Sony Corp. said Friday that Japanese tax authorities have ordered it to pay an estimated 27.9 billion yen ($243 million) in additional taxes. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau ordered the company to pay the additional taxes related to its game console and other operations in the United States, Sony said in a statement.
Sony planned to file a protest with the tax authorities promptly, arguing that the additional taxes would constitute double taxation under the terms of U.S.-Japan bilateral tax treaties, the statement said.
The company also plans to request bilateral consultations on the matter.
The tax authorities notified Sony and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. that it had found fault with tax payments related to profits from the game console operations of SCEI's U.S. subsidiary from 1999 to 2004, the statement said.
Salman from Tech4Gamers writes "Mortal Kombat 9 revived the series from a low point after bringing it back to 2D combat. It marked a new high-point for the franchise due to its incredible roster, exciting cinematic story mode, and high-octane combat."
Shaolin Monks is a forgotten gem. I would love to see a new one, or a remake of the old.
That game was actually goated. It was the first time ever that I actually tried to get good at a fighting game. Unfortunately the online connection was so dogshit it made it hard to enjoy and eventually I gave up. Haven't really played much fighting games since.
The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.
I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.
Unions are necessary regardless of how you feel. You know how fked the working class would be without them. As if we're not already.
No they aren’t, regardless of how you feel. Unions make zero sense for skill based labor. They are for people who press a button every 10 seconds on an assembly line. “working class” is a made up term. I don’t care about corporations or developers, I just want good games lol. Killing your incentives to appease the lowest common denominator doesn’t lead to great games imo
I wasn’t trying to be offensive if I came off that way. The Union is an old mentality and I can see their usefulness but also the danger. We’re in the age of AI and robots and skill based labor. Unions can be dangerous these days. You could replace your entire workforce in one move. Checkmate. Look to the kiosk replacing workers in the 20 dollar minimum wage era.
Well run businesses don’t need unions. If you need a Union that business won’t survive anyway. Unless it’s propped up by the government with corporate welfare (which is the real issue). If you’re not going to spend some on your workers (Amazon, Google) then your welfare is cut off. No tax breaks. All you put together don’t match their wealth and resources, the union is a traditional memory at this point and counterproductive with this new enemy we face. They need a flying elbow from the top ropes. And by “working class is a made up term” I just mean we’re not a class system and even CEO Bobby Kotick puts in a days work lol. Or did.. It’s just a vague term that doesn’t mean anything no offense lol. People say “middle class” but that can change quick right? Up or down. That’s not a “class system”.
Taking a trip back to Housemarque's forgotten platformer.
Bring on the $100.00 games???? :^(
lawl add that to there current losses
PwNeD!!!!!!!!!
If that holds up, Sony will have lost almost $850 Million dollars this year and it is only July!!! ($587 Million in first quarter losses + this $243 Million tax bill.
OUCH.
And that doesn't even include the losses they are going to take once they start selling PS3's at -$400 a pop...
I don't care how big a Sony fanboy you are, that is bad news period. It is also bad news to the rest of the gaming community because it would indicate two things - 1) games will be expensive on PS3 and 2) no price drops on the PS3 hardware in the near term....
they should make the PS3 $700, the games $90 and then they should take all that money and run, because this is a dying company!
lol
but seriously, this is just pathetic...
$850 million in losses?!
i won't miss sony- nintendo and MS can do my gaming, and they won't rip me off for it