@SMcc1887: So if someone asks a question about a hypothetical scenario, they're automatically saying that scenario has a high probability of happening?

@ SMcc1887
Now you're overreacting. The question sounded like this "If Sony went bankrupt, what would happen to the PS3 etc."

Notice the "if".
The only reason the question is being asked anyway, is because we know Sony is knee deep in shit at the moment, and they can't continue the way they do now.

look, im obviously gona get grilled left right and centre in this discussion, so i'l back out. I just think there quite some reaction over a very ordinary event in these times. What other 180,000 workforce company would not be cutting jobs at the moment? Yes Sony will probably shrink slightly, but people shouldn't fear for their Playstations life because of reports like this.

No I think the problem is you're taking Kitler's question way too personally. What led to you determining he believed it was a possibility or are you just stuffing false ideas about people onto this thread? So point it out to me, where on Kitler's response confirms he actually believes it would be a possibility?

"kitler53 said:
okay,.. so hypothetical situation: sony goes bankrupt.

What would happen to things like the ps3, blu ray format, sony pictures, ect?"

Looks like adjustments need to be made and some ends will be cut...

^that.

i was in no way trying to bash sony.  it's just that in this economy all companies are in danger of going bankrupt and sony is certainly no different.  i just ditched my 360 in favor of my new ps3 and i was just curious of a hypothetical "in what way could this effect me?" scenario cause honestly i didn't/don't understand how things like that would turn out.

Gaming sector is the fastest growing sector now despite the operation loss.  Breakeven is forecasted but not yet reached.  The PS2 is also not making the company "bank" anymore.  They have cited growth to PS3 and PSP.  The fall in PS2 support, fall in PS2 software sales and Fall in PS2 hardware sales indicates it could be scrapped and resources shifted to the PS3/PSP areas.

More importantly this entire situation is being experienced across the board when it comes to electronics businesses.  There has been a global fall in demand for electronics for nearly a year and it is not expected to rise in 2009 at all.  In order for the demand to rise, he global markets need to reach a bottom and recover to an extent the consumer can see, interpret, and rally on.  electronics companies are on the out this year, but it will recover as a whole in the future.  The question is, how many companies are reacting (Sony obviously is) and are they too late to react?  Survival of the fittest for the tech industry.

I doubt the japanese govt is gonna let SONY, probably the biggest corporate icon of japan, die. There is bound to be a lot of asset selling, layoffs,restructuring, cost cutting that will save the firm. SONY is a premium hardware maker but it does own some budget electronic companies- namely "AIWA". They must be relieved they severed off HD-DVD last year, coz any existence of that would have meant nothing but complete doom for blu-ray.

Overall, I see them cutting flab and coming back. A $299 ps3 would be great and probably get the ball rolling. They have a rumored reported Ipod touch killer about to be launched which will have an OLED screen.. yup.. so theyr not sitting on their asses!

EDIT: just read up that "AIWA" is obsolete now.. oh well :)