why it's failed to arrive on Xbox consoles almost a year since it was first delayed - and certain Xbox fans still believe it's got something to do with Sony. We did hear from the game's director in January who suggested the Xbox Series S was to blame, but...
News Sony-Owned 'Patapon' Is Coming To PS5, Switch And PC, But No Sign Of Xbox
Throw us a frickin' bone here
Today's Nintendo Direct event brought us plenty of games that are also coming to Xbox, but unfortunately we saw a couple that seemed to be announced for everything except Xbox - and that's the case with Patapon 1+2 Replay. If you weren't aware, the Patapon rhythm games were first released on the PSP back in the day,...
Talking Point Could Sony 'Block' PlayStation Games On An Xbox Handheld?
Even if they're just the Steam versions?
With two potential Xbox handhelds on the way (including a partnered device rumoured for this year), there's been some debate on social media today about whether Sony could potentially block PlayStation games from appearing on there. Of course, we know that Sony has been reluctant to put first-party games on...
Guide Is Death Stranding 2 Coming To Xbox? Here's Everything We Know So Far
Will DS2 come to Xbox?
Since the surprise release of Death Stranding Director's Cut on Xbox Series X|S, we've seen lots of speculation about the sequel - and whether Death Stranding 2: On The Beach could one day come to Xbox as well. With how Kojima Productions has handled the first game, there's a good chance DS2 will arrive on Xbox eventually -...
News Former PlayStation Exec Says Xbox's New Strategy Is 'Natural' For Microsoft
"It’s pretty straightforward"
Since leaving PlayStation in recent months, industry legend Shuhei Yoshida has had plenty to say about his time working in gaming - and fresh comments this week touch on Microsoft and the company's new strategy with Xbox. Speaking with Last Stand Media, Yoshida covered plenty of topics while guesting on a new podcast...
News Xbox Praised For Putting 'Lots Of Effort' Into Store Curation Compared To Sony & Nintendo
"They have pretty high standards"
Over the last couple of console generations, digital storefronts have become a lot more open, operating a more freeform approach to game listings akin to something like Steam. This, in turn, has resulted in quite a bit more 'shovelware' appearing on console storefronts - and a new report from IGN looks into this...
News Sony's New $320M 'Alliance' Has Left Xbox Fans Breathing A Sigh Of Relief
No signs of a full acquisition right now
There was concern amongst the Xbox community recently when it was reported that Sony was considering acquiring the parent company behind the likes of Elden Ring, Dark Souls and Armored Core, but fortunately that hasn't happened. Instead, it's been announced today that Kadakowa (the parent of FromSoftware,...
Rumour Sony's LEGO Horizon Adventures Could Be Coming To Xbox
On the horizon
After a year where Microsoft pressed on with its multiplatform plans — bringing more and more Xbox games to PS5 — it looks like we might finally see something head in the other direction. According to Arab media outlet JustPlayIt, Sony is planning on bringing this year's LEGO Horizon Adventures
News Ex-PlayStation Boss Questions Why Sony Would Put PS5 Games On Xbox
"I don't know if the juice is worth the squeeze"
This year has been dominated at times by all the talk of first-party Xbox games heading over to PlayStation consoles, and aside from MLB The Show (which kinda doesn't apply anyway), there's been no sign of Sony returning the favour. Speaking to
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Congratulates Departing PlayStation Exec On Their 'Amazing Career'
"Congrats on an amazing career at PlayStation"
Longtime Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida has announced their departure from PlayStation this week, and Xbox boss Phil Spencer has sent the exec a warm message - as he prepares to leave one of Microsoft's biggest competitors in the gaming space. Taking to Twitter early this morning, Phil sent his...
News Xbox Set To Be Joined By PlayStation In Creating New Handheld Console
Sony's apparently in the "early stages" of developing one
We've heard a lot about Xbox's plans to create a handheld console at some point in the future, but we didn't know that PlayStation was planning one as well - apparently that's the case according to a new report from Bloomberg. The outlet says that Sony is in "the early stages" of developing...
News Sony's Next Acquisition Could Have A Big Impact On Future Xbox Releases
FromSoftware looks set to be involved
The big story doing the rounds in the gaming world this morning relates to a potential acquisition that's in works at Sony, with the company apparently in discussions to acquire Kadokawa Corporation within the next couple of weeks. FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft are both part of the Kadokawa group, meaning...
News PlayStation's Call Of Duty Timed Exclusivity Deal Is Now Officially Over
MW3 DLC packs can now come to Xbox
Microsoft may have acquired Call of Duty publisher Activision more than a year ago, but the Xbox owner vowed to uphold any existing deals that the franchise had with PlayStation owner Sony - and the last of those deals has now officially come to an end. Yep, as pointed out by CharlieIntel, last year's
News Bungie Provides Dev Update On Marathon, Encourages Xbox Fans To 'Wish List'
New art, playtest plans and "more" in 2025
Former Halo developer Bungie has today provided an update on its new extraction shooter Marathon, which was officially announced in 2023. In today's update, game director Joe Ziegler explained how it's still a little bit early to show the game as one piece, but everything in terms of the development is...
Rumour Xbox's PS5 Ports Have 'Slowed Down' Following Indiana Jones Announcement
"Halo and Gears are still RED LINES to this day"
Most of us know by now that Xbox has begun bringing select titles to PS5 this year, with the trend set to continue next spring with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
News Helldivers 2 Dev Says Xbox Version 'Isn't Up To Us', But It 'Could' Happen
But it's ultimately up to MS and Sony
The gaming world went a bit bananas for Helldivers 2 earlier this year - its PS5 and PC launch was massive and the game went on to be more popular than any of us ever imagined. Even way back when, there was talk about an Xbox version (with Phil Spencer even commenting on the situation), and now such a...
News Crimson Desert's Xbox Launch Was Reportedly Almost Delayed By Sony Exclusivity Deal
Don't worry though, it's not happening
Although we don't really talk about it very much here at Pure Xbox, Black Desert has been a very popular game over the years - the free-to-play MMORPG has racked up over 20 million players so far across all platforms. We're actually a lot more interested in the next game from developer Pearl Abyss, though,...
News Xbox Series X|S Console Sales Estimated At Under Half Of PS5 In New Report
The WSJ shares new data
Microsoft doesn't usually share console sales data these days, aside from when talking in percentages during fiscal updates, but a new report using third-party info gives us a fresh estimate on the current sales of Xbox Series X|S. Using data from Aldora Intelligence, compiled by The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is...
News Sony's PS5 Pro Seems Unlikely To Get An Xbox Equivalent This Holiday
It just been announced for a November release
The big news in the gaming world today is that Sony has announced a PS5 Pro that will be launching on November 7th for £699.99 / $699.99. The goal of the console is to deliver the highest quality visuals at improved frame rates. From an Xbox perspective though, it's very much business as usual as...
Reaction Xbox Focusing On 'Blockbuster Games' Should Be No Surprise After The Failure Of Concord
Risky business
Okay, so, everyone and their Twitter-surfing uncle has read about the Concord news this week; that being Sony deciding to close down its live service hero shooter after less than two weeks on the market. We can't say we're that surprised by this outcome, although like most folks out there, we did expect the PlayStation owner to give...
News Black Myth: Wukong Xbox Delay Reportedly Tied To PS5 'Exclusivity Deal'
Update: Microsoft reiterates it's not linked to Xbox "limitations"
Update (Wed 4th Sep, 2024 07:05 BST): Forbes has received a new statement from a Microsoft representative, which reiterates the delay of Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox "is not due to technical issues". According to Forbes senior contributor Paul Tassi, this once again "points to outside...
News Bungie Is 'Deepening Integration' With Sony As Layoffs Hit Ex-Halo Developer
"The new path for Bungie"
Bungie has today announced a "new path" for its future in game development, as the team behind Halo and Destiny "deepens" its relationship with owner Sony. This new path unfortunately includes some layoffs, although the team's further integration with the PlayStation maker appears to have dampened the impact of these job...
News Sony PlayStation 'Regrettably Outspends Us', Says Xbox EMEA Marketing Boss
"We’re not blessed with huge media budgets"
We've seen Xbox fans talk about Microsoft's perceived lack of marketing for its gaming business before - heck, it's been a hot topic for some time when comparing success levels with other platform holders. Well, in a new interview with MarketingWeek, the Xbox EMEA boss has given us some frank quotes...
News LEGO Horizon Adventures Dev Gives Non-Answer For Lack Of Xbox Version
Because uh, uh, because.
During 2024's showcase season, the much-rumoured LEGO Horizon Adventures was announced on Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest stage - but there was no Xbox version to be seen. Guerrilla Games' first foray into LEGO game making is releasing on PS5, Switch and PC day one, but not Xbox. Now, in a new interview wi
News Xbox's Recent Multiplatform Releases Selling Well On PS5, Fallout Sales Also Get A Boost
NPD has all the deets
Whatever we may think of Microsoft's new direction in bringing certain first-party games to other platforms, the results are beginning to speak for themselves. Circana's Mat Piscatella (formerly NPD) has today posted a bunch of figures and statistics about US game sales for the month of April - and Xbox's new PlayStation...
News Xbox Is Reportedly 'Considering' Hellblade 2 For PlayStation 5
A PS5 port hasn't been announced, yet
In recent months, Microsoft has started to experiment with launching some of its exclusive games on other consoles, with Grounded, Hi-Fi RUSH, Pentiment and Sea Of Thieves all now playable on other platforms. We're yet to really see how Microsoft's experiment will play out in the long run, but it sounds like...
News Helldivers 2 Dev Urges More 'Compassion' In Response To Negative Xbox Tweet
Racking up a massive amount of "likes" in the process
Sony's Helldivers 2 continues be brought up in relation to Xbox at the moment, even though it's not part of the platform and seemingly won't be coming to it - at least not anytime soon!. This latest example comes courtesy of Twitter (or "X" if you really want to call it that), where the CEO of...
News Digital Foundry Tests Xbox & PlayStation Cloud Gaming, And The Results Are Mixed
Cloud wars
Cloud streaming is a big part of modern gaming these days, especially when it comes to subscription services and bolstering those offerings. Both Sony and Microsoft integrate some form of the tech into PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass - and outlet Digital Foundry has decided to take a look at how they're both holding up in 2024. The team ha
News PlayStation Follows Xbox In Announcing Significant Layoffs For 2024
"Difficult news about our workforce"
Sony has announced major layoffs involving its PlayStation business - the next chapter in a rough start to 2024 for the gaming industry. Following Xbox's huge round of layoffs last month, PlayStation will shed around 900 jobs imminently. Those 900 jobs amount to roughly 8% of PlayStation's current workforce;...
