Sony says PlayStation 6 development is ‘progressing as scheduled’, as PS5 sales hit 97.9m
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The brief
"Sony says PlayStation 6 development is ‘progressing as scheduled’, as PS5 sales hit 97.9m" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include VGChartz, Engadget, Wccftech and IGN. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Marvel's Wolverine Sales Top 2.4 Million Units VGChartz · 10d ago
- Sony Is Selling More PS5 Games But Still Struggling To Meet Console Demand Engadget · 10d ago
- PlayStation Posts Its Strongest Quarter In Years As Sony Raises Its Full-Year Forecast, But PlayStation 5 Console Shipments Fell 35% Year-On-Year Wccftech · 10d ago
- Marvel's Wolverine Official Sales Figure Revealed, Sony Set to Continue Working on 'Next Generation Platform' IGN · 10d ago
- Sony says PlayStation 6 development is ‘progressing as scheduled’, as PS5 sales hit 97.9m Video Games Chronicle · 10d ago
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