A man looks at Sony Corp's products at an electronics store in Tokyo May 26, 2011. Sony Corp forecast a net profit of 80 billion yen ($975 million) on Thursday for the year that started on April 1, after net losses ballooned to 260 billion yen last business year on a tax credit write-off. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A pair of 3D glasses is displayed in front of Sony Corp's new 3D Bravia televisions during an unveiling in Tokyo March 9, 2010. Sony Corp will launch 3D televisions in June, entering an increasingly crowded market that is betting the revolutionary TV will become the next hot product in the electronics industry. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

A customer walks past a logo of Sony Corp at an electronics store in Tokyo May 26, 2011. Sony Corp forecast a net profit of 80 billion yen ($975 million) on Thursday for the year that started on April 1, after net losses ballooned to 260 billion yen last business year on a tax credit write-off. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A man plays a Sony Playstation game at the Singapore IT Show March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (SINGAPORE) 

A man is reflected in a logo of Sony Corp at an electronics shop in Tokyo November 20, 2009. Shares of Sony Corp fell to their lowest in nearly four months on Friday after the electronics maker's new business strategy failed to convince investors it could deliver strong profit growth. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS) 

A man is seen behind a logo of Sony Corp at its headquarters in Tokyo July 30, 2009. Sony Corp posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by an improvement in its struggling flat TV business, and said it was aiming to beat its official forecast and at least break even for the full year. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN BUSINESS) 

Promoters poses with Sony's first tablet PCs S1 (L) and S2 at their unveiling ceremony in Tokyo April 26, 2011. Sony, a laggard in the booming tablet market, launched its first tablet computers in an ambitious attempt to grab the second spot in the market created and dominated by Apple's iPad.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: SCI TECH) 

A woman walks past a Sony Corp flat-screen TV at the company's headquarters in Tokyo January 22, 2009. Sony Corp warned on Thursday it would post a $2.9 billion annual operating loss -- its biggest loss ever -- due to sliding demand, a stronger yen and costs to restructure its ailing electronics operations. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN) 

Logos of Sony Corp are seen at an electronics store in Tokyo May 26, 2011. Sony Corp forecast a net profit of 80 billion yen ($975 million) on Thursday for the year that started on April 1, after net losses ballooned to 260 billion yen last business year on a tax credit write-off. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A man watches a presentation of Sony interactive television during press day of the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) consumer electronics fair at "Messe Berlin" exhibition centre in Berlin, September 2, 2010. The IFA opens its doors to the public on September 3-8. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS) 

Sony Corp's Vaio laptop is displayed at the company headquarters in Tokyo December 3, 2009. Japan's Sony Corp said it is enjoying robust demand for its PlayStation 3 game console and other electronic products so far in this holiday shopping season in the key U.S. market. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

Sony Corp's nameboard is seen at its showroom in Tokyo October 26, 2006. Sony said on Thursday it swung to a quarterly loss after the mounting cost of recalling batteries for notebook computers outweighed the effect of a softer yen and robust sales of flat TVs and digital cameras. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN) 

A person plays a video game at a Sony Playstation in the Sony's flagship store in Berlin, April 27, 2011. Sony Corp warned that hackers had stolen names, addresses and possibly credit card details from the 77 million user accounts of its video game online network, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW) 

A Sony logo is seen through a fence at its Viladecavalls factory, near Barcelona September 2, 2010. Japanese multinational Sony will stop producing in Spain with the closure of its factory of Viladecavalls, local media reported. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A woman walks on a floor advertisement for Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 game console at an electronic store in Tokyo April 27, 2011. Sony suffered a massive breach in its popular PlayStation Network, video game online network, that allowed the theft of names, addresses and possibly credit card data belonging to 77 million user accounts, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: CRIME LAW BUSINESS) 

Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President of Sony Corporation of America, wears 3D glasses during a media presentation at the Sony booth at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A man plays a game on Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 game console at an electronic store in Tokyo April 27, 2011. Sony suffered a massive breach in its popular PlayStation Network that allowed the theft of names, addresses and possibly credit card data belonging to 77 million user accounts, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CRIME LAW) 

Visitors try out Japan's software maker Sega's new game "Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity" on Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 16, 2010. A total of 194 companies and organizations are exhibiting at the Tokyo Game Show 2010, which will be held until September 19, 2010. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS) 

A man walks past a Sony logo in front of an electronic shop in Tokyo May 3, 2011. Sony CEO Howard Stringer faced criticism of his leadership after the consumer electronics giant revealed hackers may have stolen the data of another 25 million accounts in a second massive security breach. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: CRIME LAW SCI TECH BUSINESS) 

Howard Stringer, chief executive and president of Sony Corporation, speaks at a function to launch the Sony Media Technology Centre at a film school on the outskirts of Mumbai March 4, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

A man walks past Sony's advertisement board at a shopping district in Tokyo February 3, 2011. Sony Corp's lack of hit products and a price war for televisions is keeping a lid on earnings prospects at the Japanese consumer electronics giant, despite a boost in profits from its games division. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS) 

Sony Computer Entertainment President and Group Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai speaks during the company's strategy briefing event in Tokyo January 27, 2011. Sony Corp unveiled a new handheld gaming device on Thursday as it battles with Nintendo Co Ltd's best-selling DS and tries to fend off rising competition from smartphones and tablets. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS) 

An attendant demonstrates Sony's 3D game on the PlayStation 3 game console at Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 16, 2010. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Shawn Layden holds up the company's new PS3 game console in Tokyo August 19, 2009. Sony Corp will launch a slimmer, cheaper version of its PlayStation 3 game console next month, hoping to jumpstart sales and win back market share from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

A large soccer ball-shaped installation promoting Sony Corp's partnership with FIFA is hung at Sony Corp's headquarters in Tokyo June 19, 2009. Sony Corp Chief Executive Howard Stringer said on Friday the Japanese electronics conglomerate's turnaround efforts, which include job cuts, plant closures and a management reshuffle, are advancing well. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN BUSINESS SPORT) 

Visitors play Sony PlayStation 3 video games during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 in Los Angeles June 2, 2009. The convention runs June 2-4. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS) 

Visitors playing the Sony PlayStation 3 game MAG are seen through a glass during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 in Los Angeles June 2, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES BUSINESS) 

Sony CEO Howard Stringer demonstrates prototype 3D glasses during his keynote address at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

People crowd into the Sony Playstation booth at the Singapore IT Show March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (SINGAPORE) 

Visitors sit on toilet seats to play with Playstation 3 at an exhibition stand of Japanese Sony company at the Games Convention 2007 fair in the eastern German city of Leipzig August 22, 2007. The Games convention, Europe's leading fair for computer games, runs from August 22 to 26. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY) 

Troy Nelson (L) looks at his Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) gaming console next to Daniel Garcia after waiting in line for a 12:01 am release at a Best Buy store in Duluth, Georgia November 17, 2006. The new Sony console, expected to be a hot Christmas item, will be available in limited supply. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (UNITED STATES) 

The new controller for Sony Playstation 3 is shown on a screen with the actual unit in foreground and upper left at the Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 2006 E3 media event at Sony Studios in Culver City, California, near Los Angeles May 8, 2006. The new controller has a highly sensitive six-axis sensing system. It was announced that the the controller will be shipped with the Playstation 3 system which will be released in North America November 17 and in Japan on November 11. 

Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony Computer Entertainment, displays for the first time, the new Sony PlayStation 3 game console during a media preview at Sony Pictures studios in Los Angeles, May 16, 2005. REUTERS/Fred Prouser FSP/HK