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소니, 플레이스테이션 부서 900명 해고… 게임업계 불황 심화

2024.02.28

Sony has announced that it is laying off 900 employees at its PlayStation division. This represents 8% of its global workforce. The layoffs are expected to affect various PlayStation studios, including Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, Guerrilla Games, and Firesprite. Sony's layoffs are part of a series of layoffs that are expected to sweep across the gaming and tech industry in 2024.

구글 스타디아 가고, 소니 새로운 클라우드 게임 온다

2023.04.12

Sony is reportedly set to launch a new cloud game. The Verge, a U.S. tech publication, reports that Sony will renew its interest in new cloud games after Google's Stadia fades. Despite several recent layoffs, Sony is currently still hiring for 22 positions related to cloud gaming technology, One of the positions will be responsible for "developing and delivering the strategic vision for cloud game streaming on PlayStation," the company said.

플레이스테이션, VR2는 메타에 경쟁 모델 될까?

2023.02.20

Playstation VR 2 will be released next week. The headset will continue to be called Meta Quest, which is already the most popular VR headset. Sony fans will be served a majority of Quest ports in the worst-case scenario. Only a handful of titles have been developed exclusively for the PSVR 2 or have origins in PC VR.

플레이스테이션5 전용 Disney+, 4K HDR 스트리밍 제공

2022.10.06

Disney's Disney+ app for the PlayStation 5 now streams in 4K HDR. Until now, the app was a simple port from the PS4 that was limited to 1080p resolution. You can now download the new PS5 Disney+app from the media tab on the PS5's home screen.

소니 플레이스테이션 수석 설계자 이토 마사야스, 36년 만에 은퇴

2022.09.07

Asayasu Ito will leave Sony on Oct. 1 after 36 years. He led the engineering for the PS4 and PS4 Pro, which together sold over 117 million units. He will still be involved with the mobility business of Sony G, a division that focuses on electric vehicles.

플레이스테이션 모바일 사업부, 새비지 게임 스튜디오 인수

2022.08.30

Sony has acquired mobile games developer Savage Game Studios. The studio will be part of a new PlayStation Studios Mobile Division. Sony's last major effort in the mobile space was shut down in 2015. The move is consistent with recent efforts to reach PC gamers with its AAA intellectual properties.

소니, 'PS VR2' 2023년초 출시 예정

2022.08.23

Sony announced the PlayStation VR2 on Twitter and Instagram. The headset will have a 4K display, use inside-out tracking, and work with the PlayStation 5. It will be available in early 2023, but the company hasn't announced a price or a release date.

플레이스테이션, 경쟁법 위반 이유로 8조원 규모 소송 당해

2022.08.23

Sony PlayStation is being sued for £5bn in the UK over allegations it "ripped off its customers" The group legal action, led by consumer rights champion Alex Neill, could see almost nine million gamers compensated. It claims Sony PlayStation breached competition law, imposing unfair terms and conditions on games' developers and publishers.

소니, 'PlayStation Stars' 출시...충성도 높은 유저에게 보상

2022.07.15

Sony introduced a new loyalty program called PlayStation Stars that will give gamers loyalty points and rewards. PlayStation Stars members can redeem points for PSN wallet funds, the payment method for game purchases and select PlayStation Store items. The program is free to join and launches later this year. PlayStation also unveiled digital collectibles for loyal members to earn.

소니 '러시아 보이콧' 합류, 플레이스테이션 러시아 판매 중단

2022.03.10

Sony joins other video game companies in cutting off the Russian market. The company also pledged $2 million to the...

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2022.02.04

[AI요약] 지난달 마이크로소프트(MS)가 액티비전블리자드를 약 83조원에 인수한데 이어, 오랜 기간 글로벌 게임 강자로 손꼽힌 소니가 대형 게임 스튜디오 번지(Bungie)를 약...