I don't think this will impact on sony profits, if anything It might go towards boosting their consumer imaging division. in which case I doubt they will bother taking any action. wasn't the ps3 issue down to pirated games? assuming someone created a software patch allowing overclocking of the ps3 I imagine it wouldn't have been such an issue. same thing with the cameras.
Then again, with their consumer approach, releasing a replacement model every year they probably don't wish to have their older models remaining competitive against the newer models. I'd like it if it forced them into a way of working where the model released 1 year before wasnt just blatantly disregarded in favour of selling a gimmic filled replacement at double the price of the last. Ie. I can still buy a 550D from a official retailer (3 years after its release) and it is still relevant and compatible with new accessories. Canon may release an update once a year but this is the point -Canon's new releases are additions to the range, rather than complete replacements as with Sony's release structure.
Then again, with their consumer approach, releasing a replacement model every year they probably don't wish to have their older models remaining competitive against the newer models. I'd like it if it forced them into a way of working where the model released 1 year before wasnt just blatantly disregarded in favour of selling a gimmic filled replacement at double the price of the last. Ie. I can still buy a 550D from a official retailer (3 years after its release) and it is still relevant and compatible with new accessories. Canon may release an update once a year but this is the point -Canon's new releases are additions to the range, rather than complete replacements as with Sony's release structure.