There’s also the rise of cloud gaming services like PlayStation Now and Amazon Luna, which offer the same type of controller-based gaming experience without the need for a console. Most of these services are still nascent, but there is a good deal of interest in this type of gaming.

On the gaming front, Valve is reportedly working on its own standalone headset, and Sony may be gearing up to release its own Playstation VR headset by late 2022. Then there’s Apple, which, according to numerous reports, may release its first headset as soon as 2022.

PlayStation chief Jim Ryan criticized Activision Blizzard in a letter addressed to staff Wednesday morning, writing that the embattled company “has not done enough to address a deep-seated culture of discrimination and harassment.”.

Some electronics, like the Playstation 5 or Xbox Series X, are still in short supply and sell out online almost immediately, an issue that could be exacerbated by holiday shoppers flooding store pages in the same one-month period. Supply chain issues could also cause merchants to roll back their most extreme discounts.

And shipments of the Sony PS VR (originally designed for the PlayStation 4) also declined as the company shifted focus to introducing its new PlayStation 5 console in late 2020. While Sony has announced it will eventually ship new VR headsets that are easier to use with the PS5, it’s unlikely that will come until after 2021.

Spotify was No. 8, and gaming companies Nintendo and PlayStation rounded out the top 10 (Morning Consult, August 2020). Several streaming media brands had a stronger showing than many high-profile technology, retail, sportswear, and food or drink brands (Morning Consult). Our Take:.

Facebook’s consumer VR advantage: Recent VR headset announcements show device-makers are increasingly pivoting toward enterprise customers as a result of Oculus’ unbeatable price point.

The news: Two weeks after Microsoft’s rumored purchase of Discord fell apart, Sony has swooped in and announced an investment and partnership with the chat platform that will integrate Discord into its PlayStation 5 game console. How we got here: Discord launched in 2015 as a chat platform for gamers.

According to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan in an interview with GQ Magazine, finding PlayStation 5s in stock isn’t set to get any easier and could even affect Christmas sales this year. A mix of Brexit-, pandemic-, and semiconductor supply-related issues contrived to cause this.

Epic wants to make it about the entire mobile app market, but Apple would like to consider Epic's claims in a more expansive gaming market alongside Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox. What's next: Closing arguments are scheduled for this week, but a final verdict could take months.

Best Buy benefited from a season of high-demand consumer electronics products like the iPhone and from the release of Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Mobile retail apps are a critical touchpoint for holiday ecommerce.

Players can purchase the optional $70 Luna Controller or use controllers from Xbox One or PlayStation 4. The platform is designed to interface with Fire TV devices, Windows PC, Mac, and web apps for iPhone, iPad, and select Android phones. Luna also integrates with Twitch.

However, the upcoming releases of Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, which are both due out in November, should keep digital ad spending around game titles strong through the end of the year. Digital Ad Spending by Device. Digital ad spending in both the media and entertainment industries will skew toward mobile devices this year.