| Munkeh111 said: I really am worrying for Sony, the used to be industry leaders in so many things, but then around the time of the PS3 it all started to fall apart. They managed to turn things around with the PS3 since its launch, but other things haven't fared so well. Their movies business has been okay, but other electronics aren't doing especially good, and Sony is fading in all those areas as Samsung replaces them Their attempts to turn this around have seemingly failed with the Sony Tablet S not really taking off, so the only potential bright spot would be if they could get their new Sony android phones right (once the take over is through), but I feel that they are too late to the party As for the direct gaming side, I don't think Sony is going to fall apart to such an extent that they stop making consoles, as they could just become a service provider if the hardware continues to struggle As a Sony fan, I am worried, but I think PlayStation will be alright |
I don't know how well Sony will do in the future, it's just too .. strange to believe they could possibly fall. These things can be a long time coming and still shock though.
One things for sure, Stringer needs to go, the man is a walking disaster. Sony is a badly run business, put aside all the losses ect, one of the main reasons I find them poorly run is how weak the synergy is within the company, and how it seems some divisions don't even communicate with others.
It might be best for Sony to really split up their divisions so if the worst does come, certain divisions can be salvagable and they can carry on (I don't know how that would work exactly) I do believe in terms of gaming though they could turn it around. Getting back on top wouldn't be awfully difficult for them, but learning how to make a profitable business .. well, they need help in that regard, MS is looking like it'll dominate Xmas sales with the 360, with no cut in 3 years, yet it baffles me why Sony has cut the price of the PS3 (now $150 since in the last 2 years) (when they only just became profitable on the PS3) when they're losing money hand over fist.
