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Current CFO Kenichiro Yoshida will take over on April 1, as Hirai becomes chairman
Read More »Sony boss: Pokemon Go is a game-changer
PlayStation is to renew its focus on mobile gaming. Having not long ago abandoned what can probably fairly be described as its half-hearted PlayStation Mobile venture, Sony bozz Kaz Hirai has now told The Financial Times that the success of Pokemon Go has led to a change of heart at …
Read More »Over 100 games in development for PlayStation VR
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai says 200 studios are working with the new virtual reality hardware
Read More »‘About 100 or more’ titles are being made for PlayStation VR
PlayStation VR is out in the first half of 2016, and according to Sony CEO Kaz Hirai, there should be a large selection of games to play on the tech. Speaking to the BBC at CES, Hirai said that ‘probably about 100 or more’ VR titles are being made for …
Read More »Hirai uses CES to criticise Sony Pictures hackers
The boss of PlayStation owner Sony has used the CES 2015 press to slam the hackers who attacked Sony Pictures last year. "Both Sony, former employees and current employees were the victim of one of the most vicious and malicious cyber attacks in recent history," the former PlayStation boss told …
Read More »Sony loss estimates more than quadruple
The PlayStation business may be buoyant, but significant struggles in the mobile sector are causing havoc with Sony’s financials. For the full year ending March 2015 Sony now expects full year losses to reach 230bn (1.3bn). That’s nearly five times greater than its previous estimate of 50bn (286m). It’s the …
Read More »Sony shareholders vote to keep CEO and executives
Sony’s executives will retain their positions, following a vote by investors to decide the fate of several key staff members. The AP reports CEO and president Kazuo Hirai and other executives were heckled by multiple investors in attendance throughout the presentation. Hirai apologized for not being more proactive with making …
Read More »Hirai: PS4 likely to be more profitable than PS2
Former-SCE boss says PlayStation 4 and its networked services could see it surpass the financial peak of its ancestor
Read More »Hirai: Extended reach of PlayStation Now game streaming bodes well for devs
Making games available on-demand to Android and iOS opens up the world of PlayStation, says Sony CEO
Read More »Sony rejects bid to sell off its entertainment divisions
Unanimous rejection by Sony board members to mooted sell-off, which included PlayStation
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