Sony's PlayStation team was kept in the dark about Microsoft partnership: Report
5 years, 7 months ago

Sony's PlayStation team was kept in the dark about Microsoft partnership: Report

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Sony uses AWS for the PlayStation Network, but increased coziness with Microsoft might change that. Sony and Microsoft, last week took the entire gaming industry by surprise when they announced that they were forming a partnership where PlayStation will make use of Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing services. When the partnership was announced, it reportedly set off a wave of panic within the PlayStation team, with managers having to ensure employees that this won’t impact the development of Sony’s next console. Combining to make up a substantial portion of the cloud computing market, Azure is almost at par with Amazon Web Services which makes Sony’s partnership appear logical. An analyst named Amir Anvarzadeh, however, tells Bloomberg, that Sony likely feels threatened by Google’s entry into cloud gaming and has hence decided to leave its network infrastructure build-up to Microsoft.

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Sony Reportedly Working on Handheld Console To Compete with Nintendo, Microsoft
1 month, 1 week ago

Sony Reportedly Working on Handheld Console To Compete with Nintendo, Microsoft

Deccan Chronicle  

Sony is reportedly developing a portable console that allows a user to play PlayStation 5 from anywhere. According to a report by Bloomberg, the portable console is being developed to compete with Nintendo in the portable gaming market. The console is also set to compete with Microsoft’s Xbox as it is currently working on prototypes in the same category but …

Does Cloud Gaming on PlayStation Portal Mark the End for Consoles?
55 years ago

Does Cloud Gaming on PlayStation Portal Mark the End for Consoles?

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Sony Worried About Microsoft Owning Call of Duty Franchise: Here’s Why
1 year, 9 months ago

Sony Worried About Microsoft Owning Call of Duty Franchise: Here’s Why

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Microsoft continues with its objective to buy Activision Blizzard amidst all the antitrust concerns from different companies. Sony is obviously worried about Microsoft buying a brand that makes one of the popular game franchises, Call of Duty and the Japanese giant feels that Microsoft will lace the game with bugs and errors for PlayStation gamers to ruin the experience. “Microsoft …

Sony invests in Discord to bring it to PlayStation starting early 2022
3 years, 8 months ago

Sony invests in Discord to bring it to PlayStation starting early 2022

India Today  

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Sony, Microsoft consoles struggle with thin launch-day stock
4 years, 1 month ago

Sony, Microsoft consoles struggle with thin launch-day stock

Live Mint  

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So You're Buying a New Console. Does Cloud Gaming Matter?
4 years, 2 months ago

So You're Buying a New Console. Does Cloud Gaming Matter?

Wired  

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Sony PlayStation Now Price Slash is Because of Competition Including Google Stadia?
5 years, 3 months ago

Sony PlayStation Now Price Slash is Because of Competition Including Google Stadia?

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Sony has repackaged the PlayStation Now subscription service. Sony’s attempt at competitive pricing comes just ahead of the cloud-gaming war, with Google’s Stadia Pro, Microsoft xCloud, Xbox Game Pass, EA Access, Uplay+, and Apple Arcade all gunning to be the top cloud gaming subscription service. Also, considering that PS4 users are more often than not already paying for the PlayStation …

Sony slashes prices of its PlayStation Now streaming games service by half
5 years, 3 months ago

Sony slashes prices of its PlayStation Now streaming games service by half

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Quarterly subscriptions for PlayStation Now have gone down from $45 to $25, and yearly is $60 from $100. With Google’s cloud-based gaming service Stadia right around the corner, Sony has announced a price cut for its PlayStation Now streaming games service. This price is the same as Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass and also Google’ Stadia Pro which is due to …

Gaming rivals Sony Corporation and Microsoft team up for cloud-based gaming
5 years, 7 months ago

Gaming rivals Sony Corporation and Microsoft team up for cloud-based gaming

India TV News  

Sony and Microsoft have teamed up together to explore the development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and content-streaming services, considering the competition from companies like Google and Apple. Also, read: Robert Downey Jr. becomes the new marketing and brand campaign face for OnePlus Both Sony and Microsoft said in a joint statement late …

Microsoft and Sony announce partnership for gaming, image sensors and cloud services
5 years, 7 months ago

Microsoft and Sony announce partnership for gaming, image sensors and cloud services

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Sony will use Microsoft’s cloud for streaming games and the two will work together to on new image sensors. Microsoft Corp and Sony Corp on Thursday said they struck a strategic partnership in which Sony would use Microsoft’s cloud for streaming games and media and the two would work together to develop new image sensors. But the owners of two …

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