Summary
- Sony has donated $5 million to LA wildfire relief.
- Other major players are also donating funds to help those impacted by the natural disaster, with Disney pledging $15 million and the NFL giving $5 million.
- The wildfires continue to ravage southern California after first breaking out on January 7.
Sony recently donated $5 million to help those affected by the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. For the past week, multiple massive wildfires have been spreading destruction across southern California, causing major property damage and resulting in 24 confirmed deaths and 23 people still being reported missing in the two most impacted areas as of this writing. Entertainment companies like Sony have started to pitch in and help fund the relief and recovery efforts as this calamity goes on.
Over the past week, Disney and Comcast have reportedly donated $10 million each to LA wildfire relief efforts. Disney pledged $15 million, the NFL gave $5 million, and major gaming retailer Walmart has donated $2.5 million. This money is being sent to first responders actively combating the four reported fires spreading in California, community relief and rebuilding efforts, and assistance programs meant to help people who have had their homes and livelihoods negatively impacted by the ongoing natural disaster since it first started on January 7.
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Earlier this week, PlayStation parent company Sony donated $5 million to LA wildfire relief and recovery efforts, as reported by IGN. In a joint statement posted on the official Sony Twitter account, Sony chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida and Sony president and COO Hiroki Totoki described how Los Angeles has been the home of the company’s entertainment ventures for over 35 years, and that Sony will continue to work with local business leadership to determine how to best continue its support efforts over the coming days.
Sony Donates $5 Million to Los Angeles Wildfire Support and Recovery Efforts
The ongoing LA wildfires have also impacted the production of several entertainment projects, with one example being Amazon suspending filming of Fallout’s second season in light of damage to LA’s Santa Clarita area. Daredevil: Born Again star Vincent D'Onofrio has also confirmed that Disney has decided to postpone the release of the highly-anticipated series’ trailer out of respect to those still struggling due to the fires.
Of course, this pales in comparison to the growing human cost of the recent LA wildfires, making it all the more impactful when video game companies and even gamers themselves pull together to raise money for those in need. Sony has already given millions to the important firefighting and rebuilding efforts in southern California, and it promises even more support as the people of LA continue to fight for their homes and lives in the face of this latest natural disaster.
- Date Founded
- May 7, 1946
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- Minato City, Tokyo, Japan
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