Sony reducing offline events, announces absence from CES for the first time in 60 years
오프라인 행사 줄이는 소니, 60년 만에 CES도 불참 선언
2026.10.01 15:58 UTC+9
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Sony is skipping CES for the first time since 1967.
The company is pivoting away from hardware towards IP and entertainment.
Competitors like Nintendo still attend physical events instead.

Sony has announced it will skip the CES event for the first time since its inception in 1967.
The company cited a shift in its core corporate direction toward intellectual property, entertainment, and creator-support technologies. Industry watchers interpret this as a strategic overhaul, moving past traditional consumer electronics displays to put gaming, music, and movies at the forefront of the business.
Sony and its related affiliates will not set up exhibition booths at CES 2027. While the company did not build a standalone booth at this year's event either, it previously showcased the Afeela electric vehicle in partnership with Honda. However, with that joint electric vehicle development project now halted, the related exhibition plans have fallen through as well.
In the past, Sony used CES to drop major gaming hardware news. Back in 2020, former CEO Jim Ryan unveiled the PlayStation 5 logo for the first time, and in 2022, the company announced the PS VR2 headset alongside Horizon Call of the Mountain. Lately, however, SIE as a whole has drastically scaled back its attendance at physical gaming events, focusing instead on online showcases like its self-hosted State of Play broadcasts.
This approach puts Sony at odds with its competitors. At Gamescom this past August, Nintendo and Microsoft both set up booths to actively engage with attendees. Naturally, the industry is watching closely to see whether this strategy will pay off or blow up in their faces.
Meanwhile, next year's CES is scheduled to run from January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas, United States.

소니가 1967년 개막 이후 처음으로 CES 행사에 불참을 선언했다.
회사 측은 창작자를 지원하는 기술을 비롯해 지식재산권과 엔터테인먼트 분야로 기업의 핵심 방향을 전환하고 있음을 이유로 들었다. 전통적인 가전제품 전시를 넘어 사업에서 게임, 음악, 영화를 주력 사업으로 내세우며 소통 방식을 재편하는 전략이라는 해석이다.
소니와 관련 계열사들은 CES 2027에 전시관을 마련하지 않는다. 올해 행사에서도 단독 부스를 꾸리지 않았으나 혼다와 합작하여 전기차 아필라를 선보인 바 있다. 그러나 해당 전기차 공동개발 프로젝트가 중지되며 관련 출전도 함께 무산됐다.
과거 소니는 CES를 통해 새로운 게임 기기 소식을 전해왔다. 2020년 짐 라이언 전 CEO가 플레이스테이션 5 로고를 처음 공개했으며, 2022년에는 PS VR2 기기와 호라이즌 콜 오브 더 마운틴을 발표했다. 그러나 최근 들어 SIE 전체가 오프라인 게임 행사 참석을 크게 줄이고 있는 추세며, 자체 발표회인 스테이트 오브 플레이와 같은 온라인 공개 방식에 집중하고 있다.
이러한 소니의 행보는 경쟁사들과 확연히 다르다. 지난 8월 열린 게임스컴에서 닌텐도와 MS는 부스를 열고 적극적으로 관람객을 맞이했다. 과연 이러한 행보가 득이 될 지 실이 될 지에 대해 업계 관심이 집중되고 있다.
한편, 내년도 CES는 1월 6일부터 9일까지 미국 라스베이거스에서 개최된다.
This news was translated by AI.
I am the head of the GameMeca editorial team. jong31@gamemeca.com
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