Report: Stringer wants Sony focusing on software, 'old guard' resisting

***wraggster*** · January 21st, 2009, 20:54

Sony is in serious trouble and plans to announce details of a restructuring plan soon. The company is expected to confirm its first operating loss in 14 years and reports have circulated that it plans to close plants and, possibly, even whole divisions.

The Financial Times reports that Sony CEO Howard Stringer is facing serious resistance from the 'old guard' in Japan to fix (or save, depending on your perspective) the company. Certainly one of the more interesting pieces coming out of the alleged plan, is that Stringer wants to shift Sony's focus from hardware to software. If true, the PlayStation brand, along with Sony Computer Entertainment, would presumably be the main benefactors of such an upheaval.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/21/re...-old-guard-re/

**lampsta** · January 22nd, 2009, 04:30

Yep, say goodbye to playstation!

**nomi** · January 23rd, 2009, 04:39

Playstation is far from dead, any industry today is suffering loses such as Toyota who shared there first loss in over 40 - 50 years, so what we should say good bye to corolla or camry? The Playstation division would be one of the last things Sony would shut down. So give up your hopes nintendo or microsoft fanboy... just for the record I am not a sony fanboy as i own a 360...