Well that sucks. Hopefully they can bounce back. It would help by making their products a little more affordable. They do a good job in their game division but their business as a whole needs some work.

As long as their game division isnt effected then im ok.  

So if I have stock, should I hold out for a possible split in the company or just sell-off my shares?

I'm concerned.

Fact is Sony are a complete financial wreck and verging on bankruptcy and will likely not see out the PS4's lifespan . This is not some blip, it is a decade long spiral.

Sony’s Market Cap Value on September 2000: $100 billion

Sony’s Market Cap Value on January 2014; $17 billion

Net Income 2009; 1,052.10 million LOSS

Net Income 2010; 434.00 million LOSS

Net Income 2011; 2,761.70 million LOSS

Net Income 2012; 4,858.50 million LOSS

Wanna guess how Sony are doing this year? The good news Sony actually made a profit 2013 Q1 of the 0.43 billion bad news is they did by selling assests not by being a proftable company.

Here's how they have done it:

-Higher ups not receiving their bonuses
-$1.1 billion for NY HQ
-$1.2 billion for Tokyo HQ
-$437 million for DeNA
-$730 million for chemical products business
-$935 million for LCD Venture Stake to Samsung
-Shutdown Liverpool Studio, eg WipEout
-Shutdown Zipper Interactive, eg MAG, SOCOM.
-Shutdown New Jersey Manufacturing Plant After 50 Years
-Fired 10,000's from across the board

Its basically another year of losing $5 billion+ hidden behind one time sell offs to appease their investors. Or it would have been exactly like last year;

Now back to bad news, 2013 Q2 $197 million LOSS



Kaz just lost Sony practically the entire Japanese smart phone market.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-28/apple-won-76-of-japan-smartphone-sales-in-october-kantar-says.html

Sony cuts full-year outlook; quarterly loss widens
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sony-cuts-full-year-outlook-quarterly-loss-widens-2013-10-31

Sony Playstation division records losses as it buries PS Vita sales numbers (2012)
http://www.examiner.com/article/sony-playstation-division-records-losses-as-it-buries-ps-vita-sales-numbers

Sony bracing for biggest annual loss in a decade (2012)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-10-sony-bracing-for-biggest-annual-loss-in-a-decade

Junk Status Outlook Negative
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/20/fitch-affirms-sony-at-bb-with-negative-o-idUSFit67734820131120

Sony slashes profit outlook with TV business back in red
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/us-sony-earnings-idUSBRE99U06320131031

Sony Shares Drop 11% on Poor Earnings
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304073204579168833679539814

Sony Loses $2.2 Billion in Market Value After Forecast Cut
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/sony-loses-2-2-billion-in-market-value-after-hirai-forecast-cut.html

Sony lowers profit forecast dramatically after movie loss piles on the misery
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/31/sony-lowers-profit-forecast-white-house-down

Sony Cuts Profit Forecast as Film, TV Division Posts Loss
http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/sony-cuts-profit-forecast-as-pictures-slip-into-loss-1200780631/


Sony lowers profit forecast dramatically after movie loss piles on the misery
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/31/sony-lowers-profit-forecast-white-house-down

Sony Cuts Profit Forecast as Film, TV Division Posts Loss
http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/sony-cuts-profit-forecast-as-pictures-slip-into-loss-1200780631/

The day Sony becomes desperate for cash, there will be plenty of companies circling like vultures to buy PlayStation.

Sony may cease to exist, but playstation will live on. I just hope it doesnt fall into the wrong hands.

I think Infamous will take care of all these money problems.

Needz moar frames 

Not enough tflops.

Personally, I really like Sony Vaio series laptop and am going to buy the new Flip model despite Vaio series are often overpriced. Feel bad for Sony. Although I am a Xbox fan, I still respect Sony as one of the world leading consumer device company with more innovation in their visions.

An still most Sony fans think Nintendo will stop making games before Sony or go 3rd party.

Sooner or later I don't think Playstation will be Sony any more wich might be good if it isn't MS that buy it.

Needz moar GDDR's