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    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
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      Sony: with game over for Ryan, PlayStation needs new ringmaster Premium content

      Turning around the group’s financial unit will be a full-time job for interim chief Hiroki Totoki

      Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment
    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
      News in-depth
      Sony takes on Disney and Mukesh Ambani in India with Zee merger

      Japanese entertainment powerhouse hopes India’s biggest TV broadcaster can help it repeat previous successes

      Logos of Zee Entertainment and Sony on an orange and green gradient background with an image of Kenichiro Yoshida, chairman and chief executive officer of Sony
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
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      Sony: more features for PlayStation are best bet for sales growth Premium content

      Sharp price rise reflects the company’s confidence in user appetite for its premium content

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    • Wednesday, 16 August, 2023
      News in-depthGames industry
      Games console industry tries to adapt to rise of free-to-play titles

      Sony slashes its PlayStation 5 prices in attempt to grapple with changing player tastes

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    • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
      Indian business & finance
      India approves Sony-Zee merger to form nation’s biggest media company

      Japanese entertainment giant will have 51% stake in venture with more than 70 TV channels

      The two company names against a purple background
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Lex
      Sony: PlayStation console can defend group from dismal year Premium content

      Gaming trade offers group a useful hedge during business cycle troughs

      Visitors pass an advert for ‘Call of Duty’ at a games fair in Cologne, Germany
    • Sunday, 16 July, 2023
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      Microsoft-Sony agreement opens way to seal $75bn Activision deal

      ‘Call of Duty’ pact signals truce in prolonged battle and ends Japanese group’s biggest objection

      ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’
    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
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      Microsoft/Sony: US defeat may force PlayStation into a costly retreat Premium content

      It is no surprise shares in the maker of PlayStation are down

      Soldiers holding rifles in the ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ video game
    • Monday, 3 July, 2023
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      Apple forced to make major cuts to Vision Pro headset production plans

      Initial hopes of 1mn shipments in 2024 launch year dashed by manufacturing problems

      Apple’s Vision Pro virtual reality headsets on display on stands at the company’s campus in Cupertino, California
    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
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      Microsoft paints Sony as ‘complainer-in-chief’ against $75bn Activision deal

      Claim comes in FTC court hearing over whether to put the brakes on huge gaming purchase

      A sign outside the Activision headquarters in Santa Monica, California
    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      Sony chief warns technical problems persist for cloud gaming

      Promise of technology remains unfulfilled after more than a decade of development

      Sony chief Kenichiro Yoshida
    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
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      How Taiwan became the indispensable economy

      Fearing a potential conflict in Asia, western companies are looking to move production out of Taiwan. But turning away from the self-ruled island will come at a high price for manufacturers

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Sony considers partial spin-off and listing of financial services unit

      Shares of Japanese conglomerate rise 6% as investors welcome idea

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    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
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      The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

      An attendee browses a smartphone at the Huawei Technologies stand on the opening day of the Mobile World Congress at the Fira de Barcelona venue in Barcelona, Spain
    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
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      Anime and ‘The Last of Us’ are transforming Sony’s business

      Incoming president Hiroki Totoki will inherit an electronics brand that is morphing into a media giant

      Montage of Bella Ramsey in ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train’
    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Sony ‘obsessed with growth’ as new president appointed

      Finance chief Totoki’s promotion makes him natural successor to Yoshida as chief of media and tech conglomerate

      Sony president Kenichiro Yoshida, left, and his successor Hiroki Totoki with a company logo in the background
    • Saturday, 10 December, 2022
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      Japanese tech leaders warn Beijing will ride out US chip sanctions

      Sony and NEC executives say progress may be slowed but China will remain a force in AI and other areas

      A screen demonstrates facial-recognition technology at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai
    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
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      Microsoft signs 10-year ‘Call of Duty’ deal with Nintendo

      US tech group tries to address antitrust concerns over acquisition of Activision Blizzard

      People walk past an advert for ‘Call of Duty’
    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
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      Sony’s Apple strategy and Jack Ma in Tokyo Premium content

      The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

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    • Sunday, 20 November, 2022
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      Sony-Honda venture plans to tap entertainment prowess for its electric cars

      New company wants to use music, movies and PlayStations to gain an edge over EV rivals

      A prototype vehicle of Sony
    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      #techAsia
      TSMC seeks neon while Sony slashes plastic Premium content

      The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

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    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Inside BusinessKana Inagaki
      Why Sony wants to win over Tesla despite Honda tie-up

      Japanese entertainment conglomerate has big ambitions for its image sensors used in electric vehicles

      Sony chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida and Honda chief executive Toshihiro Mibe at a press conference in Tokyo
    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
      Legal services
      Meet the FT top 20 in-house legal leaders

      We highlight the evolving role of senior in-house lawyers by showcasing outstanding examples of wide-ranging leadership skills

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Sony accuses Microsoft of misleading claims over ‘Call of Duty’ game

      Japanese group questions whether series will remain on PlayStation consoles following US group’s Activision Blizzard deal

      Xbox controller and disks of Activision’s Call of Duty games
    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      Yen weakness forces unprecedented PlayStation price rise

      Sony’s PS5 will cost up to 10% more, at a stage when console prices are normally cut

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