Sony
Sony, a multinational conglomerate, has excelled in top-tier hardware for five decades. In the mid-90s, Sony entered the gaming industry, producing hardware and games for PlayStation. The lineup includes PlayStation, PS2, PSP, PS3, PS Vita, PS4, and PS5. At eXputer, stay updated with hot news, game guides, reviews, and tier lists covering Sony’s products and subsidiaries.
- Year Founded: May 7, 1946
- Founder: Akio Morita, Masaru Ibuka
- Subsidiaries: Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Sony Music Entertainment
- CEO: Kenichiro Yoshida
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Industry
Sony Patents To Make Haptic Feedback Work With Players’ Voices
Sony has published a new patent that wants to add haptic feedback to the voice of players to enhance the sensory experience for players.
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eXputer Originals
Why Monopolies In Gaming Must Not Be Allowed
As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.
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PlayStation
Sony Could Increase Your Game’s Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It
Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.
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Industry
Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions
A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.
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Industry
Sony To Add A “Slow Mode” Feature In More Of Its Upcoming Games
A new Sony patent wants to add an accessibility feature that lets player slow down time in its games without affecting FPS and audio.
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Industry
Sony Could Soon Automatically Play Portions Of Games For You
Sony has recently published a patent that wants to add an auto-play feature to its games. It'd play portions of games on its own.
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eXputer Originals
8 Years Later, It’s About Time Sony Revives The Rest Of Ratchet And Clank
On this joyous 8th anniversary of the Ratchet and Clank reboot, it's about time Sony considers reviving the originals to complete the saga.
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Games
Yoko Taro Passes Respect; Says Stellar Blade Is “Much Better” Than Nier: Automata
Stellar Blade's creative director, Hyung Tae Kim, has also claimed that the game is deeply inspired by Nier: Automata.
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Industry
Sony May Add NPCs Who Will Find Bored Players In-Game And Cheer Them Up
A new patent recently published by Sony wants to add cheerful NPCs in games who would converse with bored players to make them happy.
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eXputer Originals
Turns Out, PS Portal Can Run Native Stuff, But Sony Doesn’t Want To See You Happy
The PS Portal's native apps-enabling bug has been patched, but it was a stark reminder of just what Sony robbed us of, a proper handheld.
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eXputer Originals
Helldivers 2 Makes Perfect Use Of A Game Master To Boost Replayability
Helldivers 2 is an exhilarating third-person shooter that stands out because of its use of the dynamic game master known as Joel.
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eXputer Originals
Did Bend Studio Learn Nothing From Suicide Squad’s Utter Failure?
Bend Studio, the Days Gone dev, jumps on the "forget single-player, embrace live service" train, learning nothing from Suicide Squad.
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eXputer Originals
19 Years Later, Sony Still Hasn’t Recreated PSP’s Greatness
With an impressive screen, beefy hardware, multimedia capabilities, and a banger library, Sony's PSP brightened our lives 19 years ago.
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eXputer Originals
As The PS5 Enters Its Latter Half, It Pales In Comparison To The PS4
The PS5 has all it needs to become something greater, but a lack of support, oblivious developers, and bad release schedules weigh it down.
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eXputer Originals
Helldivers 2 Adds Just The Right Amount Of Satire To Set A New Level Of Immersion
The satirical militarism in Helldivers 2 pays off by making the story more engaging and interconnected with the rest of the gameplay.
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Industry
Sony May Soon Let You Decide How Much NPCs Talk In Games
Sony has patented to add multiple dialogue modes to let players switch between how many conversations with NPCs they want in the game.
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Industry
Sony May Put Your PlayStation Trophies Into An Interactive Trophy Rack Using AR
Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to turn gamers' PlayStation trophies into an actual trophy rack accessible by AR.
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eXputer Originals
Here Are 7 PlayStation Games On Sale Right Now I Believe You Should Pick Up
Thanks to the recent PlayStation Store promotion, these seven games with discounted pricing are worth a shot any day of the week.
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Games
Helldivers 2 Becomes This Year’s Current Best-Selling Title In The USA
Helldivers 2 surpassed Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth to dominate the top 20 best-selling games chart in the USA for the current year so far.
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Industry
Sony May Address Cyberbullying In VR Games By Shielding Players With A Bubble
A new patent by Sony wants to protect players in VR games from cyberbullying attempts by shielding them with a personal space bubble.