Quite sad to hear about Sony's loss, while they lose 2 billion Microsoft spend 2 billion+ on Minecraft...

Of course they are malicious intents, not going to argue with that. But there is a difference between some department/areas doing bad and the whole company results.

Now, just because I prefer Microsoft systems, it is a malicious intent to post in this thread? Or to give my oppinion about the Sony's poor situation?

Honnestly 90% (making out numbers here, please do not quote me) of the users here have NO CLUE how those things works. Hell, when we are talking about firing Kaz they are coming back comments like : "And then what? we hire Don Mat. instead?"... Like they see Sony as a gaming company only without really understand what was/is Sony and why they are really in a deep shit right now despite the HUGE success of their beloved Playstation.

I'm not a huge fan of the Playstation system in general (never liked the controller/interface), also because of the eco-system (I'm using all Microsoft services) and all my friends are using an Xbox. But I like Sony very much, I'm using a lot of Sony devices (TVs....) and I see this a really bad thing for the company, their employees and the market.

I will say one thing, this is evil for me to say, but I do hope Sony continues to lose money, until they sell off the rights to Spider man back to the original owner.

I wish FOX would do the same for the X-Men because we need an AvX movie in the future. xD

When you are losing U$5B a year (confirmed and audited) the assumed 6B (that have been quite recovered) isn't of great weight.

Profits of gaming division in Billion of Yens

2004 67.6

2005 43

2006 8.7 (Profits from PS2 eaten by PS3 R&D and Launch)

2007 -232

2008 -124.5

2009 -58.5

2010 -83.3 (Game merged in Network Product & Services) - Vaio loses are put together

2011 35.6 (Game merged in Network Product & Services) - Vaio loses are put together.... or 48.5 if considered alone

2012 -229.8 (CPS) - TV and Vaio loses make harder to view.... or 29.3 if considered alone

2013 1.7 (Won't use in the sum because PS4 dev cost and else is lumped here... 15% less revenue than 2012 but a lot worse profit)

2014 -8 (A lot of the loss due to PS4 launching and R&D... 15% more revenue than 2012 but resulting in loss)

So summing 2007 -2012 which would be the core of PS3 would result -420 B Yen, more or less 4B dollars. And if you see PS2 were doing like 0,5B a year... so Playstation doesn't make much money for Sony even when selling a lot, and when they were dumping Sony financials it was 10% of the impact, TV, Vaio and Phones do a lot worst job on Sony financials when they go bad.

They don't need to do bad they need to listen to Dan Loeb... they are cutting or spinning the sectors that have been doing bad for years... but I would happily trade the billion of loss for years in TV and Phone make it all in Pictures so Sony TV were still great, Xperias sold really well and they sold parts of Pictures to make it afloat.

Because the PS to the rest of Sony is the runt of the litter. Smartphones, TVs, Movies, etc are all big chunks of change.

If MS offered Kaz Hirai 4 or 5 Mojangs, i.e. 10 - 12 billion cash for SCE and all of its studios and associated brands, do you think he should take the offer? I think he should.

You know, the reason Sony is failing is because they aren't following the goal they were founded on. The goal is the elevation of Japanese consumer electronics, and considering their most profitable part is insurance, they need a new goal.

Not sure how serious you are... so you think Playstation is worth 4 or 5 mojangs? That's barelly offensive... If we look on portfolio, sales history and all else for you saying SCE is wort 4-5 Mojangs them Xbox brand is worth less than Mojang, and both are preposterous.