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[DMeisterJ]

Actually I was right, the Game business again made a profit in Q4: "The game business achieved a profit in the fourth quarter due to strong sales of first-party software and the elimination of negative margins on the PS3," said Nobuyuki Oneda, chief financial officer of Sony, at a Tokyo news conference."

I wish we can get a better breakdown for the whole year.. But look like first 2 quarter losses were quite huge.

Wow, pretty big deal there.

 

[deepbrown]

Actually I was right, the Game business again made a profit in Q4: "The game business achieved a profit in the fourth quarter due to strong sales of first-party software and the elimination of negative margins on the PS3," said Nobuyuki Oneda, chief financial officer of Sony, at a Tokyo news conference."

I wish we can get a better breakdown for the whole year.. But look like first 2 quarter losses were quite huge.

Hi, nice copy and paste from my Beyond3D post:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1430268&postcount=7

Actually I was right, the Game business again made a profit in Q4: "The game business achieved a profit in the fourth quarter due to strong sales of first-party software and the elimination of negative margins on the PS3," said Nobuyuki Oneda, chief financial officer of Sony, at a Tokyo news conference."

BUSTED.

 

[Averon]

I'd like a source for that quote.

 

[schuelma]

I'd like source for that quote.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/196214/sonys_playstation_3_turns_profitable.html

 

[Averon]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/196214/sonys_playstation_3_turns_profitable.html

Thank you. I wish Sony didn't mix SCE into the NPS division. Makes it a lot trickier to discern what's happening at SCE.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/196214/sonys_playstation_3_turns_profitable.html

Sony hopes to sell 15 million consoles this year, up from 13 million in the fiscal year just ended.

The company will also be looking to game software and network sales as it expands the online PlayStation Store beyond games to include movies, music videos and comics.

I dont understand, the PSN already does all of that, lol? Anyway, the guy is right, time to focus on the PSP

 

[thuway]

So the games division isn't DOOMED? :lol

 

[Majine]

I dont understand, the PSN already does all of that, lol?

Not in my country!

 

[yurinka]

So the games division isn't DOOMED? :lol

Yes. PS3 is doomed, PSP too. They haz no gamez, and never sold any game or console. Sony doesn't have any kind of long term future. Sony will quit gaming tomorrow.

 

[ULTROS!]

Yes. PS3 is doomed, PSP too. Sony will quit gaming tomorrow.

Sony will go 3rd party!

 

[yurinka]

Sony will go 3rd party!

even better, 4rd party! :lol

 

[Gravijah]

even better, 4rd party! :lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay3UIsxbm2U

 

[donny2112]

4rd party! :lol

 

[DMeisterJ]

So the games division isn't DOOMED? :lol

:lol

So true

 

[ULTROS!]

5rd party is also possible!

 

[Melchiah]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/196214/sonys_playstation_3_turns_profitable.html

It makes me laugh that 11 people have voted "no" to this news. What is there to dislike the fact that the PS3 is making profit? Unless of course if you're a pathetic fanboy.

 

[spwolf]

I dont understand, the PSN already does all of that, lol? Anyway, the guy is right, time to focus on the PSP

they are just confused a bit as Sony is going to offer their new movie service Qriocity on PSN... in reality, Sony is basically expanding PSN movie service to their TV's and BD players, but it makes little sense to call it PSN so they are going to have unique name for it that will be same everywhere - Qriocity. It is streaming service too, while current PSN movie service is download based.

 

[noobie]

Hi, nice copy and paste from my Beyond3D post:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1430268&postcount=7



BUSTED.

Yes its a copy paste, but it was related to topic in discussion.. Atleast we now know that gaming division generated profit for last 2 quarters.. n this trend is now going to continue now.. as Sony have even cheaper production cost for the PS3 starting from March

 

[mintylurb]

So the games division isn't DOOMED? :lol

I don't think you got the memo..Sony's gaming division doesn't exist..;<

 

[TheThunder]

Didn't Sony announce a couple of months ago that they are going to reshuffle the gaming division again making so it basically back to separate SCE results ?

 

[Parmenides]

Oh,I almost forgot.European sales revealed at Nintendo Investor Briefing.

Actually I was right, the Game business again made a profit in Q4: "The game business achieved a profit in the fourth quarter due to strong sales of first-party software and the elimination of negative margins on the PS3," said Nobuyuki Oneda, chief financial officer of Sony, at a Tokyo news conference."

I wish we can get a better breakdown for the whole year.. But look like first 2 quarter losses were quite huge.

Of course,we can get a better breakdown.

PS3 Hardware Turns Profitable

Buy a PlayStation 3 system even without any games, and you'll be having a positive effect on Sony's bottom line. The PS3 hardware has at long last turned profitable.

According to a report at Reuters, PS3 hardware starting turning a profit for Sony at the end of March.

The Reuters report did not provide an indication about just how much Sony is making on the system at present. But it looks like these early profits are just the start. Mainichi reports that CFO Nobuyuki Oneda said, presumably during an earnings briefing, that with continued cost cutting measures, the system could reach double digit profitability in the near future.

Source:Andriasang

 

[Replicant]

Heavy Rain in top 10? Fuck YEAH!!