Skydance and Paramount are deep into hashing out a complicated deal that would see the David Ellison’s studio and its backers take control of the storied film and television company owned by Shari Redstone. The exclusive month-long negotiating period through May 3 is likely to be extended perhaps by a few weeks, Deadline hears, given … Read more
Car dealers are terrified of direct sales. They see protecting the franchise sales model as paramount. I mean, how else are they going to charge for crap you don’t need and try to force you into financing their bonuses plus the price of the car for 84 months? Skipping the middle man is such a … Read more
Remember those rumors, oh, eight years ago about how Sony was a target for acquisition? No more. Still, don’t say merger yet. Deadline has confirmed that Sony Picture Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra has been in talks with Apollo Global Management about making a go for Paramount. This despite Skydance/Redbird Capital being in exclusive talks with … Read more
If I were to pick just one Spider-Man series from Sony’s multiple reboots, I’d pick Spider-Verse without thinking twice. I say that as someone who waited for Into the Spider-Verse to hit streaming services before watching it, no matter how good those trailers and teasers were. I didn’t make the same mistake twice, as I … Read more
If you’ve been eying up a brand new PlayStation 5, then you might want to wait a little bit longer before making a purchase. Judging by the latest rumours, it looks like the current PS5 console is about to become massively inferior to what Sony has in store for later this year. According to the … Read more
PlayStation 5 owners can download another big new system update, complete with one or two really handy new features. The March 13 PS5 firmware update enhances the DualSense controller’s speaker, while also improving the noise cancelling for the built-in microphone. While PlayStation 5 users will also be able to adjust the brightness of the console’s … Read more
PlayStation Plus subscribers are counting down to the reveal of the next batch of Extra and Premium games for March 2024. Sony will officially announce the new PS Plus games at 4.30pm GMT UK time on the afternoon of March 13. The games will be available to download less than a week later, on the … Read more
Sony’s PlayStation Portal device was arguably a surprise hit when it launched back in late 2023. Despite some pre-release skepticism from fans (and perhaps even a little disappointment that it wasn’t a true PlayStation Vita successor), the PlayStation Portal has basically been sold out since release. Indeed, whenever the handheld is back in stock, units … Read more
Sony is cutting 900 jobs from its PlayStation division, the gaming company announced Tuesday, becoming the latest tech giant to lay off part of its workforce. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) President and CEO Jim Ryan announced the layoffs in a Tuesday email to PlayStation workers, saying they represent an 8 percent reduction across the company’s … Read more
Sony said today it will let go about 900 people, or 8% of is global PlayStation headcount, the latest layoffs to hit the gaming industry. In blog post tiled “Difficult News About Our Workforce,” the company said employees across the globe, including studios, are impacted. U.S. staffers will all be notified today. “The PlayStation community … Read more
