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• Around half of all PS4 owners are subscribed to PlayStation Plus

  PS Plus subscribers now make up around half of the global PlayStation 4 player-base, according to Sony boss Kaz Hirai.

• PS4 live TV cloud service in the works, supports DVR & on-demand viewing

  PlayStation 4’s suite of multimedia services looks set to be bolstered with a cloud-enabled live TV service, launching in the US this year.

• PlayStation Now will benefit content creators, says Kaz Hirai

  “The whole concept behind PlayStation Now” is to take games to other devices, says Sony boss.

• Sony CEO: restructuring is "an ongoing process"

  Sony boss Kaz Hirai has said that restructuring plans across the business will be ongoing as it looks to remold the company and play to its strengths.

• Sony shareholders' meeting to discuss splitting electronics and entertainment divisions

  Sony will hold a meeting tomorrow, in which it will discuss a proposed split between its entertainment and electronics divisions, according to a Nikkei report.

• PS4 is "first and foremost a video game console," says Hirai

  Sony CEO Kaz Hirai said at the D11 conference today that PS4 is first and foremost a console. Other functionalities, while present, will take a backseat.

• Kaz Hirai hints the PS4 will release after Xbox 720

  Kaz Hirai has hinted the next PlayStation console will not go on sale before Microsoft launches its Xbox 360 follow up.

• Sony looking at new projects to 'wow' its customers & avoid bureaucracy, says Kaz Hirai

  Sony’s CEO Kaz Hirai has laid out the company’s approach to the future, following its CES presentation. Hirai has painted a roadmap consisting of new projects, a stronger focus and by giving its customers a ‘wow’ factor.

• Sony's CES presentation skirts around gaming, talks tech - report

  Sony’s CES presentation took place in the wee hours this morning, although PS3, PS4 and PS Vita were notably absent from proceedings and instead, tech took centre stage. Some critics have even gone so far as to raise concern over what has been called by one site as ‘disappointing’.

• Vita sales are "where we would expect it to be," says Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai

  Vita sales are in line with Sony expectations, according to Kazuo Hirai; however, Sony’s CEO admitted sales were a bit off in some regions.

• "One Sony" is the new mantra for getting the firm out of financial difficulty, says House

  Andrew House, head of Sony’s global games division, has said the PlayStation brand can help Sony financially recover, and boost the firm after reporting an annual record annual loss of £3.6 billion in May.

• Hirai drops PlayStation job

  Kaz Hirai has stepped aside from his role as representative director and chairman on the Sony Computer Entertainment board. Hirai became CEO and president of the Sony Corporation on April 1. Thanks, GI.

• PlayStation Vita sales hit 1.8 million worldwide

  Sony’s confirmed sales of PlayStation Vita are at 1.8 million units.

• Analysts: Sony could defray costs by stripping down PSN's free services, employ more "freemium" content

  As Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai restructures the firm with a renewed focus on the PlayStation brand, and looks to “increase sales” via downloadable titles and subscription services through PlayStation Network, analysts believe consumers may soon see a vastly different PSN than what they’ve become accustomed to.

• Why Sony's £4 billion loss isn't the disaster it seems

  Sony announced a £4 billion annual loss today, filling the PlayStation doom-sayers’ guns with some monumental ammo. Don’t call the firing squad just yet, says Rob Fahey. The round you’re polishing is a dud.

• Hirai to spearhead new Sony strategy announcement next week

  New Sony CEO Kaz Hirai is set to announce a new strategy plan that will pull the company out of the red in a presentation next Thursday. The presentation will be broadcasted live in audio form, with the newly-inducted CEO at the helm of the call. Via Engadget.

• Quick Quotes: Hirai on tackling Sony's hardware woes

  “I thought turning around the PlayStation business was going to be the toughest challenge of my career, but I guess not. It’s one issue after another. I feel like ‘Holy shit, now what?’ We can’t just continue to be a great purveyor of hardware products, even though some people expect us to do that. We […]

• PlayStation business aiming to be number one, says Hirai

  New Sony boss Kaz Hirai has made no bones about it: he wants PlayStation to be in the number spot in the industry.

• Kaz Hirai becomes president, CEO of Sony Corp - details

  Kazuo Hirai will take over as president and CEO of Sony Corp from Sir Howard Stringer, the company’s announced this morning.