Sony partnership with Shanghai Oriental Pearl (Group) to launch PlayStation in China

[kidhero99]

 

    Shanghai Oriental Pearl Culture Development Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary in China, Sony (China) Co., Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement in China (Shanghai) free trade zone jointly funded trials joint venture responsible for the production, marketing, Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation hardware, software and related services business in China.

 

    Shanghai Oriental Pearl Culture Development Co., Ltd. and Sony (China) Co., Ltd. have agreed to jointly set up two companies were responsible for hardware and software products and services.

 

 

 

Well just like what i thought,they team up with Shanghai Oriental Pearl to get them renminbis.

Though the announcement just said "Playstation",but pretty sure it will be PS4,and maybe PSV

 

I guess the release date won't be later than early next year

 

After MS and Sony, let's see when will Nintendo move.

[devourerplease]

I imagine that the PS3 will be the big seller in China, due to its lower price point.

[damon8r351]

Can't imagine how this is even going to work, since China has a set of censorship rules that governs what it allows to be released in its borders. Given that, you could probably count on one hand the number of games you'll be able to play. Or the black market will run roughshod as usual in China.

[kidhero99]

Interesting and possibly enlightening:

 

the next generation Game consoles are also Media Hubs and interactive XTV platforms. It appears that BOTH the XB1 and PS4 have the same issues in China, the XTV and media infrastructure isn't ready and since the XB1 has stressed this side over games it is garnering news...at least that's my take. At $399 in China it better have large value added features and they are not ready for either console. 

 

Update: SMG to Merge BesTV and Shanghai Oriental Pearl

 

Chinese media conglomerate Shanghai Media Group has announced that the company will merge two of its subsidiary companies, TV service operator BesTV (Xboxone partner) New Media and media company Shanghai Oriental Pearl (PS4 partner)

 

The new company will reportedly raise nearly RMB 10 bln to purchase a handful of other Shanghai Media Group subsidiaries, including SMG Pictures, Oriental CJ, Wings Media and Shanghai Interactive TV.

 

Upon completion of the merger, the new company may also seek a strategic investment from Chinese internet giants Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), Alibaba, or Tencent (0700.HK) totaling more than RMB 1 bln. Negotiations between Shanghai Media Group and the three companies are reportedly still underway.

 

 

 

Originally Posted by from Wikipedia

Baidu offers many services, including a Chinese language-search engine for websites, audio files, and images. Baidu offers 57 search and community services including Baidu Baike (an online collaboratively built encyclopedia) and a searchable, keyword-based discussion forum

 

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) is a publicly traded Hangzhou-based group of Internet-based e-commerce businesses, including business-to-business online web portals, online retail and payment services, a shopping search engine and data-centric cloud computing services.

 

Tencent Holdings Limited (Chinese: 腾讯控股有限公司; SEHK: 700) is a Chinese investment holding company whose subsidiaries provide mass media, entertainment, Internet and mobile phone value-added services, and operate online advertising services in China.[3] Its headquarters are in Nanshan District, Shenzhen.

Sony posted 191 job listings related to network infrastructure and Web UI features three months ago and I expect the (US) jobs won't bear fruit for a few more months. The same infrastructure would need to be built up LOCALLY in other major markets where the XB1 and PS4 are selling.

 

Each paragraph from the Sony 6/2014 job listing below is from a different job posting.

The WebKit team at SNEI develops and maintains the platform at the heart of the PlayStation User Experience. We have an open position for a talented Sr. Software Engineer with a passion for contributing to world class open source software for the hugely anticipated PlayStation 4.

 

Sony seeks a Software Engineer II in San Diego, CA to be responsible for the design, development, implementation, unit testing and automated testing of interactive web-based applications and services. 

 

As a Sr. UX Designer, you will work to define the user model and user interface for new and existing SNEI products and services. You will develop high level and/or detailed storyboards and wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.

 

We are currently searching for Hadoop Administrator to join Data Analytics and Services (DAS) team in San Diego, CA. We are looking for a highly energetic Administrator with Hadoop Admin Experience to support Data Warehouse solution and administer/ support Cloudera Hadoop Clusters on AWS. {Amazon Web Services} 

 

You will be part of a team responsible for developing the automation of core infrastructure components that are responsible for the operations for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and future flagship Sony devices and services.

 

The Sr. Software Engineer will design, and develop cloud-based network software services for the PlayStation® and other applications/devices. S/he will provide strong technical leadership in cloud based software development and scalable API designs for the implementation of commerce and social features of PlayStation® Now, Sony's cloud-based gaming initiative. 

 

You will drive development projects from inception through deployment on a worldwide scale across device platforms. Programs will impact how millions of customers will play games on their PS4, TV, Vita, Mobile and other devices. Collaborating with stakeholders of multiple worldwide business units and 3rd parties to clearly identify, explain, and communicate their project involvement, goals, expectations, and tasks

"Collaborating with stakeholders of multiple worldwide business units" is likely referring to markets like Shanghai which requires majority ownership by China companies. 

 

 

 

 

 

Sony plans to expand the Playstation Games division into a Hub for media Playstation Store Media, Playstation Now game streaming, a Internet TV network and GetTV in 80 OTA TV markets on multiple platforms....