Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says live-service "isn't really a game" as yet another PS5 exclusive multiplayer title ...

A former Sony executive criticizes the industry's exaggerated focus on live service games, comparing it to seeing a 'mirage' in the desert.

"A live-service game to me isn't really a game. It's a repetitive action engagement device," Layden tells The Ringer.

Sony CFO, Lin Tao, recently participated in a Q&A following the company’s latest financial results as per VGC. During the Q&A session, a caller asked about Sony’s plans to continue pursuing ...

One Sony live-service game that is not going forward is Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Online, which Neil Druckmann said was ...

This week, PlayStation announced that it was shuttering Firewalk Studio, a developer founded in 2018 that Sony acquired just ...

Sony could be bringing another one of its live service games over to PC in an effort to expand sales and microtransactions, ...

Earlier this week, it looked like the Horizon MMO may have joined the ever-growing graveyard of canceled Sony live-service ...

However, they are still pressing forward with it. There’s been a push from a few companies to see a good stake in live service gaming. Sony, for instance, has been making efforts in that realm of ...

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As part of Sony's newly published Corporate Report for 2025, the company disclosed new information and updates on all of its business units, including the PlayStation division. One part of the report ...

In many regards, things are going very well for Sony right now. The PlayStation 5 has sold strongly, generally slightly outpacing the performance of the PS4 at equivalent points in its lifecycle ...