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Sony Eyes Mobile Growth With Fresh Leadership Appointments
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 3:43pm | 429Sony Group Corp.‘s (NYSE:SONY) Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has appointed Olivier Courtemanche as its new head of mobile and Justin Kubiak as head of mobile business development and partnerships. Both executives shared their new roles via LinkedIn. According to GamesIndustry.biz,...
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PlayStation Feels Industry Pressure: Sony Cuts 900 Jobs, Shuts Down London Studio
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 3:36pm | 491Sony Group Corp (NYSE: SONY) has announced a major restructuring, resulting in layoffs affecting approximately 900 employees, or about 8% of its global PlayStation workforce. Specifically, Spider-Man developer Insomniac, The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog, and Horizon developer Guerrilla are...
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Sony's PlayStation Explores Collaboration With Roblox, Addressing Safety Concerns
Saturday, July 1, 2023 - 11:02am | 407Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment's (a subsidiary of Sony Group Corp. (NYSE: SONY)) president and CEO, acknowledged the company is currently in discussions with Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) to make the game platform available on PlayStation. According to Axios, this subject was made...
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Sony's Confidential Document Accidentally Reveals Massive Call of Duty Earnings On PlayStation
Thursday, June 29, 2023 - 3:18pm | 381A leaked document accidentally revealed the revenue generated by the Call of Duty franchise on Sony Group Corp.'s (NYSE: SONY) PlayStation platforms. The document was initially submitted as evidence in the ongoing legal proceedings between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and...
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Sony Announces Cloud Streaming Trials For PS5 Games, Catering To PlayStation Plus Premium Members
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 2:01pm | 433Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed it is currently in the testing phase for cloud streaming of "supported PS5 games." The news was revealed in a PlayStation blog post, which said this feature will be provided as an additional benefit to PlayStation Plus Premium members. The aim is to...
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Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida On Cloud Gaming: 'Technical Difficulties Are High'
Monday, June 5, 2023 - 5:42pm | 473Sony Group Corp (NYSE: SONY) CEO Kenichiro Yoshida expressed caution about the technical challenges associated with cloud gaming, downplaying the potential risks to the company as its rival Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) heavily invests in the technology. "I think cloud itself is an...
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Sony Reveals PS5 Sales Numbers, Sets Sights On Historic 25 Million Units
Monday, May 1, 2023 - 3:14pm | 511In its latest earnings report, Sony Group Corp.'s (NYSE: SONY) Interactive Entertainment has set out an ambitious goal of selling 25 million units of its popular PlayStation 5 in the current fiscal year. If achieved, this target would break all previous sales records for any...
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Sony Cancels PAX East Appearance Over Coronavirus Concerns
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 4:24pm | 421Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) unit Sony Interactive Entertainment won't participate at the PAX East gaming conference in Boston at the end of this month because of "increasing concerns," related to the Wuhan coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. What Happened While there have been fewer than...
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Sony Spins Off PlayStation Business Into New Entity
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 10:43am | 356Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) announced on Tuesday a major business update affecting its PlayStation segment. Sony stated in a press release it will create a new business named Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) that will join the forces of all business units belonging to Sony Computer...