Sony will no longer force Steam users to create a PlayStation Network account to play some of its popular PlayStation PC ports. But if you do choose to login to PSN you’ll soon receive in-game rewards in titles like God of War: Ragnarok.
Kenichiro Yoshida, who has led Sony since 2018, will be succeeded as chief executive by the company’s chief financial officer.
A PlayStation account will "become optional" for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. Sony hasn't lost hope that players will still go ahead and use a PlayStation account, though, as it's tying several benefits to signing in.
Sony Corp. has shaken up its leadership ranks, naming Hiroki Totoki as corporate CEO while Hideaki Nishino is elevated to CEO of Sony Interactive.
In a preview of his coming leadership, Totoki led Sony's presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, unveiling a raft of new entertainment initiatives.
Four major PlayStation games on PC no longer require using Sony's PSN service.
PlayStation announced that it will be offering some in-game rewards for those who play its games on PC while logged in to a PSN account. PlayStation also clarified that a PSN account will become optional for select titles on PC, which is a change from previous mandatory PSN account requirements on PC.
Sony Block Solutions Labs is launching Soneium Conquest as a way to onboard creators, developers, and newcomers to its Soneium blockchain.
EXCLUSIVE: Writers-creators Mauricio Katz and Pedro Peirano are getting into business with Sony Pictures Television. The duo have signed an exclusive overall deal with the studio to create, develop, and produce scripted drama series for cable and streaming.
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has Eddie Murphy poised to star in Blue Falcon, a two-hander action comedy. Studio acquired a script by Chad St. John (the London Has Fallen scribe most recently scripted the just-wrapped Alan Ritchson-starrer Motor City).
Sony Interactive Entertainment is eliminating the need for a PlayStation Network account for certain single-player games on PC, the company announced Wednesday. That includes this week’s release of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and the upcoming release of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered,