Bryank75
Banned
As we all know, Sony is a Japanese company but has many elements located in California, particularly their gaming, film, television and much of its music.
Unfortunately Japan has been economically tempestuous over the past few decades, going through deep and extended recession and the country's currency is very volatile and can badly impact exports if it increases in value....
Recent example;
Quote;
"Japanese shares fell on Monday as concerns of slow economic growth due to the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 weighed on investor sentiment, while market heavyweights Toyota Motor and Sony Group dropped due to a stronger yen."
However, as mentioned previously, PlayStation management is located in California.... which is natural, as it is a hotbed for creative talent and hosts many of the heavyweight AAA studios along with related entertainment industries which have more and more crossover with gaming.
It has however politicized the company to a large amount, alienated the Japanese and wider Asian audience, led to a huge decrease in the amount of investment in Japanese games and led to censorious policies that angers fans and people who consider gaming a form of art.
This is just the tip of the iceberg though and it places the company in a precarious position during a critical time, where to sides of the political divide are viciously attacking each-other and companies such as Disney and Gillette have seen massive damage to their brands through politically motivated content.
This puts PlayStation in an odd position where it has all of the disadvantages of being a Japanese company and very few of the benefits and all of the disadvantages of being located in California, with, again very few of the benefits.
This can also be seen with the relentless attacks from the gaming media recently, the relocation to California has not benefited them at all in this regard and they appear to be more of an outsider than ever now.
Contrary to the aims of becoming a global company that was espoused by Jim Ryan, it seems less global now.... with less Japanese influence. The Japanese history and management of the company always gave the brand more global appeal than it currently has and it seems to me like the personality, attitude and engagement of the past has been stripped away.... the current method of engagement are the bland State of Plays with a personality-less, disembodies voice that is emblematic of the companies issues at present.
Disclaimer: This is not a political thread, it is to be focused on the geographical location of PlayStation and how it puts them at a disadvantage and how it has put a wedge between PlayStation and it's fans / customers.
Unfortunately Japan has been economically tempestuous over the past few decades, going through deep and extended recession and the country's currency is very volatile and can badly impact exports if it increases in value....
Recent example;
Japanese shares drop on economic worries, stronger yen
Japanese shares fell on Monday as concerns of slow economic growth due to the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 weighed on investor sentiment, while market heavyweights Toyota Motor and Sony Group dropped due to a stronger yen.
www.reuters.com
Quote;
"Japanese shares fell on Monday as concerns of slow economic growth due to the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 weighed on investor sentiment, while market heavyweights Toyota Motor and Sony Group dropped due to a stronger yen."
However, as mentioned previously, PlayStation management is located in California.... which is natural, as it is a hotbed for creative talent and hosts many of the heavyweight AAA studios along with related entertainment industries which have more and more crossover with gaming.
It has however politicized the company to a large amount, alienated the Japanese and wider Asian audience, led to a huge decrease in the amount of investment in Japanese games and led to censorious policies that angers fans and people who consider gaming a form of art.
This is just the tip of the iceberg though and it places the company in a precarious position during a critical time, where to sides of the political divide are viciously attacking each-other and companies such as Disney and Gillette have seen massive damage to their brands through politically motivated content.
This puts PlayStation in an odd position where it has all of the disadvantages of being a Japanese company and very few of the benefits and all of the disadvantages of being located in California, with, again very few of the benefits.
This can also be seen with the relentless attacks from the gaming media recently, the relocation to California has not benefited them at all in this regard and they appear to be more of an outsider than ever now.
Contrary to the aims of becoming a global company that was espoused by Jim Ryan, it seems less global now.... with less Japanese influence. The Japanese history and management of the company always gave the brand more global appeal than it currently has and it seems to me like the personality, attitude and engagement of the past has been stripped away.... the current method of engagement are the bland State of Plays with a personality-less, disembodies voice that is emblematic of the companies issues at present.
Disclaimer: This is not a political thread, it is to be focused on the geographical location of PlayStation and how it puts them at a disadvantage and how it has put a wedge between PlayStation and it's fans / customers.