Sony Pictures Core

Sony Pictures Core (stylised in all caps, formerly known as Bravia Core) is a video on demand service made by Sony for its televisions and smartphones, launched in April 2021 and available for devices including Sony Bravia, PlayStation and Xperia. The service offers the streaming of movies at up to 4K resolution provided by Sony Pictures Entertainment. CORE stands for Centre of Real Entertainment.^[1]

Sony Pictures Core
Developer(s)	Sony Corporation
Initial release	April 2021; 4 years ago (2021-04)
Operating system	Google TV, Android
Platform	PlayStation Xperia Sony Bravia
Website	www.sonypicturescore.com

It initially came built into Bravia XR television sets made in 2021 and has since also been expanded to Sony's Mini LED, OLED and QD-OLED ranges.^[2] In May 2022, Bravia Core was released for the Sony Xperia 1 III and 1 IV smartphones^[3] and has since also been preloaded on the Xperia 5 IV line.^[4]

Sony claims that the service has one of the largest libraries of IMAX Enhanced format film content. Streaming, which is marketed as Pure Stream, is claimed to be available at speeds of up to 80 Mbit/s.

Depending on the TV model, the amount of redeem codes and the unlimited streaming period may vary.

• A80J, X95J, X90J have 5 redeem codes.
• Z9J, A90J have 10 redeem codes.
• A80J, X95J, X90 have 12 months
• Z9J, A90J have 24 months.
• Xperia 1 IV, Xperia 1 V, Xperia 5 IV and Xperia 5 V have 12 months and 5 redeem codes.
• PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 have no redeem codes.

The streaming period cannot be renewed. When you buy a movie using the codes, you can watch said movie for an unlimited amount of time. More movies can be bought or rented on the application.

• PlayStation users do not get free redeem codes or an unlimited streaming period, and using the software on PlayStation does not require a PlayStation Subscription. However, active PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe members have access to exclusive benefits.
• Some Redeem Codes expire after a set amount of time and movies bought with Redeem Codes can expire, depending on device.

On October 5, 2023, Bravia Core was renamed Sony Pictures Core, and was officially launched on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. New features included early access to select films from Sony's studios, with Gran Turismo (2023) being the first early access film in select markets. Other content on Sony Pictures Core include television shows by Sony Pictures Television and select anime provided by Crunchyroll.