I'm not sure whether this president is going to mean good things or bad things for Sony. On one hand, the Playstation sub-brand is probably Sony's most successful sub-brand, so this guy knows what he's doing. On the other hand, it concerns me that he didn't even mention Vaio computers when talking about Sony's "core electronics businesses":
I'm also surprised that he listed smart mobile as a core business. I've known plenty of other people who have Sony computers; I've never met anyone with a Sony Ericsson smartphone.
PlayStation boss Kazuo Hirai becomes president of Sony
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I have no idea how many Vaios are shipped each year but I am sure the numbers are out there somewhere.
I've always enjoyed Sony's design, the S is a nice design, as is the Z, but depending what happens with the Ivy Bridge update on the Vaio, I may opt for another brand if Sony does not deliver anything good. -
But Vaio laptops are relatively popular in Japan as well...so I don't really know why he didn't talk about it. Maybe as a console gaming fan he hates PC gaming that much he wants to destroy it -
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I find it hard to belive that anything called a "playstation" is of interest to anyone older than five.
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I'm a thirty-year-old gamer and most people I know who gamed in their teens, still game today. -
+1 on that age thing, don't underestimate the fact that the people who grew up with Atari etc are adults now.
As for the direction Sony is taking, I'm not worried. What I've always loved about Sony is their Apple-esque way of putting out products that differentiate themselves from the competition. I do not think that will leave.
Time will tell.
Playstation head now Sony president; leaves out Vaio from list of "core electronics businesses"
Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Mitlov, Feb 1, 2012.