PlayStation inventor starts new career making robots for no pay
Ken Kutaragi, 70, wants to make affordable robots that can safely move around and do physical work alongside humans in factories and logistics centers.
Three beloved video game franchises get spruced-up remakes
Crash Bandicoot, Pikmin and Shin Megami Tensei all have new releases coming out this month.
Sony PlayStation 5 to launch Nov. 12 at about ¥40,000 and ¥50,000
The pricing announcement sets the stage for a year-end showdown between Xbox and PlayStation, as consumers continue to flock to consoles offering exclusive titles.
Sony cuts PlayStation 5 forecast by 4 million due to chip woes
Sony is widely expected to reveal its own launch and pricing plans for the PlayStation 5 during an official video presentation scheduled for Wednesday.
Demand for online doctors creates $39 billion titan in Japan
M3, which gets about three-quarters of its revenue from Japan, also has units in China, India and France.
Sony Corp. said Wednesday that it will develop a satellite jointly with the University of Tokyo and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. The Japanese company will develop a camera for use in a satellite that can be controlled remotely from Earth in real ...
Sony expects fiscal 2020 net profit to fall 12.4% over pandemic
Sony Corp. said Tuesday its fiscal 2020 net profit is expected to fall 12.4 percent from a year earlier to ¥510 billion ($4.8 billion), as the coronavirus pandemic has hit its image sensor and movie businesses. Sony, which released its earnings projections for the business ...
Writing was on wall for Olympus cameras as photographers switch to phones
Camera-makers haven’t been able to come up with plan to stop the bleeding, and analysts say more of them may be forced out in the future.
Sony invests ¥27 billion in Fortnite and Unreal Engine developer Epic Games
Sony has worked with Epic on a new version of the startup’s game development tools for the PlayStation 5, its first major game console release since 2013.
Shareholders meetings peak in Japan as pandemic forces changes
Some of the 700 companies held virtual meetings that helped investors participate from afar, while others scaled-down the annual events to prevent infections.
Sony pulls back curtain on PlayStation 5 console and game lineup
With its new console, the firm said it would deliver a new generation of play experiences that would redefine expectations for gaming.
