In the software sector they are successful.

The only reason why Ps3 exists is because sonys software can backpack hard.

"Sony Warns of Biggest Loss Ever

Company forecasts massive $6.4 billion hole.



- IGN Colin Campbell

Sony has warned investors that it's about to post its biggest loss ever. The company says it will lose a record $6.4 billion for the financial year ended March 31st, the biggest loss in the company's history, crowning a fourth straight year without profits.

The company, which is set to shed 10,000 jobs, says the newly revised figure – double that previous predicted – is due to some complicated tax credit issues in the U.S.

Sony management, led by former PlayStation division chief Kaz Hirai, also blamed poor demand for the company's TV sets and promised changes to turn the electronics giant around. Hirai's record in the games division through the life of the PlayStation brand landed him the top job at Sony.

Analyst Tetsuru Ii said, "To bring Sony back, Hirai needs to develop personnel and platforms that create competitive and innovative products, but a lot of talent left under early retirement plans. The old Sony culture would only allow it to make things that were the best globally. Under that logic, does it make sense to continue its TV business, when it's not even the market leader in Japan?""

Nintendo is """"successful"""" because they are able to rehash roughly 100 mario, zelda, smash bros, and any 100 year old game because people buy games for nostalgia.

This post was edited by Witcher2Sucks on Jun 19 2012 07:09pm

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/03/30/this-may-be-sonys-dumbest-move-ever/

Though this site may be slightly biased, they do make several good points

Microsoft is likely to take the same move

On E3 some dick head from microsoft (supposed to someone important) said that they were planning to keep games on cds (blueray) on the next gen.

Can still figure out how to prevent used games with blu-ray I bet

Probably, but i know for sure, according to the dick head on e3, that they are still going to have physical media.

Tossing away physical media in the next gen consoles would be tossing away thousands upon thousands of customers. I see no real business standpoint in the matter.

What i hope they do is update their bullshit over priced on demand games.

They need to have new releases on on-demand
They need to give like a 2-5 hour trial play to see if i want to buy
They need to not have 20 year old games for 90000 msp
They need to get rid of the retarded ass msp

just a small list as i dont want to spend all night saying what is obvious.

when someone releases something related to Microsoft (this avatar for example), it's Microsoft who ultimately choose how much to charge

Thanks for the solid proof...