There's no realistic comparison I can make between the situations Atari and Sony are/were in, and the state of the videogame industry during those times. It's a completely different business nowadays. If Sony were to withdraw from the videogame hardware market, honestly not too much would change. Their software division would either be liquidated and bought by other companies or remain intact and go third party, so we'd still most likely continue to get new installments of franchises that are Sony exclusive like Uncharted, God of War, Gran Tourismo, etc.
Perhaps another electronics / tech company would throw their hat into the ring upon Sony's exit like Apple or Samsung or maybe even Panasonic again, but the way the market is today and how the home console market is on its way to becoming homogenous, Sony's exit would be like a blip on the radar compared to what Atari's demise did to the videogame industry back in the day.
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
