Collaboration with the Taiwanese government to develop game software for Sony and PS3

It became clear that Sony collaborated with the Taiwanese government to develop game software for PS3.

It seems that it is a very rare attempt to cooperate with the game company and the government, apparently the profits of Sony and the Taiwan government seem to match.

Details are as below.
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According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun news report, Sony announced on 29 June that it will collaborate with the economic department of the Taiwanese government equivalent to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

This aims to train and support Taiwanese enterprises that develop PS3 software, and Sony will strengthen PS3 software development in Taiwan to strengthen the foundation in the Taiwan market and lead to the development of the Chinese market He said that he is aiming for.

Specifically, Sony will introduce Japanese and Western software makers to Taiwanese game software companies to encourage technology transfer and technical guidance, as well as collaborate with Daido University in Taiwan to develop training courses for game software development engineers It is said that the Ministry of Economic Affairs plans to subsidize 40% of development costs and technology license fees borne by Taiwanese companies.