As Concord flops, Sony exec says company doesn't have enough original IP

PlayStation maker Sony doesn’t have enough original franchises which it has “fostered from the beginning”.
That’s according to Sony chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki, who in the same week PlayStation announced it was pulling Concord from sale told the Financial Times: “We’re lacking the early phase (of IP) and that’s an issue for us.”

Concord – Launch Trailer I PS5 & PC Games

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Xbox's new Game Pass Standard tier yanks access to Starfield, Hellblade 2, Diablo 4, and more

Back in July, Microsoft announced sweeping changes to Xbox Game Pass that would see day one releases being removed as a benefit to subscribers of the service’s revised basic tier. That new tier – known as Game Pass Standard – is now live, but it turns out subscribers are missing out on more than just new releases: Microsoft has pulled access to over 40 previously available games, including major titles like Starfield, Hellblade 2, and Diablo 4.

Microsoft’s £10.99/month Xbox Game Pass Standard tier replaces the older Xbox Game Pass for Console tier for anyone wanting access to the Game Pass library. But while the company had previously confirmed the new Standard tier would no longer include access to first-party and other releases on day one (that benefit …

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