Sony Notes

Sony Notes

by mikecane

The Wall Street Journal: Sony Plans New PlayStation for Graphics-Heavy Games

The new console would be announced before the planned October release of the PlayStation VR, Sony’s new virtual-reality headset, the people said. It would be able to handle ultrahigh-definition-resolution graphics. The upgraded console would also provide more power for running PlayStation VR, whose main competitors, Facebook Inc. ’s Oculus Rift and HTC Corp. ’s Vive, are designed to work with high-end computers.

Phone Arena: I used the Sony Xperia Z5 for a month and it’s a complete mess

Seeing as how our review of the Xperia Z5—which I now believe ended up being a bit too forgiving—was widely considered as unfair by our readers, and with my experience in mind, it was obvious that I have to break my silence and say it out loud: the Xperia Z5 is a disappointment, and especially coming from a legendary company such as Sony.

And I never mentioned it here, but now’s a good time. I finally fondled the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra.