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The Verge: Sony just spilled confidential PlayStation information because of a Sharpie (www.theverge.com)

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Sony has just revealed lots of highly confidential information about its PlayStation business by mistake. As part of the FTC v. Microsoft hearing, Sony supplied a document from PlayStation chief Jim Ryan that includes redacted details on the margins Sony shares with publishers, its Call of Duty revenues, and even the cost of developing some of its games.

It looks like Sony redacted the documents with a black Sharpie — but when you scan them in, it’s easy to see some of the redactions. Oops.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Highlights

Almost half of PlayStation 5 owners in the United States also own a Nintendo Switch
Sony says 1 million PlayStation gamers play nothing but Call of Duty
Horizon Forbidden West cost $212 million and needed 300 employees for five years
The Last of Us Part II cost $220 million and 200 full-time workers

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of that scene in Hidden Figures.

"How did you know about the Atlas program?!" "I held it up to the light..."