Sony Shares Fall on Playstation Concerns

October 4th, 2006 in Technology / Business
Sony Shares Fall on Playstation Concerns (AP)

Sony PlayStation 3 video game console is displayed at CEATEC Japan 2006, Asia's largest annual exhibition for information technology and consumer electronics in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Fresh concerns about the upcoming release of Sony's much-anticipated PlayStation 3 and reports of erratic performance torpedoed Sony shares Tuesday, driving the stock down nearly 3 percent. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)

(AP) -- It has been an annus horribilis for Sony. The Japanese electronics company has been hit with a string of embarrassments that have dented its reputation for quality.

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