Hirai Turns to PlayStation 3 Playbook to Deliver Stringer’s Vision at Sony

When Sony Corp. (6758) ’s 2006 release of PlayStation 3 flopped because features installed by the engineer who founded the business made the games console too expensive, Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer tapped Kazuo Hirai to turn the division around.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Review [PlayStation 3]

By sticking to the series' strengths, Modern Warfare 3 delivers some of the best competitive, cooperative, and single-player shooting in the business.

Sony: No PlayStation 3 Successor in 2012

Sony has claimed it doesn't plan to reveal a new PlayStation console this year.

Xbox 360 The Best-Selling Console In 2011

The Xbox 360 was the best-selling gaming console in 2011, according to data compiled in a new report. According to GeekWire.com, which collected data from public earnings reports, says Microsoft sold more Xbox 360 consoles than the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 for the calendar year. This marks the first time the Xbox 360 lead console hardware sales for the year since 2006 when the PS3 and Wii ...

Sony’s Hirai Vows to Deliver Stringer Vision With Cost Cuts

When Sony Corp.’s 2006 release of PlayStation 3 flopped because features installed by the engineer who founded the business made the games console too expensive, Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer tapped Kazuo Hirai to turn the division around.

Sony: PlayStation 3 Price Cut Contributes To £1.3 Billion Loss

PS3 cited as Sony posts massive loss for the end of 2011. Sony has announced huge losses of £1.3 billion for the last calendar quarter (October to December) of 2011. Sony cited decreased sales and the floods in Thailand among the reasons for the loss, but also singled out its LCD television and game businesses as "contributing to the deterioration in operating results". Sony's gaming division ...