Sony's Latest Hope

In this segment from Monday's MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and David Hanson take a deep Foolish look at the biggest investing stories of the day.

Shares of Sony are up today after the company sold more than 1 million PlayStation 4 consoles on the first day they went on sale. The company is aiming for 5 million sold by March, and the market seems optimistic that at this rate it will exceed its target. But will the debut of the newest generation of Xbox derail PlayStation sales? In this segment, our analysts discuss Sony's business historically compared to today and how badly the company needs a strong win here.

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