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Yesterday, Yahoo Finance brought in two industry analysts, Andrew Merrick of Raymond James and Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities to discuss the EA deal. That’s when Michael Pachter argued that the industry is moving towards connected TV, cloud streaming, and AI-powered distribution, whereas Sony is still heavily hardware-dependent. Things got interesting when he got asked…

Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra isn’t buying into the narrative that console gaming is on its way out. In a series of comments online, Ybarra argued that consoles remain a viable business model—if companies execute properly. The State of Console Gaming Over the past few generations, the console industry has faced mounting challenges. Price hikes…

The PlayStation 5 has officially become Sony’s most successful console generation to date. According to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino, the PS5 era has generated an impressive $136 billion in sales, surpassing all previous PlayStation generations in overall revenue. The achievement is especially notable given the PS5’s rocky start. Launched in the middle of…