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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

2025-12-19
Wall Street Journal 14 related

In an experiment, Claude ran a vending machine in the WSJ newsroom and lost $1,000+ after it dropped prices to zero, gave away a free PlayStation, and more

until someone pointed out this would fall afoul of the US Onion Futures Act of 1958. @andonlabs : Turns out journalists are better red-teamers than AI researchers. We've taught the agent to reject fre...

2025-02-09
The Verge 62 related

PlayStation Network experienced a 24-hour outage on Feb. 7, affecting account management, gaming and social, and PlayStation Video, Store, and Direct services

The PlayStation Network outage has been resolved after roughly 24 hours … Marco Lancaster / Gizchina.com : PlayStation Network Restored After Nearly 24-Hour Outage The Indian Express : Sony restores P...

2023-11-26
The Verge 25 related

After users complained about seeing a fullscreen pop-up ad in Assassin's Creed Odyssey on both Xbox and PlayStation, Ubisoft blames a “technical error”

let's hope so Ted Litchfield / PC Gamer : Assassin's Creed players started having their games interrupted by full-screen pop-up ads, but Ubisoft says it was a ‘technical error’ and quickly patched it ...

2023-11-25
The Verge 21 related

After users complained about seeing a fullscreen pop-up ad in Assassin's Creed Odyssey on both Xbox and PlayStation, Ubisoft blames a “technical error”

Ubisoft is blaming an unspecified “technical error” for a fullscreen pop-up ad that appeared in Assassin's Creed Odyssey this week.

2023-11-24
The Verge 21 related

After users complained about seeing a fullscreen pop-up ad in Assassin's Creed Odyssey on both Xbox and PlayStation, Ubisoft blames a “technical error”

Ubisoft is blaming an unspecified “technical error” for a fullscreen pop-up ad that appeared in Assassin's Creed Odyssey this week.

2021-08-01
Ars Technica

How the radical environmental themes of the game Final Fantasy VII, released in 1997 for the original PlayStation, influenced a generation of environmentalists

From activists to families, FFVII's cautionary, planetary tale still resonates.  —  In September of 1997 … Tweets: @kyleorl , @mediasmarts , and @envdefensefund Tweets: Kyle Orland / @kyleorl : Really...

2021-07-12
Ars Technica

Makers of CVCheat claim their computer vision-based cheat tool can offer “undetectable” “full auto-aim and auto-shots” for any game on PC, Xbox, or PlayStation

Kyle Orland / Ars Technica : Tweets: @yangcliu , @tylerglaiel , @flugazi , @eposvox , and @storagezilla Tweets: Yang / @yangcliu : Kernel anticheat has been useless for the most dedicated hackers for...

2017-12-26
Wall Street Journal

An informal band of researchers is working over Christmas to prevent hackers from disrupting online services, following PlayStation and Xbox incidents in 2014

Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @csoandy and @julieiskow Tweets: Andy Ellis / @csoandy : “To my wife's dismay, I'm going to be bringing my laptop to my in-laws' house in Maine,” he sa...

2017-12-25
Wall Street Journal

An informal band of researchers is working over Christmas to prevent hackers from disrupting online services, following PlayStation and Xbox incidents in 2014

Merry band of security buffs spend holidays on alert to make sure cyber-Grinches don't spoil the fun Tweets: @csoandy and @julieiskow Tweets: Andy Ellis / @csoandy : “To my wife's dismay, I'm going to...

2015-01-02
VentureBeat 25 related

Sony to give PlayStation Network members 10% off one transaction in PlayStation Store to make up for outage; qualifying PSN Plus subscribers get five days extra

Happy New Year!  Since access … Napier Lopez / The Next Web : Sony's apology for the PSN outage is a 10 percent discount and extended subscriptions Mark Wilson / BetaNews : Sony offers compensation fo...

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Narrative

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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