PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan has labelled Microsoft’s offer to keep Call of Duty on the platform “inadequate on so many levels.” Both Ryan and Xbox CEO Phil Spencer — the biggest gaming executives — are hashing it out in public, in regards to Call of Duty’s multi-platform agreement. Speaking to The Verge last week, Spencer …
Jim Ryan, PlayStation head and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, is leaving the company after an almost 30-year stint. In a press release, Sony confirmed that he will be retiring in March 2024, with COO Hiroki Totoki being appointed as the interim CEO of the company from April 1, 2024. Ryan merely served four years …
Sony announces the remarkable achievement of selling 40 million PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide since its launch in 2020, despite the unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic. In July 2021, just two years ago, Sony proudly declared the PS5 as the “fastest-selling console” in company history, reaching 10 million units sold within eight months of its …
Sony’s gaming chief, Jim Ryan, held a meeting with Margrethe Vestager, the EU antitrust chief, to discuss Microsoft’s monumental $69 billion bid for Activision Blizzard, the creators of Call of Duty. This meeting took place amidst the European Commission’s preparations to issue a warning to Microsoft regarding the potential anti-competitive consequences of this acquisition, which …
In his recent testimony during the trial involving Microsoft and the US FTC, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan expressed his concerns about the value of Xbox Game Pass. Ryan claimed that video game publishers unanimously view Game Pass as “value destructive.” He mentioned that he had spoken with publishers whose games are available on the service …
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft regarding its $69 billion acquisition of Activision, the maker of the popular video game franchise Call of Duty. The FTC is seeking a preliminary injunction that would temporarily halt the merger while the agency’s in-house court assesses its potential impact on competition in …