The Cloud-Gaming Battle Is Coming, and Sony Has Its Game Face On

  • Gaming console heads for record year on holiday games lineup
  • Maturing cloud gaming services threaten hardware business
Photographer: Krizstian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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The PlayStation 4 is like the video-game character that can’t be defeated.

Five years after its debut, Sony Corp.’s $300 console is enjoying one of the strongest product cycles seen in the business, thanks to a steady stream of popular game titles. That’s helped the Tokyo-based company ship twice as many PS4s as Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One, even without relying on its usual tempo of price cuts.