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  • 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
    Lex
    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

    A customer plays Final Fantasy XVI
  • 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

    Montage of Grand Theft Auto, Fortnite’s V Bucks, Apex Legends and a chart
  • 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
    Activision Blizzard Inc
    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
    Lex
    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
    Apple Inc
    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
    Microsoft Corp
    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
    Visual story
    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

    A picture of the Sony logo
  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    #techAsia
    China Inc in Barcelona and Hong Kong’s crypto ambitions Premium content

    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
    News in-depth
    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
    US-China trade dispute
    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
    Microsoft Corp
    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
    #techAsia
    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

    A man looks at iPhones in an Apple store
  • Sunday, 20 November, 2022
    Honda Motor Co Ltd
    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

    Montage shows a Sony showroom and the TSMC logo
  • 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

    A billboard advertising Sony’s PlayStation 5 in Hong Kong
  • Monday, 22 August, 2022
    Sony PlayStation faces UK class action lawsuit of up to £5bn

    Company is being sued over allegations it overcharged millions of customers

    The Sony PlayStation booth at the Ani-com & Games ACGHK exhibition event at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong
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