Microsoft cuts another 7,800 jobs, takes $7.6 billion "impairment charge"

[Machiavellian]

Protendo said:

Machiavellian said:

What risk?  Sony taking risk are you kidding me.  If you said Nintendo I would definitely agree but Sony?  Naw Sony is never that big of a risk taker at all and if anything they have taken what others have done and added a few twist but only after those products were successful.

Are we talking about the same Sony?

Disc (PSX)
First to really focus on 3D (Sega Saturn changed for that reason)
First to have a hard drive
Eye Toy (first motion controls in consoles)
PS3 Hardware (Cell, Bluray, etc)

Disc (PSX) - using a cheaper format for their console was not taking a risk.
First to really focus on 3D (Sega Saturn changed for that reason).  Ok you are just pulling stuff out of the air with that one
First to have a hard drive - Nope not Sony, that would be the Xbox
Eye Toy (first motion controls in consoles).  Yes, EyeToy is a good one but then again where is it now
PS3 Hardware (Cell, Bluray, etc).  Cell I would say no but Bluray was definitely a risk because it jacked up the price of the console and almost let Nintendo and MS run away with that gen.  Still, it was more arrogance then risk as Sony attitude at the time was as if they could do not wrong.

Sony has not taken any more risk then any of their competitors.  After the success of the PS1 and 2 they pretty much thought they could do anything and gamers would just come along no matter how much it cost.  They got a rude awakening with the PS3 and the PS4 is the result.