With this all-cash acquisition, Microsoft is now the third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.

Sony Semiconductor Solutions president Terushi Shimizu on Friday said that the land the company plans to acquire in Kumamoto Prefecture will be the site of a planned image sensor plant.

Sony Group is considering building a new factory to make smartphone image sensors in the Kumamoto prefecture of Japan and sourcing chips from TSMC's planned chip plant in the area.

One particular region is out of Sony's price-hike crosshairs for now: the United States.

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will offer subsidies worth up to JPY476 billion (US$3.5 billion) for a semiconductor plant being built in Kumamoto Prefecture by TSMC, Sony and Denso, the ministry said on Friday.

Sony said Tuesday that it has completed the initial funding of TSMC's chipmaking subsidiary in Japan, a key milestone in their joint venture.

SK Hynix has started to mass produce 0.7-micron image sensors, getting into competition with Sony and Samsung Electronics in the global image sensor market.

Japan's Sony Group plans to launch a company this spring to examine entering the electric vehicle market, looking to harness its strengths in entertainment and sensors to play a bigger role in next-generation mobility.

Sony Group on Thursday confirmed it is considering a plan to join with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in building a chip factory in the western Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto.

TSMC is finalizing a decision to put its first chip plant in Japan into operation as early as 2023, Nikkei has learned.

Japan's government wants TSMC and Sony to invest JPY1 trillion (US$9.2 billion) to build the country's first 20 nanometre chip plant, the Nikkan Kogyo newspaper reported on Wednesday.

It would be the Android alternative to the iPhone 12 mini.

Sony has announced that it's going to start selling a series of modular displays that can be used to create digital movie sets.

This includes efforts to fight hate and harassment.

Anime fans are about to get more of their favorite shows from one place.

Streaming support rolling out

SIE CEO also said there's "news to come" in response to Microsoft's Game Pass.

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are investing more heavily in software, subscriptions and content.

China's Omnivision also gets permit but smartphone maker's supply woes not over

Sony raised its annual profit outlook amid strong demand for gaming and ahead of the launch of its PlayStation 5 console next month.

Sony and chipmaker Kioxia are seeking US approval to export semiconductors to Huawei Technologies despite Washington's imposition of sanctions on the Chinese telecom giant, sources familiar with the situation said Monday.

Japan's Sony and memory chipmaker Kioxia have applied for U.S. approval to continue supplying Huawei, Nikkei reported on Sunday.

It costs $499, putting it head to head with its rival, Microsoft's Xbox Series X, which likewise is going for $499.

Sony has denied a recent Bloomberg report that said the company has cut its expectations for PlayStation 5 production by 4 million units and now expects to manufacture about 11 million units by the end of March.

Sony is reportedly having trouble with its custom SoC design.

It would also add the headphone jack absent on the original Xperia 5.

Including 'berry blue' and 'red camouflage'

Sony on Tuesday reported a 1.1% decline in first-quarter operating profit, much milder than market estimates.

Sony is taking a minority stake in Epic, in a strategic investment deal that expands on an existing relationship between both firms.

Sony's image sensor business aims to replicate PlayStation's success to address its reliance on a handful of manufacturers in the fickle smartphone market: It plans to sell software by subscription for data-analyzing sensors in situ.

Sony has delayed hosting a showcase event for its next games console.

Rumors suggest Sony has a digital event planned for next week

Sony's image sensor will have Microsoft Azure artificial intelligence capabilities.

Sony on Thursday said it would make its cash-cow image sensors smarter to broaden their application, as the Japanese electronics maker seeks to reduce reliance on a saturated smartphone market.

Sony thinks sales will do the talking

Japan's Sony on Wednesday reported a 57% drop in fourth-quarter operating profit and refrained from providing an outlook for the current year due to uncertainty related to the coronavirus outbreak.

Live Sound mode returns.

Recently there are concerns that COVID-19 cases will grow sharply in Japan, and production is increasingly coming to a halt in autos and other sectors worldwide.

Sony's new console can output 10.28 teraflops.

There are at least 70 phones in the works using Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 technology for 5G phones.