Sony Interactive Entertainment News Articles
Tuesday31st Jan 2023
News MLB The Show 23 Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This March
Thanks, Sony
It's just been confirmed Sony Interactive Entertainment's baseball series will be returning on the Nintendo Switch this year. MLB The Show 23, developed by San Diego Studio, has just been locked in for a March 28th, 2023 release with pre-orders opening next week on 6th February. The teaser trailer reveals the cover athlete as Miami...
Saturday16th Jul 2022
News MLB The Show 22 Is The Latest Free Trial For Switch Online (North America)
Batter up!
In case you missed it, Nintendo has revealed the next free trial for users located in North America. It's Sony's sports title MLB The Show 22. While it wasn't exactly in top form at launch, it has received a major update since then. The trial of this game is available to all Switch Online members and can be downloaded and played from now...
Thursday7th Jan 2021
News Nintendo Switch Sold More Than Every Other Console Combined Last Year In The UK
We really WERE all playing Animal Crossing
Perhaps it's not a huge surprise, given that apparently Switch owners are the most likely to own another console, but in 2020, the Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox and PlayStation in the UK by a lot. Like... a lot a lot. It's tempting to see this as a huge success for Nintendo, and it is, but it's also a...
Tuesday17th Mar 2020
Rumour Sony Could Be Raiding Konami For Castlevania, Metal Gear And Silent Hill IP
Smash and grab
Konami and Nintendo go back a long way. It's highly debatable whether the former would have enjoyed the success it has had over the years without the NES, as titles such as Castlevania, Gradius and Contra all found a receptive audience on the system. Likewise, you could argue that the NES (not to mention the SNES and Game Boy)...
Thursday27th Jun 2019
News Nintendo, Sony And Microsoft Band Together To Fight Tariffs On Video Game Consoles
United as one
If you keep up with global politics or happen to live in North America, you might have heard about recently proposed tariffs on Chinese goods by the Trump administration. In a rare display – Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have joined forces (in a seven-page letter) to warn the American government about the impacts this could...
Tuesday9th Apr 2019
Random Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Has Pre-Ordered The Nintendo Labo VR Kit
Supporting the competition
Shuhei Yoshida hasn't exactly made an attempt to hide his love for Nintendo over the years. The President of Sony's Worldwide Studios previously revealed he couldn't resist trying out the Switch and was hyped about the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In a recent exchange with a fan over on Twitter,...
Friday5th Apr 2019
Random PlayStation User Recreates Super Mario Maker In LittleBigPlanet 3
Absolute madness
Before Super Mario Maker was even a thing, Sony had already released a handful of LittleBigPlanet games across multiple PlayStation systems. If you're not familiar with this established series, it lives by its "play, create, share" motto, encouraging user-generated content to fuel gameplay experiences. With this in mind, one...
Wednesday13th Feb 2019
News Sony Gaming Boss Says The Industry Is "Better" Because Of Nintendo's Efforts
"Never underestimate Nintendo"
Yesterday, we heard how Sony Interactive Entertainment Chairman Shawn Layden sat down with Game Informer and sent some praise in the direction of the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One X and even tablets and smartphones - stating how there are great gaming experiences across all of these platforms and explaining how each of...
Monday26th Mar 2018
News Yu Suzuki Says There Are No Plans For Shenmue III On Switch, Unsurprisingly
It's Bayonetta, in reverse!
Shenmue III may be getting some stick of late for its rather unusual character models, but as fans of the first two games on the Sega Dreamcast, we can't wait to play this third outing. It would seem that a great many people feel the same way, and as a result we're getting into "wishful thinking" territory when it comes...
Saturday17th Nov 2012
News Jack Tretton Wishes Nintendo Every Success With Wii U
"Nintendo has a great heritage in the business"
President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America Jack Tretton has wished Nintendo every success with Wii U, ahead of the official launch in just a few short hours. Speaking about his own company’s heritage on the latest Official Playstation Blogcast, Tretton took the time to talk about Wii...
Friday3rd Jun 2011
News Sony President Thinks 3DS is Just an Updated DS
Aside from the 3D, same old same old, apparently
It seems Sony executives still don't appear too wowed by Nintendo's 3DS, despite both sides acknowledging that different demographics are being targeted by each company's handheld system. Is this a lack of sportsmanship, or a genuine lack of excitement? Sony Computer Entertainment president Shuhei...
Saturday9th Apr 2011
News Sony CEO Refers to Nintendo Handhelds as "Babysitting Tools"
Don't get him started on the issue of self-respect
Some Sony executives have positive things to say about the company's rivals, and some don't. Sony president and CEO Jack Tretton is without doubt a person that falls into the latter category. Speaking to Fortune, Tretton refers to Nintendo's handheld offerings as the "Game Boy experience", and he...
Friday28th Jan 2011
News Iwata: 3DS and NGP will Appeal to Different Target Audiences
"The customers will decide which is correct"
Nintendo isn't the only company with new portable hardware coming out soon as Sony has recently announced details of its follow-up to the PSP range of models in the form of the Next Generation Portable (NGP). Speaking to Bloomberg, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata spoke about the upcoming Sony handheld device...
Thursday13th Jan 2011
News Nintendo Praises Sony and Microsoft's Contributions to Gaming Industry
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
Gone are the days when you could call Nintendo a big fish in a small pond. Modern gaming has undoubtedly expanded the size of the waters, and there are once again, several big fish that inhabit said pond. Speaking at the Learning Without Frontiers conference yesterday in London, General Manager of...
Tuesday22nd Jun 2010
News Sony President Not Impressed With 3D Handhelds Sans Glasses
Cover the 3DS's ears
Nintendo and Sony are two companies at the forefront of 3D gaming, with the former tackling the handheld market, and the latter focusing on the home console demographic. With 3D televisions already under Sony's belt, it's understandable that it wants to focus on hardware that will compliment its new sets. Kaz Hirai, President at...
Thursday17th Jun 2010
News Sony Senior Director Gives 3DS the Thumbs Up
Mick Hocking sees Nintendo's foray into 3D gaming as mutually beneficial
It seems to to be pretty difficult to have a bad word to say about the recently unveiled 3DS, even if you are the competition. Following from the recent praise that a Microsoft general manager gave to Nintendo's "experimentation" with 3D gaming, a Sony senior director...
Tuesday25th May 2010
News Sony Doesn't Want Failed Wii Games on Move, Thank You Very Much
VP of publisher relations puts foot down
Reaction to Sony's PlayStation Move controller has been a little mixed among Nintendo fans, not to mention the response to its initial launch line-up which looks to repeat some of the Wii's success in bringing motion control to the masses. Sony aren't interested in making another Wii though, going out of its...
Friday19th Feb 2010
News Sony Patents Universal Game Controller
Would work with all three current home consoles - including Wii
Owners of multiple consoles can attest to the clutter and occasionally annoying battery maintenance that comes with having several different controllers kicking around the house. Televisions, stereos and DVD players can all be programmed to use one remote control, but gamers are stuck...
Wednesday7th Oct 2009
News Sony: We Take More Risks Than Nintendo
Sony's American boss tells it like it is
Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton has been passing his own unique brand of judgement on his company's rivals and unsurprisingly, Sony comes out on top in his eyes. Speaking to Forbes, Tretton had this to say: Nintendo know what they do well and they stick to it. They deliver a casual,...
Friday17th Jul 2009
News Nintendo Still Dominating NPD Charts
MotionPlus off to a good start.
Another month, another Nintendo sales win for the U.S. Despite declining overall hardware sales by 38 percent year-over-year, Nintendo still managed to carve out over half of console and portable sales for the month of June, with Wii moving around 374,000 units and the DS family raking in a bazonga 766,500 handhelds...
