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Could The Father Of The PlayStation Run Sony?

5:30PM December 20, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Kaz Hirai seemed like a logical choice to replace Howard Stringer. But with Hirai lacking in experience outside gaming, Sony’s old guard could actually select someone with a deep understanding of electronics — namely Ken Kutaragi. [東洋経済] More »


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Sony Says PSN Has Added Three Million Users Since Attack

12:00PM September 2, 2011 | Owen Good

Howard Stringer, the chief executive of Sony, said at a Berlin electronics show that the PlayStation Network has recovered from this spring’s attack and 23-day outage by adding three million new users in the three months since. More »


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Sony: 90% Of PSN Users Have Returned

9:30PM June 28, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

At the Sony shareholders meeting today, the company said that 90 per cent of PSN users have returned since the service was hacked. Have you? [AV Watch Impress via はちま起稿]


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Sony Boss Defends Week-Long Wait In Notifying PSN Customers Of Breach

8:30AM May 18, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, sounded less apologetic and more prickly when asked today about the PlayStation maker’s slowness in informing PlayStation Network and Qriocity subscribers of an attack on the company’s network. More »


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Sony CEO Apologises To Customers Over PSN Attack

11:00AM May 6, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Howard Stringer, the man at the very top of Sony, has released an open letter to customers today, joining PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai in officially apologising for the “inconvenience and concern” caused by an attack on the company’s PlayStation Network. More »


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Former Sony Brass Not Hip To A Foreigner Running The Show

1:00AM December 14, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Howard Stringer is the bossman at Sony, running the show. He’s not Japanese, but a Welsh-born American. And according to one former Sony exec, a foreigner never should have run the company. More »


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Sony Shows Its Faith In 3D

12:00PM June 10, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The people behind the PlayStation have been proudly promoting their 3D wares throughout the year, but today at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, Sony brought some of its biggest guns as executives presented its latest technology push. More »


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Sony Starts Push For 3D TVs, 3D PlayStation 3 Games

6:40AM September 3, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

The PlayStation company is putting its electronics might behind 3D television technology, with the company expected to start selling fancy three-dimensional displays next year—with 3D PlayStation 3 games being readied to capitalise on the technology. More »


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Sony Game Business Sales Down 18 Percent

6:00PM July 30, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Electronics giant Sony has released its quarterly financial earnings. Like most corporations operating in this sluggish global economy, Sony sales are down. More »


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BioWare: Activision’s PS3 Comment Is “Silly”

6:00PM July 14, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

After Activision CEO Bobby Kotick expressed his displeasure at Sony for not announcing a price cut, he came back a few weeks later threatening to “stop supporting” the console. More »