The Sony Vaio P netbook has undoubtedly been one of the highlight products of CES 2009, yet the seemingly high price point of £850 when it releases in the UK later this year has immediately angered many Sony fans this week.
The Euro Sony fans' anger is compounded by the fact that the Vaio P gets an $899 price tag in the US. Not to mention the fact that a Sony Vaio rep told an interviewer this week that Sony saw itself as being 'laser focused on the customer'.
For many Sony fans, when compared with the $899 US price tag, the UK pricing of the Vaio P seems to be a case of Sony Europe getting its maths a bit wrong. Not to mention a case of Sony not really seeming to focus that 'customer laser' so well on Europe.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
Damn right, after seeing it in the Sony Keynote I quickly hit Sony Style, saw the $899 (upwards) price and figured UK would probably see a retail of around £550+, but £850, that the equivalent of around $1300.
I know we have taxes (VAT 15%) etc but that's still seriously unfair pricing.
When will these "multi-nationals" get their head round currency conversions. $1 does not equal £1. For Sony and their "netbook" it is going to be a tough sell for Sony especially in the netbook arena with dirt cheap offerings from Acer, Asus, HP et al.
Even $899 for a Netbook is pricey, here is hoping reality enters Sony's plans for this one.
Overpricing their hardware and actually thinking they have a grasp on what consumers want...
Sony is like Apple,that tries to sell on Brand name..regardless of what your getting on the inside comparable to other laptops. Pickup a Dell or Hp for more bang for your buck.
It's the same thing as Microsoft charging people for online...as long as people pay, MS will charge. As long as Europeans keep paying a premium for Sony products, Sony is going to charge them more. It also goes for the way Sony treats it's European PS3 owners...