Sony and KDDI recently announced that they successfully held two technological demonstrations with 5G Standalone mobile network for PlayStation (R) game streaming with and 8K live-streaming.
These demonstrations were conducted with Xperia (TM) smartphones. Since January 2021, Sony and KDDI have been evaluating technologies to create new business use cases and entertainment services based on 5G SA. The following demonstrations are also part of this initiative. This demonstration involved network slicing, which is a key feature of 5G SA.
The two demonstrations were conducted with real use cases in mind, and had a stable connection to decrease the chance of being affected by other services from the same network. The game streaming demonstration confirmed that users can play their PlayStation (R) 5 or PlayStation (R) 4 games on a smartphone while away from home. The 8K live streaming test demonstrated that users can participate in events remotely with a sense of immersion.
Sony and KDDI will continue to pursue initiatives for creating new services in the era of 5G SA.
