PlayStation Loses Even More Money on Multiplayer - Beyond 946

PlayStation Loses Even More Money on Multiplayer - Beyond 946

From Beyond by IGN & Geek Media

May 13, 2026 · 1h 1m

About this episode

The episode discusses the high costs of game development and recent financial losses for Sony, alongside other industry news.

This week, we're talking about some extremely expensive big-ticket items in the world of game development. From Sony's recent financial earnings reporting a $765 million impairment loss (at least partially due to the underperformance of Destiny 2 and this year's Marathon launch) to SEGA's cancellation of its mysterious "Super Game" announced back in 2021, to reports of Grand Theft Auto 6's budget being over a billion dollars. Not all games can be GTA 6, though, and we're skeptical about Sony's continued pursuit of AAA live-service projects, rather than dusting off a few tried-and-true games from the vaults to earn a few bucks off our nostalgia. After all, there's a long list of PS3 games we'd be eager to revisit on PS5 while we're waiting for whatever the next big first-party projects are. Speaking of expensive things, we also unpack some other things that cost over a billion dollars, like the Burj Khalifa, Yankee Stadium, another Star Wars Trilogy, some Avatar movies, or an actual trip to space. 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Games are Expensive 05:02 - Sony's recent financial earnings reporting a $765 million impairment loss 24:04 - JOIN THE DISCORD! 24:42 - Games are Very Expensive…

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Hosts: Max Scoville, Brian Altano, Jada Griffin

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Organizations: Sony, SEGA, Grand Theft Auto, Destiny 2, Marathon

Books & works: Star Wars Trilogy, Avatar

Places: Burj Khalifa, Yankee Stadium

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