Sony and Microsoft set rivalry aside for streaming 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 has learned. 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. The Japanese company is focusing resources on areas where it can effectively use its strengths, such as games and image sensors, and becoming more open to partnerships in other fields.

Source: asia.nikkei.com