A white Sony Playstation 4 is on display at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, in Los Angeles, California June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian
To understand the future that awaits Kazuo Hirai, consider this: Sony Corp's PlayStation 4 is 39% cheaper than Apple Inc's iPhone 7, yet it ships a tenth as many units annually.
The reason is obvious. Smartphones have morphed from a geeky business tool into a ubiquitous must-have. Sadly for the CEO of Sony, games consoles have not.
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