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It’s hard to imagine a company with a greater influence on consumer electronics than Sony. You can trace a direct line from the Walkman -- the first portable media player -- to the smartphone. Today Sony is a massive force in gaming, making the PlayStation and publishing games for it and other platforms. Sony image sensors are in iPhones as well as its own mirrorless cameras. Not to mention the OLED TVs; smartphones; noise-canceling headphones; music, tv, and film publishing; and, yes, robot dogs.

I made my PS5 Fire Orange and Atomic Purple with Dbrand’s transparent DarkplatesI made my PS5 Fire Orange and Atomic Purple with Dbrand’s transparent Darkplates
Sony starts testing cloud streaming PS5 gamesSony starts testing cloud streaming PS5 games
Phasmophobia is coming to Xbox Series S / X, PS5, and PSVR 2 with crossplayPhasmophobia is coming to Xbox Series S / X, PS5, and PSVR 2 with crossplay
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Some of Sony’s 2022 TVs will get updated with the game menu that’s in 2023 models.

Sony’s 2023 lineup of TVs will include a special game menu, similar to the ones companies like Samsung, LG, and others already have

Now a video on its YouTube channel says that feature is coming to X80K and higher TVs from the 2022 lineup, while certain models going back to 2020 will get updated with an Eco Dashboard to control power-saving settings. It’d be nice to see the updates available more widely, but that’s the list, for now.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Why wouldn’t Miles Morales be dealing with anxiety in the new Spider-verse short?

For his new Spider-Verse short The Spider Within that just premiered at the Annecy International Film Festival, director Jarelle Dampier wanted to get real about Miles Morales having anxiety because he “just seems like that kind of kid.”

“We’ve never been able to have that slice-of-life moment because the movies are so big and excellent and breathtaking. I think horror is just one of those great down-on-the-street-level genres that you can use to just get intimate and find out what really makes this character tick.”

Annecy: ‘Spider-Verse’ Gets Scary in New Short Film ‘The Spider Within’ (Exclusive First Look)

[The Wrap]

Fitbit’s old-school, OLED-equipped Inspire 3 is down to just $80Fitbit’s old-school, OLED-equipped Inspire 3 is down to just $80
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Meet the 14-year-old animator behind Across The Spider-Verse’s Lego world.

While most of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s creatives were seasoned professionals, Preston Mutanga, the genius behind the movie’s brief foray into a stop-motion world full of Lego characters, is a Canadian teen — the same who recreated the movie’s trailer:

“We found out that it was a 14-year-old kid who made it and we were like, ‘This looks incredibly sophisticated for a nonadult, nonprofessional to have made,” [Across the Spider-Verse writer/producer Chris] Miller said on a video call. “It blew us all away, including some of the best animators in the world.”

How a 14-Year-Old Came to Animate a Scene in ‘Across the Spider-Verse’

[The New York Times]

Sony’s next true wireless earbuds leak again ahead of rumored imminent revealSony’s next true wireless earbuds leak again ahead of rumored imminent reveal
Across the Spider-Verse’s greatest feat is the way it takes Spider-Man’s fandom to task

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse deepens the mythos of Miles Morales by turning one of the ugliest parts of Spider-Man’s fandom into a canonical conundrum.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Don’t expect Sony’s Q handheld to stream cloud games anytime soon.

Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida hinted to the Financial Times that it’s still in the studying phase re: cloud gaming, due to the “technical difficulties” of streaming games over the internet.

Wait, doesn’t Sony already have a cloud gaming service? Kinda, but I suspect he’s talking about this new one!

Sony is gearing up for a new cloud gaming push amid rumors of a PlayStation handheld

Sean Hollister
PlayStation games and colorful PS5 console covers are discounted for Days of PlayPlayStation games and colorful PS5 console covers are discounted for Days of Play
Sonos is slashing prices on speakers and soundbars ahead of Father’s DaySonos is slashing prices on speakers and soundbars ahead of Father’s Day
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Across the Spider-Verse is the new definitive Spider-Man movie.

Sony’s Across the Spider-Verse isn’t just a breathtaking work of art — it’s a seminal piece of Spider-Man storytelling that rightfully establishes Miles Morales as this generation’s definitive webhead. Across the Spider-Verse’s trailers alone have been tremendous, but check out our review to read more about what makes the movie work so, so well.

Across the Spider-Verse is an animated masterpiece that upends Marvel’s Spider-canon

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Spider-Verse producer Amy Pascal says live-action Miles is on his way.

At Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s LA premiere this week, producer Amy Pascal teased that Miles Morales is definitely making his live-action debut in the near future, and Sony’s already working on another Spider-Man starring Tom Holland:

“We’re in the process, but the writers strike, nobody is working during the strike. We’re all being supporters and whenever they get themselves together, we’ll get started.”

‘Spider-Man’ Producers Tease Live-Action Miles Morales Movie and Animated ‘Spider-Woman’ Film: ‘It’s All Happening’

[Variety]

Across the Spider-Verse is an animated masterpiece that upends Marvel’s Spider-canon

Sony’s Into the Spider-Verse sequel is a bigger, bolder, more ambitious film than its predecessor — and a powerful deconstruction of Marvel’s Spider-Man mythos.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Sony’s small but mighty XB100 speaker is cheerful and very cheap

There are smarter and much bigger speakers to choose from, but this tiny little thing offers surprisingly crisp sound for its low price.

Chris Welch
Naughty Dog announces ‘brand-new single player experience’ alongside Last of Us multiplayer delayNaughty Dog announces ‘brand-new single player experience’ alongside Last of Us multiplayer delay
LG’s latest OLED TVs are already on sale in the run-up to Memorial DayLG’s latest OLED TVs are already on sale in the run-up to Memorial Day
Sony’s PlayStation handheld reportedly arriving in NovemberSony’s PlayStation handheld reportedly arriving in November
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Sony’s PlayStation Q handheld in 25 seconds flat.

Want more? Read our full story here.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Xbox throws (useful) shade.

The subtext: twelve of those games you just saw announced at Sony’s PlayStation Showcase are also coming to Xbox.

Which is helpful, considering at least one of Sony’s reveal trailers was crafted to exclude competitors.

The 6 biggest announcements from Sony’s PlayStation Showcase 2023The 6 biggest announcements from Sony’s PlayStation Showcase 2023
Beat Saber will be available Wednesday for PlayStation VR2Beat Saber will be available Wednesday for PlayStation VR2
Sony’s first PlayStation earbuds promise lossless audio for PS5 and PC gamingSony’s first PlayStation earbuds promise lossless audio for PS5 and PC gaming
Spider-Man 2’s new trailer shows off symbiote powers and Miles MoralesSpider-Man 2’s new trailer shows off symbiote powers and Miles Morales
Sony’s new Q handheld is official: 8-inch screen, streams PS5 gamesSony’s new Q handheld is official: 8-inch screen, streams PS5 games
Bungie announces Marathon, a new sci-fi PvP extraction shooterBungie announces Marathon, a new sci-fi PvP extraction shooter
The Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is officially happeningThe Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is officially happening
Jon Porter and Jay Peters
Sony announces heist game FairgamesSony announces heist game Fairgames
Andrew Webster
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Helldivers 2 is coming.

I wouldn’t call the OG a great game, but I thought Polygon’s 2015 take was spot-on: it’s a game about making dumb, dumb mistakes while blasting aliens and laughing at your friends. Nothing like squishing allies with an ill-timed drop pod! Originally isometric, the just-announced sequel is full 3D like Earth Defense Force, another guilty pleasure of mine.

Apple’s M1-equipped iPad Air is down to its best price to dateApple’s M1-equipped iPad Air is down to its best price to date
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
PlayStation confirms... something something cloud... is coming in a matter of months.

Here’s the full quote from PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan, which could really mean anything:

We do have some fairly interesting and quite aggressive plans to accelerate our initiatives in the space of the cloud that will unfold over the course of the coming months.

My mind immediately goes to my scoop from last month about Sony’s new cloud gaming push.

Sony is gearing up for a new cloud gaming push amid rumors of a PlayStation handheld

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
The Last of Us Part I’s troubled PC port sold 368,000 copies.

That’s straight from Sony’s big business strategy presentation today.

The figure is admittedly a month out of date... but between bad word-of-mouth about poor PC performance, the March finale of HBO’s The Last of Us TV show, and the general tendency of big heavily marketed single-player games to burn brightly at first, it’s reasonably likely the game had the lion’s share of sales at launch.

Sony’s new ZV-1 II vlogging camera has a wider lens and faster sensorSony’s new ZV-1 II vlogging camera has a wider lens and faster sensor
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Sony’s Access controller has a PS5 accessibility UI and virtual controller featureSony’s Access controller has a PS5 accessibility UI and virtual controller feature
The company behind World of Jumanji wants to turn even more Sony IP into theme parksThe company behind World of Jumanji wants to turn even more Sony IP into theme parks
Anker’s noise-canceling Liberty 3 Pro earbuds are half off right nowAnker’s noise-canceling Liberty 3 Pro earbuds are half off right now
The second-gen Apple Pencil for iPads has dropped to a new low price of $85The second-gen Apple Pencil for iPads has dropped to a new low price of $85
The PlayStation VR2 is now available at more retailersThe PlayStation VR2 is now available at more retailers
Sony’s budget wireless earbuds are a good value with inevitable compromises

The WF-C700N earbuds fit great, sound decent, and offer plenty of software tricks. But even within Sony’s own lineup, you might have better options.

Chris Welch

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