Cause they've been bleeding money dry for the past 10+ years. Sony's been a failing company for a long time. They're still massive with plenty of assets, but with no true income coming in, they need to start liquidating said assets just to fund their operation costs. Just to give you some perspective, Samsung's profits are greater than the top 10 Japanese electronic companies' profits combined. Japan's economy as a whole has been.. in not too great of a shape for a very very long time.
Depends on what you mean by that. I don't think it too unlikely that in the next 10-20 years, Sony could possibly be involved in a merger or be sold outright to the highest bidder. Ever since Korean companies-Samsung and LG- became genuine competitors, Sony's revenues and incomes have been going down for a decade+ now, and they've even lost name brand recognition as being a luxury item compared to its competitors too. They can't beat Samsung or LG on the LCD market, they'd get crushed by Apple on the smartphone market, they don't really have too many options outside of a massive restructuring effort that would make a completely different company altogether. Their business model has essentially floundered, and they're too far behind to catch up. Japan's economy as a whole has been stagnant or recessive even longer with a diminishing population that's becoming less educated. This is likely just the beginning.
And as big as Sony is, it's not TOO big to fail like a Toyota or a Nissan would be. Plenty of other Japanese electronics companies (toshiba, panasonic, etc...) that could absorb parts of Sony. Hell, Samsung got this big only because it absorbed its competitors in the wake of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Except unlike Japan, Korea allowed its chaebol companies to fail instead of keeping its zombie companies.
It's not that it's "completely unplayable," so much as Steam's customer support gets back to you 2 weeks later, or the game is extremely buggy. Seriously though, pirated versions are oftentimes more stable especially when the authentic versions require some kind of online connection at all times. Hell, Fifa 13 was basically completely broken through half of its cycle. Google "Fifa 13 crash to desktop," and you'll see a ton right there.
Personally, for me, most of the games that crash are actually the real deal. It wouldn't be the first time I pirate a game that I've actually already purchased because the purchased game doesn't work. Steam's been a nightmare for me in more than one purchase with their awfully slow support team getting back to me two weeks later. Counterstrike, Shogun 2, Left4Dead 2, etc...
max payne 3 makes it look less than impressive. world is interesting, but hopefully, they could make the shooting mechanics have a more polished feel to it.
@alexLmx6 not a bright lad, no? The 5th largest auto company in the world, the most profitable auto company in the world whose latest entries in both its Hyundai and Kia brands have gotten higher reviews than well... everyone? including Camry and Civics? Have you looked at the 2012 Sonata, the Kia Optima's??? No, i'm afraid the THQ analogy doesn't quite work.
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