Sony and Microsoft set rivalry aside for cloud gaming alliance

TOKYO — Sony and Microsoft, bitter rivals in the video game console wars, will team up in on-demand gaming to better compete with newcomers like Google as the industry’s main battlefield looks poised to shift to the cloud, Nikkei learned Thursday. Outside gaming, the two companies will consider combining image sensors from Sony — which controls half the global market — with Microsoft AI technology to develop electronic “eyes” for self-driving vehicles. They will also discuss incorporating Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant into televisions, speakers and other Sony products.

Source: asia.nikkei.com