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80th Anniversary - Sony Group History

Volume 1 (1946-1967)

Chapter 5
Developing the Video Tape Recorder
(Coming Soon)

Volume 2 (1968-1995)

Chapter 1
Creation of CBS/Sony Records: The Origin of Sony's Diversity

Chapter 2
Road to the Trinitron

Chapter 3
A New Market Born from the Walkman

Chapter 4
"Sony Needs a Financial Business"

Chapter 5
Image Sensor Development

Chapter 6
Early Stages of an Imaging Business

Chapter 7
Digitizing Music

Chapter 8
Dawn of the Entertainment Business

Chapter 9
The PlayStation

Volume 3 (1996-2005)

Volume 4 (2006-2011)

Volume 5 (2012-2026)