Sony Corp. is sharpening its focus on streaming and online game services with a consolidation of its PlayStation hardware, software and network operations under one roof.<br />Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC will begin operations from April 1, based in San Mateo, California, the Tokyo-based parent said in a statement on Tuesday.<br />Andrew House, who has led Sony’s video game unit, will head the new company.<br />Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai has said this fiscal year marks the beginning of an expansion phase after the maker of the PlayStation 4 cut thousands of jobs and shifted away from smartphones and TVs.<br />Hirai’s management plan, announced in February 2015, calls for games and services, image sensors, movies and streaming music to drive growth in the next three years.
