Sony sees 25-fold profit jump by 2018 through videogames, sensors

By Ritsuko Ando TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp aims to boost its operating profit 25-fold within three years by focusing on its more profitable image sensors, videogame and entertainment businesses, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Outlining his strategy for the loss-making Japanese consumer electronics icon to 2018, CEO Kazuo Hirai said Sony wanted to give its subsidiaries more autonomy in decision making to help drive growth. He also did not rule out an exit from smartphones and TVs, sector