Be it for the Walkman portables and Trinitron TVs of outdated or the PlayStation consoles, Alpha cameras and superlative headphones of the twenty-first century, Sony has lengthy been a mainstay at CES. However for the previous couple of years on the world’s largest electronics commerce present, Sony has opted to give attention to a unique subject: Automotive. The Afeela electrical automobile dominated Sony’s 2023 and 2024 CES press conferences, and we all know that pattern will proceed for 2025, with an look on the Sony occasion (and a followup press convention) already confirmed.
What to anticipate at Sony’s CES 2025 press convention
The Afeela is the primary product from Sony Honda Mobility, a three way partnership between the Japanese electronics and transportation giants. After a shock rollout at CES 2023, the Sony CES presser teed up further particulars on the EV’s LiDAR-heavy sensor array and AI-enhanced cabin tech (the latter coming with an help from Microsoft) at CES 2024. If the automotive’s beforehand introduced scheduling waypoints — preorders in 2025 forward of 2026 availability — stay intact, we’re hoping to listen to which of the Afeela’s idea automotive niceties will truly make the reduce as soon as it enters the streets of the true world.
After all, it will not be all Afeela on a regular basis in Vegas. Anticipate Sony to spend time speaking up its imaging, gaming or perhaps even its film studio division. And optimistically, we’ll get extra data on the corporate’s XR headset, which was proven off on the 2024 present, solely to by no means be seen once more. CES 2025 could be the right place to indicate off a meaty replace of a attainable competitor to the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional.
Sony’s CES 2025 livestream
You possibly can watch the Sony CES press convention because it occurs under. The feed will begin Monday, January 6 at 8:00PM ET.
The separate Afeela press convention will happen on Tuesday, January 7 at 4:30PM PT, and might be streamed on YouTube as properly.
