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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

2024-05-31
Game World Observer 8 related

Sony says PS5 generated $106B in revenue in less than four years vs. PS4's $107B over seven years, PS5 in-game purchases spending up 176% over PS4, and more

Sony has published its annual business briefing.  Here are the key takeaways about the performance of the PlayStation business and updates to the company's gaming strategy.

2024-05-14
Bloomberg 13 related

Square Enix's stock falls 16%, its biggest decline in 13 years, after President Takashi Kiryu said sales of its AAA games, exclusive to PlayStation, fell short

- Big titles released on PlayStation fell short, president says  — Games development overhaul seen taking time to bear fruit

2022-08-04
Bloomberg 28 related

Nintendo misses with Q1 sales down 4.7% YoY to ~$2.3B and operating profit down 15.1% YoY to ~$763M; Switch sales fell 22.9% YoY to 3.43M units

here's why Zack Hermenau / Twinfinite : 10 Games That Desperately Need Steam Deck Support Tom Phillips / Eurogamer.net : Don't expect a new Nintendo Switch model this financial year - report Kentaro I...

2022-07-29
Bloomberg 7 related

Sony beats estimates with Q1 operating profit of $2.3B, PS5 sales of 2.4M, up from 2.3M YoY, cuts profit outlook from $8.7B to $8.3B for FY ending March 2023

Sony Group Corp. cut its profit outlook as its PlayStation division faltered and game sales slumped.

2022-01-19
Bloomberg 85 related

Sony's shares fell 13% on Wednesday, its biggest drop since October 2008, wiping $20B off its valuation, after Microsoft announced its Activision deal

Sony Group Corp. shares fell 13% in Tokyo on Wednesday, their biggest drop since October 2008, after PlayStation rival Microsoft Corp. announced …

2021-08-04
Bloomberg 22 related

Sony beats estimates with Q1 operating profit of $2.6B and says the PS5 is no longer selling at a loss; PS Plus subscribers declined to 46.3M from 47.6M

- Sony expecting more from music streaming and digital cameras  — PlayStation software sales and subscriber additions slowed

2019-10-30
Engadget 5 related

Sony says Q2 operating profit jumped 16% to $2.56B, as the PlayStation 4 has sold 102.8M units in total, surpassing the original PlayStation

Sony's PlayStation 4 has become the second best-selling console of all time, surpassing the original PlayStation, which sold 102.5 million units.

2019-06-30
Tech.eu 4 related

Creative Group, which offers mobile phone top-ups and e-vouchers for iTunes, Google, Spotify, Xbox, PlayStation, and other online services, raises €22M

Creative Group, a fintech startup headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, has landed a €22 million in funding from Prime Ventures …

2017-10-31
CNBC 1 related

Sony's Q2 beats estimates with profits of $1.8B, up 346% YoY, and revenues of $18.2B, up 22% YoY, boosted by strong PlayStation sales

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC :

2015-11-29
Wall Street Journal 12 related

Sony has sold more than 30.2M PlayStation 4 units since launch in November 2013, the fastest selling PlayStation ever

Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal :

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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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