CNET.com - "Why Microsoft Should Aquire Sony's Gaming Division"

[mike_intellivision]

gebx said:

"...it becomes blatantly clear that Sony and Microsoft simply don't have what it takes right now to compete and more consumers are more excited about Nintendo's platform than anything Sony or Microsoft can dole out."

"Sony's gaming division is quickly becoming a drain on its financial stability and shareholder confidence, while Microsoft is chugging along at a pretty good clip even though it has little influence in Asia"...  "Sony has blamed its gaming division's financial problems on high manufacturing costs and slow sales, but it's probably easier to blame it on poor management."

"And why wouldn't (MS) be? By acquiring Sony's games division, Microsoft effectively eliminates the major competitor in its space and can increase its presence overseas -- a major sticking point for the company.

Right now, Microsoft is a major force in the US and Europe, but it's practically nonexistent in Asia. On the other hand, Japan has always been a Playstation 3 stronghold and even now, it far outpaces the Xbox 360 on almost every measure of performance.

 

I doubt that the writer of this article has not looked at sales outside the US and UK, where the Xbox 360 is strongest. The rest of Europe is much more Sony-land than Microsoft land. Given the hate out there for Microsoft, such a puchase would ensure (a) Nintendomination and (b) another company entering the console market.

 

Mike from Morgantown