PlayStation
PlayStation has come up in 4 episodes of The Pattern, first on Wed 4 Mar 2026 and most recently on Thu 10 Sep 2026.
Going into a meeting about PlayStation? Copy a one-page brief: the threads it sat in, who came up alongside it and the latest stories.
The threads it sat in
The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.
- Thu 10 Sep 2026Trust became the product. The physical systems are the proof
- Tue 19 May 2026Ownership is repricing. Who holds what is the question
Every episode
- Thu 10 Sep 2026 · Ep 198Hideo Kojima moves Physint from PlayStation to Xbox as Sony cancels the projectKojima's move shows audiences following the creator rather than the platform, weakening deals built on exclusivity.Via Variety · Music and Entertainment
- Tue 19 May 2026 · Ep 84Sony pulls PlayStation exclusives from PC. Platform walls are going back up.Exclusivity is returning as competitive logic across tech and media, reversing the assumption of steady platform convergence.Via The Verge · Tech and Digital
- Thu 5 Mar 2026 · Ep 9Whoop adds 600 roles ahead of its IPO while Sony pulls PlayStation games from PCPlatform strategy is splitting: companies that sit on the body can expand everywhere, while those that can't, like Sony, fall back on exclusives and scarcity.Via Business of Fashion · Brand and Business
- Wed 4 Mar 2026 · Ep 8Sony drops its PC strategy and keeps big PlayStation games on consoleAfter years of bringing PlayStation exclusives to PC, Sony now bets that exclusive games sell more consoles than wider reach would.Via Bloomberg · Music and Entertainment
How we count: an episode counts once for PlayStation when PlayStation is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.
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