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As PS5 hits 65M consoles, Sony president signals return to single-player games


As Sony said it shipped a total of 65M PS5s to date, Sony president Hiroki Totoki said the focus will be on single-player games now.

Totoki, who is also COO and CFO, said in an analyst call that PlayStation needs to needs to have more detailed checks and balances, including more user tests, to prevent disasters like Concord. Helldivers 2 has campy humor.At the same time, Sony executives said in an analyst call that, starting with Ghost of Yōtei, which is a sequel to the smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, the company plans to continue releasing major single-player game titles every year from next fiscal year onwards. Going forward, Totoki said, “We intend to build an optimal title portfolio during the current midrange plan period that combines single-player games, which are our strength, and which have a higher predictability of becoming hits due to our proven IP, with live service games that pursue upside while taking on a certain amount of risk upon release.”

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