Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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PlayStation bought nine studios. Three are now dead, and the latest one stings.
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00:00 PlayStation Should Be Ashamed
00:35 The Spending Spree
02:15 What They Did To Bluepoint
05:11 It Didn't Have To End This Way
08:58 The Cruelest Part

Sources:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/sony-is-shutting-down-the-playstation-studio-bluepoint

ign.com/articles/sony-acquires-bluepoint-next-game-playstation-exclusive

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-16/sony-cancels-two-more-playstation-projects

mp1st.com/news/report-first-look-at-cancelled-god-of-war-multiplayer-game-unveiled

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ps5-unit-sales-drop-during-holiday-period-q3-hardware-revenue-down-15-to-39bn

https://bellular.games/loading-screen-90-of-gamers-play-remakes/

gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/bloodborne-isnt-getting-a-remaster-because-fromsoftwares-miyazaki-is-so-busy-and-doesnt-want-anyone-else-to-touch-it-theorizes-playstation-veteran-shuhei-yoshida

circana.com/post/top-10-video-games

matthewball.co/all/presentation-the-state-of-video-gaming-in-2026

https://bsky.app/profile/stephentotilo.bsky.social/post/3mfabwhn4os2i

sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q3_sonypre.pdf

https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mczdusovdk2b