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Tokyo Game Show 2014 begins

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. demonstrates its virtual reality headset designed for use with its game console, PlayStation 4, at the Tokyo Game Show 2014 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of the capital, on Sept. 18, 2014. One of the world's three major game shows begins the same day for a run until Sept. 21, expecting to draw 220,000 visitors.

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Tokyo Game Show 2014 begins

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. demonstrates its virtual reality headset designed for use with its game console, PlayStation 4, at the Tokyo Game Show 2014 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of the capital, on Sept. 18, 2014. One of the world's three major game shows begins the same day for a run until Sept. 21, expecting to draw 220,000 visitors.

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34 games, incl. Dragon Quest, for PS4 to be released

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Morita (L), an executive of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., explains in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, about the release of Square Enix Co.'s Dragon Quest Heroes, one of 34 new software games for the PlayStation4 scheduled to be launched by the end of 2015. The game will go on sale next spring as the first Dragon Quest game for the PS in about 10 years.

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Sony's PlayStation 4 hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and CEO Andrew House, Ryo Watanabe, the first Japanese customer for the PlayStation 4, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi Kawano, and actress and fashion model Mayuko Kawakita celebrate in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 22, 2014, as the the gaming unit of Sony Corp. launched the successor to the PlayStation 3 console in Japan.

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Sony's PlayStation 4 hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Watanabe, the first Japanese customer for the PlayStation 4, is flanked by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and CEO Andrew House (L) and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi Kawano (R) in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 22, 2014, as the gaming unit of Sony Corp. began selling the successor to the PlayStation 3 console in Japan.

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Sony PlayStation 4

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2013, that it will start selling its PlayStation 4 home gaming console on Feb. 22, 2014, in Japan.

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Sony Computer Entertainment's House

TOKYO, Japan - Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011.

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PlayStation Vita

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the PlayStation Vita, a new video game console from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the game unit of Sony Corp. SCE said Sept. 14, 2011, that it plans to release the game console in Japan on Dec. 17, 2011.

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SCE to release PlayStation Vita in December

TOKYO, Japan - Personnel including Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House (2nd from L) hold SCE's video game console PlayStation Vita in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2011. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, a division of SCE, announced the same day that it plans to release PlayStation Vita in Japan on Dec. 17, 2011, with preorders starting on Oct. 15, 2011.

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Sony to release successor to handheld PlayStation

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Kazuo Hirai holds up the successor to the PlayStation Portable handheld game console on Jan. 27, 2011, in Tokyo. The company plans on releasing the product at year-end, which will have both wireless and local networks, as well as third-generation mobile phone connectivity.

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Sony to release successor to handheld PlayStation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows successor to the Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. PlayStation Portable handheld game console, which was unveiled by the company on Jan. 27, 2011, in Tokyo. The company plans on releasing the product at year-end, which will have both wireless and local networks, as well as third-generation mobile phone connectivity.

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10,000-yen price cut for Sony's PSPgo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the ''PSPgo,'' an Internet-use-only PlayStation Portable game console. On Oct. 25, 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announced a 10,000 yen cut in the product's price to 16,800 yen in a bid to shore up its sluggish sales ahead of the yearend sales campaign.

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Sony to launch new PSP game player for Japan market on Sept. 20

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said July 17 it will launch a new PlayStation Portable handheld game player for the Japanese market on Sept. 20, hoping to sharpen its competitive edge against Nintendo Co.'s popular DS handheld console.

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Tokyo video game show kicks off

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors try Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation 3 console at Tokyo Game Show 2006 that kicked off Sept. 22 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture.

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Tokyo video game show kicks off for 3-day run

CHIBA, Japan - Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., speaks at the Tokyo Game Show 2006 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Sept. 22, the opening day of the three-day event.

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Nintendo's new game console Wii to debut on Dec. 2 in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Nintendo Co. said on Sept. 14 it will launch its next-generation Wii video game console (in photo) on Dec. 2 in Japan, hoping to attract more game enthusiasts during the Christmas shopping season than its major domestic rival Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

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PlayStation 3 release to be delayed until early November

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Kutaragi, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., speaks about the delay of the release of Sony's new PlayStation 3 video game console in Tokyo on March 15.

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Microsoft's Xbox 360 debuts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Peter Moore (L), vice president of Microsoft Corp., hands out a new Xbox 360 video game console to a customer at a video rental shop Dec. 9 in Tokyo. Microsoft started selling the next-generation video game console ahead of its two Japanese competitors, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Nintendo Co.

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Japan's biggest video game show opens at Makuhari Messe

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation 3 draws the attention of visitors to Tokyo Game Show 2005, Japan's biggest video game console and software exhibition that opened at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Sept. 16. PlayStation 3, a video game console featuring realistic high-definition graphics, will be released next spring.

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(1)Sony's 1st portable video game system PSP goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - A young man in Tokyo on Dec. 12 shows off a handheld video game gadget Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. put on sale the same day. Users of the new PlayStation Portable can play full-scale 3D-CG games and view high-resolution video images in high-quality graphics and rich stereo sound, the company said.

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(2)Sony's 1st portable video game system PSP goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People flock to an electronic shop in Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku district on Dec. 12 to buy a handheld video game system Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. put on sale the same day. Users of the new PlayStation Portable can play full-scale 3D-CG games and view high-resolution video images in high-quality graphics and rich stereo sound, the company said.

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(2)Video game show featuring over 500 new products opens

TOKYO, Japan - A ''booth bunny'' holds up Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation Portable console at Tokyo Game Show 2004 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Sept. 24, the opening day of the three-day event. The show is Japan's biggest video game software exhibition, featuring more than 500 new products.

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Sony Computer unveils new PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Kutaragi holds the PlayStation Portable, a handheld gaming device, and the new PlayStaion 2 game console at a news conference Sept. 21. The PlayStation 2, smaller and lighter than the previous model, will go on sale in North America and Europe Nov. 1.

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Sony unveils new handheld multimedia game gadget

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. unveiled on May 12 the PlayStation Portable, a new handheld video game gadget with color liquid crystal display that offers wireless connectivity for multiplayer gaming. The PlayStation Portable can play both movies and music.

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SCE to take 18.6% stake in Square in 3rd-party allotment

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Ken Kutargi (R) and Square Co. President Hisashi Suzuki pose for pictures at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9. Sony Computer said it will purchase an 18.6% stake in Square for some 14.9 billion yen in a third-party share allotment.

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Nintendo puts GameCube on Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - People rush to an electric appliance store in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro district on Sept. 14 to buy Nintendo Co.'s GameCube video game console. Nintendo put GameCube, priced at 25,000 yen, on the market the same day to compete with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation2.

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Tokyo Game Show opens

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s yet-to-be-released PlayStation 2 video game console steals the show as the Tokyo Game Show '99, one of the world's largest exhibition of entertainment software, opens at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 17.

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Sony to sell PlayStation2 next March

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announces Sept. 13 it will begin selling next March 4 its next-generation PlayStation2 game console (shown in this photo), which, in addition to video games, will allow users to play software downloaded from the Internet, moving images and music.

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(2)Video game show featuring over 500 new products opens

TOKYO, Japan - A ''booth bunny'' holds up Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation Portable console at Tokyo Game Show 2004 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Sept. 24, the opening day of the three-day event. The show is Japan's biggest video game software exhibition, featuring more than 500 new products. (Kyodo)

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(2)Sony's 1st portable video game system PSP goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People flock to an electronic shop in Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku district on Dec. 12 to buy a handheld video game system Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. put on sale the same day. Users of the new PlayStation Portable can play full-scale 3D-CG games and view high-resolution video images in high-quality graphics and rich stereo sound, the company said. (Kyodo)

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(1)Sony's 1st portable video game system PSP goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - A young man in Tokyo on Dec. 12 shows off a handheld video game gadget Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. put on sale the same day. Users of the new PlayStation Portable can play full-scale 3D-CG games and view high-resolution video images in high-quality graphics and rich stereo sound, the company said. (Kyodo)

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Japan's biggest video game show opens at Makuhari Messe

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation 3 draws the attention of visitors to Tokyo Game Show 2005, Japan's biggest video game console and software exhibition that opened at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Sept. 16. PlayStation 3, a video game console featuring realistic high-definition graphics, will be released next spring. (Kyodo)

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Microsoft's Xbox 360 debuts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Peter Moore (L), vice president of Microsoft Corp., hands out a new Xbox 360 video game console to a customer at a video rental shop Dec. 9 in Tokyo. Microsoft started selling the next-generation video game console ahead of its two Japanese competitors, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Nintendo Co. (Kyodo)

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PlayStation 3 release to be delayed until early November

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Kutaragi, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., speaks about the delay of the release of Sony's new PlayStation 3 video game console in Tokyo on March 15. (Kyodo)

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Nintendo's new game console Wii to debut on Dec. 2 in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Nintendo Co. said on Sept. 14 it will launch its next-generation Wii video game console (in photo) on Dec. 2 in Japan, hoping to attract more game enthusiasts during the Christmas shopping season than its major domestic rival Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo video game show kicks off

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors try Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation 3 console at Tokyo Game Show 2006 that kicked off Sept. 22 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo video game show kicks off for 3-day run

CHIBA, Japan - Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., speaks at the Tokyo Game Show 2006 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Sept. 22, the opening day of the three-day event. (Kyodo)

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Sony to launch new PSP game player for Japan market on Sept. 20

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said July 17 it will launch a new PlayStation Portable handheld game player for the Japanese market on Sept. 20, hoping to sharpen its competitive edge against Nintendo Co.'s popular DS handheld console. (Kyodo)

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Sony Computer unveils new PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Kutaragi holds the PlayStation Portable, a handheld gaming device, and the new PlayStaion 2 game console at a news conference Sept. 21. The PlayStation 2, smaller and lighter than the previous model, will go on sale in North America and Europe Nov. 1. (Kyodo)

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SCE's new energy efficient Playstation 4

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s new Playstation 4 computer entertainment system is shown in this photo. SCE released the energy efficient CUH-1200 series in June 2015 in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Talkman' makes debut as latest language assistant software

TOKYO, Japan - A translation device, PlayStation Portable, equipped with ''Talkman'' software put on sale by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Game Show opens

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s yet-to-be-released PlayStation 2 video game console steals the show as the Tokyo Game Show '99, one of the world's largest exhibition of entertainment software, opens at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 17.

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Sony to sell PlayStation2 next March

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announces Sept. 13 it will begin selling next March 4 its next-generation PlayStation2 game console (shown in this photo), which, in addition to video games, will allow users to play software downloaded from the Internet, moving images and music.

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PlayStation Vita

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the PlayStation Vita, a new video game console from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the game unit of Sony Corp. SCE said Sept. 14, 2011, that it plans to release the game console in Japan on Dec. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

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SCE to release PlayStation Vita in December

TOKYO, Japan - Personnel including Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House (2nd from L) hold SCE's video game console PlayStation Vita in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2011. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, a division of SCE, announced the same day that it plans to release PlayStation Vita in Japan on Dec. 17, 2011, with preorders starting on Oct. 15, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Game Show 2014 begins

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. demonstrates its virtual reality headset designed for use with its game console, PlayStation 4, at the Tokyo Game Show 2014 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of the capital, on Sept. 18, 2014. One of the world's three major game shows begins the same day for a run until Sept. 21, expecting to draw 220,000 visitors. (Kyodo)

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34 games, incl. Dragon Quest, for PS4 to be released

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Morita (L), an executive of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., explains in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, about the release of Square Enix Co.'s Dragon Quest Heroes, one of 34 new software games for the PlayStation4 scheduled to be launched by the end of 2015. The game will go on sale next spring as the first Dragon Quest game for the PS in about 10 years. (Kyodo)

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Sony to release successor to handheld PlayStation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows successor to the Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. PlayStation Portable handheld game console, which was unveiled by the company on Jan. 27, 2011, in Tokyo. The company plans on releasing the product at year-end, which will have both wireless and local networks, as well as third-generation mobile phone connectivity. (Kyodo)

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Sony to release successor to handheld PlayStation

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Kazuo Hirai holds up the successor to the PlayStation Portable handheld game console on Jan. 27, 2011, in Tokyo. The company plans on releasing the product at year-end, which will have both wireless and local networks, as well as third-generation mobile phone connectivity. (Kyodo)

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Sony Computer Entertainment's House

TOKYO, Japan - Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011. (Kyodo)