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I'm proud to announce that the #PlayStation5 will be my last console.
I don't care to argue this or turn it into a movement. The move to put #Helldivers2 on Xbox is absolutely vile.
If Playstation is third party, then PlayStation is dead.
#PlayStationisdead
These are not perks. They are discount and trials.
A perk is an ongoing membership benefit. This is a just a way for you to lose more money in the long run.
F outta here.
Introducing new perks for PlayStation Plus members.
Enjoy a range of special offers, trials and discounts from PlayStation, Sony and select partners. All included with your PlayStation Plus membership.
Explore the full lineup: playstation.com/en-gb/ps-plu…
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Logré comprarme la ps5... Obviamente de segunda mano, pero... Es mi primera consola, siempre fui de bajos recursos y nunca había podido tener una consola... No me importa nada más... Estoy feliz
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Its so important for Australians to remember we have preferential voting! Green votes trickle down to labour therefore it is never a wasted vote to vote for the greens!!
Greens want rent freeze & cap, abolish negative gearing, dental & mental health in medicare, +
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This idea that Cyberpunk 2077 needs to have an alternative to it's commentary on corporatism and capitalism is silly. There being no alternative is THE POINT. The corpos won. There is no saving Night City, only yourself. Mike Pondsmith has literally said this exact thing.
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Ship it when it's ready. One of the few titles I'll play day one.
An update regarding God of War Laufey's release date.
ALT Since the reveal of God of War Laufey in June, we've been deeply grateful to see so much excitement for Faye's journey through the Everywhen. We don't take for granted the trust placed in our studio to make an extraordinary experience worthy of the passion and dedication of our fans. With this in mind, we've made the decision to delay God of War Laufey's release to May 20th, 2027. We will make the most of each moment until then by putting in the finishing touches and pushing the game to its fullest potential. On behalf of everyone on the team, we appreciate your patience and we'll be back to share more updates soon! Santa Monica Studio
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I feel like their are certain games that sell in the 20m range and ppl act like its regular, expected or not that major but as we have seen this is extremely hard even some popular I.P.s. now.
This is abnormal.
God of War Ragnarok has sold 21.6M copies, as per @alineaanalytics estimates. It's sold 20.1M on PlayStation (75.2% via PS5) and 1.6M on Steam.
It's another PlayStation evergreen seller, too. This year, Ragnarok has already sold 1.1M copies, generating nearly $60M (68% on PlayStation), outperforming new 2026 titles like Gears of War E-Day and Saros.
Overall, Ragnarok has been accessed by 6.7M PlayStation Plus players (it was added to the Extra tier about two years ago). So it's performed that well this year DESPITE subscription cannibalisation. That's the pull of God of War IP. That Bautista Series on Amazon is going to be massive - bigger than Fallout, I reckon.
As mentioned yesterday, God of War Ragnarok has generated $1.4B, making it the top-grossing first-party PlayStation game of this console generation.
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So... if Xbox wanted to win again, why sell off a studio with a hotly anticipated game that is just around the corner? Makes no fucking sense.
New report on the 'Blade' game 🎮
• Multiple companies have made offers to buy Arkane Studios including Ubisoft
• Xbox has also weighed selling the studio to its management
• Any deal will likely allow the game to be finished
• Game is expected to be released in the next 1-2 years
• Deadline for a sale is in December
(via @business)
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GT7 fans are some of the most serous and quiet fans. Games that sell way less have louder fans and sometimes some think that gt has not got a mass following. GT7 is incredible. Well done to the team
Gran Turismo 7, which launched in March 2022, has sold 12.7M copies (@alineaanalytics estimates)
This amounts to $840M in revenue, second only to Spider-Man 2’s $1.3B – if we’re talking PlayStation first-party for this generation.
Games like Ghost of Yotei, Helldivers 2, Astro Bot, and Wolverine (2.7M now, by the way) hit the headlines for us core gamers, but GT7 has outearned them all life-to-date on ONE platform (yes, even Helldivers 2).
Gran Turismo 7 still brings in around 3M players every month (and between 400K and 700K active players per day). It’s also an evergreen seller every year. Looking at its post-launch years, Gran Turismo 7 generated:
- $189.7M in 2023 via 2.9M copies
- $161.3M in 2024 via 2.7M copies
- $119.1M in 2025 via 1.7M copies
This year, Gran Turismo 7 has already sold 1.3M copies, generating $74.7M. Every December is comfortably GT7’s biggest month of the year (except launch), and the gap is widening there. December generated 2.1x a normal month in 2023, and by 2025 that had grown to 2.8x.
As the typical months cool off with age, Christmas always holds strong, so the holiday period is becoming a bigger slice of Gran Turismo 7 yearly revenue.
For Gran Turismo 7, the week around Christmas does 3x to 5x a typical week – three years running:
- Christmas week 2023: $14.7M (4.6x the year’s median week)
- Christmas week 2024: $9.3M (3.3x)
- Christmas week 2025: $8.5M (4.6x)
These Christmas peaks happened at the full $59.99 (Gran Turismo 7 wasn’t discounted at all in December 2023 or December 2025). And although there was a discount late in December 2024, GT7’s peak week that year still happened at full price.
You can really see why Sony hasn’t added this one to PlayStation Plus, eh? Say it after me: Subscriptions cannibalise premium revenue.
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