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Sony makes a killing
Published in News
Friday, 28 April 2023 12:11

Sony makes a killing


Results better than expected 

Sony previously forecast an operating profit of US $8.8 billion and $85.7 billion in revenue. The company beat its forecast with US $9 billion in operating profit -- a company record.

Sony throws cash at Raspberry
Published in AI
Thursday, 13 April 2023 11:48

Sony throws cash at Raspberry


AI plans

The company behind the Raspberry Pi line of computers has raised fresh investment from Sony's semiconductor unit, in a deal aimed at advancing its efforts in artificial intelligence.

Sony fears it will get a low-fat Call of Duty if Vole takes it over
Published in Gaming


Claims Microsoft will want to make Xbox versions look better

Sony says it's worried Microsoft could give PlayStation owners a "degraded" performance of new Call of Duty games if it takes over Activision Blizzard to make the Xbox versions look better.

German courts order youtube-dl software site taken down
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Sony, Warner and Universal get legal lebensraum

A German court has ordered hosting provider Uberspace to take the website of the open-source youtube-dl software offline. The ruling results from a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Sony, Warner, and Universal last year. Uberspace will appeal the verdict and meanwhile, youtube-dl's code remains available on GitHub.

E3 2023 gets officially canceled
Published in Gaming
Friday, 31 March 2023 12:52

E3 2023 gets officially canceled


And it is not an April's Fools

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced that E3 2023 has been officially canceled.

Microsoft’s “favourite politician” declares war on Sony
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Only it appears more of a “special operation” than a war

The woman who is probably Microsoft’s most “lobbied” politician Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell waded into Volish arch nemeses Sony.

Ukraine asks Valve, Microsoft and Sony to pull Atomic Heart game
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A little too close to that nice Mr Putin

Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation has asked Valve, Microsoft, and Sony to halt the sale of Atomic Heart in Ukraine and will urge "limiting" its distribution in other countries because of the "the potential use of money raised from game purchases to conduct a war against Ukraine."

Sony is trying to bully Microsoft out of take over
Published in Gaming


Activision-Blizzard founder warns 

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has accused Sony of “trying to sabotage” Microsoft’s takeover of the company and claimed that PlayStation chief Jim Ryan has “stopped talking” to stuff up the deal.

Nintendo, Playstation, and Xbox will be skipping E3 2023 show
Published in Gaming


Weight will be on publishers' shoulders

According to the latest reports, all three big console makers, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, will not be attending the E3 2023 conference.

Microsoft asks Sony to hand over legal details
Published in News
Wednesday, 25 January 2023 10:23

Microsoft asks Sony to hand over legal details


Activision Blizzard case might get messy for Sony

Microsoft has subpoenaed Sony for legal information to bolster its attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard in a move which could force the console maker to reveal a lot of information it does not want disclosed.