SamuelRSmith on 22 February 2012
Here's why: it was deemed that it would make them money in Japan, it was deemed that it would lose them money elsewhere.
That's the reason why any business does anything. If they've made a mistake, both Sony and the consumer lose out (hopefully resulting in them rectifying the situation at a later stage - if they recognise the problem), if they didn't make a mistake, then it sucks for some consumers, but overall benefits the business.
