2026-03-05
NEW: Sony no longer plans to release PlayStation games on PC, sources tell Bloomberg News, a major shift in strategy that sees the console maker returning to exclusivity after six years of flirting with multiplatform. — Ghost of Yotei and Saros are not coming to PC. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg
Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity
One important piece of context here is that when someone buys a PlayStation, Sony doesn't just get their $500+. The company also gets 30% of *everything* they buy on the PlayStation Store. In other words, Sony makes the most money by getting as many people as possible on its consoles
Bloomberg
Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity
2026-03-04
One important piece of context here is that when someone buys a PlayStation, Sony doesn't just get their $500+. The company also gets 30% of *everything* they buy on the PlayStation Store. In other words, Sony makes the most money by getting as many people as possible on its consoles
Bloomberg
Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity
The video-game publisher no longer plans to put out PC ports of PlayStation games such as ‘Ghost of Yotei’
NEW: Sony no longer plans to release PlayStation games on PC, sources tell Bloomberg News, a major shift in strategy that sees the console maker returning to exclusivity after six years of flirting with multiplatform. — Ghost of Yotei and Saros are not coming to PC. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg
Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity
The video-game publisher no longer plans to put out PC ports of PlayStation games such as ‘Ghost of Yotei’
2026-02-04
NEW: I took a trip down to Obsidian Entertainment to talk about their stunning 2025, in which they somehow shipped three games. They were remarkably candid about their successes, their failures, and their plans for navigating the future. — For Businessweek Magazine: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg
A profile of game studio Obsidian, which Microsoft acquired in 2018, as it seeks to shorten development times and cut costs after releasing three titles in 2025
Microsoft's Obsidian Entertainment is searching for ways to make games more quickly and on smaller budgets.
Obsidian shipped three games last year: Avowed, Grounded 2, and Outer Worlds 2. Grounded 2 was a hit, but the two RPGs were not, leading to some self-reflection. How to make games in 3-4 years rather than 6-7? This story may be a case study for the entire industry www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg
A profile of game studio Obsidian, which Microsoft acquired in 2018, as it seeks to shorten development times and cut costs after releasing three titles in 2025
Microsoft's Obsidian Entertainment is searching for ways to make games more quickly and on smaller budgets.
2026-01-22
For the last few weeks, rumors have been circulating that Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was completed and would be released on January 16. In reality, Ubisoft was not happy with the state of the game and decided to cancel it as part of a massive reorganization
Bloomberg
Ubisoft cancels six games and delays others amid a restructuring into five genre-specific “creative houses”, and expects net bookings of ~€1.5B for FY 2025-2026
Ubisoft Entertainment SA is canceling game projects, shutting down studios and cutting its guidance …
BREAKING: Ubisoft is canceling the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake and 5 other games (4 unannounced, 1 mobile). The company says it is also delaying 7 games (including an unannounced project believed to be a Black Flag remake) as part of a larger restructuring.
Bloomberg
Ubisoft cancels six games and delays others amid a restructuring into five genre-specific “creative houses”, and expects net bookings of ~€1.5B for FY 2025-2026
Ubisoft Entertainment SA is canceling game projects, shutting down studios and cutting its guidance …
2026-01-21
BREAKING: Ubisoft is canceling the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake and 5 other games (4 unannounced, 1 mobile). The company says it is also delaying 7 games (including an unannounced project believed to be a Black Flag remake) as part of a larger restructuring.
Bloomberg
Ubisoft cancels six games and delays others amid a restructuring into five genre-specific “creative houses”; it expects net bookings of ~€1.5B for FY 2025-2026
Ubisoft Entertainment SA is canceling game projects, shutting down studios and cutting its guidance …
For the last few weeks, rumors have been circulating that Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was completed and would be released on January 16. In reality, Ubisoft was not happy with the state of the game and decided to cancel it as part of a massive reorganization
Bloomberg
Ubisoft cancels six games and delays others amid a restructuring into five genre-specific “creative houses”; it expects net bookings of ~€1.5B for FY 2025-2026
Ubisoft Entertainment SA is canceling game projects, shutting down studios and cutting its guidance …
2025-12-21
Blizzard is focusing on its established franchises rather than trying to develop new IP. The company plans to put out 1-2 big releases a year from here on out, Faries tells me www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... [image]
Bloomberg
Q&A with Blizzard President Johanna Faries on company staff bonus transparency, working under Xbox leadership, restoring the NetEase partnership, and more
Johanna Faries, who took over as president of Blizzard in 2024, reveals what's coming from the storied studio — Hi everyone.
I spoke to Johanna Faries, president of Blizzard Entertainment, about improving the company's culture, fixing the opaque bonus system, her ideal game release schedule, Xbox pressure, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Bloomberg
Q&A with Blizzard President Johanna Faries on company staff bonus transparency, working under Xbox leadership, restoring the NetEase partnership, and more
Johanna Faries, who took over as president of Blizzard in 2024, reveals what's coming from the storied studio — Hi everyone.
2025-11-06
NEW: Rockstar Games says the 30+ employees it fired last week were leaking confidential information, disputing allegations that the company is union-busting. — The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg
Rockstar says it fired dozens of employees last week for “distributing and discussing confidential information in a public forum”, disputing union allegations
Rockstar Games terminated more than 30 people last week in an action that a labor group called “union-busting.”
2025-10-29
BREAKING: Amazon is making “significant” cuts to its video-game division, moving away from MMOs like New World, and gutting its Irvine and San Diego development studios www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg
Internal memo: Amazon makes “significant role reductions” to its game division and will cut down on big budget titles, as it focuses on Luna and casual games
Tech giant will reduce game development work and eliminate jobs — Amazon.com Inc. is gutting its video-game division …
2025-10-23
SCOOP: For the last two years, Microsoft has pushed Xbox to hit profit margins of 30%, an ambitious target that's far higher than the industry average. — This chase for profit has led Xbox to raise prices, cut thousands of jobs, and rethink everything. — Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg
Sources: Microsoft asks its Xbox unit to hit 30% “accountability margins”, or profit margins, and Xbox canceled products, cut jobs, and raised prices to meet it
Management's goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects
The timing of this new profit margin target certainly lines up with the $69 billion Activision purchase, but it also lines up with Microsoft's pivot to generative AI, in which the company has invested many billions of dollars
Bloomberg
Sources: Microsoft asks its Xbox unit to hit 30% “accountability margins”, or profit margins, and Xbox canceled products, cut jobs, and raised prices to meet it
Management's goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects
Fans have spent the last two years wondering why Xbox is closing studios, canceling games, raising prices, cutting jobs, and releasing its games on rival PlayStation and Nintendo platforms. — This ambitious 30% profit margin target helps explain many of those moves. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg
Sources: Microsoft asks its Xbox unit to hit 30% “accountability margins”, or profit margins, and Xbox canceled products, cut jobs, and raised prices to meet it
Management's goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects
2025-10-06
EA's bombshell deal to go private could be good for investors, but bad for employees. Leveraged buyouts almost always lead to immediate mass layoffs, and more than half of EA's current cash flow will likely go toward servicing the debt. — This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Wall Street Journal
A profile of EA CEO Andrew Wilson, who is expected to stay in the role, as Silver Lake's Egon Durban credits him for building EA's “crown jewel” sports business
He's a charming Aussie surfer who plays videogames and has a black belt in jiu-jitsu.
EA's bombshell deal to go private could be good for investors, but bad for employees. Leveraged buyouts almost always lead to immediate mass layoffs, and more than half of EA's current cash flow will likely go toward servicing the debt. — This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Bloomberg
A big portion of EA's cash flow will go toward servicing the $20B debt from the $55B sale, which even the most bullish analysts expect will lead to big layoffs
This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... Io Sam / @iosam : The vast majority of big companies who go private through leveraged buyouts are ‘dead man walking’... Not a ...
2025-09-20
How to sell a video game console: — 1) Make your console more expensive than the other consoles — 2) Also put all of your games on the other consoles [embedded post]
Windows Central
Microsoft plans to raise Xbox Series X price by $50 to $649.99 and Series S by $20 to $399.99 starting Oct. 3, citing “changes in the macroeconomic environment”
second price increase of 2025 comes as shifting tariffs continue to plague tech prices Vikki Blake / Eurogamer.net : U.S. Xbox fans hit with another hardware price hike just four m...