Sony Looks to PlayStation to Sell Smartphones by Streaming Games
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Sony Corp. is turning to the booming PlayStation business to help its struggling smartphone division, unveiling a new mobile device with Verizon Communications Inc. that streams video games.
The new Xperia Z3v phone will go on sale in the U.S. on Oct. 23 at Verizon stores, Kunimasa Suzuki, Sony’s mobile chief, said yesterday at an event in New York. The agreement adds the largest U.S. carrier for its Xperia smartphones, joining fourth-ranked T-Mobile US Inc.