A corporate strategy meeting today comes even as some are questioning whether Sony will ever be ready to innovate love it wont to, and therefore the company’s response is that it “will fill the planet with emotion (or Kando) through the facility of creativity and technology.
” Those are the words of CEO, Chairman and President Kenichiro Yoshida, because the company presented its plans to investors, explaining moves like its recent streaming deals with Disney and Netflix, also as PS5 shortages.
The company’s goal immediately, is to extend the dimensions of the community directly connected to Sony via devices or entertainment from 160 million to 1 billion. When it involves the in-demand console there is no big surprise.
Sony is selling every PS5 it can make, and despite semiconductor component shortages it expects that sales this year will exceed the 14.8 million PS4s sold the year then console launched.
One thing to stay an eye fixed on is Sony’s cloud gaming and subscription ambitions. Noting a affect Jade Raymond’s new development studio Haven, the corporate said it’s looking to extend engagement on PlayStation Network, since that’s its largest direct-to-consumer platform. Without going into detail, the discharge says it’ll do that “by strengthening the PlayStation Now cloud streaming game service, and Sony intends to continue investing in or partnering with external studios additionally to investing in its in-house studios to reinforce its software offering.” Execs have hinted at ways to fight back against Xbox Game Pass, and it appears we’ll see more within the future.
PS Now recently upgraded the streaming resolution from 720p to 1080p, and it wouldn’t hurt to possess more upgrades (or perhaps some exclusive content) future. within the announcement, Sony explained it’ll spend 20 billion yen (about $184 million) to “increase development, personnel and other costs in our in-house studios.”
And that’s not all — as we’ve heard, an upgraded PS VR system for PS5 is on the way, and Sony told investors that “Sony AI and SIE are jointly developing AI technologies which will make game experiences even richer and more enjoyable.