Sony - Bigger Than You Know

[@HZVideosOfficial]

1. Form a Joint Venture 2. Buy 50% of the shares 3. Buy the whole Company 4. *REPEAT*

[@jon-unicorn-doxxer]

Collaborate and Conquer... sounds like an RTS game..lol...

[@Timmy_Turner27]

Very smart

[@JackgarPrime]

That's basically where the idea of "Spend money to make money" is at its strongest. It's supposed to mean that investing into your product or service brings strong returns, but in the world of business investment and finance, it's ended up meaning something very different.

[@Seppy39]

yes because if it's failed you can just sell the shares and leave

[@BLVDKillz]

isn't that's how you get assassinated? lol

[@arguy_4420]

Sony makes products that absolutely refuse to die. My parents still have a Sony CRT TV from the early 90's that's still going strong despite nearly three decades of use in a garage.

[@pablomonsalve3911]

As good as Sony stuff is, to which I give credit, Panasonic products usually outlast many Sony equivalent products

[@nick5422]

Sony shit lasts, both of my living room TVs are Sony and they're amazing

[@Alexander_l322]

I sodomise the Sony CRT every day for 15 years and it is still working

[@ottifant64]

Except the early 60GB PS3s.

[@christosntounis]

@@ottifant64 Mine is still working xD

[@solomongrundy1618]

Japan: (loses ww2) Sony: the empire strikes back

[@liltikes2245]

I dont get it?

[@DVRKSTXR]

PlayStation: A New Hope

[@oSamiSrzo]

@@liltikes2245 Japan was bombed, and Sony rose from the ashes, and a few years later, striking back at everyone by buying out company's. sony is empire. empire strikes back is movie.

[@Gkokkinakis2]

@@DVRKSTXR PlayStation 5: rise of skywalker

[@starbuckoof5219]

@@Gkokkinakis2 dark side xbox

[@SueBobChicVid]

I have a very positive view of Sony products. I don't own a lot of their products, but it's a name I've learned to trust over the years. Solid, if not exciting.

[@companyman114]

I've always had good experiences with their stuff too.

[@B0bb217]

Wait how did you post this almost a day ago

[@Daigon95]

@@RtaincCo dont forget about TVs. I currently own a X800D 4k 49in tht was brand new mid-range tv model in 2016. It's only drawback in fake HDR and horrible tv speakers (which im already using a soundbar) but the colors, input latency, etc. is superb.I only hav like a tiny dead pixel spot tht is pretty hard to even notice. I know to go to them if I want a good TV. Costed me $800 back then but its current price is now $600, for the 49in anyways. It also has a 43in. (both sizes hav different panels. 49 uses IPS while the 43 uses the TFT)

[@jayDee92133]

They have amazing TV's plus they have the best home console in the Playstation.

[@themetapod]

@@B0bb217 he ain't a broke boy

[@A7XFan800]

After Sony, do Mitsubishi. You'll be surprised how big they are.They survived WW2 and Post-War economy

[@boycottnok1466]

Also sumitomo, hitachi they are also big

[@garryschmidt1697]

Daewoo would also be interesting. You have a company that built crap cars, VCRs, microwaves, everything, then when tits up completely in the US.

[@lostintime8651]

redundant

[@matthewbowen5841]

Mitsubishi and Daewoo would both be good ones. Daewoo went belly up pretty much everywhere due to scandal. And I think jail time was involved. They aren't really considered a chaebol anymore.

[@A7XFan800]

@hu1a121 It's much bigger. They have trading(3), real estate, banks(2), engineering, papers, chemicals (4 of them), insurances, beverages(Kirin), glasses, shipping(1 sea 1 land). The cars, trucks, and buses company aren't even core or major members of the group. Electronics is "just" a major, not core member.

[@jayweezy3264]

i don’t think ppl realize that sony owns so much patent that’s in modern day tech that they can be in the red for the next 20 years and still be fine.

[@boukharroubamabrouk6943]

Can you explain

[@ulrichleukam1068]

@@boukharroubamabrouk6943 patents basically secure/trademark/copyright-prodect an idea for future products. Which means if a company wants to release a product that is close to your idea (in the region where your patent is activated) they would need your permission or a licence from SONY, if they do not agree with SONY they can easily be sued for patent infringement. So SONY could just license their patents and take in royalty payment e.g 20% of profits or a fixed price like 20millions $ for license deal

[@shojun11]

@@ulrichleukam1068 Do patents have expiration dates ?

[@dougiebuckets1364]

@@shojun11 yes. That's how we get generic more affordable medicine for instance

[@mutalix]

@@dougiebuckets1364 Really? Ive heard of medical/pharmaceutical patents having limits but electronic or company patents too? If that were the case why do game controller makers have to do a work around when constructing their directional pad? Nintendo has owned the patent since the 70's or 80's for a simple d pad, and because of this any makers of controllers must find a work around Or if possible pay Nintendo. I remember this was the same reason PS3 game pads had no rumble at first, then they finally agreed to pay for the license for rumble, anyway I don't know if they have time limits to or not.

[@CrAzYcAsS0510]

My dad bought a Sony car radio one of those ones you install, back in the 90’s before I was born. He still has it to this day and it still works. Sony is a great company and provides quality stuff.

[@TesfaBekele-p7h]

Tjanks to Sony.

[@darrenmuse]

Fun fact: read through almost all of the comments and haven't seen a single negative comment about Sony. Clearly they're good quality.

[@fantheorycentral1771]

I WILL Change that. PLAYSTATION SUCKS, XBOX IS BETTER!

[@MrMarz82]

Sony didn’t hire the best engineers to design the ps5 and they’re nickel and dime’n their fan base

[@Neilos-sd6ti]

The fact the new dualsense is drifting after abmonth of use while my dualshock 3 still works perfectly, i also got a friend with a launch ps2 and his controllers work just like new

[@tiger-rgn]

@Snake24 shut your mouth, my ps1 controllers never drifted, i still have my fat ps2 controllers none of them drift, even my 80gb ps3 controllers i use them daily none of them drift, my ps4 controllers on the other hand 80% of them drift, but they still made the same mistake with the ps5 whats their excuse this time? oh they dont need to make no excuses when fanboys like you do it for them, stupid fanboy

[@omareltayar102]

Or Sony fans

[@isaiahadams1996]

When I think of Sony, I always think of PlayStation (obviously), the Spider-Man franchise, Columbia Pictures, their record labels and Home entertainment & Sound

[@DVRKSTXR]

Same. I think that’s the byproduct of growing up alongside the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy and having a PS2 as a kid. Plus, the Columbia Pictures lady always confused me with a different take on the Statue of Liberty. 🤣

[@nick5422]

@@DVRKSTXR samee whenever I watched spiderman as a kid(which was a lot) I was confused about that whole deal

[@edwinsparda7622]

Don't forget Tristar. Also they make great cameras.

[@Merdicano]

@@edwinsparda7622 TriStar has kicking some butt lately this latter decade

[@edgamet8077]

SCREENGEMSNEWORK SONYICTURESTELEVISION

[@FlyWithJohnnyThai]

It’s crazy because everything I own is pretty much Sony. Headphones, play station, TV, my camera, I even had their phones and laptops lol love the video Mike!

[@_Super_Hans_]

nobody gives a shit

[@falconeagle3655]

Sony is very very good if you can afford it.

[@themmmeanone]

Super Hans ✅ Saw the over 200 upvoters? you edgelord

[@fellasyouknowwhenyoudrinkw2231]

join the collective

[@Kara_Kay_Eschel]

They make people called Micheal?

[@beedeelive]

My DVD player lasts 15 years, never broke down. (Trade mark SONY ) of course. Thats made in Japan for you

[@heraldomedrano6993]

I bought my radio in 2003.

[@guyfawkjlt]

yeah I bought my 1st FHD TV in 2007 and still working and I loved it

[@snausages43]

My Sony VAIO only lasted 2 years.

[@infraredmoditronic]

lol most sony products are made in taiwan

[@Koeras16]

@@snausages43 Some of the VAIO products had a lot of issues.

[@brandonorozco8358]

Sony’s quality is equal to Toyota’s reliability. Love their products!

[@dylanmooney327]

Yeah it especially makes sense because they’re both Japanese

[@justsomeshinigamiwithanapp5955]

@@dylanmooney327#RescueSlyFromEgypt

[@dylanmooney327]

@@justsomeshinigamiwithanapp5955 Yeah!

[@liar6371]

@@justsomeshinigamiwithanapp5955 cool channel name

[@AIlSystemsGo]

Not their new TVs it’s shit

[@lukelim5094]

Sony mirrorless camera, best shit ever happened to the photography and videography industry

[@jackied.v.carson6059]

Am photographer; can confirm.

[@matthewswanson2707]

I don't know where the movie industry would be without Sony's cameras.

[@teeess9551]

Videography? Video cameras didn't have mirrors to start with. Mirrorless DSLRs can double as good consumer video cameras though, yes.

[@teeess9551]

Where it is now?

[@AcaciaTreeTV]

Photographer and can also confirm 😎

[@FLUXXEUS]

Honestly, Sony is a company I can consider myself a fan of, their electronics are just great 😆

[@Htown713southside]

Yes, I'm a Sony fanatic, it all started because of the Playstation. Then I had a Walkman MP3 player when smartphones wasn't still a thing. I thought back in the the Sony Ericsson phones were so bad ass. I wish Sony phones were more popular now, other than Samsung and Iphones.

[@kiprasking8581]

Im a fan of the censorship

[@emeheee]

kipras king k.

[@Name_cannot_be_blank]

They made the BEST crts in the WORLD thats why i love them

[@tonkasergej6677]

Their products are overpriced and had nothing better than Chinese competition Except the playstation

[@phinch1]

Most of what I own is Sony, playstations, TV's, music/headphones, Xperia 1 mk II. They're a brand I trust because I always seem to get a long lifespan out of their products

[@mazhadsyahmi3664]

Never use sony fon... Mybe i will give a try...

[@phinch1]

@@mazhadsyahmi3664 my honest opinion though of sony handsets, go for the high end stuff, don't do the cheap ones

[@lipstickzombie4981]

Embarrassing childhood story ahead, for a while I was the coolest kid at school because my family was the first one to own a Sony colored tv with a remote control in my neck of the woods. My father scared the neighbors when he turned off the tv with the remote and they thought the house was haunted. >.

[@cosmos8022]

Thats pretty cool

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Lol

[@iliaz7057]

a more embarrasing story but not related to SONY. when my friend's uncle went to meet his future father and mother in law on a very distant village, the villagers had never seen a car so when he turned up with his pick up truck and parked it outside they started offering hay to the car.

[@R3gu1arcar69]

thats awesome

[@fanaticz666]

@@iliaz7057 meh

[@V3rciS]

I love Sony. Playstation, TV, Smartphone, Photo camera... all Sony!

[@theuniversewithin2065]

Same. I have PS, TV, phone from Sony. They never make a quick buck from pumping out inferior products. Always quality.

[@anuragrai612]

You have to agree that the naming of Sony phones are stupid 😂

[@PacMacDo]

@@anuragrai612 nah, your brain is too minute to understand the naming system

[@anuragrai612]

@@PacMacDo just watch mrwhosetheboss video

[@nick5422]

@@PacMacDo tbf it is needlessly complicated

[@vidtuby]

When I studied in Japan, I was shocked to see Sony-labeled pens at the supermarkets.

[@irvingr7538]

😂

[@SquirrelMario]

Can you talk about Nintendo one day? They’re history is very interesting and it could fit with a couple of your series, switching industries, rise and fall, etc.

[@PeterGriffin11]

Rise and fall and rise again.

[@BlindmanPepperspray]

Rise was the NES, Fall was the Wii U, and Rise again was the Switch.

[@SquirrelMario]

Miles Morales and a couple more rises and falls

[@Daigon95]

@@BlindmanPepperspray NES- Rise SNES- Rise N64- Steady GC- Fall Wii- Rise Wii U- Fall Switch- Rise

[@BlindmanPepperspray]

FirPstl Oh yea the GameCube wasn’t successful at selling units which is sad since I grew up with it.

[@Eric-fb9ft]

I love the consistency of your uploads and awesome content. Well done, Company Man!

[@Timmy_Turner27]

True, I love this channel👍👍

[@AlejandroVinas]

Can agree!!

[@darrenmuse]

Sony's quality is never suspect. If you buy Sony, you might not be getting a good deal, but you're definitely going to get a good product.

[@s3rv3r3rror8]

And that's a good deal😂

[@darrenmuse]

@@s3rv3r3rror8 I feel like there's only a handful of companies with absolute consistency in their products, that are affordable, and are still around. Even Ford went through a malaise!

[@AllieRX]

The PlayStation was the result of a failed collaboration between Sony and Nintendo.

[@M7S4I5L8V2A]

Iirc Nintendo hired them to make what may have been the N64 but Sony wanted to use Disc drives instead of cartridges. Nintendo said no and made the N64 where as Sony just made the Playstation 1 with a few games. I forget what exactly made it take off but I think it was a combination of Devs liking working with it more because it wasn't as limited as an N64 cartridge and it had better games. I checked a chart I saw once and it was more expensive and the size difference wasn't to huge. It did have head start though.

[@segagamer8623]

M7 S4i5l8v2a your close it was supposed to be a CD add on to the Super Nintendo like the SEGA CD but at the last minute when Sony was showing the prototype at a CES Nintendo changed their mind letting Phillips make it instead which pissed Sony off and they used the prototype to develop the PlayStation.

[@AllieRX]

@@M7S4I5L8V2A No Nintendo initially worked with Sony to make a CD-ROM attachment for their upcoming Super Famicom and Super Nintendo, mainly to compete with NEC's PC Engine, which already had a CD-ROM attachment by the time the Super Famicom/SNES was in development. Then Nintendo wasn't happy with the fact that Sony agreed to get all the money from the CD-ROM add-on, so they dropped them in favor of Philips. The Nintendo/Philips collaboration failed as well, so Philips made their own console called the CD-i and it had some of the worst games ever with Nintendo characters. And we all know what Sony did afterwards.

[@shaolinotter]

M7 S4i5l8v2a nintendo contacted Sony BECAUSE they wanted to make CDs but then they took the ideas for themselves

[@thecheezoftheweek1370]

The more you know

[@oniinu]

Thank you for mentioning that PlayStation is far less than half of the company. I've seen so many ignorant comments over the years that have this perception that PlayStation is 80-95% of Sony for some reason, and if the PlayStation ever failed then it's gonna end the company.

[@Merdicano]

Its really so much more than just that, PlayStation is a fraction of so much more than the company produce, and he didn't mention the brand of Sony Music

[@GoodlyPenguin]

The Playstation brand did at one point make Sony more than half of their revenue profits for a few years so that's worth mentioning

[@DVRKSTXR]

Joe The PlayStation is to Sony as the iPhone is to Apple. Not the make or break lifeline of the company, but definitely the integral piece that represents the heart of the company. At least, by today’s standards for both.

[@cincinnatixdxd5055]

I keep seeing people on console wars mentioning Microsoft has more money then Sony. Like what the hell does that have to do with who sells or makes more money selling consoles. Microsoft is obviously much richer off there PC sales compared to there console sales. They even said recently Sony is not there competition, Amazon and google are bigger threats since Microsoft gets much revenue from there cloud services not there consoles.

[@hawkeyeaerialphotography6652]

@Joe They make profits off of so many other things

[@hyperfocus4866]

For me Sony is an amazing company, my dad used to work for them. I got to see their pre realesed products in thier internal mag. Their focus on RnD is always making things better. They have probably the crazist lineup of product and inventing media mediums than most.

[@ZacharyLaid]

Microsoft - Smaller Than You Know

[@annoythedonkey]

Zachary Laid Finding Freedom I’m tempted to make a “Thats what she said joke” but I don’t have a Micro-Soft problem......yes that’s a penis joke

[@ZacharyLaid]

annoythedonkey 😂

[@Dr.MantisTobogganMD]

Micropp

[@singha360]

I've been seeing you in Cassady's comment section!

[@scaredfolks5923]

You must not have a clue how big Microsoft is in the Corporate Market. They make billions off licensing Windows to companies which for the most part use all Microsoft products. Rarely do you see Apple or Linux in a non tech centered company like software development or systems security. And then all the server side stuff you never see like Azure, that runs the internet. They are still huge. Maybe not in the gaming market but they have a lock down on Software products like no other company. Even Apple relies on Microsoft to release Microsoft Word for Apple's operating systems. Think of how every computer comes with Windows, well Asus or Acer or HP all pay Microsoft to put Windows on their hardware. Fats sums of money too. Dell has deviated and offers Linux Ubuntu as an option now but for the longest time, every single PC came with a windows license aside from Apple hardware, in most cases you cant even avoid paying for Windows, even when you plan on uninstalling it for Linux, it's already in the cost. Also, they are huge in the IOT sector and make a lot of integrated systems that you don't see as a consumer. Apple might make more money but Microsoft is way more prevalent in the IT market whereas Apple has a tight lock down on the design focused consumer market and mobile markets. I work for the government in Canada and you wouldn't imagine the amount of money we pay Microsoft for licensing and ongoing support of their products like extended warranties each year. Plus if it wasn't for Microsoft Apple would have never made it big. DOS was licensed to apple for a period meaning Apple Hardware ran a Microsoft operating systems for a good part of it's beginning until they made their own operating systems.

[@the_notorious_puppet]

In my region, we have Animax, an Anime pay TV channel operated by Sony Pictures.

[@yekevin]

There's also Aniplex, a little different, but distributes some anime and music with a big product (FGO) under their belt

[@jateruy]

Then there's SACRA, relatively new subsidiary of SME Japan, houses a handful of the best anime song artists to be known for the past decade.

[@Mostwantedtbest]

Lucky

[@LaskaiTamas23]

The channel AXN is owned by Sony.

[@naufalxiips4374]

Animax anime's kinda old

[@aberomoa5149]

"when I say the name, what comes to mind?" Me: the Walkman CM: "for me it's a TV or a BluRay player..." Feeling a bit old already...

[@lukephillips5618]

now they're making their own car

[@rhythmandacoustics]

@@lukephillips5618 yeah that VISIOn looks sexy

[@pedroks7756]

Damn bro youre old af

[@pedroks7756]

@Alexzander Busby sure

[@ElectedNews]

Ever wonder where you can see Sony products? Watch one of their movies, their product placement is next level. 😂😂

[@ishanmaheshwari6400]

Yeah, games too. For example in Uncharted 4 the phone used by Nathan to send the pirate painting puzzle was a Sony Xperia

[@awill891]

And they play Crash Bandicoot on a Sony PlayStation One.

[@LouisSubearth]

I've seen more Xperia phones in Sony films than in real life. And I've owned an Xperia phone myself.

[@Poorgeniu5]

I remember seeing James Bond's PS3 in Spectre. And just why? I don't think he have the time nor any interests to play video games.

[@catsdgs]

I watched a movie that had the Columbia lady thing an hour ago! I didn't know that was Sony!

[@TheDanioneal]

I'm literally using my sony earbuds to listen to this, oh my god its everywhere

[@companyman114]

To take it one step further, I used Sony earbuds to make the video.

[@3hreeoshortsvideos8]

@@companyman114 Oh wow, cool.

[@kriscynical]

Sony has been part of my life since I was born in the '80s. My grandfather was the first licensed Sony Electronics dealer in the US (back in the '60s, I think...? I'm not sure.) and my dad dealt with them all the time in the radio communications business he started in the '80s a few years before I was born. We ALWAYS had Sony EVERYTHING. Hell, my first laptop in 2001 was a VAIO. We've become more associated with Samsung now when it comes to TVs and such, but our video camera is still a Sony as are all the blu-ray players in the house.

[@3p1cand3rs0n]

When I think of Sony, I think of the Walkman (because it was the first thing I ever bought with my own money). I had to babysit a lot of bratty brats to get a Walkman, and I loved it dearly. ☺️

[@blackdragon6]

You so cute!! 😄😄😄

[@jomolololo4398]

Sony walkman haha yess omg

[@SouthBayLA1310]

😍😍😍

[@amllemans]

Wonder why he missed it mentioning..

[@wiilover07]

I have a Sony walkmen/cassette player and a Sony CD player as well. I still have them.

[@virtualworldsbyloff]

If I was forced to choose and buy from only one brand in my life from now on, Sony would be the choice... Their products were and are simply - Good, Easy and Cheap - Who can beat this... I am listening to this video on a pair of Sony Headphones, they have ears straps, special ear fit, they are waterproof, have an amazing sound and costed me 12€, who can beat this ???

[@7654321220]

It's simple, In SONY we trust.

[@inkytanku8935]

If it’s Sony, it ain’t wrong

[@ChristmasSpirit606]

oh come on your name its in my head but i dont say it out loud lol

[@LolLol-gd7ly]

@@ChristmasSpirit606 it's a good name

[@MuthuKumar-vp3ng]

Sony Means trust.. Watching this in Xperia XZ Premium phone feels good..

[@nishikirafosky8369]

I'm hoping KZbin will supports the Cibema view for Xperia 1 I has

[@SouthBayLA1310]

No offense but phones isn't exactly Sony's best technologies

[@justineroviccenal7121]

watching on a Xperia XA1 and probably will continue on my Bravia. lol

[@sigh9032]

their headphones are shite

[@justineroviccenal7121]

@@sigh9032 haha you're probably someone who buys an acoustic earphones and expects those loud bass. lol it works well with everybody, i don't know what're u sayin.

[@Lalo_thr]

The way in which the business formed Post world war 2 in efforts to restore the Japanese economy is just remarkable. The Japanese are one of a kind man.

@Alex The Awsome What do you think is possible? They compete with the US of course and at that time Japan is more popular than you think. Like after WW2 the whole world (even the US) rely on Japan for cars and electronic since their's are inferior to the Japanese stuffs.

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

they had an excellent work ethic even before the war which is why they were hard to beat during the war so naturally after the war and thanks to free market reforms they became successful

[@xerxespowers2557]

The same will happen to the united states.

[@BookClubDisaster]

The Japanese seem to have a great work ethic and they seem mostly immune from the American "individualism"--which is often just selfishness masked as freedom. The Japanese seem to actually think of themselves as part of a larger society

[@bozmundarts2614]

What comes to mind for me is their revolutionary cameras, from compact one inch sensor power houses, to aps-c (that need new glass options like a native 35mm ff equivalent) and of course their current full frame cameras are so good... and the glass is fantastic! More yet to come and they're totally on fire with it.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

When I think of Sony, I think of a company I LOVE. It's an incredible company and I have major respect for it for all the reasons historically till this day.

[@Luca-bv5ic]

"when I say the name, what comes to mind?" Boomers: The Walkman! Millenials: PlayStation!

[@Amal_vince]

Me: the 4th North African armed regiment

[@stayfocused6moremonths111]

Me:- Into the spiderverse and Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

[@TheSilviaGuy]

@@stayfocused6moremonths111 yeah those are sony moview

[@darthgamer6080]

Me: Audio and video

[@nathanrussell2158]

Gen X: Everything!

[@swaggerjones81]

Who remembers the Sony cassette walkman with the turbo bass boosts on it

[@phineas626]

When I think of Sony I think TVs, PlayStation, and Sony Pictures

[@LikaLaruku]

I associate them with the Playstation hits & box office bombs. Speaking of which.... How big is EA Games?

[@jasonmartincic2034]

@@LikaLaruku yeah EA games would be a great episode.

[@yna51]

I am watching this video on my XZ3 with proud of Sony.

[@NicLaue]

Same phone😂

[@BillMCypher]

don't feel proud of them, they are stealing other youtuber's own revenue from videos for false copyright claims.

[@jetfire97.]

I'm Xperia z3c

[@Pallialbertti]

i have xa2

[@williamjames212]

Watching it on Sony Xperia Xa2.

[@arthurcuesta6041]

My parents always loved sony products. My father has a Sony walkmen that still works today. I've always been fond of them, specially since they gave me many of my great childhood memories with my PS2.

[@robertholtz]

10:44 - How about how they own the Blu-Ray format, used to own the DVD and Compact Disc standards and the 3.5 in. floppy disk format? There was a time when if you had a movie on DVD or an album on CD, no matter what the studio or the label, everyone had to pay SONY a royalty. SONY Memory Stick was also an enormous sensation that changed everything. Perhaps for brevity or focus or to concentrate on current product versus historic product, but part of why SONY is down to 97 in rank from high flying days is because of so many more businesses -- HUGE businesses -- that you just skipped over. Your title affirms that SONY is Bigger Than [We] Know but you still didn't cover even half of it. You totally glossed over their world dominance with the Walkman and later the Discman (essentially the precursors to the iPod) or their near monopoly of high end displays with their Trinitron division. Or how about how there was a point in time that if you were to shoot HD video, you HAD to pay SONY. Their Broadcast division used to have a total lock on HD. They also acquired Tribune Media (then Tribune Broadcasting) and used to own TV stations all over the world. How about the fact that they own the music catalogues of some of the most famous music in the world including the entire Beatles catalogue. They're in electric cars. They sold their battery division but only to buy another battery manufacturer. You touched on VAIO a little bit but there was a time that it was the leading multimedia PC in the world. SONY almost acquired Apple and could've owned the whole thing at the height of VAIO. Bottom line, you did not even scratch the surface on how big SONY is. Keep in mind, that's just talking about what they own outright, they have joint ventures of all kinds plus they operate one of the world's largest, most powerful, and most influential "keiretsu" operations with their hands in the management of just about every company and every industry in Japan and parts of Europe. Perhaps, after all, SONY is bigger than YOU know.

[@titi0079812]

Absolutely agree, congrats to your entire coment... Thanks for that.

[@usmantariq7997]

Now that's more knowledgeable than the video...

[@Blag_Cog]

Well, to be fair he did say that he didn't want to go into a lot of these in this video.

[@cesarlin]

You are not exactly right about DVDs The DVD standard belong to DVD Consortium, now renamed DVD forum. It consists of a lot of companies( more than a dozen) which does include Sony, but they definitely does not own it.

[@chaileeportraits]

He didn't mention walkman

[@amm6112]

Please do a video on the decline of GameStop I’m contantly hearing about how bad the business is doing and the GameStop near me just closed. I keep seeing videos about how bad it is to be an employee there and I really would like answer and I think other people would want to know as well. Hope you see this! ✌️

[@GrubKiller436]

I am so glad that they're dying. They're always ripping people off. I don't even know how they got away with it this long.

[@gokusondbz]

Personally I will never understand the hate GameStop gets. I have a good friend that's been a store manager with the company for 22 years now. And he's always very positive about the company. Plus I've been shopping from them for two decades and I've never had a bad experience with GameStop myself. But then again I don't do trade-ins I collect. But I love a lot of times the pre-order bonuses I get for the games. And I tend to find some real Bargains in their pre-owned game section plus their sales like buy two get one free. So simply I'm just saying I've not had a bad experience with a company and I will continue supporting GameStop 👍 .

[@GrubKiller436]

@@gokusondbz Besides the crap value, it depends on the person running the store that will determine your experience. Not everyone is as lucky as you.

[@miguelmejia4656]

gokusondbz friends will create the illusion of a great experience, especially if they work there..

[@SouthBayLA1310]

Remember EB Games?

[@عمرنوفل-ظ3ن]

I love this company so much because they are doing their best to give us what we need in a simple amazing devices that what I think about them

[@Markimark151]

At least Sony didn’t end up like Kodak or Fujifilm, those companies ended up losing relevance in the consumer market. Sony at least their studios that produced content like music, movies, and games. The PlayStation brand and Columbia Pictures and their record company helped offset their losses from outdated technology.

[@Clay3613]

Outdated? They're always on the cutting edge! The current noise-canceling headphones are better than Bose and Apple!

[@samus4799]

@@Clay3613 As if it takes alot to outdo apple.

[@Markimark151]

@Clay3613 Sony was behind in the consumer electronics market, they didn’t evolve fast enough with digital MP3 players, their phone sales went down, their sales in TVs were declining, they didn’t catch up with Samsung with flat screens. They sold cutting-edge products, but their sales declined during the past decade. Apple was outselling Sony in music players and phones. Sony as a conglomerate, has made some mistakes nearly a decade ago.

[@PixelatedH2O]

Fujifilm is still one of the top digital camera companies

[@Markimark151]

Adam Porter their digital cameras aren’t even selling well anymore. It’s their film cameras that are selling.

[@glitch7977]

Sony made The Emoji Movie which is unforgivable

[@93mlo]

But made into the spideverse so now they're forgiven

[@Clay3613]

Sony Pictures is not the same as the original manufacturing division in Japan.

[@LAPISTime25]

@@93mlo Never forget. Never forgive.

[@joshds123_3]

But they made the original spiderman trilogy, so it balances out

[@Yapmanpac]

But they also made Venom Ghostbusters 2016 That's it. Thanks r/movies.

[@_EyeOfTheTiger]

Their quality and consistency is unmatched. I have hand held tape recorders that my grandma used to use and still works! I had a 15 yr old CRT that sat in the garage in boiling heat and it continued to work I had to donate it for a flat screen LED TV. The PlayStation line including the PSP! Still one of my favorite handheld consoles of all time. My starter mirrorless camera I purchased back in 2012 that still holds its own… not to mention my Sony VCR! Other than having to change a rubber band on the bottom IT STILL WORKS since 1994! My noise cancellation headphones that I used on EVERY plane ride that runs off a AAA battery. I could go on… I used to have a Sony Xperia before all the android days and that had a stellar camera!

[@KillaBean416]

I've had a set of headphones from Sony since 2014, and I've used them heavily, running outside in the rain and snow and till 2019, and they still work .

[@rookieman329]

Since 2014?!

[@sanchitmehta6513]

😳

[@marknemeth267]

There is nothing strange about this. First, Japanese products usually live long, second, it is not unusual to see electronics from the 80s and 90s still working. For example, we have an Aiwa cassette deck from the eighties or nineties (can't remember exactly) and it still works. We don't use it anymore of course, but it still works.

[@DBZZNow]

It would be cool if you made a video on At&t which owns around half a trillion in assets. Including Time Warner & DirectTV

[@Dave102693]

A&tt and Verizon used to be one company as a company names Bell and it's different divisions across the country.

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

Plus they have the Deathstar logo - they have that going for them....

[@phoenix5054]

And now owns WarnerMedia. AT&T is not "bigger than you know". They are "big and you know it".

[@cheshirecynic4524]

Don't forget to mention their abusive advertising practices and attempts to establish monopolies! At least once a week, there's an envelope in my mailbox addressed to "Our Neighbor At:," or something to that effect, with no info on the outside as to who it's from, and it's always an AT&T advertisement. They also have misleading titles for their internet packages, which end up being much slower than expected, and do their best to sign you up for other, unrelated services offered by other companies. SCREW AT&T AND ALL COMPANIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

[@themagus5906]

@@Dave102693 Two different companies now. "at&t" is the cellphone business (DeathStar logo), while "AT&T" is most everything else. Most people don't know the subtle difference. Sort of how Motorola broke up many years ago into two separate companies ("sectors") but you wouldn't know unless you paid close attention.

[@andreasglen2480]

And the fucking awesome about this company is that, everything you buy from them, they are value for money and quality products as well. Sony build up trust with their customers. Its like once you go sony you never change.

[@beaviswealth]

I switched from an Xbox to a PS4 a while back.. glad I changed!

[@cristianmarint]

Wrong choise , get a PC and u would never touch a console

[@Cary2060]

Went to Wii to xbox 360 to ps4 and then to PC, PC is better trust me

[@blanco7726]

Cristian Marin of course you wouldn’t, you would be broke for the next 5 years

[@fernandoanayatrujillo4660]

Stop lying to yourself

[@drekieldur1558]

@@blanco7726 I recommend that you actually get to know a topic before you respond with such an assertive statement which is untrue.

[@christophersalinas2722]

We have 4 Sony TV’s 2 Play stations, My family has a good look at Sony, pretty solid company,

[@Mostwantedtbest]

@Joel Jackson same as me I had those fat sony tv's and now I have a sony bravia, I had the psp before it broke and I still have my ps3

[@Soclean07]

@Andrei Benedict Andrade Bucu there's not so many 8K TV in the market right so could you know it's 8K TV ever ?

[@rezonan3520]

@2 1 no it's not that is your opinion

[@annoyingasshole3324]

@2 1 idiot.

[@unknownwill4th549]

@2 1 as a xbox fan the playstations are good with quality and games. Playstations isn't my thing but i have respect for them

[@samthamahendra903]

Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, Pioneer, Hitachi, Fujitsu, NEC, Buffalo, Audio Technica, Kenwood, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sigma, Ricoh, Fuji Film, Omron, JVC, Daikin, Brother, Nintendo, Aiwa, Mazda, Toyota, Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, Subaru, Hino, Daihatsu, Lexus, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Denso, Konami, Softbank, NTT, Uniqlo, YKK, TDK, KDK, Maxell, Kyocera, Seiko, Casio, Citizen Watch, Orient, Yonex, Shimano, Roland, Korg, and many more.. Japanese Company 🇯🇵🇯🇵👍👍👍👍

[@albertocorrales7953]

Datsun back in the 70's.

[@nicholashawkins2748]

Sony mirrorless camera, best shit ever happened to the photography and videography industry

[@aiaproductions9319]

JAPANESE COMPANIES ARE THE BEST!!!!!!

[@Dacite6]

well their Daulshock 4 Controller never failed to amaze me, it never broke but fell for 100+ times

[@Turkiye958]

Yes 😂

[@kaksidaksi3455]

my broke in a year

[@archiecook55]

I knew about their involvement with music, movies, PlayStation and various electronics but the one thing that surprised me was the financial services part. I had no idea that they were involved with that too.

[@MichaelLivingston-me]

They have been a huge player in the home entertainment industry. I watched this video on my Sony Bravia TV, played back through a Sony 7 channel AVR. I also have an older 5 disk CD player..I watch movies on a Sony Blu-ray player. They're everywhere in this household. They make great & affordable home entertainment gear.

[@bojangbg]

Sony is one of the most Innovative companies out there! ... let alone apples brand value.... sony is a global player

[@c_nightmare_]

When i hear Sony, it's quality coming to my mind 🤜🏾🤛🏾

[@nubee.pkunite]

yeah bruh, exactly... and they're always ahead when it comes to product quality and features.. i mean u can guarantee that ur money is well spent.. unlike the company with a rotten fruit logo

[@damikey18]

@@nubee.pkuniteThe Japanese make good quality products.

[@manmohanmp]

I still have a Sony CRT TV bought by my Dad in 1984. It still works ! Quality is Analogous with Sony.

[@LisaBowers]

*Sony Walkman!* _Dangit, I'm old._ 😒

[@rushfan32]

In my mind's eye Sony will always be that yellow brand

[@travisscavoni369]

Don't forget the Discman

[@travisscavoni369]

@@rushfan32 if I'm not mistaken, the yellow Walkman was the sports version that I believe was waterproof

[@arnoldnavarro21]

@Skittles Candy i had a yellow walkman and blue mini disc player from sony

[@robertrichardson9953]

Hey now. That means I'm 4 days older than dirt.

[@MrDan708]

It is interesting to know Sony is THAT big. I'm old enough to remember their 70's ads that ended with "Sony. No Baloney." I still think of the Walkman first when I hear their name.

[@bzeronic2404]

Most of the old devices my family used from 2000-10 are Sony, such as CRT, DVD player and a walkman. Nowadays, we use other brands such as Samsung, LG for TVs, Apple for iPhones and Dell, Microsoft for laptops, forgetting that Sony began to fell behind by smaller and younger competitors at that time. The only Sony product I recently have is a PS4 which I got it for my birthday when I turned 12, in which I'm the only person in my family who has purchased a modern Sony product thats released after 2013

[@MrTattooASMR]

Sony is responsbile for much of my teen years.

[@something5393]

Please do beats the company that rips you off.

[@lostintime8651]

please don't

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

And Apple

[@V3rciS]

Beats and Apple are like joke companies! I don't get it how people are so stupid to actualy give them money.

[@tommyzoom9976]

Beats is simple, they pay for artists to advertise in music videos so people buy and greatly overcharge for average quality products

[@Jambamode]

V3rciS lol ur just poor apple is one of the biggest companies in the world

[@muhanadm.shakir236]

I must admit it Sony made everything solid and durable also very cool and looks ahead of its time I have Bravia 3D 40" got it in 2012 and still works perfectly Also the Image Quality is the best even better than Samsung LED in now times And the product finishing is awesome no bezels only glass panel illuminate logo can be turn dim into silver Camera recognizes children empty room even turn off when i fall asleep and lots Also I have their smartphone Xperia Go Xperia ZR Xperia Z2 Xperia Z3 XPERIA Z5 Premium XPERIA XZ1 They are all great (except Z3) and no glitches or hasatation super fast and great battery even its much smaller capacity than other brands Simply I obsessed with every sony Prodect Also I own PS4 and Cybershot Camera 😂

[@elwicho73]

“I love Sony” I was hooked with the bright yellow walk-man and PlayStation

[@joshuajoe1419]

Last time I was this early sears and Kmart were still 1&2 largest retailers

[@joshuajoe1419]

I edited that Thanks for noting

[@matthewwynne939]

Sony was always my brand of choice when it came to headphones. I wonder what kind of hit it took to their sales when the ipod was introduced and the white cord/earbuds factored so heavily into the advertising. Then later how Beats by Dre became so trendy.

[@aidankreltszheim3599]

There's something about sony that I love. They're such a nostalgic company, their logo is so iconic from the 80's and 90's and all the products they make feel like a sony product, it doesn't feel like some americanised version

[@PaperRaines]

I've had Sony Xperia phones since 2014 and I wouldn't buy anything else

[@Sunde2000]

me too, cant wait for the Xperia 1 to come out

[@User31129]

I had no idea there were Sony smart phones until this video. Thought they were all Apple, Samsung, and Google.

[@sheldensummers8317]

I left Sony over a year ago and I miss it, my z2 still works to this day now my farther in law has it, only phone currently that I have had that still works after 5 years other than the pixel 2 I'm currently using, they have made some quality phones over the years my favourite being the original w800i from the Walkman line, it was a powerhouse for its time !! Just feel they are a bit off on what the consumer wants these days, but still make the best looking phones

[@herrreinhard3939]

Watching this on my Xperia XA2 Ultra, I own several Sony products and I got to say they last long.

[@max-dy3vs]

I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S from 2011, works like in its first day.

[@HenryFlores4]

I love SONY! Some of my fondest childhood memories revolve around SONY products. I still remember when my dad was teaching me how to fix VCR's with our old SONY one which led me to tinker around with other tech. I will always be a SONY customer simply due to the fact that they are a quality company with quality products. I'm lowkey thinking about buying their new Walkman. Fun fact: I have been using SONY phones since the SONY Xperia PLAY! :D

[@frank234561]

I have always loved Sony products. I had an OG Walkman and a few different versions of their Discman. I have a Sony car stereo, I've had 3 Sony game consoles(I skipped PS3 cause of launch price)and also own a Sony alarm clock.

[@alexdiezg]

Watching this on my Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium!

[@cebuanostud]

My Sony walkmans in the 80s kept me entertained listening to mixes while riding the bus, train, or playing video games at the arcade room.🕺🏽

[@knowledgeseeker4116]

The sony walkman and portable tape player was my first personal introduction to a sony product back in the early 90s. Been loving them ever since.

[@mateuszzimon8216]

Walkman was synonymous to portable tape player, in Europe we call all ptp walkmans, but i never own original one. My first product was PSX Playstation One the grayish one, after i bought PS2 because was cheap and DVD playback. I also ownd a Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone, and Xperia Play. PSX and PS2 still usable after yeras, Xperia also. But SE have a propitiatory connector for charging and headphones very fragile

[@karlhodge4673]

Sony used to be one of the best Tv and audio companys out there. They have lost alot of ground to other companys but they still seem to be hanging on

[@MakelBelieve]

Karl Hodge as long video game movie industry continue Sony will be one.

[@potatolord9155]

They are still the best

[@karlhodge4673]

@@potatolord9155 No they are not. Not any more

[@potatolord9155]

Karl Hodge and why is that?

[@j-fun4776]

@@karlhodge4673 how are they not ?? lmao

[@Sai_on_youtube]

Thank you for covering SONY. I am a huge Fan of SONY. THEY MAKE AWESOME PRODUCTS. CHEERS..

[@danielvantland]

I love Sony. It will be the closest company to my heart forever:)

[@Mieya77]

Watching this on my Sony TV casted from my Sony Xperia 1, always been a big Sony fan. Love they equipment

[@omarjimenez8895]

I never really had a strong opinion on Sony. That all changed when I got my Sony Xperia 1 MK II. I was so impressed I am now obsessed with Sony. Switched my Samsung tv to a Bravia, got a Sony compact as my secondary phone, tracking down some old walkmans/discmans, got the over ear XM4's, saving for the in ears as well, was looking forward to a Tesla being my first ev but now looking forward to the Vision-S instead, and last but not least started investing in Sony and added their stock to my M1 Finance portfolio

[@philipdaniel8015]

Great

[@cynthiamckenzie9986]

My very first brick cell phone was made by Sony, I've always been a fan of their products

[@robertholtz]

8:22 - The "horse with the wings" is Pegasus, a pterippus from Greek mythology.

[@AbhiShek-vl6qm]

Unicorn

[@campkira]

I think he just try to joke... Otherwise a full info.. We just going fall to sleep...

[@SithLordDan]

My ps2 slim is 16 years old and still in use today!

[@whatincarnation95]

PepsiCo bigger than you know plz

[@thenumberoneyoungthug7477]

What In Carnation? I helped a friend's grandfather paint a break room at a Frito-lay office, and it had never occurred to me how many brands Pesico owns

[@PumpkinTheHamster]

Michael Waltrip bigger then you know

[@Truckerraf]

He already did Pepsi.

[@Truckerraf]

Or was it Gatorade?

[@VG03Racing]

wait you watch company man???? whaaaaaaat?

[@TheJIMIJAM27]

Yes another video. I can still remember my first Sony walkman from 1984. All it had was radio but it was the coolest thing ever. I have always looked to Sony as the highest quality stereo products made.

[@darianthescorpion1132]

I still have a year one, fat model PS2. To this day, it still works great. My mom has a Sony branded digital alarm clock that she’s had since 1990 and is still in fantastic condition!

[@frederikweishaupt6371]

The funny thing is, that I knew most of it- I just never thought about it, and realized how freaking huge they actually are!

[@MachoMan_Vert]

America: **Drop 2 nukes on them** Japan: "You know what? I should sell high quality stereo systems to them"

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

I have a Sony LCD tv from 2007 Still works perfectly. Sony and their products is huge quality.

[@_hanz73]

Wow youtube recomended me this after the PS5 announcement event...

[@JesPulido]

Hmm. Sony just makes me think, dang, I'd love to visit Japan and learn more about it

[@hasnaynakhtar737]

id love to go japan but iik if i go i wont eat anything

[@lolom8772]

Ak47hsnyn4 same, I love the place and culture but im so picky with food lol

[@Merdicano]

Its pretty bigger than we know, from tv, to videogames, to movies, to music, to electronics, Sony is still one of the largest companies of entertainment and services alike of all time, in which they make a lot of money from their subsidiaries and brands, some of them have struggled yes, but looking at the chart you showed, they've slowly getting better, Columbia Pictures (love it or hate it) is one of the biggest movie-studios in the industry, with almost 13 Academy Awards of Best Picture nominations under Sony, as well as their sister studios of TriStar (with 5 BP Noms) and Screen Gems, that still make content and revenue under Sony Pictures Entertainment with a high revenue of 9.133 billion; same can be said with their music division, Sony Music Entertainment, with a high revenue of 7.27 billion coming from their flagship labels of Columbia Records, Epic Records, RCA Records and the recently revived Arista Records with a large numbers of successful artists and multiple Grammy Award nominations and wins, so in other words, its a huge entertainment company

[@BugsyFoga]

I pretty sure people know how massive sony is , though im curious on what you have to say.

[@lovelyheiferdev]

They're MASSIVE. Practically running 1/6th to 1/4th of Japan's private sector.

[@Bo_Hazem]

Owning Sony TV, PS4 Pro, Sony XA2, and probably some Sony sound system for the car next :) It's more about trust, it delivers.

[@MakelBelieve]

I owning Walkman ps4 pro Sony tv 4K oled extra bass headphones laptop and video camera 4k

[@Bo_Hazem]

@@MakelBelieve A great fan!

[@MrTrueCaller619]

I think Sony is the only company that had never disappointed consumers.

[@SpinningTurtle66]

Thinking about Sony seems to just be a few headphones, some good TVs and PlayStations. But they’re actually really diverse and that’s commendable

[@dhruvgupta1509]

In India they have so much good will especially with the older generation, that my dad refused to but buy any other brands television.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Sony Pictures Entertainment India also has a localisation of bewitched!

[@King_of_Africa]

Company man found the formula in making YT content entertaining. You see he can easily make these 20-40mins long but realized most people such as myself wouldn't click on such videos fearing most of great points are buried & don't want to miss those points by skipping. So videos

[@companyman114]

That's my exact feeling too Kaizer. I always shoot for the 11-12 minute mark.

[@manveerghuman5276]

It's definitely one of the biggest companies!!