Interesting article this one. Talks at length about the current financial situation and choices that go into making a Playstation for sony.
Sony’s Schizophrenia
The problem Sony has (and the source of its neurosis) is that all of its divisions are in big trouble with the exception of the SCEA, the videogames division, and perhaps its computer division. With the exception of the Spider-Man series, Sony’s movies have had mediocre performance at the box office. Their music division has fallen victim to the declining CD sales that have afflicted the entire industry. Sony is no longer the cutting edge producer of high-end TVs—they were overtaken long ago by Sharp and Samsung. And in computers, although the Vaio line is doing quite well, Sony is not nearly as big a player in the industry as Dell or Compaq—even Apple arguably has more mindshare.
Its a long article though. Do read it if you have the time. 
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