After two years, the game publishers will be taking turns at gamescom this August. After big names like Nintendo and Activision Blizzard turned down the fair in the past few weeks, the next exhibitor is now staying at home: Sony. You can find out all that and what else happened this week in this issue of GIGA Insights.
The topics of the week at a glance:
gamescom 2022: Sony cancels!
As GamesWirt announced this week, after Nintendo and Activision Blizzard, Sony has now also canceled the game fair. In this episode of GIGA Insights, we oracle about the reasons behind the decision and ask ourselves whether gamescom still makes sense without the big publishers.
PlayStation Plus: More services for more money
As early as April, Sony announced that it would make some changes to the “PlayStation Plus” payment service. The new price levels are now active, with which you not only get monthly free games or access to online multiplayer, as usual.
There is more about the new price levels in this episode of GIGA Insights:
Tesla factories are ‘burning money’
In an interview, Tesla boss Elon Musk comments on the condition of some Tesla plants. Among other things, the Gigafactory in Austin, Texas and in Brandenburg are said to be “gigantic money ovens”.
Samsung is left with millions of smartphones
A few weeks ago we reported that, according to some insider information, Samsung has severely scaled back the production of new smartphones. As has now become known, the smartphone producer is said to be sitting on a mountain of 50 million unsold smartphones.
Xiaomi presents novelties
At the “Discover Xiaomi” event, the manufacturer announced the new products for this summer. These include a new series of televisions, an e-scooter, a convertible and a new fitness bracelet.
As always, you can find out all the information in the video above.