The PlayStation team was "surprised" by Sony's technology partnership with Microsoft

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The recent announcement by Sony of a technical agreement with Microsoft that will see both companies come together to conduct research on future cloud solutions has surprised many people, even those who work for PlayStation.

In a Bloomberg report, it is reported that talks between the two companies began late last year in Tokyo, although the meetings were held secret. "The staff of the gambling division was caught off guard by the news.The officials had to calm the workers and assure them that the planning of the next generation console of the company was not affected"

It is unfortunate that the lower-ranking employees had to keep abreast of the news of their own business with others, but we understand why. The announcement was a big deal last week, and it would be easy to make the news, like this one, if a company-wide email was sent to explain some things . Although we had to assume that Sony's top executives Shawn Layden, Jim Ryan and John Kodera were aware of the upcoming partnership.