Having revealed so many of their trump cards, far ahead of E3 2010, do Sony have anything left to reveal for their big E3 conference? Gamersmint sits down to talk about what Sony may bring to the table at this years E3.
For Southeast Asia, new price changes.
Prices effective starting May 1st, 2026.
Replies(1)Looks like PlayStation took a hit with Marathon and is now quietly adjusting prices worldwide to recover the losses
Lets be honest raising prices doesn't do that when no one's buying it. I imagine the profit it greater selling 10 times more at a lower price
LMFAO Your comment alone says a lot more about you than anything else. When has one game not selling 10 million copies made a company raise the prices of their console? Then Xbox would be costing $5000 by now lol. You remind of the crazy drug addicts on the street rambling on about conspiracies. xD You sure you don't need a hug, buddy?
One game that Sony payed $200 million for. lol
Also, you sure were quick to get triggered. Maybe your the one who needs a hug?
If nothing else, we should be united against the real issue here. AI and unnecessary tariffs that are effecting all gamers.
The price increases are due to the RAM demand associated with AI and the US-Iran war. You can look to any business news website and local news to see that. Heck, even the 2026 Asus Zenbook Duo I've been eyeing has faced delays and has had a price increase of $400; that laptop has two specs. Asus is doing a staggered release with per-orders for the lower spec now and shipping in May and pre-orders for the higher spec that I'm eyeing starting in June. Basically, all computer manufactures are affected. It'll most likely start affecting smart phones too if it hasn't already. I can't remember the last time any major console maker (Nintendo, Sony, Sega, etc) increased the price of their console mid cycle outside of Microsoft just to make more profit.
War is causing gas prices to rise. Transport of everything requires gas so the prices of those items go up as well. So it does have an impact
The blockage of the Straight of Hormuz due to the US-Iran war has affected raw components used in semi-conductor manufacturing such as bromine, aluminum, and helium. Iran had attacked the liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in Qatar which is a large producer (1/3 globally) of helium which is used in semiconductor etching. So it's the both the war and the RAM crises.
Former Xbox executive Ed Fries comments on the early days of Xbox, the opinion of Japanese game companies, and more.
Replies(2)I dont think that'll ever happen. But i must say back in the day, they were definitely trying because they were more cash rich than their competitors.
I think MS were and still are the richer company. They tried to acquire Sega back in the day (and considered doing so again more recently), they obviously bought exclusivity to Halo which was originally shown as a Mac title. I don’t think as a company MS can claim the moral high ground here. It’s a wilful lack of self awareness.
Of course Sony would try exactly the same if they had the resources, but when the PS2 dominated the industry was in a much healthier place with an abundance of great third parties.
This has been a depressing generation as far as first party decisions are concerned. The fact we are debating business plans rather than which game is better is a sad reflection of the state of things.
There was Nintendo as well, Sony wouldn't have had a monopoly. In fact, the world would be better today if Xbox never existed in the first place. They pretty much brought all bad practices we have today. We might have gotten all of it either way, but not this early. In term of franchises, I don't think there is anything Microsoft released that would actually be missed if it didn't exist. Even Halo the world wouldn't notice if Halo didn't exist.
I think almost everyone will agree that a monopoly is not good for the industry. But that being said, the competition needs to be smart and strategic with their business. Simply buying up publishers and traditional third-party studios just to keep them out of the other companies reach is not a sustainable practice. That goes for all parties so don't think I'm just referring to Xbox.
I'm no business guru by any stretch of the imagination but I firmly believe that the best way to drive consumers to your software and hardware is to invest smart in your first-party studios. Give them full support and guidance in making unique, fun games that are only available to play in your ecosystem and the gamers will come.
But first party studios aren't enough. They only make up a small portion of the industry. Without 3rd party there would be no industry for Microsoft or sony.Developing games take time and money and sometimes you gotta make moves to stay competitive.
Nah, I never said first-party was enough. I said it’s the ‘best way’ to drive gamers to your platform. 3rd-party is a free-for-all and there’s no guarantee that gamers will use your hardware to play the game. If you want to push your own software and/or hardware you need first-party, or at least exclusive deals with third-party studios.
Then why be so emotional and continue to talk about it. Xbox will never die be ause it stays in so many people's head.
How can you even see him being "emotional" in that comment?
If anything, you're the emotional one, constantly trying to go at anyone that says anything against Microsoft. So when you call him emotional, it comes off as deflection
Replies(2)Sony uploaded gameplay footage of Crimson Desert on a base PS5 running in what appears to be Quality Mode at a stable 30fps at 4K.
well done guys, yah sony is on fire atm
Just because Sony is getting all the buzz right now does not mean they will be still 'on fire' AFTER Microsoft and Nintendo are done with their conferences. Microsoft is being to secretive this time, and I cant imagine what games they could reveal...but Nintendo...is the one which will steal the show, I think. a 15 minute demo of the new Zelda and everyone will forget any other announcement. The media will be raving Zelda. Dont disappoint us ONCE AGAIN Nintendo.
I havent seen Microsoft saying ANYTHING about hardcore games support since Natal was announced, not only that they doesnt nearly have a great first-party as Sony and Nintendo has.There is a lack of investment in that area that seriously bother anyone who have a minimum information about their own video-games.
Not only that after Gears 2 and Halo 3 there wasn't as much great exclusives as Nintendo and Sony did offer.And they don't seem to be interested in the hardcore market more than they are with the casual. They wanna steal NIntendo Wii audience so much that they did forget who putted them in their place.
To sum things up, sony is doing a onslaught before E3 and HELL THAT's IS WORKING.
And Yeah Sony cant match their marketing but one thing for sure did arise from this: Sony is doing the best MARRIAGE with their strategy. Hardcore games keep coming with casual support/move along of course, and with casual games for new comers casual gamer.
It's like having all 3 consoles combined: Great Exclusives, Great Exclusives, Great Exclusives, Great Exclusives did i say Great Exclusives yet?! With an AWESOME CASUAL and Hardcore support.
Im hoping against hope that Microsoft will surprise us. Sony and Nintendo are already giving us some great games this year. Apart from Halo Reach and Fable 3(which I cannot bring myself to care about), the exclusive department is dry for Microsoft. And Natal is not for us hardcore gamers...maybe a neat little UI device but it will fail as a gaming device. Where are the GAMES Microsoft?
......eh, there were quite a few points I disagree with them on. All of them thought that LBP2 won't be that good. Uh, seriously? Its the only game of its kind on consoles and the things you could do in the first game were amazing. And lbp2 will let you span genres and create over head view games. It looks amazing. And you guys banged on about eyepet, but I think you guys are just bashing it for the sake of it. I've got the game and thought it was great. I found the tech behind it really interesting too. I think if this article proved anything, its that different people like different games. So just bear that in mind. I also don't agree that resistance 2 was rubbish, but I do think the first was better and the second sort of put me off the series a bit. I just really hate nathan hale