Zones on 13 October 2009
You may not have heard, but Sony have said that there are two types of consumers when it come to distribution. One is more interested in having a tangible, physical media -- The other is more interested in a digital media, meaning they want their platforms connected to the internet most of the time.
Sony have also made it clear that, this time around, they won't miss one of the distribution ways like they lost the digital distribution side of music business back in the Walkman Vs iPod days.
So, they are not "making a mockery of consumers" like you may think of it. They just give consumers more options and choices.
