spin this one blig****: Sony to Restructure Games Division; Global Job Cuts Under Consideration (WSJ)

http://tinyurl.com/2gr39j
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151477

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Sonycowboy wrote:
On the heels of the revelation of SCEE cutting up to 160 jobs (http://
www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151196), it's now been revealed
to be part of an overall restructuring of the entire games division.

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Sony to Restructure Games Division; Global Job Cuts Under
Consideration
By Jay Alabaster
Word Count: 234 | Companies Featured in This Article: Sony

TOKYO -- Sony Corp.'s game unit said Wednesday it is considering
global restructuring efforts, including job cuts in Europe, Japan and
the U.S.

AirRaid wrote:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2gr39j
> http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151477

Spin this.. you're a bedstain who posts using googlegroups - the n00bs
onramp to the information superhighway...

When the iPod was 550 for the iPod photo with 60GB the same whiney
bitches complained about the price.. but it was revolutionary and people
caught.. over time as the result of selling more.. reorganizing the
business, etc... the iPod is now a household name and half the price.

Same will happen with the PS3.... This stuff is non-news.. cept to the
fanboys and the bitchboys...

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On Apr 18, 3:17 pm, AirRaid <AirRaid1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/2gr39jhttp://www....d.php?t=151477
>
> __________________________________________________ ________________________
>
> Sonycowboy wrote:
>
> On the heels of the revelation of SCEE cutting up to 160 jobs (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151196), it's now been revealed
> to be part of an overall restructuring of the entire games division.
>
> __________________________________________________ ________________________
>
> Sony to Restructure Games Division; Global Job Cuts Under
> Consideration
> By Jay Alabaster
> Word Count: 234 | Companies Featured in This Article: Sony
>
> TOKYO -- Sony Corp.'s game unit said Wednesday it is considering
> global restructuring efforts, including job cuts in Europe, Japan and
> the U.S.


Blig already spun it. He stated it was due to Sony's shift towards
online content.

Anyhow, IBM reports an increase in profits the past year, and they are
going to lay people off. In corporate circles, there is little
connection to headcount size and how the company is doing. Today,
companies are constantly looking to cut headcount to increase
profitability.

As for wanting spin, see how he spins Final Fantasy 13 not being
exclusive to the PS3.

- The Rich

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news:1176950806.039633.120280@b75g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
> On Apr 18, 3:17 pm, AirRaid <AirRaid1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://tinyurl.com/2gr39jhttp://www....d.php?t=151477
>>
>> __________________________________________________ ________________________
>>
>> Sonycowboy wrote:
>>
>> On the heels of the revelation of SCEE cutting up to 160 jobs
>> (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151196), it's now been
>> revealed
>> to be part of an overall restructuring of the entire games division.
>>
>> __________________________________________________ ________________________
>>
>> Sony to Restructure Games Division; Global Job Cuts Under
>> Consideration
>> By Jay Alabaster
>> Word Count: 234 | Companies Featured in This Article: Sony
>>
>> TOKYO -- Sony Corp.'s game unit said Wednesday it is considering
>> global restructuring efforts, including job cuts in Europe, Japan and
>> the U.S.
>
>
> Blig already spun it. He stated it was due to Sony's shift towards
> online content.
>
> Anyhow, IBM reports an increase in profits the past year, and they are
> going to lay people off. In corporate circles, there is little
> connection to headcount size and how the company is doing. Today,
> companies are constantly looking to cut headcount to increase
> profitability.
>
> As for wanting spin, see how he spins Final Fantasy 13 not being
> exclusive to the PS3.

The spinning is already going on at the FFXIII Gamespot forums. They're
saying that the link doesn't actually say FFXIII will not be exclusive to
PS3, but that unnamed FF games won't be exclusive to PS3, which they're
saying is no surprise seeing as FF has appeared as a cell phone game before
apparently.

On Apr 18, 2:17 pm, AirRaid <AirRaid1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/2gr39jhttp://www....d.php?t=151477
>
> __________________________________________________ ________________________
>
> Sonycowboy wrote:
>
> On the heels of the revelation of SCEE cutting up to 160 jobs (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151196), it's now been revealed
> to be part of an overall restructuring of the entire games division.
>
> __________________________________________________ ________________________
>
> Sony to Restructure Games Division; Global Job Cuts Under
> Consideration
> By Jay Alabaster
> Word Count: 234 | Companies Featured in This Article: Sony
>
> TOKYO -- Sony Corp.'s game unit said Wednesday it is considering
> global restructuring efforts, including job cuts in Europe, Japan and
> the U.S.

It's going to be fun watching Sony Computer Entertainment fall. I'm
not a hateful person, but any company that tries to manipulate their
customers in the way Sony has with Blu-Ray is despicable and deserves
the ultimate punishment, bankruptcy. I doubt any executive from Sony
Computer Entertainment actually reads this ng (maybe one of it's
mirrors) but if they do, know this: you deserve this. You deserve it
more than any game company ever had. The employees do not deserve
this, I know how hard it is to move from a good job, but when you're
employer is Sony and has completely throws out ethics, show some self-
respect and leave.

SCE, your days are numbered. It would be awesome to see you sell to
Microsoft, but you have too much pride and arrogance to fall on your
knees to an American company. An American company, that's wiping your
blood of their hands right now after beating you to a pulp. If I seem
a little sharp edged, you bet. Blu-Ray does nothing for games, you've
been selling consumers a pack of lies and it hasn't worked. Then you
went out and did something even more stupid, you lied to consumers
about the power of the PS3, you made a series of stupid mistakes and
then you boasted to the press. In the information age, you don't get
to do that. You pay, generally with the life of your company in a
bankruptcy filing.

On Apr 18, 7:46 pm, "Penguin Commandos for Gore."
<getr...@1upandup.com> wrote:
> On Apr 18, 3:17 pm, AirRaid <AirRaid1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/2gr39jhttp://www....owthread.php?t...
>
> > __________________________________________________ ________________________
>
> > Sonycowboy wrote:
>
> > On the heels of the revelation of SCEE cutting up to 160 jobs (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151196), it's now been revealed
> > to be part of an overall restructuring of the entire games division.
>
> > __________________________________________________ ________________________
>
> > Sony to Restructure Games Division; Global Job Cuts Under
> > Consideration
> > By Jay Alabaster
> > Word Count: 234 | Companies Featured in This Article: Sony
>
> > TOKYO -- Sony Corp.'s game unit said Wednesday it is considering
> > global restructuring efforts, including job cuts in Europe, Japan and
> > the U.S.
>
> Blig already spun it. He stated it was due to Sony's shift towards
> online content.

Yup, and as usual that's not actually what's happening:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=24232

"In order to achieve the necessary cost reductions," the letter
continues, "It is possible that there will be up to 160 redundancies
in total across SCEE offices in the UK, WWS in Europe and in the
Territories."

In other words they are BLEEDING money. They are looking at "cost
reductions" not any sort of shift in the game industry.

More from that link:

"Reeves concludes, "I also appreciate that what I have just announced
will have come as a major and unwelcome shock, and it is something we
have fought hard to avoid. However, the business targets that we face
have regrettably made it unavoidable.""

They are trying to reach "business targets" by making the reductions.
Again, this has nothing to do with the industry as a whole. Sony is
failing to make their profit targets, they are going in the tank and
the layoffs are just the first step.

More for Reeves here, he's going to be a busy boy:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=24255

Buonanno leaves company as Reeves takes role

President of Sony Computer Entertainment Italia, Corrado Buonanno, has
officially left the company after 12 years.

A spokesperson for SCEE confirmed that the executive had left due to
normal business and not as a result of today's earlier revelations
that the European division was due to cut 160 jobs across the region.

"Corrado has been with Sony Computer Entertainment Italia for 12 years
in which time we have seen PlayStation become a symbol for Italian
people," commented David Reeves, chairman of SCEE.

"Buonanno leaves behind him a very strong PlayStation team, in whom we
have the utmost confidence."

Reeves now takes on Buoannno's role as president of SCE Italia, while
current COO of Sony Europe Jim Ryan will act as managing director.

- Jordan

On Apr 18, 11:08 pm, RMZ <Jeremy.De...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's going to be fun watching Sony Computer Entertainment fall. I'm
> not a hateful person, but any company that tries to manipulate their
> customers in the way Sony has with Blu-Ray is despicable and deserves
> the ultimate punishment, bankruptcy. I doubt any executive from Sony
> Computer Entertainment actually reads this ng (maybe one of it's
> mirrors) but if they do, know this: you deserve this. You deserve it
> more than any game company ever had. The employees do not deserve
> this, I know how hard it is to move from a good job, but when you're
> employer is Sony and has completely throws out ethics, show some self-
> respect and leave.
>

Then I guess you must REALLY have a hate on Microsoft...recall
Internet Explorer vs Netscape anyone?

> SCE, your days are numbered. It would be awesome to see you sell to
> Microsoft, but you have too much pride and arrogance to fall on your
> knees to an American company. An American company, that's wiping your
> blood of their hands right now after beating you to a pulp. If I seem
> a little sharp edged, you bet. Blu-Ray does nothing for games, you've
> been selling consumers a pack of lies and it hasn't worked. Then you
> went out and did something even more stupid, you lied to consumers
> about the power of the PS3, you made a series of stupid mistakes and
> then you boasted to the press. In the information age, you don't get
> to do that. You pay, generally with the life of your company in a
> bankruptcy filing.

I never thought this 'battle' was Japan vs Amerika, but I guess one
must accept one's viewpoint, no matter how delusional it is...

Really,,, Japan sees it that way!! How many Xboxs or 360s have sold in Japan
maybe 10. Screw Sony my money is going to Microsoft.
Brad

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> On Apr 18, 11:08 pm, RMZ <Jeremy.De...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> It's going to be fun watching Sony Computer Entertainment fall. I'm
>> not a hateful person, but any company that tries to manipulate their
>> customers in the way Sony has with Blu-Ray is despicable and deserves
>> the ultimate punishment, bankruptcy. I doubt any executive from Sony
>> Computer Entertainment actually reads this ng (maybe one of it's
>> mirrors) but if they do, know this: you deserve this. You deserve it
>> more than any game company ever had. The employees do not deserve
>> this, I know how hard it is to move from a good job, but when you're
>> employer is Sony and has completely throws out ethics, show some self-
>> respect and leave.
>>
>
> Then I guess you must REALLY have a hate on Microsoft...recall
> Internet Explorer vs Netscape anyone?
>
>> SCE, your days are numbered. It would be awesome to see you sell to
>> Microsoft, but you have too much pride and arrogance to fall on your
>> knees to an American company. An American company, that's wiping your
>> blood of their hands right now after beating you to a pulp. If I seem
>> a little sharp edged, you bet. Blu-Ray does nothing for games, you've
>> been selling consumers a pack of lies and it hasn't worked. Then you
>> went out and did something even more stupid, you lied to consumers
>> about the power of the PS3, you made a series of stupid mistakes and
>> then you boasted to the press. In the information age, you don't get
>> to do that. You pay, generally with the life of your company in a
>> bankruptcy filing.
>
> I never thought this 'battle' was Japan vs Amerika, but I guess one
> must accept one's viewpoint, no matter how delusional it is...
>
>

In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 Chris <CJMARTIN04@verizon.net> wrote:

> The spinning is already going on at the FFXIII Gamespot forums. They're
> saying that the link doesn't actually say FFXIII will not be exclusive to
> PS3, but that unnamed FF games won't be exclusive to PS3, which they're
> saying is no surprise seeing as FF has appeared as a cell phone game before
> apparently.

This is partially correct, however. Apparently, Square Enix's plans for
FFXIII is to create an entire franchise of titles, some of which may show
up on other platforms besides the PS3. What titles will show up where
hasn't been finalized yet.

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On Apr 18, 10:08 pm, RMZ <Jeremy.De...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 18, 2:17 pm, AirRaid <AirRaid1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/2gr39jhttp://www....owthread.php?t...
>
> > __________________________________________________ ________________________
>
> > Sonycowboy wrote:
>
> > On the heels of the revelation of SCEE cutting up to 160 jobs (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151196), it's now been revealed
> > to be part of an overall restructuring of the entire games division.
>
> > __________________________________________________ ________________________
>
> > Sony to Restructure Games Division; Global Job Cuts Under
> > Consideration
> > By Jay Alabaster
> > Word Count: 234 | Companies Featured in This Article: Sony
>
> > TOKYO -- Sony Corp.'s game unit said Wednesday it is considering
> > global restructuring efforts, including job cuts in Europe, Japan and
> > the U.S.
>
> It's going to be fun watching Sony Computer Entertainment fall. I'm
> not a hateful person, but any company that tries to manipulate their
> customers in the way Sony has with Blu-Ray is despicable and deserves
> the ultimate punishment, bankruptcy. I doubt any executive from Sony
> Computer Entertainment actually reads this ng (maybe one of it's
> mirrors) but if they do, know this: you deserve this. You deserve it
> more than any game company ever had. The employees do not deserve
> this, I know how hard it is to move from a good job, but when you're
> employer is Sony and has completely throws out ethics, show some self-
> respect and leave.
>
> SCE, your days are numbered. It would be awesome to see you sell to
> Microsoft, but you have too much pride and arrogance to fall on your
> knees to an American company. An American company, that's wiping your
> blood of their hands right now after beating you to a pulp. If I seem
> a little sharp edged, you bet. Blu-Ray does nothing for games, you've
> been selling consumers a pack of lies and it hasn't worked. Then you
> went out and did something even more stupid, you lied to consumers
> about the power of the PS3, you made a series of stupid mistakes and
> then you boasted to the press. In the information age, you don't get
> to do that. You pay, generally with the life of your company in a
> bankruptcy filing.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Again, does this mean you'll stop posting in a couple years, when your
prediction doesn't come true? These posts of yours are almost self-
parody; e.g. "you should quit your job at Sony because the corporation
you work for exaggerated how powerful the PS3 is". For someone who is
supposedly 30 or older, your awareness of how the real world works is
oddly stunted. Sony screwed up, and will take a hit in their profits-
now get over it, and realize that no matter how much schadenfreude you
might be aching to express, it's highly unlikely that Sony will
declare bankruptcy any time in the next few years or more, given the
umbrella of products they have.