Viraaj is a spirited gamer, lifelong PlayStation main, huge petrolhead, but most importantly, a principled journalist. With experience at publications like FandomWire, HotCars, and DriveTribe, writing ...

A PlayStation Network outage is exactly what you don't need on a weekend, but it's unfortunately what you've got right now – because PSN remains down hours after it first crashed. Frustrated PS5 and ...

As PlayStation's live service initiative continues stumbling, it highlights a growing disparity between the firm and a multiplatform Xbox. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

After years of console domination, we’re starting to see cracks in the PlayStation brand as it tries to brute force its way towards live-service supremacy. There’s no clearer example of this than the ...

Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida has said he would have tried to resist Sony’s controversial live service video game push. Yoshida, who was President of SIE Worldwide Studios for Sony ...

TL;DR: Helldivers 2 was initially planned as a free-to-play PS5 launch title but shifted to a premium $40 game, reflecting Sony's strategy to blend live service microtransactions with AAA content.

Live service games are one of the best ways to generate continuous income as a game studio or publisher, as they require much less overall work than developing a completely new title. It’s no wonder, ...