{"id":970289,"date":"2026-01-04T06:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/consoles-to-remain-the-core-of-playstations-business-ceo-says"},"modified":"2026-01-04T06:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:29:18","slug":"consoles-to-remain-the-core-of-playstations-business-ceo-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/consoles-to-remain-the-core-of-playstations-business-ceo-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Consoles to remain the &#8220;core&#8221; of PlayStation&#8217;s business, CEO says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/consoles-to-remain-the-core-of-playstations-business-ceo-says.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Sony&#8217;s recently appointed joint CEO Hideaki Nishino says consoles will remain at the &#8220;core&#8221; of the company&#8217;s business going forward, but it will still continue to offer titles on other platforms as well.<\/p>\n<p>Nishino &#8211; who serves as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-announces-two-playstation-ceos-to-replace-jim-ryan\">CEO of the company&#8217;s Platform Business Group<\/a> &#8211; recently took part in an interview with Japanese publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUC105XT0Q4A910C2000000\/\">Nikkei<\/a>. Here, the company executive was asked to summarise the value of PlayStation consoles within Sony.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Nishino said: &#8220;I think that with mobile devices, there are many games that show advertisements, and PCs are difficult to set up, but with PlayStation, once you turn it on, you can experience the content you bought straight away&#8221; (translated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/playstations-co-ceo-insists-consoles-will-remain-the-core-of-its-business\/\">VGC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/consoles-to-remain-the-core-of-playstations-business-ceo-says\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/consoles-to-remain-the-core-of-playstations-business-ceo-says\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony&#8217;s recently appointed joint CEO Hideaki Nishino says consoles will remain at the &#8220;core&#8221; of the company&#8217;s business going forward, but it will still continue to offer titles on other platforms as well. Nishino &#8211; who serves as CEO of the company&#8217;s Platform Business Group &#8211; recently took part in an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei. Here, the company executive was asked to summarise the value of PlayStation consoles within Sony. In response, Nishino said: &#8220;I think that with mobile devices, there are many games that show advertisements, and PCs are difficult to set up, but with PlayStation, once you turn it on, you can experience the content you bought straight away&#8221; (translated by VGC). 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