Sony announces PS3-related job cuts in US -- forgets to men

News Reader · Post by **News Reader** » June 7th, 2007, 11:00

Sony announces PS3-related job cuts in US -- forgets to mention when or how many
Filed under: Gaming

It's not like we didn't see it coming or anything what with Sony's game division -- home of the PS3 -- recently posting a $1.91 billion loss for the year. But man, our hearts go out to those whose jobs at Sony Computer Entertainment are now on the chopping block. Thing is, Sony, while announcing plans to cut jobs in the US, is only turning the screw deeper by not providing any details. The move comes as Sony struggles to keep up with Nintendo which again snagged top-honors for the 4th consecutive month in the US market: 360,000 Wiis sold to the PS3's 82,000 while Microsoft sold 174,000 Xbox 360s. The gap between the Wii and PS3 sales in Japan is just as bad, if not worse. Fortunately for Sony, their Bravia LCD TVs, VAIO computers, and Handycams are all doing well enough to (mostly) offset the PS3 related losses. We'll have to wait and see if Sony's summer game catalog, bigger disks, and possible price cuts can reverse SCE's fortunes.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Author: Thomas Ricker
Category: employmentjob cutsJobCutsplaystationplaystation 3Playstation3ps3
Publish Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:00:00 EST
Read more...

Source: Engadget
Description: Engadget

Post by **HereComesPete** » June 7th, 2007, 13:29

Am I being a bit of a mong in thinking "is that the real size of a ps3? Fuck me sideways, that'd be why the fucker aint selling!" or is that a supersize mock up of one, and their not selling cos no-one really wants to stump up quite that much money for a shit games selection/lack of organized webernets/sony being a bit cocky with predictions and we're all enjoying watching them burn?

Post by **FatherJack** » June 7th, 2007, 13:39

Ken Kutaragi's just really small.

eion · Post by **eion** » June 7th, 2007, 13:45

HereComesPete wrote:Am I being a bit of a mong in thinking "is that the real size of a ps3? Fuck me sideways, that'd be why the fucker aint selling!" or is that a supersize mock up of one, and their not selling cos no-one really wants to stump up quite that much money for a shit games selection/lack of organized webernets/sony being a bit cocky with predictions and we're all enjoying watching them burn?

No, it's an obvious Photoshop job. It was a joke by Engadget, maybe as much as a year ago.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » June 7th, 2007, 13:50

It needs to be that big to fit the giant enemy crabs in it.

Post by **HereComesPete** » June 7th, 2007, 16:00

hmm, looking at it closer your right eion, the size of his hand on the far side of the ps3 is something akin to the alien-human hybrid that ridley spawns!