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PlayStation

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170 articles decelerating

PlayStation has appeared in 170 articles since 2014-12. Coverage peaked in 2023Q4 with 12 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Sony, Xbox, Microsoft, PS5.

Articles
170
mentions
Velocity
-80.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.467
velocity change
Sources
39
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-04-03
Engadget 9 related

Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Cinemersive Labs, a UK-based startup developing tools to convert 2D photos and videos into 3D volumetric photographs

Cinemersive Labs will join the company's Visual Computing Group.  —  Sony Interactive Entertainment, owner of the PlayStation brand …

2024-12-20
Reuters 40 related

Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder

for now Sal Romano / Gematsu : Sony Group Corporation and Kadokawa Corporation to form strategic capital and business alliance Jordan Middler / Video Games Chronicle : Sony is now Kadokawa's largest s...

2023-07-17
The Verge 57 related

Sony and Microsoft sign a 10-year Call of Duty on PlayStation deal; in 2022, Microsoft offered to keep “existing Activision console titles on Sony” through 2027

Sony has agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition.

2023-07-16
The Verge 21 related

Sony and Microsoft sign a deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ending a bitter battle between the companies

Sony has agreed to a deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft.  Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Sony and Microsoft have agreed to a …

2023-06-24
The Verge 24 related

FTC v. Microsoft: Phil Spencer says Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for $7.5B to stop Sony from paying for Bethesda games like Starfield to be PlayStation exclusives

Microsoft's Xbox chief has revealed one of the key reasons behind the acquisition of Bethesda parent company ZeniMax: potential Starfield PlayStation exclusivity.

2022-01-26
Bloomberg 25 related

Sources: Microsoft will keep Activision Blizzard agreements for three new Call of Duty games on PlayStation in the next two years, but long-term plans are hazy

Activision Blizzard Inc., which is being bought by Microsoft Corp., will release at least the next three games in its hit Call …

2019-08-20
Polygon 28 related

Sony Interactive Entertainment says it is acquiring Insomniac Games, developer of PS4 hit Marvel's Spider-Man; Insomniac to join PlayStation's Worldwide Studios

Developer of Ratchet & Clank, Spyro, and Marvel's Spider-Man joins the PlayStation family  —  Sony is buying Insomniac Games …

2016-01-26
The Verge 15 related

Sony merges PlayStation businesses into US-based Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony has merged the entire PlayStation business into one new company called Sony Interactive Entertainment.  As of April 1st, SIE's president and CEO will be Andrew House, and the business will be run...

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PlayStation has appeared in 284 Techmeme articles since December 2014. The biggest stories include Amazon to stop selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast Oct. 29 as devices don't allow for... and Sony plans to raise PlayStation 5 prices globally, starting April 2; PS5 and PS5 Digital.... Frequently covered alongside Sony, PlayStation 5, PS5, Xbox, and PlayStation 4. Coverage has shifted toward competition, enterprise themes and away from consumer, funding.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise +25pts; funding -25pts
2024Q3enterprise -25pts; competition +33pts
2024Q4consumer +25pts; competition -33pts

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