Sony to host 'State of Play' online event on June 2

After a couple of months, Sony is back to hold another State of Play event next week. It'll take place on Thursday, June 2, on Twitch and YouTube. You can check it out in the video included in this post. Sony promises it'll be a 30-minute event with announcements and updates regarding all things PlayStation and the games you might be looking forward to. Brett Elston, senior manager for Content Communications, SIE, wrote that there will be "exciting reveals" from third-party partners and a sneak peek at games being developed for the PlayStation VR2.

Sony, Netflix reportedly working on 'Horizon Zero Dawn' series

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We might see another Sony game turned into a television series. The company is reportedly working with Netflix to develop a Horizon Zero Dawn series. The report came out the same day Sony Pictures presented its 2022 business segment briefing. However, this series wasn't mentioned in the presentation document.

This adaptation will join many of the series and movies Sony is currently developing, including a God of War series coming to Amazon Prime and the Gran Turismo series in development. There is also a Ghost Tsushima movie coming out, a Twisted Metal series, and The Last of Us series. That last series is expected to debut on HBO sometime in 2023. It stars Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) and Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) and is being created by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl).

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Sony debuts new PlayStation Plus subscription options

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Sony refines its subscription offerings with the launch of PlayStation Plus's additional tiers, which combine existing offerings: PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now. This new service includes access to multiplayer gaming and a catalogue of select PlayStation games you can install or stream. 

The PlayStation Plus Essential subscription costs US$9.99 (around CA$12.50 converted) monthly or US$59.99 (~CA$75) yearly. It gets the same PlayStation Plus benefits that exist today (like online multiplayer access, two monthly downloadable games, cloud storage for saved games, and discounts). The price will stay the same.

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Microsoft halts Xbox One production

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Microsoft wants to focus its resources on the latest generation consoles instead of producing the older Xbox One models. The company has announced it will focus on making more of the still-scant Xbox Series X/S models. Microsoft already stopped producing the Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition in 2020. Now, the manufacturer won't make any other variant of the Xbox One series. Any of the Xbox One models you see in the market are existing stock.

Sony is taking a different approach to Microsoft, opting to continue producing PlayStation 4 units this year to fill the lack of the PS5 stock. The Xbox Series X/S and PS5 still quickly sell out when new stock is announced, so we can't say if these strategies will pay off. 

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