The PS5 Era (2020-2026):
• PS5 launches at $399/$499 -now $599/$649
• PS5 Pro launched at $699 with no disc drive - now $899
• First to have games jump from $60 to $70
• PS Plus hit with ~35% price hike in 2023
• PS Plus prices raised again in 2025
• 8 first-party studios closed since launch
• 900 employees laid off in a single day (Feb 2024)
• Concord cost $200-400M, died in 14 days
• Firewalk Studios acquired in 2023, shut down in 2024
• Bluepoint Games shut down in 2026
• Dark Outlaw Games shut down before ever announcing a game
• Bungie acquired for $3.6B - two massive layoff waves, Marathon underperforming
• The Last of Us Online canceled after years of development
• 3 other live-service games canceled (Bend, Bluepoint GoW, others)
• PSVR2 launched at $550, virtually abandoned within a year
• Neon Koi acquired for mobile, shut down without shipping anything
• Japan Studio (Bloodborne, Shadow of the Colossus) dissolved
• London Studio closed permanently
• Insomniac hit with massive ransomware leak
•PS6 reportedly delayed due to RAM shortage
• More price hikes and studio closures than new first-party franchises this gen
y’all love the “cute and quirky” aspects of autism, but will you be there for her when she has meltdowns, when she’s burnt out or overstimulated, when she doesn’t understand social cues, etc.?? autism isn’t just “teehee :3 i love hello kitty and chicken nuggies and roblox!! >w< ”