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Sony has released its financial results for the full fiscal year ended 31 March 2025 and reported a significant increase in operating profit in its Games & Network Services division, up 43% to ¥414.8 billion ($2.8 billion). At the same time, sales of PlayStation 5 consoles declined slightly to 18.5 million units for the year.
Sony is offering a great opportunity for gamers in the UK with a new bundle on the official PlayStation Direct website that includes a PlayStation 5 Slim with a disc drive and a two-year PS Plus Premium subscription at a great price.
Gamers will have to work harder or eat less
Sony will make an official announcement in the coming days
While previous reports have hinted that the upcoming portable PlayStation 6 will be able to run PS5 games, albeit at a lower resolution, the latest insider information goes even further. On the NeoGAF forums, user Kepler, who previously accurately predicted the use of RDNA 4 in the PS5 Pro, stated that the portable PS6 will have compatibility with the PS5 at the level of the shader binaries used.
Interesting rumours have emerged about a portable version of PlayStation 6. Insider KeplerL2, who previously reported on the development of two different SoCs for PS6, clarified that the portable console will be able to run PS5 games, albeit with certain graphics and performance compromises.
Sony's long-awaited game will be out on Xbox immediately as well
The new Switch 2 will cost customers $590 instead of $450
In response to the growing competition for skilled professionals, Japanese giants Sony and Bandai Namco have decided to include winter bonuses in their employees' base salaries. This step is aimed at making companies more attractive to potential employees, especially young professionals.
Former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Shawn Layden suggested that Nintendo could afford to raise the price of Switch 2 games to $80 due to exclusivity, as Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda are not available anywhere else.
Although Shuhei did not name which games were cancelled, we can only guess.
Sometimes it takes more than just talent to create a masterpiece. This is what happened with God of War (2018), which was delayed for six months after PlayStation CEO Shuhei Yoshida was "horrified" by the state of the game during testing.
Sony has released an update to the PlayStation Portal that improves support for cloud streaming and the ability to record gameplay.
From 16 April 2025, Sony is increasing the price of PlayStation Plus subscriptions for all tiers in 15 countries in Latin America.
US President Donald Trump's recent decisions to impose new import duties caused a significant drop in shares of leading Japanese video game companies such as Sony and Nintendo. In particular, Sony's shares fell by 10% and Nintendo's by 7% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
