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[Neon Xenon]

Where is the 'none' option? I haven't bought a sony product since the ps4 pro launched.

Same. The last Sony-branded product that I bought was a DualSense in White, but that was only to use with my PC, and that was back in October 2020. I would consider getting a new one in another color if it wasn't fucking $70.

As far as other current Sony products go, I do not want a PS5, standard or Pro model.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Only things Sony makes that are good still are PlayStation, earbuds/headphones, and Bravia OLED TVs.

Their Alpha cameras are top of the line.

 

[solidus12]

 

[Musashipan]

I'll never buy anything from sonhy ever
They have been outperformed in every product they make.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Sony clock radio lives forever. I think the one I got must be 15 or 20 years old by now. Still going!

PS1 OG was a great system but after about 5 years bombed out as it couldnt read discs anymore. Even the upside down trick only helped a bit.

PS2 OG great system and rock solid. Zero issues. Too bad I didnt bother getting the ethernet port or bought a newer system that had it.

Sony 900e TV. Worst tv I've ever bought. Dead pixels popped up, audio suddenly didnt work from arc port anymore with my home theatre system so I had to use optical which worked, and the OS was slow where it'd even take Netflix a long time to load. NF is an app that loads fast on anything (even on an Xbox 360). On the TV it was terrible. All these issues cropped up over time. Junk tv. Got lucky and Costco covered the warranty, but the repair shop couldnt fix it due to parts availability during covid (at least thats what they claimed). So they sent me an similar LG TV which according to TVrtngs is actually a shittier rated TV (a Nanocell, but has a VRR 120 hz ports). Good they did. This TV is 10x better. Looks better and zero technical issues so far.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

All I know is Jim Ryan was forced out and Hulst is on the hot seat.

 

[rorepmE]

"Sony is the bomb, nigga" - Chad Warden

 

[DeepEnigma]

All I know is Jim Ryan was forced out and Hulst is on the hot seat.

Sony Doomed™

 

[flying_sq]

None, but I am on the fence about the A95L successor, and I might switch from Nikon to Sony for cameras.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

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.

Not really sure why stock should be judged on a few years of performance. Stock prices are noisy. If you look at the longer term trend, Sony is up over 4x in a decade, which is excellent performance.

Japanese stocks in the early 00s were still in a bubble, with massive valuations. Kinda similar to the way a lot of tech companies are trending right now, just a matter of time before they too go on a dead decade or more.

 

[cireza]

The only Sony device I have at home is the PS3. I had a Vita, but sold it a few years ago. PS3 is just an Outrun Online Arcade console. Waiting for these games to become available on modern console, hopefully this will happen some day.

 

[Crystal Winters]

more proof that CNN is

Stellar Blade was great, though.

 

[MMaRsu]

What a bunch of nonsense.

I own a Sony Xperia phone by the way, those rock

 

[Icymanipulator]

Sony’s TVs are great.

Fuck Amazon Fire TVs don’t buy one. It’s a trap.

 

[Pelao]

Legit didn't know Xperia was still a thing.
To answer the question, other than software (videogames), I haven't bought a Sony product in the last year.

 

[Sony]

I absolutely love Sony hardware in most areas, but they really should leverage their brand power in the smartphone area. I've had Xperia's for the longest time, but stopped at Z3 because the hardware always lacked 1 year behind the competition. A good Walkman smartphone would do well today I think, especially with all the nostalgic and retro sentiments in society.

 

[mansoor1980]

only time i will believe CNN

 

[MMaRsu]

Legit didn't know Xperia was still a thing.
To answer the question, other than software (videogames), I haven't bought a Sony product in the last year.

https://www.sony.nl/smartphones/products/xperia-1m6

Great phones

 

[v1oz]

I haven't bought a Sony product in the last year. But I have Sony TV and a Playstation. I also have a really really old Xperia phone somewhere.

 

[noob smokes]

cool can i get ps3 bc on my ps5 now

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Their Alpha cameras are top of the line.

Ah was not aware. Now that you mention it, they also make some of the best cameras/sensors for smartphone cameras out there.

 

[mckmas8808]

You might as well just throw your money into a fire.

I recently moved cities and wondered if I should bother taking my PS5 along. I calculated how much the 8.6lbs would save me in freight but realised that if I get cold or need a door stopper I should keep it just in case.

 

[Bradamante3D]

I don't see it. Sony is mostly competing in lower margin consumer product spaces.

• Blu-Ray is obviously dead.
• If Sony is still offering laptops, I haven't seen them in the wild for ages.
• Phones they are not moving numbers, and if they are selling, they are not earning money (because only Apple does, as well as Samsung in their high end models, according to reports).
• They are also no dominating the TV market, people are buying LG, Samsung, etc.
• They are somewhat dominating the higher end camera market with their Alphas, but that's not enough to drive stock price.
• Headphones are probably selling OK, but there's strong competition from Apple, Sennheiser what have you, so margins can't be that high.
• There's the Playstation of course, which is now late enough in it's cycle to start earning money. But that's a mixed bag, considering the losses on Concord and a dim outlook on the console race, ever since MS bought Activision and Call of Duty becoming an XBox exclusive soon. And hardware or physical game sales are not high margin sectors, services are. And I don't see Sony succeeding there. A mega system seller could drive hardware sales, but unless GTA6 is a Sony exclusive, I don't see it.

The last news item that I have heard where Sony actually proved market leadership was them supplying the super high resolution mini displays for Apple's Vision Pro. There, they are - according to reports - producing the maximum of 400K units a year that they are capable of. If that goes well, that could bring future investments from Apple. See Apple's partnership with OSRAM for LED tech.

Other than that one example, I don't see leadership in high margin market segments driving Sony's stock price.

 

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