Tag: Sony

A white Sony PlayStation 5 console beside a matching DualSense wireless controller.

Forget a $1,200 PS6: Former PlayStation Boss Wants a $300 PS5

Shawn Layden says real PlayStation innovation would be a $300 PS5, not a hypothetical $1,200 PS6. Sony's official prices and manufacturing costs reveal why that is…

Nov 12, 2026 | 5 min read

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Sony’s $400 PS5 Trade-In Is Real. The Holiday Shortage Theory Needs Evidence.

Sony is promoting up to $400 for certain PS5 trade-ins through Back Market. Here's what the fine print says—and why holiday-shortage claims remain unproven.

Nov 4, 2026 | 4 min read

Real photograph of a reflective compact optical disc showing iridescent rainbow colors; used as a contextual image for CD ownership and playback, not a photograph of Sony's discontinued UBP-X700.

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CD Fans! You Need to Know What Sony Just Did — and What It Didn’t

Sony discontinued its last standalone 4K Blu-ray player in Japan, just as U.S. CD sales surged. But Sony disc players remain listed in America. Here is…

Nov 3, 2026 | 8 min read