Het zal Sony weinig kunnen schelen dat ze nog steeds op hun console verliezen; de winst komt toch uit de software. Voor het eerst sinds lang maakt Sony Corp. trouwens weer winst, voor een heel groot deel te danken aan de PS3.

kweet niet wat jij goed vindt ze? 32% minder winst in games divisie, en alle hardware down in vergelijking met vorig jaar. [quote]Despite the PlayStation Group's confidence that they are the least likely to be affected by Sony's cost-cutting measures, the numbers they posted in their latest financial report are worrying. According to their quarterly report, the games division is down 32% in revenue, compared to last year. Which is not to say they didn't rake in a huge amount. They took in US$ 393 billion in revenues. Sales of their hardware are also down on all three platforms. The PlayStation 3 dropped 440,000 units to 4.46 million sold. The PSP suffered worse, losing 680,000 units, selling only 5.08 million. The PS2 is the worst off - understandably so though - down 2.88 million, selling only 2.52 million.[/quote]

Ik had het over Q4 financial 2009 ("voor het eerst sinds lang"), maar misschien had ik er dat moeten bij zetten. Volgens mij heb jij de cijfers van iets anders vast. [quote]After months of losses, Sony is back in the black. Following a massive restructuring that saw 16,000 jobs eliminated, the electronics giant today reported ¥79.2 billion ($871.2 million) in net income from October to December 2009. The 660.6 percent increase in profits came in spite of overall revenues rising just 3.9 percent to ¥2.24 trillion ($24.6 billion) during the quarter. One big reason for Networked Products and Services' upward swing was a nearly 50 percent increase in sales of the PlayStation 3. The 120GB console's lower price point--now just $300 in the US and £250 in the UK--helped worldwide three-month sales jump by 2 million units from 4.5 million to 6.5 million units. The company also said the PS3's increased sales were coupled with "an improvement in the cost of PS3 hardware" afforded by its new slimline design, introduced late last August. International life-to-date sales of the console through the end of 2009 totaled 33.5 million. PSP sales are declining even after the PSP Go's launch. Higher PS3 sales and lower PS3 costs helped offset the flagging fortunes of Sony's other two platforms. Despite the introduction of the heavily hyped, UMD-free PSP Go last October, overall PSP sales fell from 4.5 million to 4.2 million units during the last quarter of 2009. The aging PlayStation 2, now well into its ninth year, saw three-month sales slip from 2.5 million to 2.1 million units year-over-year. [/quote] http://www.gamespot.com/news/6249459.html?tag=result;title;0