SonyRumors http://www.sonyrumors.net/ SonyRumors | Home of the Latest Sony and PlayStation News Thu, 08 Jun 2017 02:50:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 http://www.sonyrumors.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-SRN_Logo_5_No_BG-32x32.png SonyRumors http://www.sonyrumors.net/ 32 32 23567916 Welcome to Sony Reconsidered http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/07/welcome-to-sony-reconsidered/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/07/welcome-to-sony-reconsidered/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2017 02:50:34 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43215 For regular SRN readers, just a reminder that the new site is www.sonyreconsidered.com which is where all future content will be posted. Over the next week, things will be slowly migrating and forwarding there which means all ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/07/welcome-to-sony-reconsidered/feed/ 0 43215 Major tech CEOs spoke out against Trump’s withdrawal from Paris Agreement so where was Shawn Layden and PlayStation? http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/02/major-tech-ceos-spoke-out-against-trumps-withdrawal-from-paris-agreement-so-where-was-shawn-layden-and-playstation/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/02/major-tech-ceos-spoke-out-against-trumps-withdrawal-from-paris-agreement-so-where-was-shawn-layden-and-playstation/#comments Fri, 02 Jun 2017 22:05:49 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43203 If you didn’t hear the news (which is unlikely if you’re on any form of social media), the US under the thoughtful leadership of Trump and all of his brilliance has pulled out of the Paris Agreement. ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/02/major-tech-ceos-spoke-out-against-trumps-withdrawal-from-paris-agreement-so-where-was-shawn-layden-and-playstation/feed/ 8 43203 PlayStation services get modernized icons with PS4 firmware 4.70 http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/02/playstation-services-get-modernized-icons-with-ps4-firmware-4-70/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/02/playstation-services-get-modernized-icons-with-ps4-firmware-4-70/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2017 20:13:05 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43197 PS4 firmware 4.70 dropped earlier this week and, at face value, didn’t change a whole lot. There was your typical system performance improvements and a slight tweak to tournaments but that was about it. What did change, ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/02/playstation-services-get-modernized-icons-with-ps4-firmware-4-70/feed/ 0 43197 Sony prioritizing camera sensors for iPhone over others http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/01/sony-prioritizing-camera-sensors-for-iphone-over-others/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/01/sony-prioritizing-camera-sensors-for-iphone-over-others/#respond Thu, 01 Jun 2017 23:53:41 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43188 A good move by Sony regarding their highly profitable image sensor division. Mike Wuerthele from appleinsider writes this:  As a result of Apple’s demand for the iPhone 7, and future iPhone models, supply from Sony to second-tier vendors ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/01/sony-prioritizing-camera-sensors-for-iphone-over-others/feed/ 0 43188 PS4 price drop around the corner and a new gold model? http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/01/ps4-price-drop-around-the-corner-and-a-new-gold-model/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/01/ps4-price-drop-around-the-corner-and-a-new-gold-model/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2017 18:54:38 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43185 Come E3, don’t be surprised if an official price drop hits the PS4. From time to time, we’ve seen the 1TB Black Slim for $299 and the 500GB model for $259 hit lower price points but that’s ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/06/01/ps4-price-drop-around-the-corner-and-a-new-gold-model/feed/ 5 43185 Fox Sports to air UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus in VR http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/31/fox-sports-to-air-uefa-champions-league-final-between-real-madrid-and-juventus-in-vr/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/31/fox-sports-to-air-uefa-champions-league-final-between-real-madrid-and-juventus-in-vr/#respond Wed, 31 May 2017 19:05:21 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43177 There is a famous movie line out there that goes a little something like this.  This is blasphemy! This is madness!  David Lump from Engadget:  Samsung just announced that it’s adding UFC fights and other events to ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/31/fox-sports-to-air-uefa-champions-league-final-between-real-madrid-and-juventus-in-vr/feed/ 0 43177 Xperia XZ Premium pre-orders begin on June 12th http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/31/xperia-xz-premium-pre-orders-begin-on-june-12th/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/31/xperia-xz-premium-pre-orders-begin-on-june-12th/#comments Wed, 31 May 2017 18:20:22 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43172 Good news for Xperia fans in the US: the XZ Premium is set to make its pre-order debut come June 12th via Amazon and Best Buy with a $799 price tag. Like previous models, the XZ Premium ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/31/xperia-xz-premium-pre-orders-begin-on-june-12th/feed/ 1 43172 Sony Xperia Touch sales begin on June 16th, keeps its ludicrous price http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/31/sony-xperia-touch-sales-begin-on-june-16th-keeps-its-ludicrous-price/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/31/sony-xperia-touch-sales-begin-on-june-16th-keeps-its-ludicrous-price/#respond Wed, 31 May 2017 17:51:28 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43170 Previously known as the Xperia Projector, the now-named Xperia Touch is set to make its debut on June 16th. In a nutshell, the Xperia Touch can turn any surface into a Android tablet which is pretty neat ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/31/sony-xperia-touch-sales-begin-on-june-16th-keeps-its-ludicrous-price/feed/ 0 43170 PS4 System Software Update 4.70 released http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/30/ps4-system-software-update-4-70-released/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/30/ps4-system-software-update-4-70-released/#respond Tue, 30 May 2017 23:44:45 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43166 A quick heads up for PS4 and PS4 Pro owners. PS4 System Software Update 4.70 was released earlier today. The minor firmware update according to Sony  improves the quality of the system performance  However if you dig a ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/30/ps4-system-software-update-4-70-released/feed/ 0 43166 Sony Digital Paper tablet (RP1) gets a major revamp http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/30/sony-digital-paper-tablet-gets-a-major-revamp/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/30/sony-digital-paper-tablet-gets-a-major-revamp/#comments Tue, 30 May 2017 18:53:39 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43159 The Sony Digital Paper tablet is technically nothing new. It was introduced way back in 2014 with little fanfare but that didn’t mean a second iteration wasn’t in the works. In short, in the past three years, the ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/30/sony-digital-paper-tablet-gets-a-major-revamp/feed/ 4 43159 Sony Xperia XZ Premium Dual won’t offer a dedicated SD card slot, sticks to hybrid SIM tray http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/26/sony-xperia-xz-premium-dual-wont-offer-a-dedicated-sd-card-slot/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/26/sony-xperia-xz-premium-dual-wont-offer-a-dedicated-sd-card-slot/#respond Fri, 26 May 2017 21:49:10 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43153 A quick update on an earlier piece about the Xperia XZ Premium Dual. Previously, via a tweet from Sony Mobile France, it was believed that the Xperia XZ Premium Dual would offer a dedicated SD card slot ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/26/sony-xperia-xz-premium-dual-wont-offer-a-dedicated-sd-card-slot/feed/ 0 43153 Kaz Hirai promises profitability with no specifics http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/26/kaz-hirai-promises-profitability-with-no-specifics/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/26/kaz-hirai-promises-profitability-with-no-specifics/#respond Fri, 26 May 2017 20:23:24 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43143 Yuri Kageyama for AP:  Sony’s leader promised a comeback for the Japanese electronics and entertainment company having its best profitability in two decades. But he said he cannot give away details of products in the works such as ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/26/kaz-hirai-promises-profitability-with-no-specifics/feed/ 0 43143 God of War to support PlayStation VR? http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/25/god-of-war-to-support-playstation-vr/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/25/god-of-war-to-support-playstation-vr/#respond Thu, 25 May 2017 17:39:07 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43133 PlayStation VR is fine – a relatively cheap gateway to the world of virtual reality with some unique games and content. Some are more quirky while others are more thorough like Battlezone and Farpoint, but what’s been missing is a ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/25/god-of-war-to-support-playstation-vr/feed/ 0 43133 The Creators on PlayStation Store helps you find content http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/25/the-creators-on-playstation-store-helps-you-find-content/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/25/the-creators-on-playstation-store-helps-you-find-content/#respond Thu, 25 May 2017 16:44:55 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43130 The PlayStation Store, and PSN in general, has come a long way since its HTML debut on PS3. Once a place of scattered content, now the PS Store is home to thousands of games with rich AAA games ...

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]]> http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/25/the-creators-on-playstation-store-helps-you-find-content/feed/ 0 43130 Sony to discontinue ‘Premium Standard’ phones, Xperia X and Xperia X Compact were spectacular failures http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/24/sony-to-discontinue-premium-standard-phones-xperia-x-and-xperia-x-compact-were-spectacular-failures/ http://www.sonyrumors.net/2017/05/24/sony-to-discontinue-premium-standard-phones-xperia-x-and-xperia-x-compact-were-spectacular-failures/#comments Wed, 24 May 2017 22:36:27 +0000 http://www.sonyrumors.net/?p=43117 Stop me if you’ve heard this before but Sony Mobile is once again shifting its strategy. Just a few years back, the company had an ambitious goal of becoming the world’s third largest smartphone maker, leaving only Apple ...

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