Sony Pictures Core (stylised in all caps, formerly known as Bravia Core) is a video on demand service made by Sony for its televisions and smartphones, launched in April 2021 and available for devices including Sony Bravia, PlayStation and Xperia. The service offers the streaming of movies at up to 4K resolution provided by Sony Pictures Entertainment. CORE stands for Centre of Real Entertainment.[1]
It initially came built into Bravia XR television sets made in 2021 and has since also been expanded to Sony's Mini LED, OLED and QD-OLED ranges.[2] In May 2022, Bravia Core was released for the Sony Xperia 1 III and 1 IV smartphones[3] and has since also been preloaded on the Xperia 5 IV line.[4]
On October 5, 2023, Bravia Core was renamed Sony Pictures Core, and was officially launched on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. New features included early access to select films from Sony's studios, with Gran Turismo (2023) being the first early access film in select markets. Other content on Sony Pictures Core include television shows by Sony Pictures Television and select anime provided by Crunchyroll.
Compatibility
Sony claims that the service has one of the largest libraries of IMAX Enhanced format film content. Streaming, which is marketed as Pure Stream, is claimed to be available at speeds of up to 80 Mbit/s.
Depending on the TV model, the amount of redeem codes and the unlimited streaming period may vary.
A80J, X95J, X90J have 5 redeem codes.
Z9J, A90J have 10 redeem codes.
A80J, X95J, X90 have 12 months
Z9J, A90J have 24 months.
Xperia 1 IV, Xperia 1 V, Xperia 5 IV and Xperia 5 V have 12 months and 5 redeem codes.
PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 have no redeem codes.
The streaming period cannot be renewed. When you buy a movie using the codes, you can watch said movie for an unlimited amount of time. More movies can be bought or rented on the application.
PlayStation users do not get free redeem codes or an unlimited streaming period, and using the software on PlayStation does not require a PlayStation Subscription. However, active PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe members have access to exclusive benefits.
Some Redeem Codes expire after a set amount of time and movies bought with Redeem Codes can expire, depending on device.
It is a single internal entity overseeing all wholly owned development studios within SIE. It is responsible for the creative and strategic direction of development and production of all computer entertainment software by all SIE–owned studios, all of which is typically produced exclusively for the PlayStation family of consoles.
With the launch of the PlayStation 5 in 2020, Worldwide Studios brands all releases be it internal or externally developed under the "PlayStation Studios" label.[3]
History
SCE Worldwide Studios (SCE Worldwide Studios) was established on September 14, 2005, with Phil Harrison being appointed as president.[4] On May 16, 2008, Shuhei Yoshida became president.[5] In April 2016, Sony's Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI) divisions merged, creating SIE Worldwide Studios.[5] Hermen Hulst succeeded Shuhei Yoshida as president of SIE Worldwide Studios on November 7, 2019, with Yoshida being delegated to lead Sony's indie development.[6]
Naughty Dog is home to the ICE Team, one of Sony's Worldwide Studios central technology groups. The term ICE originally stands for Initiative for a Common Engine which describes the original purpose of the group.[25] The ICE Team focuses on creating core graphics technologies for Sony's worldwide first party published titles, including low-level game engine components, graphics processing pipelines, supporting tools, and graphics profiling and debugging tools. The ICE Team also supports third party developers with a suite of engine components, and a graphics analysis, profiling, and debugging tool for the RSX. Both enable developers to get better performance out of PlayStation hardware.[26][27]
XDev
XDev Europe, established in 2000 and based in Liverpool, England,[7] collaborates with independent development studios across Europe and other PAL territories to publish content to PlayStation platforms all over the world. XDev has helped to create and publish, titles such as the LittleBigPlanet, Buzz!, MotorStorm and Invizimals series, Super Stardust HD, Heavenly Sword, Heavy Rain, Beyond, Tearaway and Resogun. Partners include independent developers such as Quantic Dream, Magenta Software, Climax Studios, Novarama, Supermassive Games and Sumo Digital, as well as SCE subsidiaries such as Media Molecule and Guerrilla Games. In addition to funding projects, XDev offer full production, project management and game design support. Titles are also supported with community management, online production and dedicated outsourcing management facilities. XDev work directly with Marketing and PR teams in all Sony territories to promote and publish games worldwide.[28][29]
