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Sony to sell latest PlayStation console in China

SHANGHAI, China - Officials of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s Chinese joint ventures announce in Shanghai on Dec. 11, 2014, the start of sales in China from Jan. 11, 2015, of its PlayStation 4 home-use video game console and PS Vita handheld gaming console.

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Tokyo Game Show kicks off amidst changing industry trends

TOKYO, Sept. 17 Kyodo - Photo taken Sept. 17, 2015 at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, shows Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s VR headset for its game console PlayStation 4 "PlayStation VR." The device, which will be released in 2016, is on display at the event.

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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 unveils new head-mounted 3D display for games

LOS ANGELES, United States - A visitor uses a prototype head-mounted display that projects a 3D theater of games on the screen, presented by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, on June 11, 2014.

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Andrew House

LOS ANGELES, United States - Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., holds a press conference in Los Angeles on June 9, 2014, ahead of the start of the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3.

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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 launches PlayStation 4

NEW YORK, United States - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. CEO Andrew House (L) hands the new PlayStation 4 game console to its first customer Joey Chiu (C) during an event in New York on Nov. 15, 2013.

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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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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo shows Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s new game console, the PlayStation 4, displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013. The company plans to launch the console in the upcoming holiday season.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors try Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s new game console, the PlayStation 4, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House speaks during an interview in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013. Seen at left is the company's new game console, the PlayStation 4, which was unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors try Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s new game console, the PlayStation 4, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013.

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Sony head speaks on new PlayStation

NEW YORK, United States - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House speaks during an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in New York on Feb. 21, 2013. House said he anticipates a strong launch of the newly unveiled PlayStation 4, the first overhaul of the iconic gaming device since 2006.

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Sony unveils PlayStation 4

NEW YORK, United States - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and Group CEO Andrew House launches the PlayStation 4 in New York on Feb. 20, 2013, marking the first overhaul of its home gaming machine since the 2006 release of the PlayStation 3.

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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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E3 video game show in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo shows Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s booth at the E3 video game show in Los Angeles on June 7, 2011, the opening day of the event.

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Sony unveils new PlayStation

LOS ANGELES, United States - Sony Corp. Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai unveils PlayStation Vita, its new gaming console, in Los Angeles on June 6, 2011. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is promoting PS Vita as the next generation portable entertainment platform.

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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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SCE to expedite PS3-based non-game content business

LOS ANGELES, United States - Kazuo Hirai, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Los Angeles July 16. Hirai expressed willingness to expedite the firm's online distribution of non-game video content such as movies and television programs via its PlayStation 3 game consoles.

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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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SCE chief Hirai vows to substantially cut operating loss

SANTA MONICA, United States - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Kazuo Hirai speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Santa Monica, California, on July 11. HIrai vowed to substantially reduce a loss on game machine operations through cost-cutting measures in the current fiscal year to March 2008.

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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 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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Toyota's Cho among best managers picked by BusinessWeek

NEW YORK, United States - File photos show (from L to R) Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho, Canon Inc. President and CEO Fujio Mitarai and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ken Kudaragi, who were picked by BusinessWeek magazine for its ''best manager'' roster for 2002. BusinessWeek cited Cho's role in growing Toyota into a ''truly global carmaker'' by further expanding production in the United States as well as stretching its reach into Eastern Europe and China.

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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)