To have your job hanging by a thread, especially in these worrying financial times, is not a good thing, but 8,000 Sony workers are about to feel the pinch as the PlayStation 3 manufacturer looks to cut its staff down to size.
As Sony allegedly continues to lose money on the PlayStation 3, one analyst has suggested that a staff cut of this size won't help the company out very much: "This staff reduction won't be enough. Sony doesn't have any core businesses that generate stable profits - the next thing we want to see is what is going to be the business that will drive the company."
The staff cuts are expected to be implemented by 2010, which should be just in time for the release of Home.
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9:12 AM on 12.09.2008
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Scary times...
I really thought the games industry was bucking the trend of this global "financial tsunami".
I guess I was wrong. It's all going to go to shit afterall.
Hell, I'd be worried even if I had a job ANYWHERE.
Also, you guys might want to back down on the fanboy angle.
Why? Real people are losing jobs. Real people are losing their meal ticket for the next few weeks/months.
Also:
Oh shit, somebody said something bad about Sony! Time for you to pull out the big guns. Trolling Microsoft!
The Zune kicks ass no matter what anybody says. Oh I also heard that they went black on the Xbox so have fun with that one buddy.
How about an advert, or two? There, save teh consultants, I just saved you $10,000.
THIS SHIT MUST BE BROKEN!