Sony's Confidential PlayStation Budgets Accidentally Exposed by Sharpie Scanning Error

Scanned documents submitted by Sony's CEO of PlayStation, Jim Ryan, as part of the ongoing FTC v. Microsoft hearing have revealed budget and revenue figures for Sony's PlayStation games. Some notable numbers include Horizon Forbidden West costing $212 million and requiring 300 employees for five years, The Last of Us Part II costing $220 million and employing 200 full-time workers, and Call of Duty representing $800 million of Sony's PlayStation revenue in 2021. The documents also suggest that 1 million PlayStation owners exclusively play Call of Duty games, with up to 20 million more spending significant time in the game. Microsoft has also unintentionally revealed its intentions to "spend Sony out of business" through internal emails discussing potential acquisitions of Sega, Bungie, or IO Interactive.