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The Latest Breaking News from Sony

Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY) reported fourth-quarter FY21 sales growth of 1% year-on-year to ¥2.26 trillion. Game & Network Services revenue was ¥665.3 billion (+¥4.9 billion), and operating income was ¥87.3 billion (+¥55.6 billion). Music revenue was ¥294.6 billion (+¥27.2 billion), and operating income was ¥49.9 billion (+¥14 billion). Pictures revenue was ¥312.2 billion…

Benzinga

Sony hit by Playstation 5 parts shortage

Sony has been forced to slash its sales target for Playstation 5 consoles this year due to part shortages and supply chain woes.

Evening Standard

Sony’s Q4 Operating Profit More than Doubles, Helped by Gaming

Japan's Sony Group Corp said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter operating profit more than doubled to 138.6 billion yen ($1.06 billion), helped by strong performance at its gaming and network services business. Sony has also benefited from strong demand for its PlayStation 5 games console, which it is using to encourage…

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Sony miss PlayStation 5 sales targets by three million units for 2021

Sony had a bit of a rough year, missing profit and revenue targets business-wide. Included in this is not managing to sell as many PS5s as predicted, missing a 14.8 million target with 11.5 million units sold in FY21. PS Plus subscribers also dropped in the January to March quarter,…

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Sony's profit surges on healthy film, game, music growth

Sony’s fiscal fourth quarter surged 67% to 111.1 billion yen, or about $850 million, compared to the previous year, as the Japanese entertainment and electronics company racked up profits in video game and movie divisions

The Independent UK

Will Sony buy Square Enix? Expert says it could happen this week

A rumor suggests that Sony could be in talks to purchase Square Enix, which might be announced this week, one analyst says.

Inverse

Super bad: who is the greatest ever Marvel supervillain?

Director Taika Waititi reckons it’s Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher in the forthcoming Thor: Love and Thunder. But what about Thanos? Or Loki? And who else is in the running?

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Sony’s $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie is reportedly under federal investigation

As consolidation concerns grow within the games industry, the agency is being thorough.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Square Enix sells Tomb Raider: Gaming's worst trend is more boring than you think

While the Square Enix deal may have a silver lining for the studios purchased, it is yet another sign of the game industry's looming problem: monopolization.

Inverse

Summer Movie Calendar: From 'Top Gun 2' to 'Thor 4' and more

Hollywood's summer movie season kicks off Friday with the release of Disney and Marvel's “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."

The Independent UK

Guy Sebastian testifies against ex-manager

Pop star Guy Sebastian has begun giving evidence against his former manager Titus Day who is accused of embezzling and defrauding the singer nearly $1 million.

AAP

Best Apple iPod Touch alternatives 2026: budget and premium models tested by our experts

If you miss the iPod Touch or want to up your portable music player game, we've got plenty of iPod alternatives on this list...

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Ex-Radio 2 star Simon Mayo says working for BBC was 'soul destroying' in scathing claim

The radio host moved from Radio 2 to Scala Radio in 2019 but continued to work with the BBC for his popular film-review show – but that came to an abrupt end this year and he now says the Beeb was too restrictive to work with

Daily Mirror

Hi-res music streaming services compared: is Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, Amazon or Apple Music better?

As the battle to dominate hi-res audio streaming intensifies, we look at which platforms offer the most for your money...

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Best compact cameras to make taking perfect pictures simple

Snap happy with the latest compact cameras

WEKU

Movie theater owners are optimistic about an industry return at this year's CinemaCon

Movie theater owners from around the country gathered in Las Vegas this week to strategize about how they can get audiences back in front of their big screens.

Input

How Dolby Atmos is revolutionizing everything we listen to

Streaming made Dolby Atmos the standard for TV and movies, now Dolby wants the 3D audio to be a part of everything we listen to including games and live music.

Bangkok Post

Seductively mysterious

Marvel fans who aren't familiar with the comic books probably think they know every single hero in the MCU universe. Over the years, Sony has had the opportunity to buy rights to many Marvel characters, but only picked the likes of Iron Man, Thor, and Spider-Man because they thought nobody…

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How to watch Sony's May 11 Xperia phone event

Sony has a new Xperia phone coming up, and it's likely all about the camera system.

Inverse

Sony's surprising plan could bring an overdue change to the games industry

Sony has apparently created a new in-house team focused on preserving and archiving games, which could spark a long overdue trend in the industry.

Daily Mirror

Oppo Find X5 Pro review: Fantastic flagship smartphone with a sleek design and stunning camera

The successor to last year's Oppo X3 series looks disrupt the competitive Android market

The News Lens

Pandemic Has Increased Interest in Game Streaming Services

According to the latest survey result, 65% of participants were aware of cloud games and willing to pay NT$700 for the GaaS subscription. Sony PlayStation Now, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Google Stadia, and NVIDIA GeForce Now lead the market, but the services they provide are varied. How do the players choose…

Los Angeles Times

Bad Bunny just made history with Marvel casting, but fans are a little perplexed

Sony Pictures has cast Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny as El Muerto, the first Latinx superhero to lead a live-action Marvel film. But some Marvel fans are skeptical of the studio giant's approach to the project.

Los Angeles Times

Same-day streaming film releases are 'dead,' cinema group leader says

It's not exactly a secret. Movie theater operators hate it when Hollywood studios release films for home viewing and in cinemas at the same time. It kills their box office and encourages piracy, they say.

Inverse

Bad Bunny’s Marvel movie: ‘El Muerto’ release date, cast, trailer and plot for the Spider-Man spin-off

'El Muerto' will bring another obscure Spider-Man character to life on the big screen. Here's everything Marvel fans need to know about Sony's latest addition to its growing lineup of superhero projects.

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