Best Podcast Episodes About Sony
Everything podcasters are saying about Sony — curated from top podcasts
Updated: Apr 02, 2026 – 25 episodes
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“… me. I wasn't making clerks going, Ooh, we could put this music, right? Especially most of the music wound up in it was given to us in a box from Sony When we had a soundtrack later on mall rats same thing universal Nelson who had done the Pulp Fiction soundtrack and stuff She was like here a bunch of music that popular including a track from Afro Man, because I got high. So she was like, pick from these songs. From Chasing Amy Forward, that's where I started going like, all right, now I'm going to start picking. And not in a way of like, hey, motherfuckers have told me what to do for too …”
“… reading the liner notes i think it was the breakfast club john hughes wrote the liner notes in the soundtrack years ago. And he said, music is never an afterthought with me. And that has always stuck with me because music was always an afterthought with me. I wasn't making clerks going, Ooh, we could put this music, right? Especially most of the music wound up in it was given to us in a box from Sony When we had a soundtrack later on mall rats same thing universal Nelson who had done the Pulp Fiction soundtrack and stuff She was like here a bunch of music that popular including a track from Afro Man, because I got high. So she was like, pick from these songs. From Chasing Amy Forward, that's where I started going like, all right, now I'm going to start picking. And not in a way of like, hey, motherfuckers have told me what to do for too long and shit like that. Yeah, Kathy did Mallrats, and then years later she did Strike Back as well. Strike Back's my favorite soundtrack. That's where Afro Man was on Strike Back. But yeah, Kathy Nelson oversaw those two soundtracks. But when I started doing Chasing Amy, Dogma, going forward, then I started leaning more into like, what's on my iPod? …”
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Kevin Smith reveals how music evolved in his films, particularly from 'Clerks' to 'Chasing Amy.' Initially, music was an afterthought, but as he progressed, he began to curate soundtracks that reflected his personal taste, culminating in iconic tracks for films like 'Tusk.' His candid discussion highlights the financial challenges of licensing music and the creative process behind it.
“the collection we're gonna move to the top story this so much news oh uh sony the world right now appears to be probably the first photography-specific quote-unquote victim of the flash memory shortage caused by AI data centers. In an announcement published to their Japanese website, they have said that almost all of their memory card business is currently ceased. They cannot make any more. Here's the statement. Wow foreseeable future Therefore we have decided to temporarily suspend the acceptance of orders from our …”
“the collection we're gonna move to the top story this so much news oh uh sony the world right now appears to be probably the first photography-specific quote-unquote victim of the flash memory shortage caused by AI data centers. In an announcement published to their Japanese website, they have said that almost all of their memory card business is currently ceased. They cannot make any more. Here's the statement. Wow foreseeable future Therefore we have decided to temporarily suspend the acceptance of orders from our authorized dealers and from customers at the Sony store starting on March 27 2026 onward. Regarding the resumption of order acceptance, we will consider it while monitoring the supply situation and will announce it separately on the product information page, meaning we don't know when we can start making these cards again. Thank you for translating. …”
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Sony has announced a temporary halt to nearly all memory card production due to a flash memory shortage linked to AI data centers. This includes a wide range of their products, from CFexpress Type A to SD cards, leaving customers uncertain about when orders can resume. The impact of this shortage may extend to other brands as well.
“Let's wrap the show with a fun fact. Sony is raising the prices of the PS5 again. The prices of all the PS5 models are going up. The digital version is going from $500 to $600. The disc version is going from $550 to $650. And then the PS5 Pro is getting the biggest price increase, jumping from $750 all the way up to $900. You know, what's crazy here is the PS5 first launched five years ago for $400. And usually consoles get cheaper over time. But instead, Sony has hiked the price of …”
“Let's wrap the show with a fun fact. Sony is raising the prices of the PS5 again. The prices of all the PS5 models are going up. The digital version is going from $500 to $600. The disc version is going from $550 to $650. And then the PS5 Pro is getting the biggest price increase, jumping from $750 all the way up to $900. You know, what's crazy here is the PS5 first launched five years ago for $400. And usually consoles get cheaper over time. But instead, Sony has hiked the price of the PS5 twice in the last year. Sony is blaming the rise in memory prices for the price increase. See, prices of RAM has skyrocketed recently because of all the demand from AI data centers. So yeah, essentially AI is raising the prices of video games. These price hikes will go into effect on April 2nd. So if you've been on the fence of buying a PS5, …”
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Sony is raising the prices of all PS5 models, with the digital version increasing from $500 to $600 and the PS5 Pro skyrocketing from $750 to $900. This marks the second price hike in a year, a rarity for consoles that typically decrease in price over time. The surge is attributed to rising memory costs driven by demand from AI data centers, meaning AI is indirectly making gaming more expensive.
“… with me, but many organizations and companies may just build an L2 for their internal movements of value or whatever they need to do. I think of Sony, they built Sony Ethereum L2. Yeah. Look, it's interesting. I think we need to break with the prior technological cycles. What do I mean by that? The prior technological cycles, and I'm going to go old school, the browser wars, the CRM wars, the cloud wars, the phone wars, the AI wars, they were started with a plethora of participants and then two or three dominated. There were net winners. And by the way in many of these use cases it the same …”
“… there's a reason why Robinhood, there's a reason why Coinbase built on Ethereum. They want the inherent security, but they want to be able to customize it in the way they want. Yeah, that makes sense. And it seems like, Joseph, I don't know if you agree with me, but many organizations and companies may just build an L2 for their internal movements of value or whatever they need to do. I think of Sony, they built Sony Ethereum L2. Yeah. Look, it's interesting. I think we need to break with the prior technological cycles. What do I mean by that? The prior technological cycles, and I'm going to go old school, the browser wars, the CRM wars, the cloud wars, the phone wars, the AI wars, they were started with a plethora of participants and then two or three dominated. There were net winners. And by the way in many of these use cases it the same net winners It Apple Google Amazon Microsoft I think what we really really hopeful for is that there be a million chains and a million stable coins and anyone can spin it up and win. And AI will not be centralized in three hands. I hope this technology revolution is more decentralized. I hope this technology revolution is more democratic. And I …”
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Joseph Chalom, former BlackRock executive, believes the future of crypto lies in decentralization, challenging the dominance of big tech. He argues that while market volatility is inevitable, historical patterns suggest a V-shaped recovery for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. This shift could lead to a more democratic landscape in blockchain technology, benefiting users rather than incumbents.
“… tens of millions of dollars that I have not got in my career. Wait, how so? Because – Because he got it for so long. Like I was forced to sign to Sony. So you were even forced to sign with a label because – was he like attached to the label? He was attached to L.A. Reid. And L.A. Reid said no to me whenever he – So once I started shopping me around the different labels, once I went viral, every label, I wasn't viral yet. When I saw I had like I was getting five thousand, ten thousand likes literally something. When I signed with him, like my the next day, my socials just blow up, blew up. He …”
“… he was in the industry. It was the worst deal ever. Yeah, it was terrible. It feels like one of the boy band deals from back in the 90s when they didn't know what they were signing. Yeah. Honestly. It was awful. And it literally killed my career. Like tens of millions of dollars that I have not got in my career. Wait, how so? Because – Because he got it for so long. Like I was forced to sign to Sony. So you were even forced to sign with a label because – was he like attached to the label? He was attached to L.A. Reid. And L.A. Reid said no to me whenever he – So once I started shopping me around the different labels, once I went viral, every label, I wasn't viral yet. When I saw I had like I was getting five thousand, ten thousand likes literally something. When I signed with him, like my the next day, my socials just blow up, blew up. He even thought he was like, bro, you're buying these. These are fake. I promise you this is not fake. So then every label, New York, L.A., Nashville, everybody's coming at me. He showed me the L.A. read. L.A. read said no. So he thinks it's free game. Well, his contract that he has with Ellie Reed says Ellie Reed gets first look. So then once I …”
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Kane Brown hilariously recounts how he signed a disastrous 50-50 deal that cost him tens of millions. The absurdity peaks when he explains how he went viral—only for the label to suddenly want him after saying no. His candidness about the music industry’s pitfalls makes this segment both entertaining and relatable.
“We'll start with this news from Sony Honda scrapping their EV program, the Ophelia cars. After Honda's retreat left the joint venture with no viable route to market. In the initial aftermath of Honda pulling out of EVs, Sony said, we knew nothing about it. We're waiting to be told. Now, Sony Honda confirm the project is scrapped. The partnership with Honda's engineering and Sony's software and entertainment will cease Ophelia development now. The decision follows the broader EV …”
“We'll start with this news from Sony Honda scrapping their EV program, the Ophelia cars. After Honda's retreat left the joint venture with no viable route to market. In the initial aftermath of Honda pulling out of EVs, Sony said, we knew nothing about it. We're waiting to be told. Now, Sony Honda confirm the project is scrapped. The partnership with Honda's engineering and Sony's software and entertainment will cease Ophelia development now. The decision follows the broader EV assessment by Honda that they couldn't make money from EV, so $15.7 billion written down. As for the Ophelia 1, well, it was going to be $90,000 to begin with. It wasn't very well launched and specced. It was only on sale in California, and so all people who put down some money will get a full refund, of course. There was going to be a second one in …”
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Sony Honda has officially scrapped their Ophelia EV program after Honda's withdrawal left the venture without a viable path to market. The $90,000 electric car was poorly launched and will now see refunds for those who pre-ordered, as Honda reassesses its EV strategy, resulting in a $15.7 billion write-down. Meanwhile, MG is making strides in battery technology, unveiling a new semi-solid-state battery for Europe, aiming to improve safety and performance in electric vehicles.
“… half k image that's getting sent out to the sensor and you're magnifying that um so if you turn uh i believe it's called high quality i don't have a sony here but if you turn off the high frame rate you'll actually get a better punch in focus i really the other thing i just don't like i hope they fix this at some point is the preview screen for on when on playback for video has that weird crops yes it's got the weird this is a video clip like gif yeah if you put a play in the middle i know i don't need motion picture frame lines around a tiny thumbnail it's heinous we need to stop i wonder if …”
“… it be? so there is a higher quality setting on that if you're using the higher refresh rates on it all you're punching in on is the video tap so instead of like the full 32 megapixel image it's just looking at that little i think it's like two and a half k image that's getting sent out to the sensor and you're magnifying that um so if you turn uh i believe it's called high quality i don't have a sony here but if you turn off the high frame rate you'll actually get a better punch in focus i really the other thing i just don't like i hope they fix this at some point is the preview screen for on when on playback for video has that weird crops yes it's got the weird this is a video clip like gif yeah if you put a play in the middle i know i don't need motion picture frame lines around a tiny thumbnail it's heinous we need to stop i wonder if this will get fixed when they leave that codec they're using because it stinks. And I didn't like it. We're doing good work here together, team.”
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If your Sony a7S footage looks sharper on playback than in real-time, there's a reason! By adjusting the high frame rate setting, you can enhance the clarity of your video capture. This crucial tweak could transform your filming experience, eliminating frustrating preview issues.
“last August. Sony cites continued pressures in the global economic landscape as the reason for the price hike. We know that price changes impact our community, and after careful evaluation, we found this was a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide Sony says Sony isn the only console maker that has raised prices in recent months Last year Microsoft bumped the price of its Xbox Series X …”
“last August. Sony cites continued pressures in the global economic landscape as the reason for the price hike. We know that price changes impact our community, and after careful evaluation, we found this was a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide Sony says Sony isn the only console maker that has raised prices in recent months Last year Microsoft bumped the price of its Xbox Series X slash S consoles Xbox controllers, and some new games. Nintendo also raised the price of its original Switch from $299 to $339 after President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs. Next month, the Kinect-like Nex Playground will get a $50 price hike as well. The rising cost of RAM may also have an impact on future consoles, too, with a recent report …”
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Sony's recent price increase for the PlayStation is driven by global economic pressures, marking a significant change in the gaming landscape. This isn't an isolated case; Microsoft and Nintendo have also raised prices for their consoles due to similar factors. With rising costs and potential delays for future consoles, gamers need to brace for more changes ahead.
“does this maybe put a scare into Sony and say, well, actually, we don't want people to play our most prized single player experiences on our rivals, and maybe they are still rivals and shouldn't be written off. So here we go again. Maybe we declared the end of this conflict too soon. Yeah, Sony woke up and realized, hey, maybe we shouldn't be copying what Xbox is doing. In fact, do the opposite, and it's probably a good metric for success. Just follow Nintendo's lead and don't let …”
“does this maybe put a scare into Sony and say, well, actually, we don't want people to play our most prized single player experiences on our rivals, and maybe they are still rivals and shouldn't be written off. So here we go again. Maybe we declared the end of this conflict too soon. Yeah, Sony woke up and realized, hey, maybe we shouldn't be copying what Xbox is doing. In fact, do the opposite, and it's probably a good metric for success. Just follow Nintendo's lead and don't let anyone play any of your stuff on any other system ever, just about. And litigate the absolute life out of people That too yes And it interesting because Capcom which we hailed for its decisions last week and which was once more identified with console releases just announced at an investor Q&A that it's thriving on PC, that about half of Capcom …”
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Sony's recent decisions highlight a shift in strategy regarding gaming exclusives, aiming to maintain its brand identity in a competitive market. As Capcom thrives on PC sales, Sony appears to be reinforcing its commitment to exclusive content to attract gamers to its platform. This move contrasts with Xbox's approach of integrating PC-like features into its next hardware generation.
“… that also makes sense quote with a further six months of refinement is how they describe it the so i wonder who's doing the training here because sony is the one player that doesn't have a big giant compute cloud to do like model training on yeah this this blog post that sony put up is written by mark cerny and it says you know the new pssr stems from our project amethyst partnership with AMD. So I don't know if maybe that means in that partnership, AMD is bearing a lot of the workload of the training on this or who knows, maybe there's some co-investment or something. I mean, it could be …”
“… Spectral Super Resolution, I believe is what it stands for. It's like a superset of FSR, right? Yes. Is the feeling I get. So I think it debuted before FSR 4 on PC. but now now they are saying this second version is downstream of ssr fsr4's launch that also makes sense quote with a further six months of refinement is how they describe it the so i wonder who's doing the training here because sony is the one player that doesn't have a big giant compute cloud to do like model training on yeah this this blog post that sony put up is written by mark cerny and it says you know the new pssr stems from our project amethyst partnership with AMD. So I don't know if maybe that means in that partnership, AMD is bearing a lot of the workload of the training on this or who knows, maybe there's some co-investment or something. I mean, it could be that Sony's chucking a little cheddar in for the power bill and the rising tide lifts all ships, right? Yeah. And again, they do say this is downstream of FSR4. So some of that work has already been done. Anyway, it's better upscaling like it is, But that's meaningful because a decent number of PS5 Pro games have gotten dinged by the digital foundries …”
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Sony's new PS5 Pro update introduces advanced upscaling technology that enhances game visuals significantly. This update, stemming from their partnership with AMD, allows older games to utilize the improved PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, providing a better gaming experience. By enabling this feature system-wide, Sony is bringing PC-like flexibility to console gaming, though with a cautionary note for potential issues.
“… use cases? It's kind of all three. Yeah, I can't share too much on this, but I would say that there is really a focus of solving problems within the Sony ecosystem. That is really a key focus. but the Sony ecosystem is very broad. We're talking about total over 300 million users and so many businesses, the majority of the creators around the world. And so I think that when people think about closed-loop ecosystems at the scale of these large companies, we're talking about a major chunk of the global population. And so for them, they think about risk management, they think about security, they …”
“… and loyalty programs. So are they looking, as far as their strategy, to have it within the company to move funds within their ecosystems of gaming and anime and so forth, but also in the open market where people can maybe use it for different use cases? It's kind of all three. Yeah, I can't share too much on this, but I would say that there is really a focus of solving problems within the Sony ecosystem. That is really a key focus. but the Sony ecosystem is very broad. We're talking about total over 300 million users and so many businesses, the majority of the creators around the world. And so I think that when people think about closed-loop ecosystems at the scale of these large companies, we're talking about a major chunk of the global population. And so for them, they think about risk management, they think about security, they think about compliance, and they think about the user experience and the value that they bring to users and creators first and foremost above everything else. And so I think that it takes complex steps to go to a more open network. Oh, for sure. Two-part question here to follow up on that. Are they using a public blockchain to launch their …”
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Sony is exploring a revolutionary approach to stablecoins that could reshape its vast ecosystem of over 300 million users. By leveraging both closed and open blockchain networks, they aim to enhance user experience while ensuring compliance and security. This strategy could set a new standard for how large enterprises utilize blockchain technology.
“But my takeaway is, like, this is an incredible testament to the operational prowess of Apple to pull this off at this scale. The Sony PlayStation 6 is allegedly going to be delayed until 2028 or 2029 because of rising memory costs. They're going to wait it out. Because there are three players, it's not just TSMC in this case, it does feel like there will be more pricing competition and there's more of a race to build capacity. Whereas the TSMC, if they don't build the next fab, they can just continually raise prices and increase margins once the next contracts go up for …”
“But my takeaway is, like, this is an incredible testament to the operational prowess of Apple to pull this off at this scale. The Sony PlayStation 6 is allegedly going to be delayed until 2028 or 2029 because of rising memory costs. They're going to wait it out. Because there are three players, it's not just TSMC in this case, it does feel like there will be more pricing competition and there's more of a race to build capacity. Whereas the TSMC, if they don't build the next fab, they can just continually raise prices and increase margins once the next contracts go up for renewal. Whereas if Samsung has a bunch of capacity and Micron doesn't, like Samsung wins. And so there's more of this game theoretic, like they got to, they have to build. And so I think a lot of people, and Tyler was talking about this with me earlier, like we all expect this memory shortage to be a few years, not more, not like five or ten years. So …”
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Apple's operational prowess has allowed it to thrive despite a looming memory shortage affecting competitors like Sony and Nintendo. As the PlayStation 6 faces delays until 2028 due to rising costs, Apple continues to navigate crises effectively, showcasing its dominance in the tech landscape. This situation highlights the stark contrast between Apple’s strategic management and the struggles of other gaming giants caught off guard.
“… just everything they've just completely destroyed the brand in a way that I think is unrecoverable You can see some of those same things coming for Sony As they, you know moved to multi-platform as they begin to sort of degrade what it means to have a PlayStation because they're responding to That same force that we're talking about that same maybe inevitable pressure of you know You consoles are just kind of going away and it's becoming a multi-platform world What do you do with that when right having Uncharted be PlayStation exclusive used to be so important? So you can see some of those …”
“… action adventures about sad dads and then you look at Xbox and what the hell is Xbox mean? It means everything from Call of Duty to fallout to a console Nobody's buying to like a weird handheld experiment thing to apparently This is an Xbox is just everything they've just completely destroyed the brand in a way that I think is unrecoverable You can see some of those same things coming for Sony As they, you know moved to multi-platform as they begin to sort of degrade what it means to have a PlayStation because they're responding to That same force that we're talking about that same maybe inevitable pressure of you know You consoles are just kind of going away and it's becoming a multi-platform world What do you do with that when right having Uncharted be PlayStation exclusive used to be so important? So you can see some of those pressures kind of being applied to Sony. But yeah, it does seem as though they they kind of Made a few less bad decisions or just kind of bungled things up quite a bit less make make the kind of kept things simpler I guess over the course of the 2010s than Microsoft I mean, I think for them their strategy is like live service games are coming to PC”
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Xbox's brand identity may be irreparably damaged, as it struggles to define what it stands for amidst internal politics and past mistakes. With a new CEO stepping into a chaotic environment, the challenges ahead seem daunting, raising questions about the viability of the Xbox brand in a competitive market. This reflects a broader issue in the gaming industry, where brand clarity is crucial for success.
“Sources say Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that suggests it is returning to console exclusivity. Quoting Bloomberg, Online games such as Marathon and Marvel Tokon will still be released across multiple platforms, but single-player titles such as last year's samurai hit Ghost of Yotai and the upcoming action game Saros will remain exclusive to PlayStation 5, said the people who asked not to …”
“Sources say Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that suggests it is returning to console exclusivity. Quoting Bloomberg, Online games such as Marathon and Marvel Tokon will still be released across multiple platforms, but single-player titles such as last year's samurai hit Ghost of Yotai and the upcoming action game Saros will remain exclusive to PlayStation 5, said the people who asked not to be identified because they weren't authorized to talk publicly about the company's strategy. There are likely a few reasons behind this shift. One is that several recent PlayStation games have not sold well on PC. A faction within PlayStation has also expressed concern that releasing their games on PC risks damaging the console's brand and will …”
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Sony is shifting back to console exclusivity for its major single-player PlayStation 5 games, abandoning its previous strategy of releasing titles on PC. This decision follows disappointing sales of recent PC releases and concerns about brand integrity. As a result, upcoming titles like 'Saros' and 'Ghost of Yotai' will remain exclusive to PlayStation, while online games will still be multi-platform.
“… nice to see a vintage version, new autofocus solution from Nikon with a vintage-inspired looks. What do you think? Should I wait or just go for the Sony A7R5? Thanks. You want a vintage-looking Nikon, but if you can't have it, go for the total polar opposite and get a model. do it Sony Sony won't do it yeah that's a good question I mean the Z7 is a I mean I guess the vintage inspired version kind of be the ZF right I mean it's but the Z7 is a nice camera I think the autofocus capabilities will absolutely improve in the next version will they make it vintage inspired well I make it at all I …”
“… happens it being a photography first camera do you think that Nikon might do a vintage version or produce it in vintage version first There is a vintage looking APS-C from the Z50, a vintage version, lower resolution from the Z5. It would be really nice to see a vintage version, new autofocus solution from Nikon with a vintage-inspired looks. What do you think? Should I wait or just go for the Sony A7R5? Thanks. You want a vintage-looking Nikon, but if you can't have it, go for the total polar opposite and get a model. do it Sony Sony won't do it yeah that's a good question I mean the Z7 is a I mean I guess the vintage inspired version kind of be the ZF right I mean it's but the Z7 is a nice camera I think the autofocus capabilities will absolutely improve in the next version will they make it vintage inspired well I make it at all I think that's the question we did a whole podcast on it yeah I want one. I feel like the Z8, the Z9, the ZF are carrying that sort of torch. Yeah. But the ZF is not that same resolution. So I don't know. Z7, yeah. Z7 III, I guess it would be. I like the idea of a high-resolution vintage camera. I think that's something that would have a lot of appeal …”
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Forgetful habits can ruin your photography sessions, just ask Jordan! He shares a frustrating experience of testing a new camera in New Mexico without setting up custom buttons, leading to a chaotic shoot. Learn from his mistakes and ensure you’re prepared before you hit the field.
“… successful sure of itself company who had made Starcraft, Diablo Warcraft with a bunch of yahoos basically who was like yeah we can compete with Sony Online at the time they were making EverQuest 2 if we go back in the time machine EverQuest 2 had been announced. And EverQuest fans, we were just drooling for EverQuest 2. It wasn't, oh, cool World of Warcraft. It was EQ2 was going to take the chalice and run with it. And then of all things they announced Star Wars Galaxies And they had a brilliant designer on that a guy named Raph Koster who had come from that ultima online and he just a …”
“… world of warcraft at blizzard and we failed horribly and we had the best of the best on that team and it's because everybody was too much of an expert on how to make a groundbreaking phenomenon MMO World of Warcraft was a bunch of people like a very successful sure of itself company who had made Starcraft, Diablo Warcraft with a bunch of yahoos basically who was like yeah we can compete with Sony Online at the time they were making EverQuest 2 if we go back in the time machine EverQuest 2 had been announced. And EverQuest fans, we were just drooling for EverQuest 2. It wasn't, oh, cool World of Warcraft. It was EQ2 was going to take the chalice and run with it. And then of all things they announced Star Wars Galaxies And they had a brilliant designer on that a guy named Raph Koster who had come from that ultima online and he just a really smart game designer if you can ever watch one of his lectures like he lectured a lot at gdc and you know we're like oh my god they're they're making everquest 2 and star wars galaxies and they have the star wars intellectual property were fucked like how are we going to compete and everybody had seen the success of eq everquest and everybody was …”
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Crunch culture in game development can lead to extreme work hours driven by passion, as seen in the creation of World of Warcraft. Despite the love for their work, this intense pressure creates a toxic environment, contrasting sharply with today's standards that frown upon such practices. The story highlights how a hodgepodge team of unlikely creators thrived under pressure, yet raises questions about the sustainability of such dedication.
“… a bit of progress towards that. And if everybody does a little bit, then it can help. I like that overall message. How does that reflect back into Sony products? Phoebe is being used as well across Sony. Even before the launch, we tested it out with a number of our business units that are developing computer vision technologies. strategies. And so it has become an important part of enabling them to do fairness assessment more And that way we are able to do that sort of diagnosis see are there any failure modes of these models and then work with them in terms of possible mitigation strategies …”
“… change how these technologies are being developed and preserve more data rights in the process. Yeah, because I get that, that whole idea of, well, it's out there. My images are out there. Everything is out there anyway. But, you know, we can all make a bit of progress towards that. And if everybody does a little bit, then it can help. I like that overall message. How does that reflect back into Sony products? Phoebe is being used as well across Sony. Even before the launch, we tested it out with a number of our business units that are developing computer vision technologies. strategies. And so it has become an important part of enabling them to do fairness assessment more And that way we are able to do that sort of diagnosis see are there any failure modes of these models and then work with them in terms of possible mitigation strategies as well And I think it been great to see that because again, like the release of Phoebe publicly is to try to encourage this happening, you know, everywhere in the industry as well. And we hope this will put more attention on this issue and unblock folks to be able to see, yeah, like there maybe are some things that could be improved in these models …”
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Sony is leveraging AI technology, specifically Phoebe, to improve fairness assessments in their computer vision products. By testing Phoebe across various business units, they aim to identify and mitigate biases before product launch, promoting industry-wide standards for data rights and ethical AI development. This initiative highlights the importance of accountability in AI, even amid the challenges of resource constraints.
“Roku's partners, including Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Disney Entertainment, Warner Brothers Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku original titles. Subscribers can watch titles like A Haunting in Venice, Ice Age, Weeds, and Kids in the Hall, as well as rom-coms, medical dramas, 90s comedies, classics, and more. At launch, Roku said Howdy was designed to complement, not compete with premium services. Alright, alright, you're sold. Enough of the chitchat. How do you actually sign …”
“Roku's partners, including Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Disney Entertainment, Warner Brothers Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku original titles. Subscribers can watch titles like A Haunting in Venice, Ice Age, Weeds, and Kids in the Hall, as well as rom-coms, medical dramas, 90s comedies, classics, and more. At launch, Roku said Howdy was designed to complement, not compete with premium services. Alright, alright, you're sold. Enough of the chitchat. How do you actually sign up for Howdy? Well, via Prime Video. You'll need either an Amazon Prime membership or a standalone Prime Video subscription. The expansion to Prime Video doesn't come as, well, a surprise, as Roku CEO and founder Anthony Woods said at CES in January that Howdy would be coming to other platforms. Roku's launch of Howdy came two months after the …”
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Roku has launched its $3 Howdy streaming service on Prime Video, featuring titles from major partners like Disney and Sony. Meanwhile, TikTok is introducing new, disruptive ad formats that could annoy users by showing multiple ads in quick succession, despite claiming they enhance brand visibility. This dual development highlights the evolving landscape of streaming and advertising strategies in 2023.
“… etc. Do you think there would be a drive-to-earn model that would eventually make its way into some of these platforms? Yeah, this is something Sony is exploring right now. So we have two major partners. First one is SBI. We are making Stream, which is the finance layer on blockchain. And the second one is Sony, we are making Sonium, which is the ECDM layer 2, which is live already, ECDM layer 2. We would like to bring entertainment on-chain. Sony has distribution. Yeah, yeah. Which is something we missed today. Exactly. A lot of the crypto people are using crypto today. But for the mass …”
“… and this is reference to the on-chain mobility platform that we've we've covered this pretty heavily on the show here. The idea is that automakers would be involved in this and that we would see Sonium's blockchain possibly used for maybe yield earning, etc. Do you think there would be a drive-to-earn model that would eventually make its way into some of these platforms? Yeah, this is something Sony is exploring right now. So we have two major partners. First one is SBI. We are making Stream, which is the finance layer on blockchain. And the second one is Sony, we are making Sonium, which is the ECDM layer 2, which is live already, ECDM layer 2. We would like to bring entertainment on-chain. Sony has distribution. Yeah, yeah. Which is something we missed today. Exactly. A lot of the crypto people are using crypto today. But for the mass adoption, we needed to onboard people who has never used the blockchain and the distribution channel matters to make it happen. Well, I think that's the key right now. Distribution is huge. Most of the time, it's gone through traditional veins. if you look at whether it's exchanges. But I think to the point you're getting at is this opens up many …”
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By 2026, gaming giants like Sega and Sony may revolutionize the industry with blockchain technology, despite facing challenges like IP protection. The development of Sonium, a Layer 2 blockchain, aims to balance decentralization and control, opening doors for mass adoption. This shift could redefine how gamers interact with their favorite franchises.
“have a good business and not try to conquer the universe? Look at Sony. Sony doesn't have any global streamer at all. They don't have a general, they have Crunchyroll. But Sony didn't even try to enter the streaming wars and they preferred the arms dealer strategy where they just sell their stuff to everybody else. And it seems to be working out well for them. They had K-pop Demon Hunters on Netflix, biggest movie of all time. They have their movies now. They got $7 billion to license their movies to Netflix. Wow. …”
“have a good business and not try to conquer the universe? Look at Sony. Sony doesn't have any global streamer at all. They don't have a general, they have Crunchyroll. But Sony didn't even try to enter the streaming wars and they preferred the arms dealer strategy where they just sell their stuff to everybody else. And it seems to be working out well for them. They had K-pop Demon Hunters on Netflix, biggest movie of all time. They have their movies now. They got $7 billion to license their movies to Netflix. Wow. Now, it's a multi-year deal and it's global, but that's a pretty big vote of confidence in your studio to get Netflix to pay you $7 billion to get the first run on the new movies and to be able to air some of the old movies as well. Like, that's why these companies are worth what they are worth, because they have a hundred year library of movies. …”
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Sony's strategy to avoid the streaming wars is paying off, as they secured a staggering $7 billion deal with Netflix for their movie library. This approach contrasts sharply with struggling studios like Paramount, which is burdened by massive debt. The implications of these deals could reshape the entertainment landscape and job security in Los Angeles.
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