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Sony's PlayStation Coming To China
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 2:39pm | 480Read More...Sony (NYSE: SNE) is ready to release a game console in China. According to market intelligence and consulting firm Marbridge Consulting, Sony President and CEO Kazuo Hirai has confirmed that the company will bring its game console business to China. The company will begin by establishing a "...
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China's Video Game Approval Could Be Worth Billions To Sony, Microsoft And Nintendo
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 12:24pm | 765Read More...In January, China Daily USA reported that China might lift its ban on the sale of video games. "We are reviewing the policy and have conducted some surveys and held discussions with other ministries on the possibility of opening up the game console market," an unnamed source from the Ministry of...
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Sony Unveils PlayStation Vita TV To Take On Apple TV, Chromecast (AAPL, GOOG, SNE)
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 12:36pm | 769Read More...It may not involve the cord-cutting service that some expected, but Sony (NYSE: SNE) has unveiled a new device for games and streaming video: PlayStation Vita TV. Named after Sony's latest handheld game system, PlayStation Vita TV is designed to play PSP (PlayStation Portable) and PS Vita games on...
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Sony Admits PS Vita is Currently a Failure
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 1:24pm | 440Read More...Sony's (NYSE: SNE) latest handheld game machine sold less than seven million units during its first 12 months at retail. That is less than 10 percent of the 75 million PlayStation Portable units that Sony has sold since 2005. In order for PS Vita's sales to catch up to PSP, Sony would have to sell...
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Exclusive: New Android-Based Handheld Gaming Device Unveiled to Take on Apple, Sony and Nintendo
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 3:57pm | 1305Read More...PlayMG, a new startup formed less than 60 days ago, has unveiled a brand-new, Android-powered handheld gaming device that is scheduled for release this November. Retailing for $169.00, the MG (which stands for "More Games") will launch with a lower MSRP than Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPod Touch, Sony...
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Is Gaikai Acquisition Proof that Sony is Dumping PlayStation?
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 2:05pm | 787Read More...Sony (NYSE: SNE) surprised the world this morning when it announced that it would pay $380 million to acquire Gaikai. The company plans to use Gaikai's technology to build its own cloud gaming service. This announcement is a big win for the likes of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM...
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This Week in Tech Stupidity: Nintendo Drops Backwards Compatibility in Wii after PSP Drops Wi-Fi
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 8:28am | 404Read More...Has every publisher in the game industry lost their minds? Yesterday Benzinga learned that Sony (NYSE: SNE) will release a new version of the old PSP in Europe for 99 euro. It has since come to our attention that the device may lack Wi-Fi support, which is about the dumbest move Sony could have...
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Sony's Secret Strategy: Milk the Old, Kill the New
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 2:26pm | 321Read More...It looks like Sony had a very specific reason for holding the PS Vita until 2012. And that reason is: another rehash of the original PlayStation Portable is headed to retailers. The news came just moments ago during Sony's (NYSE: SNE) live press conference at Gamescom, Europe's biggest video game...
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Sony's "Oh, Crap!" Moment: Nobody Wants a PS Vita
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 6:15pm | 500Read More...And all this time I thought that a delay was the worst thing that could happen to Sony's (NYSE: SNE) next-gen handheld. It turns out that there was something far worse brewing: the simple fact that people don't care about PS Vita. At all! That's according to Lyle Hall and Matthew Seymour at Heavy...
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If the "A" in Apple stands for "Awesome," What does the "S" in Sony stand for?
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 12:45pm | 908Read More...I'll give you a hint. It rhymes with cupid. Sony (NYSE: SNE) has not been having a good year. From quarterly losses to major hackings, the once-powerful electronics manufacturer is taking a beating in virtually every area in which it conducts business. Now, several months after toying with the...
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PS Vita Not Coming This Year, Will Battle With iPad 3 in 2012
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 6:27pm | 561Read More...From the, “Hey, we don't know what the heck we're doing!” department. Sony (NYSE: SNE) has reportedly confirmed that its next portable game system, PS Vita, will not be released in Europe or the United States in 2011. This follows a previous report claiming that the system would be released this...
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Sony's Delay Dilemma (SNE)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 3:13pm | 1088Read More...It sounded like an April Fools joke written by Nintendo executives. But the news is true – Sony (NYSE: SNE) may be forced to delay the worldwide release of the next PlayStation Portable, tentatively titled NGP. When Bloomberg spoke to Jack Tretton, president of Sony Computer Entertainment of...
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PSP2 Speculation Increases On The Cusp Of Nintendo Announcement (SNE)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 9:33am | 190Read More...In addition to CNET, Eurogamer, and other publications that have picked up on the report (rumor?) that Sony (NYSE: SNE) will unveil the long-awaited PlayStation Portable 2 on January 27, Bloomberg is now reporting on the news. According to Bloomberg, two people with “knowledge of the plans” have...
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iPhone In Danger Jan 19, Jan 27 (AAPL, SNE)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 2:27pm | 2249Read More...On January 11, iPhone enthusiasts waited anxiously for confirmation of the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) / Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) deal. Less than one week later, investors moved cautiously as Steve Jobs announced that he was back on medical leave. Today, iPad users gasped at the news that their personal data...
