Sony says they may return in some capacity in the future, and it will be exploring more opportunities to celebrate PlayStation's history.
PlayStation has a new CEO again -- kind of. Hideaki Nishino will be the sole CEO, following less than a year of serving with Hermen Hulst.
According to data firm Ampere, PlayStation is responsible for 64% of consumer spending on Microsoft titles in December 2024.
"An account for PlayStation Network will become optional for these titles on PC," said PlayStation in a post including Spider-Man 2, and The Last Of Us Part II.
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Essential Tier games for February 2025 are Payday 3 (PS5), High on Life (PS4 and PS5), and Pac-Man World Re-Pac (PS4 and PS5).
Hideaki Nishino will become the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind the PlayStation brand. This comes nearly a year after he and Herman Hulst were appointed co-CEOs of the PlayStation business,
While it’s very cool that PlayStation VR2 works on PC, it does have a few big caveats. Not only do you need the headset (which retains its $549.99 MSRP as of writing), you’ll need a computer powerful enough to handle VR gaming.
The 30th Anniversary PlayStation Themes on PS5 will no longer be usable, but PlayStation promises to bring them back in the future.
All PS Plus subscribers can play these games from Feb. 4 to March 3.
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.