https://wccftech.com/sony-partners-with-microsoft-to-explore-joint-development-of-cloud-based-solutions-for-gaming-ai/

Well, we didn’t see this one coming. Sony and Microsoft, two long-time competitors in the gaming market, have just announced to have formed a strategic partnership with the specific purpose of collaborating on new cloud-based solutions via Azure for gaming and AI.

The goal will be to further improve the respective game streaming services (Project xCloud and PlayStation Now) and Sony will also explore the possibility of using Microsoft’s Azure technology for its own game and content streaming services. Additionally, Sony and Microsoft have also begun collaborating on semiconductors and AI; in the former field, the companies will try to merge Sony’s image sensors with Microsoft’s Azure AI technology. With regards to AI, Microsoft will provide access to their advanced AI platform and tools so that they might be added to Sony consumer products in order to provide user-friendly AI experiences to customers.