{"id":1671059,"date":"2022-10-04T04:07:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T08:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1671059"},"modified":"2022-10-04T04:07:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T08:07:38","slug":"playstation-eyes-new-investment-for-pc-mobile-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/playstation-eyes-new-investment-for-pc-mobile-push\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation eyes new investment for PC, mobile push"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fplaystation-eyes-new-investment-for-pc-mobile-push%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1671059&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>By Sam Nussey<\/p>\n<p>TOKYO (Reuters) \u2013     Sony Group Corp\u2019s gaming business is looking at fresh investment to bolster its push into PC and mobile, a senior executive said, as the PlayStation 5 maker competes for talent with deep-pocketed rivals and as industry dealmaking heats up. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cFurther investments in areas that will strengthen the expansion on to PC, on to mobile and into live services, that\u2019s definitely a possibility for us,\u201d Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, told Reuters in an interview without providing further detail. <\/p>\n<p>Sony, whose studios are known for single player console games such as \u201cSpider-Man\u201d and \u201cGod of War\u201d, has outlined ambitious plans to release titles on PC and mobile and offer live service games, which provide continuous updated play.<\/p>\n<p>The radical shift is reflected in its recent deals including the $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie, the studio behind the multiplayer \u201cDestiny\u201d franchise, which Sony operates outside its PlayStation Studios network.<\/p>\n<p>Other investments include the purchase of a minority stake in Japanese developer FromSoftware, whose action role playing game \u201cElden Ring\u201d has sold more than 16.6 million units. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should think of collaborations on the game development side first and foremost, but it\u2019s also not unthinkable with our PlayStation Productions efforts that we explore opportunities,\u201d Hulst said of the FromSoftware investment.<\/p>\n<p>Sony is producing a growing number of game adaptations, with this year\u2019s \u201cUncharted\u201d movie grossing more than $400 million globally and a TV series based on \u201cThe Last of Us\u201d franchise from its Naughty Dog studio launching on HBO next year. <\/p>\n<p>Hulst, who is based in the Netherlands and took up his post in 2019, has overseen the growth of PlayStation Studios to 19 studios, with additions including Nixxes, which ports console games to PC, and mobile developer Savage Game Studios. <\/p>\n<p>Given the scope of the transformation targeted by the gaming business, analysts expect further dealmaking from Sony. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that they\u2019re still going to add studios,\u201d said Serkan Toto, founder of the Kantan Games consultancy. <\/p>\n<p>The strength of PlayStation\u2019s studio network has drawn praise as a key differentiator with Xbox maker Microsoft, which is trying to buy Activision Blizzard.<\/p>\n<p>Sony gaming chief Jim Ryan has raised objection about the  $69 billion mega-deal\u2019s potential impact on PlayStation users. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Sony can pull off what they did with single player experiences but (as) multiplayer experiences across platforms, on the PC, on consoles and maybe even on the phone, then all bets are off,\u201d said Toto, pointing to the success of online games such as Fortnite from Epic Games.  <\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/playstation-eyes-new-investment\/attachment\/file-photo-logos-of-sonys-playstation-5-are-displayed-at\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI930AF-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI930AF-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) \u2013 Sony Group Corp\u2019s gaming business is looking at fresh investment to bolster its push into PC and mobile, a senior executive said, as the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1889482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1671059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_finder_url":"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/business\/playstation-eyes-new-investment\/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=playstation-eyes-new-investment","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1671059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1889482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1671059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1671059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1671059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}