| eugene said: http://kotaku.com/gaming/sony/stringer-says-actual-innovation-is-next-332314.php
Sony CEO Howard Stringer gave a press conference today in Tokyo. He said that the PS3 is on the rebound with strong Black Friday sales in the US and the console outselling the Wii in Japan. Now that Sony is on the upswing, String hinted at what's next: "The next cycle is actual innovation," Stringer said. Perhaps this quote was taken out of context, but what does that mean the last cycle was? Farting around? Still, we'd really like to see a full transcript (hasn't popped up online as of posting), because that's an odd thing to say! Regarding that next cycle, Sony plans to expand the PlayStation Network, which is now used for downloading games and demos. Stringer did not give details or any word as to when this expansion will happen. Just know: It will. One day |
I'm very late to this thread, but I'll just add my 2 cents ...
Sony is always releases a press release way too early:
Hardware Sales, 08th Dec 2007 
 Japan |  America |  Others | Total | |
 | 168,478 | 580,704 | 650,277 | 1,399,459 |
 | 115,762 | 239,413 | 269,649 | 624,824 |
 | 86,343 | 174,712 | 164,716 | 425,771 |
 | 8,894 | 256,249 | 143,621 | 408,764 |
 | 36,539 | 160,374 | 195,606 | 392,519 |
They talk about how the PS3 is on the upswing in North America and Japan, and a week later itthe PS3 is (basically) the worst selling console in both regions.
The comment "The next cycle is actual innovation" demonstrates a (potential) problem from Sony's management. You can't snap your fingers and produce an innovative product, innovation comes from having the right people, in the right (corporate) culture, with the right tools, and the right management. Trying to will a product into being innovative is like writing by committee; in the end your "innovative" product will be what your competition released 2 years ago ...
