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Sony did not expect the PlayStation 4 to sell as well as it is, and this has caused a few problems. That’s according to the publisher’s head of worldwide studios, Shuhei Yoshida, who – speaking to Eurogamer – says that the console is currently tracking ahead of its internal predictions. …
Read More »Sony was surprised by Until Dawn’s success
Not all first party triple-A games are equal. Some fall short of the weight of lofty expectation placed on their shoulders. Others, however, strike a bigger chord with fans than their makers expected. It seems that Sony’s interactive survival horror Until Dawn, which hit PS4 last month, falls into the …
Read More »Sony says ‘climate is not healthy’ for PlayStation Vita 2
The popularity of smartphone gaming may mean that Sony never releases another dedicated handheld console. Eurogamer reports that Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida was asked at an EGX panel at the weekend whether the company plans on releasing a successor to the Vita at any stage in …
Read More »Sony ‘probably’ would have cancelled Last Guardian were it not for the fans
It’s back. It’s heading to PS4. And it could arrive this year. But the cancellation of The Last Guardian was most certainly a possibility. That’s according to Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida who has told the latest issue of Edge, as reported by Videogamer, that it was the vocal …
Read More »Sony: VR is not the next 3D TV; Spector: VR is a fad
It seems that for every critic declaring virtual reality to be the next major entertainment development, there’s another dismissing it as a flash in the pan. Who is right? It will be several years before we know for sure, but Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has dismissed those who predict …
Read More »E3 2015: Female lead for Horizon: Zero Dawn made Yoshida ‘nervous’
PlayStation tested with several marketing and focus groups before reveal
Read More »Yoshida: PS3 asked too many compromises of The Last Guardian
The arrival of PS4 is one of the main reasons why development of The Last Guardian has taken so long to develop. Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida told Kotaku that the team working on the game was struggling to realise its vision on PS3. In fact, he even admitted …
Read More »Project Morpheus launching in 2016, new design revealed
PlayStation shares more about its hotly anticipated virtual reality device
Read More »Driveclub PS+ Edition ‘postponed until further notice’
The free version of DriveClub for PlayStation Plus subscribers has been delayed until further notice, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed. Unfortunately, the road to launch has been a little rocky, and we are truly sorry that so many of you have not been able to enjoy everything …
Read More »Yoshida: Indies to lead the way on Vita
Don't expect many more first-party blockbusters on PlayStation's handheld
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