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Sony bets on Web3 with Soneium blockchain and incubation programme

Ryan Daws — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:30:52 +0000

Sony Block Solutions Labs has announced the launch of Soneium Minato, a new Ethereum layer-2 testnet, alongside an incubation programme called Soneium Spark. Aimed at establishing Soneium as a key Web3 infrastructure, the initiatives leverage Sony Group’s reach to drive mainstream adoption across a range of applications. Driven by the vision to “Realise the Open... Read more »

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Sony accused of ‘blatant anti-competitive conduct’

Ryan Daws — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:19:29 +0000

Congress has raised concerns about Sony’s monopoly on the gaming market in Japan, calling for an investigation into the firm’s alleged “exclusionary conduct.” Senator Maria Cantwell told a Senate Finance Committee hearing: “Sony controls a monopoly of 98 percent of the high-end game market, yet Japan’s government has allowed Sony to engage in blatant anti-competitive... Read more »

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Epic Games raises $2B a week after Unreal Engine 5’s release

Ryan Daws — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:35:48 +0000

Epic Games has raised $2 billion in a funding round just a week after its release of Unreal Engine 5. Epic – known for its hit titles, popular game engine, and high-profile spats with Apple – says the funding will support its continued growth and vision to build the metaverse. Tim Sweeney, CEO and Founder... Read more »

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Unity says PSVR2 takes VR gaming ‘to a whole new level’

Ryan Daws — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:11:23 +0000

Unity held a ‘Building Next-Gen Games for PSVR2’ session at this year’s Game Developers Conference and the company appears to be as excited as many developers about the upcoming VR hardware. “PSVR2 takes VR gaming to a whole new level, enabling a greater sense of presence and allowing players to immerse themselves into game worlds... Read more »

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Developers claim that PlayStation is particularly difficult to work with

Ryan Daws — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:02:15 +0000

Independent game developers have bemoaned the difficulty of working with PlayStation over Xbox and Nintendo. Iain Garner of independent game publisher Neon Doctrine recently posted a tirade on Twitter where he suggested that getting prominent promotion on the store of a “very successful console” that “does not have Games Pass” (i.e not Xbox, and presumably... Read more »

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Opinion: PS5 and Xbox Series X audio upgrades will be as impressive as their visuals

Ryan Daws — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:21:57 +0000

With the upcoming consoles, audio technology will finally get a generational leap alongside visual fidelity. One of the most intriguing parts of the PS5 technical announcement was that of the Tempest Engine. System architect Mark Cerny quite rightly said that audio hasn’t received the same attention as visual upgrades over the years, despite it being... Read more »

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Sony games chief says next-gen is a ‘paradigm shift’ as PS5 unveiled

Ryan Daws — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:24:00 +0000

Sony has finally unveiled the PS5’s design along with a host of games that will kick off a new generation described as a “paradigm shift”. The internet has had its usual fun with the physical design of the upcoming console. Many have pointed out that it looks like an obnoxious router, while others have likened... Read more »

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