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JimmyDanger on 12 January 2012
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kowenicki said:
theprof00 said:
Seece said:
BasilZero said:
Nope, thanks to the growing technology and the road which Nintendo has made with wireless motion controls, their gonna want to target more than just "hardcore" gamers.

Overall, in truth they care about the money rather than the enjoyment and satisfaction of the average gamer.

Wouldn't even say they care about money much, continue to cut hardware when they should be looking for other methods to spur on growth, persist with trying to make their 7 straight year loss tv division a success, amongst other things.

I think Sony cares about marketshare, market presence and mindshare most of all. That's what their actions suggest anyhow.

You can't make a profit on high end tvs in an age where economies are in the shithole, and disparity is higher than it ever was. Rich people, despite having millions upon millions, only buy as many tvs as a person who makes 100k

Economies havent been in a shit-hole for 8 years.  Sony's TV division has lost money for 8 years.

I think Sony used to care about marketshare and market presence and being perceived as a higher end brand more than anything (note i say higher end brand... not a high end brand, they have never been that)... but... Sony have always worked on very, very tight margins, it doesnt take much of an outside influence to push that slight profit margin into the red.  This is why they are cutting costs, closing factories and reducing their product ranges.  They have to increase their profit margin so that in good years they make lots and in bad years they dont lose.

You can't make a profit on high end TV's? Just ask Samsung! They're laughing all the way to the bank. And yes - Samsung's high end TV's are just as good (if not better in many cases) than Sonys.

And Rich people only buy as many TV's (probably the most expensive  "high end" TV's on the market , because they're y'know - rich and all) as people on 100k a year (I don't know if that's "rich" but 100k a year would make me a hell of a lot richer than I am now!) - have you seen those episodes of MTV Cribs? Rappers with 50" LCD's in every room of their house? A TV (or two) for the yacht, holiday retreats, custom limo/hummer - of course those "poor" people buy just as many TV's right?