| flagship said: Raise the PS3 price so they break even on every unit sold, overall sales shouldn't decrease much. Sony should then focus on liquidating most of its game studios and unprofitable parts of the company while spending even more money forcing Blu-Ray down consumers throats. Doing this would help reduce losses while providing a plan for long-term growth. |
God, that's the worst idea ever. Sony needs to streamline their divisions (ever read about how operations happened circa 2006? it's ugly) and adapt to the market by playing to their strengths, not sell off or break up their selling tools.
Blu-ray has won. The Playstation brand has suffered terribly for it, but that's a revenue stream Sony will need to tap in the future.
IMO, Sony has become GM in 1970. They're bulky, they're awkward, they're slow to move without at least five divisions signing off on anything. They could learn a lot from the tech companies in America like Apple, IBM, or even Microsoft. Without drastic changes to their SoP, they'll continue to flounder.
Like my father told me since I was a child, a horse designed by a committee will always turn out a camel.
It's time for SCE to get back to their roots and run the division as they see fit. No Cell, no Blu-ray, they should use whatever tools are best suited for their device. Sony high command should not dictate to the divisions.
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