PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan says the platform will continue to support Japanese developers following suggestions that the company was more focused on western game releases. In an interview with Famitsu, Ryan said that all of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) studios are important to the company. “We’re really happy and proud of the PlayStation Studios titles […]
Sony Quietly Removes Release Dates From CES 2021 Trailer
Sony was a standout at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. It showed off its “Future of Entertainment”, which included new audio, visual, and gaming technologies. Of course, one of the focus points was the recently-released PlayStation 5. In discussing the system, Sony released a new trailer that highlighted some already released games and previewed games to come. […]
Sony Shows Off Its "Future Of Entertainment" At CES
The 2021 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place this week and for the first time in the show’s history was done completely online. Though the venue may have changed, it didn’t stop some of the biggest names in tech from offering a preview of what this year will hold for electronics. One of the more exciting […]
Erica PS4 Review: A technical marvel with a few narrative missteps
But with the film-like aesthetics, comes the expectation of film-like substance. And while Erica is the sort of thriller you would expect to fill the bestselling book section in every British airport of the summer, with all the intrigue, twists it comes with, some strange plot holes and issues with storytelling do emerge the more […]
Sony Has Three Movies And Seven TV Shows Based On Video Games In The Works
It may be far too early to call, but Sony Pictures looks like it’s going to break the video-game-to-live-action curse. With the Uncharted movie wrapped, the company is now setting its sights on not one, not two, but three other movie adaptations and seven TV shows. Color us interested. Speaking to CNBC, chairman and chief […]
Sony AI launches the Gastronomy Flagship Project to apply AI to cooking
In April 2020, Sony launched Sony AI, an organization with offices in Japan, the U.S., and Europe undertaking AI R&D with a focus on gaming, imaging, sensing, and more in collaboration with Sony’s other business units. Today, Sony AI unveiled its first major research initiative in the Gastronomy Flagship Project, which aims to enhance the […]
Sony Confirms Crunchyroll Acquisition For $1.175 Billion
Sony’s interest in the anime streaming service Crunchyroll has been known for a while now, but back in October, we reported that it looked like a deal would be closing soon. Now the company has confirmed that it has acquired the anime hotspot, selling it to its own Funimation, effectively absorbing its largest competition. “The […]
Sony doubled TV ad spend for PlayStation 5 launch
Gaming brands have been revving up their TV ad spend just in time for the holidays: November saw a 76.65% increase in estimated outlay, up to $49.7 million from October’s $28.1 million. Over half of that came from PlayStation’s heavy promotion of the PlayStation 5 and Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War. In […]
Sony CEO Jim Ryan Confirms All PlayStation 5s Have Been Sold
After what happened with Sony‘s pre-orders for the PlayStation 5, it’s no surprise that the company is finding it difficult to meet demands across the globe, especially during a pandemic when social distancing places more people at home and manufacturing has been largely affected. Speaking to Russian news agency TASS, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan […]
This Is How You Turn a PS5 Into Seto Kaiba From 'Yu-Gi-Oh!'
Adding to the slew of jokes and memes regarding the look of the Sony PlayStation 5, gamer TeaTimeGames decided to put together an homage of Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh! Building on comparisons of the side panels to the high collars found on the majority owner and CEO of KaibaCorp’s signature outfit, TeaTimeGames outfitted her console […]