For a while this year, it looked like Sony Corp.'s (NYSE:SNE) stock might never recover from its battery recalls and Playstation 3 delays.
But, things have started to move Sony's way. After opening the year at $41, Sony's stock got as low as $37.25. The shares are now back to about $43.
Sony has done a number of things to save its own hide, and some of them may be working. The company is working on a number of ways to get its studio content onto multiple platforms, including its own Playstation portable. Sony is even working with flash memory sticks that allow movies to be played on cell phones.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.
Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.
It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst
Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.
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live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating
Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.
Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.
This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality
..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....
...Really???
PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.
Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.
He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.
More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.
Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.
Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.
All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.
investor this makes me happy. Don't get me wrong though, I'm still looking long-term and big picture. I want all of gaming to do well.
They always make a come back
I don't know about you, but I remember the glory days when Playstation was going at it with Nintendo and then XBOX always fighting, but a good fight. The best games and most innovation was to be had at that time. I won't go into a diatribe to prove the point, but 1990 - 2005 was a very, very good run for SNE and gamers ALL in general. Remember we're talking about an outfit that's sold nearly a quarter million home consoles. So 40/30/30 - that would be beautiful with a good old-fashioned shoot out of HD games galore! It's coming! I just feel like game fans and companies (SNE and MS) have made this all too personal. Let's Game Folks.
Only 5 comments?LOL I guess the haters must avoid the Good news for Sony!:P
(sega and nintendo) were still duking it out.
companies with actual GAMING heritage, rather than co-orperation laiden whores battling it out for financial supremacy!
sure it was about finances back in the day too, but sega's and nintendo's visions were solely gaming based, not financial.
most kids seem to think sony=games!?!? wtf??
sony's heritage has NOTHING to do with games whatsoever! if you don't know get to know(radios).
at least ms's heritage comes from SOFTWARE. (without software, no program code.)
now don't get me wrong, i'm not a hater, i give props where thy're due. sony have not only snatched the baton and ran with it, they've DOMINATED the gaming division like bobby lashley!
i'd just much prefer a GAMING company to dominate a GAMING market, to actually know a significant amount about GAMING.