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Phil Molyneux (top L), president and COO of Sony Electronics Inc., can be seen on the screen in the background. Credit: Reuters/Steve Marcus By Tim Kelly LAS VEGAS | Tue Jan 8, 2013 1:14am EST LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sony Corp is considering the sale of its battery business but has made no decision yet, Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said on Monday, as the company seeks to offload non-core assets and revive its consumer electronics business. Hirai also told reporters on the sidelines of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that Christmas sales were "pretty much" in line with expectations, although sales of its handheld game console Vita were at the low end of its expectations. He gave no further details. In November, Sony revised down its forecast for full-year sales of handheld PSP and Vita game consoles to 10 million units, compared with a prediction it made in August for 12 million. 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