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PlayStation touts virtual reality and big name games

Sony late on Monday proclaimed a `new era` of PlayStation gaming complete with big-name games and the dawn of virtual reality on its powerful PlayStation 4 consoles.

Jun 16, 2015, 09:03 AM IST

Sony trims loss forecast after strong Q3 on higher sensor sales

Japan`s Sony Corp said its net annual loss will likely be smaller than previously forecast after cost cuts and strong sales of its image sensors and PlayStation video game consoles helped its third-quarter profit beat estimates.

Feb 04, 2015, 17:16 PM IST

Sony says PlayStation still has problems, gradually coming back online

The hacker activist group known as Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for disrupting both the PlayStation Network and Microsoft Corp`s Xbox Live on Christmas Day. Service was restored to Xbox Live on Friday.

Dec 29, 2014, 09:03 AM IST

Sony works for third day to restore PlayStation after attack

Sony Corp worked for a third day on Saturday to restore services to its PlayStation network as the FBI said it was looking into the disruption, which began on Christmas Day.

Dec 28, 2014, 09:15 AM IST

Sony's PlayStation store victim of cyber attack: Report

Sony said users faced difficulty accessing the PlayStation network between 8:52 a.m. and 11:18 a.m. Tokyo time on Monday (6:52 p.m.-9:18 p.m. ET on Sunday) and the issue had been resolved. 

Dec 08, 2014, 22:57 PM IST

Sony PlayStation chief hopes games unit can raise profit outlook this year

Sony had sold more than 10 million PlayStation 4 game consoles as of Aug. 13.

Sep 18, 2014, 12:41 PM IST

Microsoft Xbox One launched in Japan; fails to pull crowd

The Japanese launch of Microsoft`s Xbox One fell flat on Thursday, with journalists covering the debut far outnumbering buyers.

Sep 04, 2014, 10:42 AM IST

Sony PlayStation Network taken down by attack

The company said in a posting on its PlayStation blog that no personal information of the network was accessed in the attack, which overwhelmed the system with heavy traffic.

Aug 25, 2014, 08:47 AM IST

Sony back at top of console sales after eight years: Report

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) sold 18.7 million PlayStation 4 (PS4) systems and other game consoles for the fiscal year to March, the Nikkei business daily said, to Nintendo`s 16.31 million units.

Jun 07, 2014, 14:49 PM IST