Samsung PlayStation 5 (Sony make massive loss)

PlayStation maker Sony has quadrupled the amount of money it expects to lose this financial year in a profit warning it blamed on smartphones.

Sony described it as "the impairment of goodwill in the mobile communications segment", which means it had another look at its Xperia smartphones business and found it in even worse shape than it thought it was in.

The impairment amounts to 180 billion yen - or a whopping £1.04 billion - and this is how it affects Sony's bottom line: in July the company said it expected to make a loss of 50 billion yen for the financial year. Now, it reckons it'll make a loss of 230 billion yen - or £1.3 billion. It now expects an operating loss of 40 billion yen instead of the 140 billion yen profit it forecast in July.

While the PlayStation business - fuelled by the success of PlayStation 4 - continues to perform well, the wider Sony Corporation is struggling. This is the sixth downward revision under boss Kaz Hirai, who took the top job on in 2012 promising to return the company to profit.

Something needs to be done about those pesky smartphones, then. Reuters suggests sales of the Xperia have suffered in the US in particular because they're only available on T-Mobile there - the fourth largest carrier. Sony's answer is to focus on its premium lineup and reduce the number of mid-range models.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... ncial-year

Gotta be doomed.

PostRe: Samsung PlayStation 5 by **Christopher** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:02 am

Nintendo should buy the PlayStation division.

Finally....

PostRe: Samsung PlayStation 5 by **Floex** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:06 am

Could you imagine a Sony/Nintendo console?

One of the best things MS brought to the table, and was copied by Sony (that's how I remember it anyway), is near release date parity for games in the US/EU. Is it the same for Nintendo developed/published games? I'm assuming it is for third party Nintendo games.

PostRe: Samsung PlayStation 5 by **jawafour** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:13 am

Impossible thought... as both are struggling financially, could Nintendo or Sony/PlayStation wend their way onto Microsoft's shopping list? Imagine the 'synergies' and 'opportunities'!

I hope not. As gamers, we're better off with three strong competitors.

PostRe: Samsung PlayStation 5 by **Moggy** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:37 am

[iup=3566648]jawafour[/iup] wrote:Impossible thought... as both are struggling financially, could Nintendo or Sony/PlayStation wend their way onto Microsoft's shopping list? Imagine the 'synergies' and 'opportunities'!

I hope not. As gamers, we're better off with three strong competitors.

If they are willing to pay £2billion for Minecraft, the price they would pay for Playstation or Nintendo would be interesting to say the least. :lol:

PostRe: Samsung PlayStation 5 by **Christopher** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:38 am

[iup=3566666]Moggy[/iup] wrote:
[iup=3566648]jawafour[/iup] wrote:Impossible thought... as both are struggling financially, could Nintendo or Sony/PlayStation wend their way onto Microsoft's shopping list? Imagine the 'synergies' and 'opportunities'!

I hope not. As gamers, we're better off with three strong competitors.

If they are willing to pay £2billion for Minecraft, the price they would pay for Playstation or Nintendo would be interesting to say the least.

Minecraft makes money.....PlayStation doesn't.

This isn't a product problem, it's a marketing problem. It has to be a marketing problem because in terms of both price and quality, the Experia Z2 (& most likely 3) are excellent.

There's also the case to be made that bringing out 2 flagship phones a year, and all the costs associated with doing so, is completely unnecessary.

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The $1.5 billion loss Sony made is very bad. Their loss was meant to be much less after selling off multiple divisions.
Microsoft paid $2.5 billion for Minecraft with pocket change they found in between the cushions of the sofa.

The PlayStation 4 is a great console but if its parent company is in trouble then it will of course impact it's business and its power to pay for and develop games. Worst then that is that if it can't continue to run (at least 5 years from that I reckon) it folds and its assets are sold off to the highest bidder.

[iup=3566667]suzzopher[/iup] wrote:
[iup=3566666]Moggy[/iup] wrote:
[iup=3566648]jawafour[/iup] wrote:Impossible thought... as both are struggling financially, could Nintendo or Sony/PlayStation wend their way onto Microsoft's shopping list? Imagine the 'synergies' and 'opportunities'!

I hope not. As gamers, we're better off with three strong competitors.

If they are willing to pay £2billion for Minecraft, the price they would pay for Playstation or Nintendo would be interesting to say the least.

Minecraft makes money.....PlayStation doesn't.

PS does. Sony doesn't.

If Sony don't make mobile work for them they're strawberry floated.

MS Buying Minecraft Thread.

Sony need to buy the rights to make Popstations and fast.

MS spending 2 billion like it aint gooseberry fool.

Poor Sony :dread:

what's with this "Samsung PlayStation 5" per thread title?

Have I missed something??

[iup=3566799]KingK[/iup] wrote:what's with this "Samsung PlayStation 5" per thread title?

Have I missed something??

It's a joke based on Sony performing badly and Samsung deciding to buy them.

Samsung deciding to buy Sony? For real?

[iup=3566823]KingK[/iup] wrote:Samsung deciding to buy Sony? For real?

No not for real, that's why it is a joke.

[iup=3566647]Saint of Killers[/iup] wrote:One of the best things MS brought to the table, and was copied by Sony (that's how I remember it anyway), is near release date parity for games in the US/EU. Is it the same for Nintendo developed/published games? I'm assuming it is for third party Nintendo games.

Nintendo have got much, much better with it for their biggest titles. They still slip up on occasion, though.

[iup=3566837]Moggy[/iup] wrote:
[iup=3566823]KingK[/iup] wrote:Samsung deciding to buy Sony? For real?

No not for real, that's why it is a joke.

I'm lost..... leaving topic!

i suppose the funny thing was all these rumours about MS spinning the xbox division off when in fact it looks like it would make more sense for sony to do!

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