David Bloom is a Deadline contributor. Sony's big annual pre-E3 media briefing Monday night set up a potentially brutal price competition with Microsoft's next-gen game console this holiday season, with the PlayStation 4 costing $100 less than the Xbox One. As predicted, Sony also touted more of the PS4's…

David Bloom is a Deadline contributor. The long-anticipated successor to the PlayStation 3 videogame console will come with vastly improved online video streaming capability for Netflix and other entertainment companies. PlayStation 3 is already Netflix's biggest delivery platform, Sony executive Andrew House…

LOS GATOS, Calif., March 12, 2012 — Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) today announced the availability of “Just for Kids” on the PlayStation® 3 (PS3) game console, further expanding the availability of the section popular with kids and caregivers. Netflix “Just for Kids” makes it easier and more fun for kids and families to…

I’m told that Sony is indeed sounding out cable programmers including Discovery, NBCUniversal, and News Corp to see whether they’re willing to cut deals to have their shows streamed to Sony devices such as PlayStations and Blu-ray players. The Japanese tech and entertainment giant is thinking about a model that would…

Sony said this morning that Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and the security breach of its PlayStation Network, wreaked havoc with the company’s earnings. The electronics giant will report a $3.2 billion loss for the fiscal year that ended in March — a far cry from the $855 million profit it forecast in February. In…

Sony's admission that its PlayStation Network and Qriocity on-demand TV service have been compromised by a lone computer hacker is "a significant short-term blow" for the company, Michael French, editor-in-chief of games trade magazine MCV tells me. It is believed to be one of the biggest-ever security breaches of the…