Digital | ON: GAMES Nov 1, 2020
New consoles debut just in time for 2020’s holiday season
by Brian Ashcraft
This month sees the release of the PlayStation5 and Xbox Series X and Series S, plus the new Kingdom Hearts game has a musical twist.
Business / Corporate Oct 29, 2020
Sony shares surge after boosting forecast on game demand
by Takashi Mochizuki
The hike in the firm’s outlook underscores how the entertainment giant is benefiting from a global pandemic-era consumer shift.
Business / Corporate Oct 9, 2020
PlayStation inventor starts new career making robots for no pay
by Pavel Alpeyev and Yuki Furukawa
Ken Kutaragi, 70, wants to make affordable robots that can safely move around and do physical work alongside humans in factories and logistics centers.
Digital | ON: GAMES Oct 3, 2020
Three beloved video game franchises get spruced-up remakes
by Brian Ashcraft
Crash Bandicoot, Pikmin and Shin Megami Tensei all have new releases coming out this month.
Business / Tech Sep 17, 2020
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.
Business Sep 16, 2020
Sony cuts PlayStation 5 forecast by 4 million due to chip woes
by Takashi Mochizuki and Debby Wu
Sony is widely expected to reveal its own launch and pricing plans for the PlayStation 5 during an official video presentation scheduled for Wednesday.
Business / Corporate Aug 31, 2020
Demand for online doctors creates $39 billion titan in Japan
by Richard Macauley
M3, which gets about three-quarters of its revenue from Japan, also has units in China, India and France.
Business Aug 4, 2020
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 ...
Business / Corporate Jul 13, 2020
Writing was on wall for Olympus cameras as photographers switch to phones
by Kazuaki Nagata
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.
Business / Corporate Jul 10, 2020
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.
Business / Corporate Jun 26, 2020
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.