Layden is asked if he thinks the PS6 will be "completely discless", with the host suggesting Sony "can probably get away with it now", likely referring to to rapidly shrinking market for physical ...

Of the many ongoing video game controversies happening right now, the one that has united most fans against developers and publishers is the rising price of video games. Specifically, recent months ...

Game Pass is ostensibly a huge success for Xbox. It's a time of great change for the company, as it appears to be moving away from hardware and towards first-party game publishing and digital ...

Matthew is a Staff Writer in GameRant's News department. His first console was the NES, but he made most of his childhood memories with the SNES. Matthew spent much of his early life begging to go to ...

Video game prices should have increased with every console generation to offset swelling development costs, reckons former chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Shawn Layden. Speaking with ...

The PlayStation 2's meteoric journey to become the best-selling console of all time transformed not just gaming, but culture at large. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, God of War, and Metal Gear Solid 2 ...

TL;DR: Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden criticizes Xbox Game Pass, claiming it reduces developers to "wage slaves" by limiting profit-sharing and creative incentives. Despite Game Pass generating ...

Shawn Layden, ex-Chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, has suggested that hardware companies have now plateaued in regards to technical capabilities, and has said that going ...

Matthew is a Staff Writer in GameRant's News department. His first console was the NES, but he made most of his childhood memories with the SNES. Matthew spent much of his early life begging to go to ...

TL;DR: Ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden warns game developers about the challenges of entering the live service market, highlighting its high competition and unsustainable demands. He notes that many ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It’s a strange thing to consider that while the cost of most things has increased with economic ...