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CNN: Sony hasn’t been this hot since it made the Walkman
- Thread starter RetroGamingUK
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RetroGamingUK
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Xbox is at its lowest and shittiest
Man I used to be so into Microsoft, at one point I had…
- Windows 7 laptop
- Xbox 360
- Windows 7 phone (Samsung Focus)
- used MSN Messenger
- I was even entertaining getting a Zune
Between 2011 and 2013 that all fell apart
- Windows 8’s shit start menu bollocks
- Xbox One’s reveal shithousery
- Windows Phone 8 lacking app back-compatibility (they were already way behind iOS and Android at that point)
By 2015 I’d pretty much ditched Microsoft altogether and was fully embedded in Apple’s ecosystem with iPhone and MacBook Air.
Way to fuck it all up, Microsoft
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Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Glad they're doing well enough to sell a $700 upgrade console with a noisy fan lottery, where the key feature is a scaling algorithm that doesn't work right half the time.
Quasicat
Member
I used to really get into their Bravia line of TVs, in the 2000s. I did get a bigger Bravia (from 40 inches to 48 inches) and it lasted five years. I then bought a 65 inch Bravia and it lasted two years. Add to that the terrible Google Android TV interface and I stopped buying them.
Still the best Sony purchase I’ve ever made was a minidisc player that I bought in the late 90s. That thing still works perfectly!
Still the best Sony purchase I’ve ever made was a minidisc player that I bought in the late 90s. That thing still works perfectly!
Kings Field
Member
Always wanted to get one of their phones but never did and I'll probably never have the chance to get one.
Im an LG OLED guy and been using their OLEDs since the 6 series. I have a 900F in the bedroom and it's a good TV but I got it at a good deal..I probably won't ever get a Sony OLED.
Im an LG OLED guy and been using their OLEDs since the 6 series. I have a 900F in the bedroom and it's a good TV but I got it at a good deal..I probably won't ever get a Sony OLED.
AyraSutoraifu
Member
Last items i purchased where the PS5 and WH-1000XM3…
Next up is the Alpha 4 + all lenses i need… so, quite expensive.
Next up is the Alpha 4 + all lenses i need… so, quite expensive.
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Badlucktroll
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I always felt that apple should just go ahead and liscence iOS to sony
Pedro Motta
Gold Member
nial
Member
They do, but GAF hates them (unless they get to use them as culture war ammo like with Stellar Blade).
Astray
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DirtyBast8rd
Member
Where is the nothing option? Bought plenty of stuff but not one thing was Sony.
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Dirk Benedict
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Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
They made Mini Disc which is the greatest of all dead tech.
RickMasters
Member
Yeah they was hot in the 90s…. Trinitron TVs…… quality hifi seperates when people use to buy stereos. The car audio is still quality but I prefer alpine and JL audio.
They make quality products to this day. Hoping they continue. We already lost Toshiba, hitachi and akai….. bough to be fair akai are still doing just fine selling drum machines and keyboards these days.
They make quality products to this day. Hoping they continue. We already lost Toshiba, hitachi and akai….. bough to be fair akai are still doing just fine selling drum machines and keyboards these days.
FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
I bought a PS5 Pro so I guess that’s great for them. I also bought a PSVR2 as well in 2023. They’ve managed to get me buying games and hardware from them more than I normally would so you could say this a great gen for them.
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
Not really, but ok
Sony is probably the worst in the gaming industry because even if they release another Concord, they will just swipe under the rug and the Sonyboys will act like nothing happened. Even compared with EA, Blizzard and Ubisoft, Sony still is the worst. At least with those the consumers get careful and start boycotting thing after thing. There's a lot of reasons why EA dons't really have a real hit in years, Blizzard is afraid with Diablo's future and Ubisoft is bleeding money by the clock
PS5 is only having greater sales than Xbox because Microsoft is in a shitfest of production since XOne. They don't know good marketing, but Sony does
I wonder if we will have another early days PS3 scenario, when Sony gets slapped in the face for how arrogant they are. They deserve it
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
On a roll? The stock is at $21. A couple years ago it was $24. It's actually down over 10%.
And before that, Sony's stock was down the in dumps so much, the last it was $21 it was 24 years ago in 2000 during the dot com fallout.
And before that, Sony's stock was down the in dumps so much, the last it was $21 it was 24 years ago in 2000 during the dot com fallout.
Meicyn
Gold Member
Sony is doing well in the TV and movies sector because they wisely chose to continue selling their content to all the other streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu. Bravia Core is their own streaming platform, but they chose to offer higher quality video streaming instead of gatekeeping their own stuff (see: Peacock, Paramount+, etc). Sony makes money regardless, raking in cash while the others all try to outdo Netflix.
With the payoff of that strategy, it makes sense that gaming will follow suit. They know the era of exclusivity is coming to an end. Microsoft had no choice with Xbox failing, but Sony’s going to have to go that route as well. The moment Valve ships a Steambox, I will likely abandon the Playstation platform but will be more than happy to buy their games all the same, since they’ll eventually start doing universal launches for everything once the market shifts enough. The games they produce are generally way more expensive than Nintendo’s offerings, so they can’t continue down the current path.
With the payoff of that strategy, it makes sense that gaming will follow suit. They know the era of exclusivity is coming to an end. Microsoft had no choice with Xbox failing, but Sony’s going to have to go that route as well. The moment Valve ships a Steambox, I will likely abandon the Playstation platform but will be more than happy to buy their games all the same, since they’ll eventually start doing universal launches for everything once the market shifts enough. The games they produce are generally way more expensive than Nintendo’s offerings, so they can’t continue down the current path.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
It's also a peculiar content strategy comparing PS to their home TV/DVD/BR dept.
Sony is the only AV company that has their own TV/movies studio content. So when it comes to DVD/BR players even going back to when DVD players were hot and a million companies made players, you'd think Sony would try to ecosystem it so that only Sony media players can play Sony owned content. Add in all the other content and their DVD players would be the only ones on the market with access to all media content, so naturally people would buy Sony players to ensure they can get all content. I'm sure Sony could code the players and discs in such as way only Sony players could read them.
But instead they just made DVD/BR players like everyone else where all content is open to all products. They must had analyzed its not worth going that route because they'd sell way more discs across all brands than trying to wall it off on only Sony systems.
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RetroGamingUK
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You have no PS5
MAX PAYMENT
Member
None of the above.
Unknown?
Member
They need to make a top of the line TV with no network capabilities, no OS, just inputs. Tired of that trash in modern TVs.
HogIsland
Member
nintendo hasn't been good since 1996
Nintendo wants a word with you
Horseganador
Member
Playstation is printing money.
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Sooner
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Sony's TVs are the best.
SenkiDala
Member
Why ? I've a LGC1 which I love but I'm always curious, which would be a good alternative (successor) to a LGC1 for exemple ?
Radical_3d
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ResilientBanana
Member
I've bought none. Sony has a cheapness to them, outside of their console, that simply does not appeal to me. There are also other companies that do things better at a similar price. Even their movies are fucking awful.
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RetroGamingUK
Member
Get used to it, watching TV via streaming s is how it’s done now.
RavageX
Member
I agree with you 100%, I've loved all my Playstation systems EXCEPT the 5. I've been mostly disappointed, my year in review shows I even skipped playing it entirely for months. I don't think I've EVER done that with a system unless I retired it.
Dr.brain64
Member
i own:
ps5 pro
bravia 9 tv
m5 headphones
xperia i phone
sony, to me, make the best stuff out there
ps5 pro
bravia 9 tv
m5 headphones
xperia i phone
sony, to me, make the best stuff out there
Unknown?
Member
They only have all of that stuff to jack up the price and I do stream TV. I just don't need it built into the TV, slowing it down with bloat. You can get $20-40 streaming sticks to stream just as good as anything a TV can do. My laptop has way better streaming capabilities than a TV as well.
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darrylgorn
Member
Sony sure knows how to sell hardware, everyone can breathe easy now.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Best I could offer you as consolation is a coked out Ballmer double fisties thigh to groin grab.Man I used to be so into Microsoft, at one point I had…
- Windows 7 laptop
- Xbox 360
- Windows 7 phone (Samsung Focus)
- used MSN Messenger
- I was even entertaining getting a Zune
Between 2011 and 2013 that all fell apart
- Windows 8’s shit start menu bollocks
- Xbox One’s reveal shithousery
- Windows Phone 8 lacking app back-compatibility (they were already way behind iOS and Android at that point)
By 2015 I’d pretty much ditched Microsoft altogether and was fully embedded in Apple’s ecosystem with iPhone and MacBook Air.
Way to fuck it all up, Microsoft
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DavidGzz
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amigastar
Gold Member
Steve Ballmer is such a clown with this fake excitement like a TV Preacher or some cult leader trying to hype his shit.
Radical_3d
Member
The golden era. All bangers. But to buy a Zune. No, man. You were just mental.
