What well-known Japanese consumer electronics giant seems to have trouble setting the clock on the TV to anything but 14:59?
Walkman? Ipod. Playstation 3? Wii shall overcome. Sony has managed to fritter away close to every advantage they’ve had in the field of consumer electronics. Attempts to get back into the portable music business it created have only served to make the company look more inept. The Bravia is literally the same TV you can buy from anyone else in a different package and they’re praying that consumers don’t figure this out. Meanwhile, the Playstation has decided to go bloat-for-bloat with Microsoft’s Xbox and become a monstrosity that’s supposed to do everything from surf the web to run the coffeemaker and, by the way, let you play games too. That’s the opinion of someone at Sony. In December Nic Foster, general manager for Sony in Australia and New Zealand, was quoted as saying, “Wii is a core gaming device. It’s a more fun, intuitive sort of product to pick up, where the PS3 is a broader entertainment solution.” Hmmm, which one would you want to play with?
And trust me, price is definitely an issue. The PS3 sells for $600+, Nintendo’s Wii is a third of that. Guess where the consumers are going? The New York Times reports Nintendo sold 1.14 million Wiis (us-es?) in Japan between Nov. 11 and Jan. 7. That's more than twice the number of Playstation 3s sold during the same time. A further "surprising" development: Sony's considering a price cut. Welcome to the too little, too late club guys.
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