'Helldivers 2' blasts off as PlayStation's biggest Steam launch yet

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PlayStation's PC push seems to be hitting its mark, with the newly released cooperative shooter Helldivers 2 achieving the company's best Steam launch to date. A day after its release, Helldivers 2 boasted a peak concurrent player count of 81,840, eclipsing the previous record holder, God of War (2018), with its 73,529 peak players. This milestone signifies another step in PlayStation's strategy to extend its reach beyond the PS5 by bringing beloved titles to PC audiences.

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Sony consolidates PlayStation business, moves base to US

Sony Interactive Entertainment, LLC is a new entity that brings together the Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment business units, effective April 1. The new company will be led by Andrew House, the current president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. While PlayStation has long been based in Tokyo, Japan, the newly formed company will occupy offices in San Mateo, California.

“By integrating the strengths of PlayStation’s hardware, software, content and network operations, SIE will become an even stronger entity, with a clear objective to further accelerate the growth of the PlayStation business,” said House in a statement.

The PlayStation 4 has been a great product for Sony, selling over35 million units worldwide since its launch in 2013.

Sony previews PlayStation 4, new controller, some games but no box - coming in time for Holiday 2013

So Sony revealed more details of their PlayStation 4 console including the new DualShock 4 controller with a touchpad and various game demos. Sony didn't show what the console will look like or even drill down on the specific specs and features but did note that the next PlayStation would be more social, would have much faster game loading and resume times and would not be backwards compatible with PlayStation 3 titles (although it was hinted these games can be accessed and played via their cloud component. Hit jump for more highlights of this event.

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Retake: The PS Vita shines when it is a good bundle deal

This bundle changed my mind about the PS VitaBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I had high hopes for the PS Vita when it first came out. As a PlayStation Portable fan and collector (had all the iterations, even the PSP Go), I wanted the Vita to be an extension and improvement of not just the gaming aspect of the PSP but the all-around functionality. Here's a story of the PS Vita there and back again.

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