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VGKing on 18 May 2012
mootap said:
I think the problem is that thier gaming division doesn't really offer something completely different than microsoft plus a lot of games that made sony what it is are now multiplats with mgs,ff,crash, etc

Uncharted, God of War, LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo say hi!



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man-bear-pig on 19 May 2012
VGKing said:
man-bear-pig said:

The past few years have been terrible for Sony, and just last week Sony shares plummeted to a 30 year low. This is due to disappointing PS3 sales, huge losses in their TV business, a weak yen, and various other factors. What I want to know is, do you think Sony can ever be able to retake it's position as one of the world's largest companies? If so, how can they get there? The Sony brand name is still hugely powerful, and so I think it is not beyond the point of no return. I think they should move away from handheld gaming, and focus on making top of the range smartphones, because that is where the handheld gaming market is heading. Also, their TV business needs huge re-structuring in order for it to return to profitability. What do you think?

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WRONG.

Ps3 sales were fine. That price cut was what caused them to bleed money.

Will they ever reach PS2 level success? No.
Will the company as a whole ever be on top of the world again? No. But that does'nt mean they can't run a successful company and be profitable.


WRONG.

I said 'disappointing PS3 sales'. Going from 75% market share in the previous gen to under 33% this gen is disappointing. Deal with it.



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Jay520 on 19 May 2012
VGKing said:
mootap said:
I think the problem is that thier gaming division doesn't really offer something completely different than microsoft plus a lot of games that made sony what it is are now multiplats with mgs,ff,crash, etc

Uncharted, God of War, LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo say hi!



Gran Turismo is different from Forza?

Kzoellner on 22 May 2012

It is just a matter of creativity on a product they can sell. Examples PS1 was designed for Nintendo and was rejected. But people loved the fact it played disks. The Walkman was replaced by Apple's iPod. It is just a matter of time for Sony to find a product that people will crave in originality. By the company shrinking down again they might be able to focus more on the creativity and design over moving large basic electronics. Only time will tell if they find their stride.



walsufnir on 23 May 2012

people loved it? almost no one saw it... it was a prototype. *sony* loved it and so they built the ps1. it was not innovative to use cd's as a medium, it was more evolutionary. i think nintendo didn't go this way with n64 because of the risk games could be copied (which helped ps1 alot to get consumer's attention).
btw, sony tries to "original" by "inventing" "new" mediums - look at memory-stick, psp, psv... but the customers don't really seem to like sony's efforts for originality.



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snowy4manutd on 23 May 2012

Its like an old saying that a winner never forgets how to win, they will be back given half a chance.



walsufnir on 23 May 2012

of course! once won, always winner! oh, wait...



Wh1pL4shL1ve_007 on 23 May 2012
walsufnir said:
people loved it? almost no one saw it... it was a prototype. *sony* loved it and so they built the ps1. it was not innovative to use cd's as a medium, it was more evolutionary. i think nintendo didn't go this way with n64 because of the risk games could be copied (which helped ps1 alot to get consumer's attention).
btw, sony tries to "original" by "inventing" "new" mediums - look at memory-stick, psp, psv... but the customers don't really seem to like sony's efforts for originality.


No.. its called an evolved economy. 

Sony horribly failed to keep track annd stuck with the old ways. And look where that got them... 1983 stock levels. Even lower value because of the inflation.



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