It isn't arrogance. They are actually hugely beneficial to brand recognition and allows companies like Sony or Microsoft or Apple to show their products in the best possible light, something most electronic stores really don't give a damn about as what most stores want is to push the products that give them the best return or commission. These stores aren't usually there to make a large income or compete directly with electronics stores, consider it a relatively cheap form of advertising.

lol, that´s true.

Sony stores become less practical as they move out of the tv and laptop business, or generally speaking towards digital service and specialty hw(cameras) rather than consumer electronics. Phones can are best sold at service provider stores.

I literally had no idea that they had retail stores! O_o ......and I live in California.

I love your posts. You make me laugh more than anyone in these forums.

Exactly. A Sony store just doesn't make sense. I can go to my local bestbuy and "experience" any device I want. Sonys just not big enough or popular enough, like apple is, to have a dedicated store like this. Like you said, I'd rather go to a store and compare all of them, rather than just look at Sonys stuff.

Logical step. Now with TV and laptops gone they don't have enough products to fill those stores anymore.

I didn't even know the Sony store was a thing.

I bought my original fat PS3 at a Sony store because they had a deal for Sony credit card holders

I remember the clearance sale for the Sony store in the closing of the Topanga mall in Los Angeles in 2011 or 2012. They had super cheap PlayStation TVs and the matching 3D glasses were only $5 each.